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NCAA TOURNAMENT: Wolfpack Headed to Columbia

May 29, 2023
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NC State (35-19, 13-16 ACC) has been selected to the 2023 NCAA College World Series Tournament and will play in the Columbia Regional as the No. 3 seed.

The Wolfpack will be paired against No. 2-seed Campbell (44-13, 22-5 Big South) as tournament play begins Friday at 1 p.m. from Founders Park. Regional host South Carolina (39-19, 16-13 SEC) will open against four-seed Central Connecticut State (36-12, 25-5 NEC). The Columbia Regional is matched against the Gainesville Regional which contains Florida, Connecticut, Texas Tech, and Florida A&M.

One of the more explosive teams in the Southeastern Conference, South Carolina currently sits within the top 10 teams in the country in home runs hit with 110, but the Gamecocks dropped nine of its last 11 regular-season games after starting the season 30-4 overall. South Carolina defeated Georgia in the SEC Tournament before suffering back-to-back losses to LSU and Texas A&M. NC State holds a 35-22 all-time record over South Carolina, but the Gamecocks have the latest victory in Charlotte on April 2, 2019, dowing the Wolfpack, 10-8.

Entering postseason play with many outlets projected they would host, the Camels secured their second straight Big South Championship with back-to-back wins over USC Upstate who took two out of three from Campbell in the final weekend of the regular season. The Wolfpack last faced the Camels on March 2, 2022 when Campbell took the win in Buies Creek, 7-4.

Central Connecticut State heads into the tournament as the automatic qualifier from the Northeastern Conference after winning five games in four days with the final two victories coming against Wagner by a combined margin of 20 runs. Should the teams meet, NC State will face the Blue Devils for the first time in school history.

Stay tuned to Inside Pack Sports for more information as the Wolfpack’s postseason continues.

NCAA TOURNAMENT: Wolfpack Headed to Columbia (GAME THREAD)

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wilmwolf
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We make way too big of a deal about seeing pitches. If a guy is throwing strikes, and batters are swinging at strikes, I'm good with it. It's been our approach all year, of you get the pitch you're looking for, swing at it.
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ChemE94
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Cozart has picked a bad time to go ice cold. Hasn't hit one hard this week. Fooled by a fastball for the K
SportManagementEngineer
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Well, he had to throw almost as many pitches that inning as he did the first three innings so I guess that's something?

Game is moving quickly, someone is going to have to provide a spark.
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ChemE94
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Man I hate this SC team. Staring our guy down after a called strike three is just bush league punka$$ bull crap
PossumJenkins
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These SC guys sure are cocky for no good reason
wilmwolf
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These SEC teams are always so easy to dislike.
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DecaturWolf
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How many called strike 3 are we going to take?
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Packamylase
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They're getting that down and low pitch. And what was the pitcher shaking his head at? So whiny.
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wilmwolf80 said:

We make way too big of a deal about seeing pitches. If a guy is throwing strikes, and batters are swinging at strikes, I'm good with it. It's been our approach all year, of you get the pitch you're looking for, swing at it.
lol. Just let them keep going on and on about it. Once again, not one person complained about Gino hitting his 2nd bomb on the first pitch of the inning from the new pitcher against Campbell yesterday. Not one person I'd guess.
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wilmwolf80 said:

We make way too big of a deal about seeing pitches. If a guy is throwing strikes, and batters are swinging at strikes, I'm good with it. It's been our approach all year, of you get the pitch you're looking for, swing at it.


Especially when the umpire's zone is this big.
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DecaturWolf said:

How many called strike 3 are we going to take?
But I thought that's what people want? We gotta take pitches, remember?!
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ChemE94
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At least this ump is relatively consistent with a wide zone
SportManagementEngineer
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It took this long for the home plate ump to give the usc dugout a warning? They've *****ed every at bat.
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ChemE94
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Dont think this call stands unless green got his foot between the runners hand and the bag. Will be some crap if they overturn this though

Edit to add that was a perfect throw on the pickoff by Matt
DecaturWolf
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That's an out.
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Tom OBriens Smile
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That was a fantastic pickoff throw.
Borowolf10
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You're out dude, get the **** off the field.
wilmwolf
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He's out. Very clearly out. These whiny *****es.
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Packisback09
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Who knew a bunch of gamecocks would act like dicks
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Tom OBriens Smile said:

That was a fantastic pickoff throw.
and PG put his body between the runner and the bag, excellent all around.
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wilmwolf
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Batter talking **** to Matt after that walk. I predict this game is going to get ugly before it's over. These ****s are too chirpy.
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Borowolf10
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These people ***** about any strike call that isn't right down the middle.
SportManagementEngineer
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Man we really need to get some runs on these dick heads soon. So tired of them whining to the undo and staring down our guys every at bat.
Twitter: @JJwith2Jays
CLTWolf
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GD Eli slap a damn tag on him! Dude wants to run his fkn pie hole you put a damn slap on him. Let's go.
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ChemE94
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This Petry kid is a heck of a player for a freshman. Don't mind walking him here one bit

Don't like making this change - if let him get this last out. Hope it's the good Carson Kelly that shows up tonight
SportManagementEngineer
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Not sure what the right move is here, just need one out to get out of the jam. Willadsen is getting to the end of the line but I think I'd let him try to finish the inning.
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Borowolf10
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These South Carolina guys really think they are Major Leaguers.
wilmwolf
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How much is this ump going to let them talk? From first batter in the game they've been arguing balls and strikes. That's supposed to be a no no.
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Carson getting the ball here is a "show me move". Make a decision with how to handle the bullpen the rest of the game afterwards. It's either a tank or compete.
DecaturWolf
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The walks are going to do us in.
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ChemE94
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wilmwolf80 said:

How much is this ump going to let them talk? From first batter in the game they've been arguing balls and strikes. That's supposed to be a no no.


The guy swung, and it was followed by another strike. That was strike 3. These punks are getting into the umps head a bit.
Borowolf10
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Dude you can't come in with two men on base and try to nibble the corners.
Tomas93
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But there is the flip side of the coin. Patience can work for batters too. Not swinging away. Most of their offense tonight has been nothing more than taking pitches. I see both sides of that debate on hitter patience.
DecaturWolf
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Geez.
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SportManagementEngineer
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Self inflicted.
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