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THE FIX IS IN: The NCAA has kicked NC State out of the CWS

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While you were sleeping, the NCAA was busy making one of the slimiest, least transparent, and down-right coward moves in their history.

NC State is going home. One of the best underdog stories in college baseball history has been erased by the NCAA.

After finding out a couple of players tested positive on Thursday, those guys were sent home. The rest of the team (all negative) took the field yesterday, only to have them pulled from the field and tested again right before game time. This was the cause of the delay.

Who made that call? NC State should demand that answer because something doesn’t smell right.

There is also talk coming from the NC State parents that the players that were pulled yesterday after the delay had no positive tests at the time and were sent home for being unvaccinated, for extreme caution. Now, we can’t confirm or deny that, but it’s just what is circulating.

So how did we get from there, to here, where now NC State is finished, kicked-out, and sent home? … Here you go…

The NCAA is a sham. It’s a hollow organization that fronts as a group to protect and serve student-athletes, but in reality, it’s a business that takes marching orders from above to preserve their money flow.

NC State didn’t deserve this. You know it. They know it…

But know this…They are going to pit you against Avent. They are going to pit you against these players. They are going to make this about COVID, about the vaccine. They are going to make you choose sides. Stay together Wolfpack Nation. Stand behind your team.

As a human, you are going to want to cast blame, and they are going to frame it in a way that the easiest place to cast it is onto your these kids and this coach.

DON’T. TAKE. THE. BAIT.

This isn’t on NC State. This isn’t on Avent. This is on the NCAA, and don’t let anyone convince you otherwise. Those that wanted the vaccine are protected against bad outcomes. Those that didn’t, are taking personal risk, but not putting those around them in danger because, again, those around them who want to be protected are. As you can see, being vaccinated does not stop the spread. So what is this all about? Why is it up to the NCAA to protect those that have decided to be unprotected? This isn’t about health and safety, this is about strong-armed compliance and making an example on the national stage.

Why are these teams still testing like they are? Why does the NCAA still have the control they have? Why are they able to continue to have these powers?

The entire stadium is shoulder to shoulder. Nobody fans were tested. No one knows which fans were vaccinated and which ones were not. Omaha has all restrictions off. Masks are optional. And Omaha is just doing that because they are following the science coming down from every agency out there.

Why then, has the NCAA decided to not follow suit? It’s almost as if they want this power and wants to get to put their finger on the scale. They are the enemy and don’t you forget that.

You are about to be tested, Wolfpack fans. Stay together.

#LETSTATEPLAY

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Solcutter
Solcutter
2 years ago

They gotta think about the health of the other players.

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Papajohn
Papajohn
2 years ago

unbelievable

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NC State Baseball Bracketology Report Heading Into Series Against Ball State

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#21 NC State is coming off of a series victory over UNC this past weekend, and a loss to #7 ECU on the road last night. Where does NC State project to land in the 2024 NCAA Tournament?

The Wolfpack have already seen the Pirates twice this season, but according to D1Baseball and Baseball America, they might not be done playing ECU. Both of them project NC State to be a #2 seed in the Greenville Regional, with D1Baseball projecting the Pirates as the #6 seed and Baseball America projecting them as the #8 seed.

NC State has plenty of baseball left to play, with series against UVA (#14), FSU (#10) and Wake Forest (#8). If the Wolfpack can handle business in 2 of those 3 series, you could make an argument for NC State hosting their own regional.

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#21 NC State 6 #7 ECU 10: Box Score (with notes)

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April 23, 2024

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#21 NC State lost to #7 ECU 6-10 on the road this evening in a midweek game. As a result, the Pirates have won both games against the Wolfpack in 2024.

When you record 10 hits and score 6 runs, you would hope that’s enough offense to win a baseball game.

Unfortunately the Wolfpack pitching staff was unable to contain the bats of the Pirates, allowing ECU to put 15 hits and 10 runs in the Box Score.

Kudos to Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz for making a STATEment in his return to Clark-LeClair Stadium. A-Mak transferred to NC State from ECU this offseason. This evening Makarewicz was 2-4 with 1 RBI, 2 Runs, and 1 Walk.

A-Mak’s Home Run was a part of back-to-back-to-back Home Runs in the Top of the 3rd for the Wolfpack, with Sophomore Right Fielder Josh Hogue and Junior Catcher Jacob Cozart also hitting bombs.

NC State will look to flush this loss, and get ready for a 3-game series at home this weekend against Ball State.

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#21 NC State is Looking for Revenge Against #7 ECU

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Earlier this season on April 2nd, #21 NC State (22-15) lost to #7 ECU (31-8) 4-12 in Raleigh. This evening the Wolfpack will look to get revenge against the Pirates in a game in Greenville at 6pm.

Overall, NC State holds a 71-43 advantage over East Carolina in the series, which dates back to 1957.

Last year, the Wolfpack and the Pirates split their 2-game series, ironically, losing at home, and winning in Greenville.

Replicating last years results will be no small task. The Pirates are ranked 7th in the land, and boast a 3-1 record against ranked opponents this season. One of those wins was against NC State, when the Wolfpack was ranked 19th. The other two ranked wins were at UNC when they were ranked 15th.

NC State has done well against ranked opponents, going 7-4 against teams in the Top-25, and 4-2 against teams in the Top-10.

The Pirates’ pitching staff leads the AAC and is in the Top-10 nationally in ERA (3.61), WHIP (1.18), hits allowed per nine innings (6.99) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.04).

ECU’s home field advantage is a real thing, going 20-2 at home thus far this season.

Senior Carter Cunningham leads the Pirates in nearly every offensive category, batting .396 with 9 Home Runs. He’s not alone though. Five of ECU’s regular starters have batting averages over .300.

It will be a homecoming for Senior Wolfpack Third Baseman Alec Makarewicz, who transferred to NC State from ECU this offseason. A-Mak is having the best season of his career, hitting 15 Home Runs while batting .349. It would be fitting for Makarewicz to win at his old stomping grounds.

 

 

 

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NC State is Solidly Back in the Top-25 After Series Victory Over Rival UNC

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NC State’s Baseball team is solidly back in the Top-25 after winning a series over rival UNC this past weekend, winning 2 of 3 at home. Last week, the Wolfpack were ranked 22nd in the Baseball America poll, but in none of the others.

NC State will play a midweek game at East Carolina tomorrow night on the road, and the Pirates rank 7th in the D1Baseball and Coaches Poll.

Baseball America – 17th

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D1Baseball – 21st

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USA Today Coaches Poll – 23rd

Perfect Game – 25th 

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