Here's to hoping for Omaha!

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"North Carolina State (38-23, 16-14) The Good News: Coach Elliott Avent has a good nucleus returning. It all starts at the top of the stat-sheet where 2B Dallas Poulk (.394), OF Ryan Pond (.326-7-41), OF Marcus Jones (.321-4-33) and OF Pat Ferguson (.319) are the top four batters from last year and all return. Staff ace Eric Surkamp (4-5, 3.47) is back. But the best news of all is that Eryk McConnell (3-2, 1.72, 11 svs), who pitched in the Cape and for Team USA last summer, decided to return despite being an 11th round pick of the Orioles. The Bad News: Six-foot-11 slinger Andrew Brackman has gone to the pros. And Mike Roskopf, the best power source on the team (13HRs), and Nake Karns, an eight-time starter on the mound, both transferred out in the off-season. SS Ramon Corona, one of the more dynamic fielders in college baseball, also must be replaced. The Intangible: The Pac 10 frontcourt. A pair of transfers could play a big part in the Pack's pitching corps this year - and both are basketball built. Six-foot-eight Jason Zinser is a transfer from UCLA, but was named the No. 5 prospect in the California Coastal League. Six-foot-four Alex Sogard is a transfer from Oregon State and also threw well in the Cal Coastal League too. Schedule Note: In an 11-day stretch at the end of March, the Wolf Pack will play three games at Clemson, three at North Carolina and a mid-weeker at East Carolina. They'll also play eight of their last nine regular season games on the road. "

Started the season with an 8-1 win over AppSt.


GO PACK!!


[Edited on February 23, 2008 at 3:41 PM. Reason : .]

2/23/2008 3:37:57 PM

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" Schedule Note: In an 11-day stretch at the end of March, the Wolf Pack will play three games at Clemson, three at North Carolina and a mid-weeker at East Carolina. They'll also play eight of their last nine regular season games on the road. "

Nevada?

GO STATE!

2/23/2008 3:49:12 PM

i need to go to more games this season

2/23/2008 3:58:20 PM

i love baseball. it was very hard to come to the library today rather than the doak

[Edited on February 23, 2008 at 4:57 PM. Reason : thinking i'm gonna get out there tomorrow, studying be damned.]

2/23/2008 4:56:42 PM

game tracker- http://tinyurl.com/2voav5

grrr I hate that you can't listen to it on WKNC's online streaming feed.


[Edited on February 23, 2008 at 5:43 PM. Reason : ]

2/23/2008 5:41:29 PM

6-4 app w/ the bases loaded.

fucking christ.

2/23/2008 5:46:29 PM

finally up to bat. 4 runs in the top of the 6th by app state 7-4 App St

2/23/2008 5:54:57 PM

updates? i left when 7-4 app

2/23/2008 6:39:52 PM

7-5 app, bottom 8th w/ 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd.

2/23/2008 6:41:05 PM

Who went to the game? how was the crowd? Did we have good hazing and fan size?

2/23/2008 10:14:06 PM

anyone rush the field?

2/23/2008 10:22:10 PM

I was there for both games. The first game was an event for the SWPC and Josh Dowdy, former ECU pitcher, started for App. We scored 7 runs off him and there was some good heckling towards him. Announced attendance was 1763. Our pitching was dominant as in the first game and in the 6th App scored 4 and went up by 3. We got a run back, but that was it. Our best chance was bases loaded 2 outs in the 8th, but struck out swinging at a low ball. Tomorrow freshman Jake Buchanan from North Gaston HS in Dallas, NC starts. Game @ 1:30

2/23/2008 10:49:59 PM

One highlight from the 1st game was Dallas hitting a foul ball and it shattered a car's back window.

[Edited on February 23, 2008 at 11:12 PM. Reason : owner taped the back and wrote thanks for the free baseball]

2/23/2008 11:10:17 PM

Seems like every year we are either loaded in pitching and suck at hitting or vice versa.

Much like football was under Chuck. One side was awesome and the other sucked. This year our baseball team doesn't look too good at either outside of a few like Dallas, Pond, Surkamp, and McConnell.

2/24/2008 12:21:24 AM

i cannot wait to see surkamp this year

2/24/2008 12:21:51 AM

4-3 nc state so far today

2/24/2008 3:08:47 PM

9-3 after the 5th. Good inning.

[Edited on February 24, 2008 at 3:37 PM. Reason : and all five were scored with two outs]

2/24/2008 3:36:46 PM

11-3 after six.

2/24/2008 4:12:15 PM

Wolfpack 14-4 final Drew Martin was 4-4 and Dallas got a hit to extend his hitting streak. Need to keep the offense going and get pitching together to go after Louisville in Charleston on Friday.

2/24/2008 5:52:39 PM

Bump this to the top!

We have a winning team at NCSU!!!

2-1 start against a decent ASU program on the rise.....

2/25/2008 3:01:35 AM

won today against Valparaiso 5-2

got scary in the 9th when valpo loaded the bases on 2 outs

we even walked a guy home

3/4/2008 6:45:33 PM

i think im going to have to start going to baseball games

3/4/2008 7:16:28 PM

I hate I can't see any of the UVA series due to the dorms being closed til noon on Sunday and I will be coming from Charleston. Good win and beat the Aggies and Cavs.

3/4/2008 8:12:16 PM

Why did we not pull the pitcher or even have anyone warming up in the 9th today when High was in trouble? I was listening on the radio and pulling my hair out. It worked out and I guess that is why I am not a coach but damn I was worried.

3/4/2008 9:37:15 PM

elliot avent is always kindof suspect w/ his bullpen use, if you ask me.

3/4/2008 10:23:58 PM

I didn't think much of it but damn I miss being able to go to baseball games now that I'm not in school. It doesn't even matter if we suck, its still spring, and its still baseball.

3/4/2008 10:28:31 PM

why did the two guys transfer? lee fowler i imagine, but I'm willing to take reasonable explanations.

3/4/2008 11:03:40 PM

Mike Roskopf- probably b/c he was only used as the DH and maybe played a defensive position once
Nate Karns- didn't get the pitching time he thought he deserved, already has a win for Texas Tech

That's my reasons for why they transferred.

3/4/2008 11:10:55 PM

Beat A&T 14-9 after having an 11-2 lead after 4. BIG series this weekend vs Virginia, we need to get the ACC schedule off to a good start.

[Edited on March 5, 2008 at 8:21 PM. Reason : f]

3/5/2008 8:21:04 PM

UVA has actually been one of the better teams the last few years so if we can take 2 out of 3 that would be a good start. Doesn't get easier with Miami the next weekend. Both first ACC weekends are at home though. Also we got Duke back on the schedule this year and don't play Georgia Tech so that's a plus.

3/6/2008 1:25:10 AM

Split double header with UVA.

Virginia won the 1st game 5-3 and then State won 2-0

Get the victory tomorrow PACK and help me get over basketball season.

3/8/2008 7:12:49 PM

what is our overall record now?

3/8/2008 7:13:40 PM

if only we had some sort of athletics website where you could find that information

http://www.gopack.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9200&KEY=&SPID=3728&SPSID=41942

3/8/2008 7:43:49 PM

^^ 7-3

3/8/2008 9:01:41 PM

I get to throw out the first pitch at the Miami game! Woot!

3/9/2008 1:25:11 AM

GG on giving UVA their first loss of the year. Clayton Shunick was lights out for 8 innings.

A win tomorrow would be a good start to a rough ACC season over a good team.

3/9/2008 1:36:57 AM

State wins, 4-2!

3/9/2008 3:33:03 PM

goddamn projects getting in the way of my baseball

3/9/2008 4:24:36 PM

GG wolfpack baseball. Took 2 of 3 from #12 UVA.

Fire Lowe.

3/9/2008 5:21:49 PM

Way to go Dallas! Great win for the PACK. Pitching needs to stay strong against Quinnipiac and Miami.
We can't have a let down this week and it helps that we are 2-1 in the ACC and now the students are back.

3/9/2008 6:18:05 PM

JEE WIZ! Are we good at something?

3/9/2008 6:33:37 PM

Game vs Quinnipiac Bobcats (1-4) @ 3:00

Quinnipiac lost to App State and Duke

Score: App 11-4 & Duke 5-2

Just FYI after us they will play @ ECU

3/11/2008 9:46:10 PM

Beat Quinnipiac 7-2. Go Pack.

3/12/2008 4:36:23 PM

the way they do student seating now really really pisses me off. There were thousands of seats open today, yet never allowed any students to sit in the seats. Grass hill or nothing. The kid that even sits at the opposing teams dugout with his shirt off and yells was told to move, so he went and bought a ticket just so he could sit there. Ridiculous

3/12/2008 6:21:08 PM

^ don't worry about it, i got my grandpa on the case. he knows everyone involved w/ nc state athletics.

[Edited on March 12, 2008 at 6:26 PM. Reason : that's a joke. he is on the case, but i doubt anything will change.]

3/12/2008 6:26:03 PM

Reid should have that seat allocated to him for the rest of his life if you ask me.

I dont think there is ANY NC State fan that would go against that either.

3/12/2008 6:27:35 PM

^ the old people would.

fucking old people. except my grandpa, he's outraged.

3/12/2008 6:28:26 PM

I thought Reid and those guys on the third base line had season tickets. Truely make the game great. I remember beating him in a wing eating contest during one of the games last year.

Last year I thought they didn't have any problem with you sitting in those seats during the sparsely attended games. It was those ECU, Carolina, and other conference night games where they'd enforce it usually.

[Edited on March 12, 2008 at 6:31 PM. Reason : a]

3/12/2008 6:30:52 PM

^no games did they care where you sat. There were small plaques on the seats that were reserved that you couldn't sit in. There was also no "staff" standing at the top of sections keeping people out.

This year, supposedly every section except for the last 3 on the 3rd base side is reserved(total bullshit) and those last 3 sections are GA tickets. There is also total rejects standing at the top of each section that LITERALLY pick out students and ask them if they have a ticket as they are walking around the sections. And what really pissed me off is how big of a deal they made the Reid situation today. The announced attendance was somewhere around 700(without the students, it would have prolly been around 300) yet they kick him out of his section, the "staff" lady calls about 3 other "staff" people to help her and after he buys a ticket so he can sit there, they get a cop to stand at the top of the section. Fucking ridiculous. I hate this administration

3/12/2008 8:43:17 PM

I thought it was funny when Reid left his hat in the seat to show he would be back and then the shouting match between him and the girl & big guy who were telling him to put his shirt back on.

Marcus Jones' 2nd Homer was the longest I have ever seen at Doak Field. It went OVER the scoreboard.

Pat Ferguson's intro song is "Fergalicious" and he wanted to do it last year and some of the team messed with him and this year he said he didn't care what they thought and he was going to use it.

3/12/2008 8:54:14 PM