Behind excellent pitching from both the starter and relief from the bullpen plus 3 home runs and timely defense, State moves to the championship game Sunday night at 6PM. Even if they are not successful in this game they will have another chance on Monday to wrap it up. Statistics show that the team who wins the first two games of the regional has an 82% chance of being the champion.

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Guiles was my pre-camp prediction, but it turns out he is class of class of 2026. Big future on the offensive line for him coming up.

This is a sport right? Congrats!!
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Anyone getting updates from this thread. I am happy to update but if everyone is watching or following another site, I feel a little redundant.

A 9-2 win over Bryant sets up a showdown with South Carolina in the winners bracket tomorrow night.

I saw this on and am taking this from the Main Board, but thought everyone here should know as well. For those that don't ever venture over to the main board, you may not have known, Velo was a true patriot and hero and didn't talk about it here because he wanted to just talk about NC State Athletics on this Board. I met him just a few years ago at the College World Series (the COVID year) and he was doing incredibly well then, so this shocked me as he's still been active here even recently.

Pulled from the Main Board post:

I received a DM from his daughter today that @Velo1 died on January 23rd of advanced dementia. He was 77. This information is being posted by me with her permission.

For those that don't know, @Velo1 was a Special Forces soldier in Vietnam from 1967-1969. His stories and experiences are legendary on tMB. @bamaman1977 will post some of them as well as other reminiscences of our friendship with him.

His daughter Katie will keep the Rivals account until sometime in March and she will monitor as time permits. Feel free to send her a DM or post something in this thread and she will receive it.

RIP brave warrior and dear friend.

Will get June OV

We knew this was coming. Should reduce direct alumni involvement

Freshman Akedran Crumel excited about NC State offer​

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Freshman DB Marquis Bryant has become coveted recruit​

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NC State signee Paul McNeil expecting altered standards​

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Guard Yohance Connor ready for major changes​

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Will OV later next month, big visit

New Rivals250: https://n.rivals.com/prospect_rankings/rivals250/2025
Biggest movers: https://n.rivals.com/news/rivals-rankings-week-ten-biggest-risers-in-the-rivals250-24
Adam Gorney's position-by-position thoughts: https://n.rivals.com/news/rivals-rankings-week-breaking-down-the-new-rivals250-for-2025

This is from Gemini AI. It says we have a good chance to make it!!!
"NC State's chances of making it to the Baseball World Series are definitely good! Here's why:

• They are a #1 seed: Being ranked the No. 1 seed in their regional tournament gives them a significant home-field advantage. This means they play in Raleigh throughout the regional rounds, with familiar crowds and potentially better weather conditions (https://sports.yahoo.com/nc-state-baseball-no-1-163044540.html).
• Strong conference: The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) has a history of sending teams to the College World Series, with at least one team making it for 17 years straight (https://theacc.com/news/2023/5/29/acc-places-eight-teams-in-ncaa-baseball-regionals.aspx).

However, there are still challenges:

• Tournament format: College baseball is a single-elimination tournament after the regional round, so any misstep can be costly.
• Competition: Other strong teams are also vying for the championship.

Overall, NC State has a good shot, but it's hard to say exactly how likely. They'll need to play well and avoid any upsets to make it to Omaha for the World Series."