CHO CHoooooo All aboard the hype train, Wolfpack baseball is top 10 preseason. Forget about the terrible football and basketball seasons, and let's talk about baseball!

https://d1baseball.com/news/2017-d1baseball-preseason-top-25/

2017 SEASON SCHEDULE

1st half of 2017 season schedgy:

1/17/2017 7:48:12 PM

Pitching??

1/17/2017 8:12:57 PM

We still have Brown.


Lefties


Righties

1/17/2017 9:18:56 PM

I, too, eagerly anticipate seeing how Avent will squander this season

1/17/2017 9:23:28 PM

^
Not if he pulls another one of these. Would count for a memorable season indeed.



[Edited on January 18, 2017 at 2:25 AM. Reason : ]

1/18/2017 2:23:39 AM

so what makes this team so good hype wise>

1/18/2017 3:52:16 AM

Will ESPN be showing a lot of the games like they did last year?

1/18/2017 8:53:53 AM

Lets not choke away advancement to the Supers this year like we did the last two years

1/18/2017 11:24:14 AM

Dang. Was hoping they would play in BB&T Ballpark again this year.

1/18/2017 11:27:02 AM

don't be fooled. Tommy DeJuneas is still on the roster.

1/18/2017 11:30:25 AM

Lol good ol tommy

1/18/2017 1:03:21 PM

^^^ Tues March 28 vs UNCC at BBT park.

[Edited on January 18, 2017 at 1:07 PM. Reason : ^]

1/18/2017 1:07:28 PM

No baseball at the beach?

1/18/2017 4:35:58 PM

^^ Praise be!

1/18/2017 4:43:41 PM

Kind of interesting -- we have three guys ranked in Baseball America's top 100 college prospects. A little surprised Brown isn't on there. Guess he just doesn't throw hard enough.

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" 26 Joe Dunand, ss/3b, North Carolina State R-R 6-2 205 49 Brock Deatherage, of, North Carolina State L-L 6-1 186 87 Evan Mendoza, 3b, North Carolina State R-R 6-2 200"

http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/2017-college-top-100-draft-prospects/#r4v3KUhLIRXLxGqC.97

1/18/2017 5:29:21 PM

Evan Mendoza is our best player. If anybody is going to have an All America year, its him. Incredible defense, and an elite bat, power/speed. He's a mini Trea Turner. Will probably be our last year with him, so enjoy. Stupid he's not a top ranked player on that list.

Dunard is also a solid 5 tool player. Good defense. probably highest ranked on that list because he "has the physical tools".

Brown was a bit of a letdown last year, as he was expected to take the next step. He had flashes, but he had a some really bad games as well. If he can be a bit more consistent, he could be the shut down ace we all expected.

Deathridge has the best baseball name on the team. And he can Mash. Clutch hitter.







[Edited on January 18, 2017 at 8:20 PM. Reason : .]

1/18/2017 8:15:20 PM

wow, what a year for college baseball in the carolinas. NC and SC have a combined 6 teams in the top 15!?!

1/18/2017 9:33:08 PM

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"Dunard is also a solid 5 tool player. Good defense. probably highest ranked on that list because he "has the physical tools". is A-Rod's nephew "

1/19/2017 12:49:44 AM

^^I count 7.

1/19/2017 8:06:24 AM

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" is A-Rod's nephew ""

1/19/2017 8:17:21 AM

^^7 in the top 25.

6 in the top 15.

1/19/2017 10:32:34 AM

Don't know much about our roster this year, but assuming that we'll do as NC State does and start with high expectations and end very frustrated.

1/19/2017 10:44:10 AM

^^ Ah, ok. Derp.

1/19/2017 10:56:31 AM

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"Don't know much about our roster this year, but assuming that we'll do as NC State does and start with high expectations and end very frustrated."

since this is a fanbase that was frustrated with a college world series appearance that didnt end in a trophy, yah that's a safe bet.

1/19/2017 11:21:07 AM

WTF is A-Rod wearing???

1/19/2017 11:35:10 AM

why is he so effeminately pigeon toed !?!?

1/19/2017 11:39:27 AM

did Piedmonte end up having any off-season surgery?

1/19/2017 11:41:55 AM

Michael Jackson Jeter

1/19/2017 11:50:19 AM

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"WTF is A-Rod wearing???"

Looks light some sort of warm up, maybe he is helping out Trea with training or those boys

1/19/2017 12:16:50 PM

I think he's referring to the skinny jeans warm up pants that are tucked into his socks :x

1/19/2017 12:32:16 PM

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"since this is a fanbase that was frustrated with a college world series appearance that didnt end in a trophy, yah that's a safe bet."

This is Avent's 20th year. 0 ACC titles. Can you imagine Gott or Doeren coaching 20 years here? Yeah that's frustrating.

1/19/2017 11:06:26 PM

^ that is all very true but doesn't invalidate my statement

1/19/2017 11:07:53 PM

I met A-Rod at an NC State game back in 2005. Can't remember why he was there though...did he have another relative on the team at the time?

[Edited on January 20, 2017 at 6:13 PM. Reason : -]

1/20/2017 6:13:12 PM

We've had our fair share of Rodriguez's over the years

1/20/2017 6:26:10 PM

We've had our fair share of Rodriguez's over the years

[Edited on January 20, 2017 at 6:27 PM. Reason : Whoopsie come on flood control]

1/20/2017 6:26:10 PM

We've had our fair share of Rodriguez's over the years

[Edited on January 20, 2017 at 6:27 PM. Reason : The Flood control levies have been breached!]

1/20/2017 6:26:41 PM

I think we had a shortstop that was his neighbor in Florida, or something like that.

1/20/2017 9:38:07 PM

Jonathan diaz? I am not sure of the first name but i know his name was diaz. Arod threw out the first pitch while he was here.

1/22/2017 6:02:33 PM

Pretty sure it was Diaz.

1/22/2017 9:22:10 PM

It was Diaz. I remember Arod came to a couple games

2/16/2017 4:20:22 PM

New Top 25 up on baseball america http://www.baseballamerica.com/tag/top-25/

pack sitting pretty

2/16/2017 4:47:36 PM

I actually saw where some said we would be better this year, than last... doesn't make sense given who we lost, but I ike having Mendoza, mini Arod, and Brown back. its a nice core of solid vets.

2/16/2017 4:51:12 PM

Our offense is still solid, but the question marks, just like last year, will be that pitching staff.

2/16/2017 4:56:18 PM

Still have Brown, still have country boy, still have that horrible closer.. oh yea we do have question mark

2/16/2017 5:01:53 PM

Since I dropped my Braves fanship I've been looking for a new team. Thank you Trea Turner for leading me to the Nationals.

2/16/2017 5:06:07 PM

I too am a nationals fan now

2/16/2017 7:45:44 PM

I've been a nat's fan from the start, but trea has amped up my love

2/16/2017 8:30:10 PM

Nice 4-0 win over Hawaii.

2/18/2017 6:45:10 AM

Any of the hawaii games on tv?

2/18/2017 7:23:55 AM

Looks like just online.

2/18/2017 9:48:31 AM