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NCAA TOURNAMENT: NC State Headed To Auburn

NC State has been tabbed the No. 3 seed in the Auburn Regional with No. 1 seed Auburn, No. 2 seed UCF, and No. 4 seed Milwaukee in the 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship Tournament.
By James Henderson
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NC State has been tabbed the No. 3 seed in the Auburn Regional with No. 1 seed Auburn, No. 2 seed UCF, and No. 4 seed Milwaukee in the 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship Tournament.

Stay tuned for more shortly on NC State baseball!

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10:03p, 5/29/26
There's absolutely zero chance that we come back in this game. No shot. None at all.
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10:03p, 5/29/26
Nance has been off but 3 runs ain't getting it done against anyone. Non clutch light hitting team all season. It's just who we are at this point. Just getting into the tournament after losing Dudan and marohn is an accomplishment, but it's still disappointing to watch this team at the plate.
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In reply to PGAWolf • 10:05p, 5/29/26
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Comes back to the heart of the order not being able to get a big hit. How many times has TY Head and McHugh come up this year in big spots and did nothing. It's happened all year.


No power, weird combinations, just not much has worked.
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In reply to James Henderson • 10:05p, 5/29/26
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UCF is better team.


FTFY
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10:05p, 5/29/26
It's frustrating to play in a small park with a guy throwing lollipops and not being able to square anything up
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10:06p, 5/29/26
lol even popping up bunts.

You can't make
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10:06p, 5/29/26
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10:06p, 5/29/26
Why TF are we bunting down 5? Smfh
"There are 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses...Hit it!"
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10:07p, 5/29/26
3 pitch inning maybe? Pull em thru. Bed time
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10:07p, 5/29/26
Swing at first pitch Ty
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In reply to Whitetailpack • 10:08p, 5/29/26
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Swing at first pitch Ty


He's too passive. Goes up looking to walk.
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10:08p, 5/29/26
This is sad.
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10:08p, 5/29/26
Down 5 freaking runs we bunt twice with the heart of the order up.
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In reply to PaperWolf • 10:09p, 5/29/26
WHY TF DID WE BUNT AGAIN??

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Why TF are we bunting down 5? Smfh
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10:09p, 5/29/26
What in the hell are we doing?
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10:09p, 5/29/26
Yeah…not a fan of the bunting here.
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10:10p, 5/29/26
The Montreal Canadians think we suck tonight
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10:10p, 5/29/26
Let's bunt all 3 guys in top of the 7th
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In reply to Jtilley • 10:10p, 5/29/26
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PGAWolf said:
Comes back to the heart of the order not being able to get a big hit. How many times has TY Head and McHugh come up this year in big spots and did nothing. It's happened all year.


No power, weird combinations, just not much has worked.

Need an overhaul from the transfer portal.
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In reply to PGAWolf • 10:13p, 5/29/26
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Jtilley said:
PGAWolf said:
Comes back to the heart of the order not being able to get a big hit. How many times has TY Head and McHugh come up this year in big spots and did nothing. It's happened all year.


No power, weird combinations, just not much has worked.

Need an overhaul from the transfer portal.


I would be making a point of finding a legit power bat at first, third, DH and a corner OF spot. That has killed us the last two years.
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10:20p, 5/29/26
We hit the wall!
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In reply to Jtilley • 10:22p, 5/29/26
Jtilley said:
PGAWolf said:
Jtilley said:
PGAWolf said:
Comes back to the heart of the order not being able to get a big hit. How many times has TY Head and McHugh come up this year in big spots and did nothing. It's happened all year.


No power, weird combinations, just not much has worked.

Need an overhaul from the transfer portal.


I would be making a point of finding a legit power bat at first, third, DH and a corner OF spot. That has killed us the last two years.


Probably have Rett for one outfield spot, Ryan at short, Serrano at 2nd or 3rd.

I don't think Nixon gains anything by coming back. Head obviously is gone, someone will take a chance on Sherm and probably Wiggins.

McHugh is the one I think could benefit from coming back another year but someone will probably take him as well.

Should have a lot of open spots to work with.
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In reply to SportManagementEngineer • 10:22p, 5/29/26
And still couldn't get extra bases lol.
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In reply to PGAWolf • 10:25p, 5/29/26
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I'm not ready to talk about it yet, but 5 for 5 could maybe give CM leverage if he wants to come back.

There's a solid base. Recruiting class is pretty good. I anticipate, from legitimate sourcing, State leaning into NIL for portal guys on a larger scale.
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10:26p, 5/29/26
do any of our top hitter have a hit vs bad pitchers
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In reply to PGAWolf • 10:27p, 5/29/26
PGAWolf said:
Jtilley said:
PGAWolf said:
Jtilley said:
PGAWolf said:
Comes back to the heart of the order not being able to get a big hit. How many times has TY Head and McHugh come up this year in big spots and did nothing. It's happened all year.


No power, weird combinations, just not much has worked.

Need an overhaul from the transfer portal.


I would be making a point of finding a legit power bat at first, third, DH and a corner OF spot. That has killed us the last two years.


Probably have Rett for one outfield spot, Ryan at short, Serrano at 2nd or 3rd.

I don't think Nixon gains anything by coming back. Head obviously is gone, someone will take a chance on Sherm and probably Wiggins.

McHugh is the one I think could benefit from coming back another year but someone will probably take him as well.

Should have a lot of open spots to work with.


I screamed this for a year but McHughs bat profiles in the Of and not at first. He just can't get the ball in the air enough.
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10:28p, 5/29/26
Bad showing by the ACC tonight
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In reply to Jtilley • 10:29p, 5/29/26
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Jtilley said:
PGAWolf said:
Jtilley said:
PGAWolf said:
Jtilley said:
PGAWolf said:
Comes back to the heart of the order not being able to get a big hit. How many times has TY Head and McHugh come up this year in big spots and did nothing. It's happened all year.


No power, weird combinations, just not much has worked.

Need an overhaul from the transfer portal.


I would be making a point of finding a legit power bat at first, third, DH and a corner OF spot. That has killed us the last two years.


Probably have Rett for one outfield spot, Ryan at short, Serrano at 2nd or 3rd.

I don't think Nixon gains anything by coming back. Head obviously is gone, someone will take a chance on Sherm and probably Wiggins.

McHugh is the one I think could benefit from coming back another year but someone will probably take him as well.

Should have a lot of open spots to work with.


I screamed this for a year but McHughs bat profiles in the Of and not at first. He just can't get the ball in the air enough.


Think if Bargo didn't get hurt early we could've seen McHugh in either left or right
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10:29p, 5/29/26
Lot of our guys seem to be limping around the bases
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In reply to Jtilley • 10:31p, 5/29/26
Jtilley said:
PGAWolf said:
Jtilley said:
PGAWolf said:
Jtilley said:
PGAWolf said:
Comes back to the heart of the order not being able to get a big hit. How many times has TY Head and McHugh come up this year in big spots and did nothing. It's happened all year.


No power, weird combinations, just not much has worked.

Need an overhaul from the transfer portal.


I would be making a point of finding a legit power bat at first, third, DH and a corner OF spot. That has killed us the last two years.


Probably have Rett for one outfield spot, Ryan at short, Serrano at 2nd or 3rd.

I don't think Nixon gains anything by coming back. Head obviously is gone, someone will take a chance on Sherm and probably Wiggins.

McHugh is the one I think could benefit from coming back another year but someone will probably take him as well.

Should have a lot of open spots to work with.


I screamed this for a year but McHughs bat profiles in the Of and not at first. He just can't get the ball in the air enough.


I don't understand why he hasn't gotten more run out there. Especially this year. You could easily have slide him to a corner OF spot. Bargo to first and Wiggins DH.
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In reply to SportManagementEngineer • 10:32p, 5/29/26
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We hit the wall!


This team hit the wall a month ago. They don't deserve to be here.
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10:34p, 5/29/26
Guys - we do not have many good hitters whether you play them at first or in the OF

We need more pop next year period-you can't have one guy with 14 HRs as your top power hitter and expect to be a top 4-5 team in the ACC
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In reply to Alex Gee • 10:35p, 5/29/26
Alex Gee said:
Jtilley said:
PGAWolf said:
Jtilley said:
PGAWolf said:
Jtilley said:
PGAWolf said:
Comes back to the heart of the order not being able to get a big hit. How many times has TY Head and McHugh come up this year in big spots and did nothing. It's happened all year.


No power, weird combinations, just not much has worked.

Need an overhaul from the transfer portal.


I would be making a point of finding a legit power bat at first, third, DH and a corner OF spot. That has killed us the last two years.


Probably have Rett for one outfield spot, Ryan at short, Serrano at 2nd or 3rd.

I don't think Nixon gains anything by coming back. Head obviously is gone, someone will take a chance on Sherm and probably Wiggins.

McHugh is the one I think could benefit from coming back another year but someone will probably take him as well.

Should have a lot of open spots to work with.


I screamed this for a year but McHughs bat profiles in the Of and not at first. He just can't get the ball in the air enough.


Think if Bargo didn't get hurt early we could've seen McHugh in either left or right


I think that injury goes overlooked because of the other injuries.

Bargo looked good before the injury and has looked good these last few weeks. Would love to see what this team would have looked like with an injury free season
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In reply to PGAWolf • 10:35p, 5/29/26
PGAWolf said:
Jtilley said:
PGAWolf said:
Jtilley said:
PGAWolf said:
Jtilley said:
PGAWolf said:
Comes back to the heart of the order not being able to get a big hit. How many times has TY Head and McHugh come up this year in big spots and did nothing. It's happened all year.


No power, weird combinations, just not much has worked.

Need an overhaul from the transfer portal.


I would be making a point of finding a legit power bat at first, third, DH and a corner OF spot. That has killed us the last two years.


Probably have Rett for one outfield spot, Ryan at short, Serrano at 2nd or 3rd.

I don't think Nixon gains anything by coming back. Head obviously is gone, someone will take a chance on Sherm and probably Wiggins.

McHugh is the one I think could benefit from coming back another year but someone will probably take him as well.

Should have a lot of open spots to work with.


I screamed this for a year but McHughs bat profiles in the Of and not at first. He just can't get the ball in the air enough.


I don't understand why he hasn't gotten more run out there. Especially this year. You could easily have slide him to a corner OF spot. Bargo to first and Wiggins DH.


Six combined HR's from Head, McHugh and Bargo in conference play, or basically decent pitching because the non conference was so bad. That just isn't going to cut it.

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10:36p, 5/29/26
Ball just really carries in the bottom half of innings
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