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NC State’s Bailey & Wilson Named To Golden Spikes Midseason Watch List

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5 months ago

April 11, 2019

Sophomore catcher Patrick Bailey and junior shortstop Will Wilson were recently named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List.

Presented in partnership with the Rod Dedeaux Foundation, USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award recognizes the nation’s top amateur baseball player. The 42nd Golden Spikes Award will be presented on June 14.

The midseason watch list features 40 players, and NC State is one of seven schools with more than one selection. In total, 32 different schools in 13 different conferences were represented on the midseason watch list.

The duo has been vital to the second-ranked Wolfpack’s 29-5 overall record and 12-3 ACC ledger halfway through the 2019 season. NC State continues to lead the NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference in wins.

The in-state products have additionally played major roles in the team’s .984 fielding percentage, which is the best in the nation.

Bailey has reached base safely in every game this season. The Greensboro, N.C., native currently leads the team with a .353 batting average and 14 doubles as well as a .647 slugging and .470 on-base percentage.

For Wilson, who hails from Kings Mountain, N.C., this is his third midseason award of the year has he recently earned Midseason All-America honors from DI Baseball and Perfect Game. He has tallied a team-best 49 hits and 91 total bases, and ranks second on the squad with 13 doubles, nine homers and 38 runs batted in.

NC State opens its series with No. 12 Louisville Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Doak Field at Dail Park.

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J. Cole Wears NC State Baseball Jersey in New Music Video

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1 day ago

September 18, 2019

Matthew Bradham

Rapper J. Cole released the music video to his new song “Under the Sun” yesterday, and he is wearing an NC State baseball jersey in it. Cole, a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, has been a frequent visitor at NC State since Dennis Smith Jr. came to Raleigh in 2016. He attended quite a few of Smith’s games in PNC Arena.

Since then, Cole has continued to come back to Raleigh, and has played quite a few games of pick-up basketball in the Dail Center.

You can buy the jersey that J Cole is wearing online at the Red and White Shop, but currently every size is sold out besides 3XL.

(Warning: The music video below has explicit language)

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BA: NC State’s Thayer Thomas Ranks as College Football’s 4th Best Baseball Player

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2 weeks ago

September 5, 2019

Matthew Bradham

Baseball America recently ranked College Football’s best Baseball players, and NC State Wide Receiver Thayer Thomas ranked 4th.

4. Thayer Thomas, North Carolina State

Thomas had a big redshirt freshman year for the Wolfpack. In the fall, he was a backup wide receiver and caught 34 passes for 383 yards and three touchdowns, while also serving as NC State’s punt returner. In the spring, the outfielder hit .222/.364/.500 in 14 games and got drafted in the 33rd round by the Red Sox. He turned down Boston’s offer, however, and will continue as a dual-sport athlete at NC State. The former walk-on is now listed as a starter at wide receiver on the Wolfpack’s depth chart as NC State prepares to open its season against East Carolina. (BA)

Baseball America’s Top-10 Baseball Players that also play College Football

Maurice Hampton, LSU
Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss
Cole Kmet, Notre Dame
Thayer Thomas, NC State
Lucas Krull, Florida
John Rhys Plumlee, Ole Miss
Justin Fields, Ohio State
Feleipe Franks, Florida
Trevon Flowers, Tennessee
Jake Fromm, Georgia

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Six of NC State’s Eight Draft Picks Have Signed With MLB Teams

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2 months ago

July 15, 2019

Matthew Bradham

Obviously Junior Shortstop Will Wilson and Senior 1st Basemen Evan Edwards signed their Major League Baseball contracts after being taken in the 2019 Draft.

Wilson was drafted 15th overall by the Angels, and couldn’t turn that down, and Edwards was out of eligibility at the collegiate level, signing with the Marlins after being drafted in the 4th round.

In total, NC State’s Baseball team produced 7 draft picks this summer, which tied for the 9th most in College Baseball.

Outside of Wilson and Edwards, 4 Junior NC State Pitchers also signed their Major League contracts.

Jason Parker (Reds) and Andrew Blake (Angels) signed on June 11th, Alec Barger (Atlanta Braves) signed on June 17th, and Michael Bienlien (Detroit Tigers) signed on June 23rd.

Redshirt Freshman Outfileder Thayer Thomas (Round 33/Red Sox) and Sophomore Left Handed Pitcher Evan Justice (Round 39/ Marlins) are the only two Wolfpack players drafted that didn’t signed a contract. The deadline was July 12th.

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NC State Produced the 9th Most Draft Picks in 2019

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2 months ago

July 8, 2019

Matthew Bradham

The 2019 College Baseball season is over, but let’s take a moment to highlight the fact that NC State produced the 9th most picks in the 2019 MLB Draft this year. The 8 Wolfpack Draftees ties for 2nd all-time in school history (2017 & 2006), just one shy of the 9 selected in 2009.