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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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NCAA TOURNAMENT: NC State Headed To Auburn

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10-0 Milwaukee
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Holy cow
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WOW!!
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Dollars to donuts, Auburn comes back. And I hope this reverse jinx works.
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matracey said:
Lots of game left but if Milwaukee hangs on then it's a no brainer for Nance tonight. Then maybe you can try and get cute and go Andrews tomorrow and save Coop for Sunday

99.99% had to win tonight, if this holds you 100% have to.

The winning condition for the regional becomes Coop winning the game tomorrow and then Marohn/Andrews/Garino + hopefully stealing Nance for 6 outs on short rest while hitting the cover off the ball.
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make that 5-0




Amazing. I think of this every time I see the name.
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10-3 Now, will AUB make the full comeback?
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No doubt in my mind Auburn is gonna come back.
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Who knows how this game ends up, I'm not sure 10 runs is enough to hold up if they don't keep scoring, but I feel like this tournament always provides reminders that there are guys that can play all over this country at every level. You can't take any opponent for granted, and all the stats and metrics go out the window once the ball is in play.
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ECU hits a solo shot in the top of the ninth to go up 2-1 on Tennessee
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Squeeze play is electric right now.
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Milwaukee might want to consider not running into multiple outs in an inning.
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ECU gives up the bomb. That's a region full of easily dislikeable teams.
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In reply to ICW Wolf • 2:52p
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matracey said:
The opponent is much better in game 2 IF two exact outcomes occur. Auburn and State both win or both lose. There is no guarantee of either happening.

Who knows that could be the plan with Nance? Start him but only for a couple innings and then you can bring him back on Sunday


Go with the flow rather than have an opinion. I am going to guess if they started Heath you would be talking completely different.

Again we are gonna beat Auburn twice without Namce? I sure hope so but based on what we have seen that seems a seiiis stretch. We will need this regional to devolve into chaos at this point I would say. Go Milwaukee.

Something like 90% of teams that win the regional win game one. I wouldn't be messing around with Heath when the odds are like that.
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Think I read only 3 teams in the last 4 years have won out of the loser's bracket
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Think I read only 3 teams in the last 4 years have won out of the loser's bracket


Which makes sense when you're throwing your 3rd/4th best pitcher vs their 5th or 6th.

Why ECU going to Norby late in a game and letting him go. It's basically a must win game.
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In reply to Jtilley • 3:08p
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ICW Wolf said:
matracey said:
The opponent is much better in game 2 IF two exact outcomes occur. Auburn and State both win or both lose. There is no guarantee of either happening.

Who knows that could be the plan with Nance? Start him but only for a couple innings and then you can bring him back on Sunday


Go with the flow rather than have an opinion. I am going to guess if they started Heath you would be talking completely different.

Again we are gonna beat Auburn twice without Namce? I sure hope so but based on what we have seen that seems a seiiis stretch. We will need this regional to devolve into chaos at this point I would say. Go Milwaukee.

Something like 90% of teams that win the regional win game one. I wouldn't be messing around with Heath when the odds are like that.


Yap and 84% have won game 1 AND game 2.
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Squeeze play is fantastic
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Delay is for thunderstorm & Lightening?
Not good, gives Auburn time to get it together.
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Jtilley said:
ICW Wolf said:
matracey said:
The opponent is much better in game 2 IF two exact outcomes occur. Auburn and State both win or both lose. There is no guarantee of either happening.

Who knows that could be the plan with Nance? Start him but only for a couple innings and then you can bring him back on Sunday


Go with the flow rather than have an opinion. I am going to guess if they started Heath you would be talking completely different.

Again we are gonna beat Auburn twice without Namce? I sure hope so but based on what we have seen that seems a seiiis stretch. We will need this regional to devolve into chaos at this point I would say. Go Milwaukee.

Something like 90% of teams that win the regional win game one. I wouldn't be messing around with Heath when the odds are like that.


Yap and 84% have won game 1 AND game 2.

And that right there is why you HAVE TO WIN GAME 1. You can't be in the undefeated game on the second day if you don't win on the first day. Very simple.
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They won't call a game earlier in a regional that they might in the regular season right?
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They won't call a game earlier in a regional that they might in the regular season right?


Zero damn chance home team let's them call a game, they will do everything in their power to keep that game going.
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3 hosts are on the ropes right now.
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This is shaping up to be the craziest opening Friday I can remember.
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They won't call a game earlier in a regional that they might in the regular season right?


Zero damn chance home team let's them call a game, they will do everything in their power to keep that game going.


No for sure but just was asking more about the NCAA rules like is it even possible or will they always postpone it to complete later?
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I wasn't supposed to be this nervous for tonight's game. Season on the line
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Tennessee appears to not want to win, but they do not want East Carolina to win either
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ECU with the leadoff dinger in the 14th.

Milwaukee has the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the 8th.
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I just noticed.

UW Milwaukee record 25-31.

Come on Panthers. Need 6 more outs after this top of 8th
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Strike out for Milwaukee. Going to the bottom of the 8 and it's 12-7
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Auburn retired 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 8th. Going to the top of the 9th.
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ECU with 2 runs and 2 on with no outs in the top of the 14th.

Sorry 1 out for ECU. Did not see that.
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ECU up 4 in the 14th and still batting with a runner on 2nd.
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Going to the bottom of the 14th in Chapel Hill. ECU 7 Tennessee 3.
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