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DecaturWolf said:

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Rob McLamb said:

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It is 8-0 after six innings.

Assuming this result holds up, which isn't exactly a massive assumption, some thoughts:

1. NC State is still capable of reaching Omaha.

2. The hope from a Wolfpack point of view is shaking this off quickly.

3. While there are games ahead that can erase the sting from this, as of right now for me it is one of the more disappointing losses that NCSU has suffered. This team was absolutely good enough to win this competition. Myself and plenty of others thought they would win it.

Honestly, the fact that is Duke makes it more sickening. They are one of the few schools that NC State can bang with resource-wise in the ACC. This probably would have been NC State's toughest game in the tournament too. I don't think Miami on Saturday would have been a major issue.

4. Once again, the players will have to forget and move on quickly. It won't be easy. I am already having a problem doing it.

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Nice post, Rob. I know the players can bounce back, but I'm numb.

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Y'all are being a little dramatic here. This is just baseball. You're never more than one or two poorly pitched or unlucky innings away from disaster.

Having to go through 2 or 3 top 15 teams to win a single elimination format requires a lot of luck. We are plenty good enough to win this thing but so are five or six other schools.

That format alone would prevent me from ever thinking we "should" win it. Needing to win four with two or three tossup games in there against top-15 teams means at best any one team probably has a ~15% chance to take it, coming in.

Flush it and get ready to host.

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BigLefty24 said:

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Pack31 said:

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BigLefty24 said:

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PossumJenkins said:

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BigLefty24 said:

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I remember 12 hours ago when we were arguing about which arms we'd have available on Sunday.

Avents decision to start Marohn yesterday very likely will end up preventing us from being a two seed in Knoxville, Columbia, or Greenville.

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We are literally in the running for a top 8 seed. The regional was a lock last weekend.

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no it wasn't..and any research on the internet will show you that. We were currently projected in the 12-14 range going into the tournament.. with multiple SEC teams and East Carolina (who has beaten us twice) this year primed to take our spot in the top 16. An 0-2 ACC tourney absolutely brought a regional two seed into play.

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Ecu ain't taking anyone's spot. Blasted today and lost their ace this week. I'll take the 2 seed in their regional actually. There's a reason they NEVER advance past a regional. They play in a crap conference and play no one.

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They beat our ass twice this year..lol. With a healthy staff, ECU can match up with anyone.

PS..they've advanced past the regional four of the past six years

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Alex Gee said:

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They have 6 hits. *shrug*

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BigLefty24 said:

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PossumJenkins said:

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BigLefty24 said:

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PossumJenkins said:

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BigLefty24 said:

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I remember 12 hours ago when we were arguing about which arms we'd have available on Sunday.

Avents decision to start Marohn yesterday very likely will end up preventing us from being a two seed in Knoxville, Columbia, or Greenville.

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We are literally in the running for a top 8 seed. The regional was a lock last weekend.

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no it wasn't..and any research on the internet will show you that. We were currently projected in the 12-14 range going into the tournament.. with multiple SEC teams and East Carolina (who has beaten us twice) this year primed to take our spot in the top 16. An 0-2 ACC tourney absolutely brought a regional two seed into play.

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I don't know what internet you're using…but yes. It was. From robs article earlier today

I spoke with three people who write consistently about college baseball and delve into the bracketology on an annual basis. None thought losing two games and going home would keep NC State from hosting a regional. They all also felt that winning the ACC title with a loss to Virginia Tech would still be enough to move into a national seed. In that sense, the game truly was meaningless if you trust the opinions of insiders.

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Three days ago before the start of conference tournent baseball..

Projected 11 seed by D1. An 0-2 loss definitely puts you in the conversation, especially with Wake looking to reclaim a top 16 with a strong showing. AT WORST, an 0-2 showing drops you down to a last host spot, which pairs you with going to fkkin Knoxville to face the top seeded Volunteers with 15K people singing Rocky Top every three pitches.


I'll take an 11 seed, paired with a winnable 6 seed Super Regional

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Alex Gee said:

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BigLefty24 said:

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Alex Gee said:

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They have 6 hits. *shrug*

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they've also got more home runs than we have hits..lol

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Yeah I know. About 4 and a half minutes are the difference ish in this one. Duke is well built for this park offensively and well built to beat us in a BO1 as a pitching staff

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Rob McLamb said:

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Civilized said:

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DecaturWolf said:

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Rob McLamb said:

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It is 8-0 after six innings.

Assuming this result holds up, which isn't exactly a massive assumption, some thoughts:

1. NC State is still capable of reaching Omaha.

2. The hope from a Wolfpack point of view is shaking this off quickly.

3. While there are games ahead that can erase the sting from this, as of right now for me it is one of the more disappointing losses that NCSU has suffered. This team was absolutely good enough to win this competition. Myself and plenty of others thought they would win it.

Honestly, the fact that is Duke makes it more sickening. They are one of the few schools that NC State can bang with resource-wise in the ACC. This probably would have been NC State's toughest game in the tournament too. I don't think Miami on Saturday would have been a major issue.

4. Once again, the players will have to forget and move on quickly. It won't be easy. I am already having a problem doing it.

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Nice post, Rob. I know the players can bounce back, but I'm numb.

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Y'all are being a little dramatic here. This is just baseball. You're never more than one or two poorly pitched or unlucky innings away from disaster.

Having to go through 2 or 3 top 15 teams to win a single elimination format requires a lot of luck. We are plenty good enough to win this thing but so are five or six other schools.

That format alone would prevent me from ever thinking we "should" win it. Needing to win four with two or three tossup games in there against top-15 teams means at best any one team probably has a ~15% chance to take it, coming in.

Flush it and get ready to host.

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No dramatics at all. It is how I feel.

I don't place an ACC title above a CWS or even an appearance in the Supers, but the spirit of competition is such that you still want to win one at least every so often. I know if NC State did win it, plenty of folks would be rocking the tees that said "ACC champs" on them.

And, of course, they have to flush it. I thought I had addressed that in No. 2 and No. 4.

Virginia won the 2015 NCAA title. No one up there cares that NC State curb-stomped them in Durham in the conference tournament. Omaha is always the biggest prize.

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Rob McLamb said:

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Civilized said:

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DecaturWolf said:

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Rob McLamb said:

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It is 8-0 after six innings.

Assuming this result holds up, which isn't exactly a massive assumption, some thoughts:

1. NC State is still capable of reaching Omaha.

2. The hope from a Wolfpack point of view is shaking this off quickly.

3. While there are games ahead that can erase the sting from this, as of right now for me it is one of the more disappointing losses that NCSU has suffered. This team was absolutely good enough to win this competition. Myself and plenty of others thought they would win it.

Honestly, the fact that is Duke makes it more sickening. They are one of the few schools that NC State can bang with resource-wise in the ACC. This probably would have been NC State's toughest game in the tournament too. I don't think Miami on Saturday would have been a major issue.

4. Once again, the players will have to forget and move on quickly. It won't be easy. I am already having a problem doing it.

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Nice post, Rob. I know the players can bounce back, but I'm numb.

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Y'all are being a little dramatic here. This is just baseball. You're never more than one or two poorly pitched or unlucky innings away from disaster.

Having to go through 2 or 3 top 15 teams to win a single elimination format requires a lot of luck. We are plenty good enough to win this thing but so are five or six other schools.

That format alone would prevent me from ever thinking we "should" win it. Needing to win four with two or three tossup games in there against top-15 teams means at best any one team probably has a ~15% chance to take it, coming in.

Flush it and get ready to host.

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No dramatics at all. It is how I feel.

I don't place an ACC title above a CWS or even an appearance in the Supers, but the spirit of competition is such that you still want to win one at least every so often. I know if NC State did win it, plenty of folks would be rocking the tees that said "ACC champs" on them.

And, of course, they have to flush it. I thought I had addressed that in No. 2 and No. 4.

Virginia won the 2015 NCAA title. No one up there cares that NC State curb-stomped them in Durham in the conference tournament. Omaha is always the biggest prize.

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Alex Gee said:

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Get ready to see every left hander on Duke's staff

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Slobbering_Wolf said:

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Okay boys, 3 outs.....then 9 runs, easy peasy

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FLWolf said:

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Baseball is like no other sport-you can lose by 8 and then come back and win a series. We lost to Ark by 20+ runs and came back and beat them in the Super Regional at Ark.

I would rather win a regional than the ACC tourney-especially in this format

Avett and Co have done a great job and we had our best pitcher and hitters going. The boys just didn't perform. I think we had the right mind set and were playing with great confidence heading into last night. That is a managers job more than anything.

We have the horses to make a serious run-show up in Raleigh next week!!

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poexcuse said:

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Baseball is fun sport but no team in ACC lives or dies with Baseball. We see MLB guys pass through our program and others. But how high a winning standard does an ACC AD hold a baseball coach to each year? We have not won the conference in Avent's long tenure. If we're honest, it is really not big deal for our athletic programs as a whole. I consider it a fluke as do the folks who run our athletics. It would be fun to do but we are not hanging our hat on winning the ACC in baseball tournament.

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