Super neat to see
@Canes
head coach Rod Brind'Amour do the ceremonial puck drop at
@NCStateHockey
's game versus UNCW.
Big statement on how big hockey has gotten in the Triangle.
FINAL | No. 3 seed NC State 77, No. 2 seed Stanford 67
Aziaha James spearheads a legendary comeback with 25 second-half points to beat the Cardinal.
Wolfpack earns its 3rd Elite 8 appearance in program history, 2nd under Moore.
The Pack now stands at 4-0 in its five-game season thanks to a team-wide emphasis on playing free and in the moment.
Tack on Brennan Armstrong's storybook return to QB1 and NC State's firing on all cylinders heading into its season finale against UNC:
Jacob Dudan (
@DudanJacob
) on striking out Honeycutt to clinch the series vs UNC:
"I've never been that excited in my life to get one strikeout."
It just means more around here.
Really mixed messages from NCAA:
- Arizona jumps in by winning PAC12 tournament
- ECU loses AAC tournament after late season skid, still hosts
- Indiana State doesn't win MVC Tournament, doesn't host
- Duke wins ACC Tournament, thumps FSU (hosts) in title game, doesn't host
One of the referees in today's NC State-Chattanooga game was switched out at halftime due to "a background conflict"
Turns out she is from Chattanooga and got her master's degree at UTC
Robert Anae’s new system looks to maximize utility for NC State's offense.
Wolfpack fans can anticipate Trent Pennix in a Jaylen Samuels-type role while Porter Rooks leads the way for a young and hungry Wolfpack receiving core this fall.
Hard to find anyone that loves NC State as much as Elliott Avent. Easily one if the most passionate, knowledgeable and downright fun to talk to coaches in college sports.
Congrats to
@Elliott_Avent
on 1,000 wins with the Pack.
No. 8 NC State wrestling earned 6th straight ACC regular season title in dramatic fashion, executing a comeback win over No. 13 Virginia Tech.
Trent Hidlay's 100th career win spurred the Pack back from a 12-3 deficit.
Read the full recap on
@PackPride
I chatted with
#Pack9
commit Chance Mako (
@ChanceMako2
) about his decision to come to NC State instead of going pro.
From a close-knit program to the allure of playing college ball in his home state, Mako is ready to make an impact with the Pack.
BREAKING: NC State has landed a commitment from highly-touted QB Will Wilson, its first commit in the 2025 class. The Wolfpack was the first program to offer the 6-foot-1, 215-pound QB nearly one year ago.
Full story:
Common Coach Doeren W.
He understands neurodivergent people deserve the same opportunities as everyone else, and he's got a long history of backing that up with his support for Gigi's Playhouse and 321 Coffee. What a legend.
"We shouldn't be putting roadblocks up for young people that want things that are good people and are doing things the right way. That's just wrong.”
Dave Doeren stands up for 12-year-old guest coach with autism 👇👇
Offseason starting quickly for NC State who lands a quality arm out of the transfer portal from the get go.
2nd Team All SoCon with UNCG last season, 4.70 ERA and 64 K in 74.2 innings for the Spartans in 2024.
Beyond grateful for the opportunities, friends, and memories I’ve made the past two year. I’m excited to announce I’ll be attending NC state for the remainder of my college career. 🐺🐺🐺
Tony Gibson on playing at WF: "What we have to do is get our team prepared. I don't care where we play. We can play on the interstate, we can play in the parking lot, we can play in the gym. We have to go be us."
A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped me get to Omaha to cover
@NCStateBaseball
in the
#CWS
. Despite the outcome, it was an honor and a blessing to report on the culmination of such a fantastic season.
Three
#Pack9
pitchers stay in the Stars and Stripes after
@USABaseballCNT
unveiled its final rosters.
D-Rock and Team USA will compete against Chinese Taipei while Dudan and Coop join the US's Summer League Tour squad.
Read more on
@PackPride
👇👇
The Pack9 went all-out on “Fritton Friday” with a dominant series-opening win against Florida State.
Dom Fritton notched a career-high 10 K’s while the offense exploded for 14 runs against the Noles.
BREAKING: NC State big man DJ Burns has officially announced he will return for the 2023-24 season. Major piece for the Pack returning -- and he's dropping some NIL deals, too!
Full story:
The
#Pack9
's main bullpen arms are fully rested for a do or die game 3 in Athens tomorrow.
With the season on the line, the Wolfpack's arm barn has what it takes to punch that ticket to Omaha.
Full story on
@PackPride
👇👇
What a season for
@PackWomensBball
The talent and chemistry of this team really shined all season long. Pack rode that formula to its first Final Four in over 25 years.
Several big names returning next year now with Final Four experience. Can't wait for next season.
If I had a nickel every time NC State got a technical foul for saying "and 1," I'd have 2 nickels.
Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
The
#Pack9
earned Elliott Avent his 1,000th win at NC State with a series-clinching victory over VCU.
Ryan Marohn's 5 shutout innings in his collegiate debut played a big role on spurring the Pack to victory
Read the full recap on
@PackPride
:
The hype is real for NC State's offense.
Yesterday's availability for new transfers buzzed with a contagious excitement to make some noise in 2024.
Justin Joly: "This offense right here, it's something. I think everyone's going to love it."
NC State's season came to an end last night, but the bonds between this year's Pack took the program to the next level.
James: "I'm going to keep this memory forever. I love this group of girls forever."
Read the full story on
@PackPride
👇👇
Huge, huge, HUGE win for the Pack. Brooks played some crucial defense on Fair to limit her to 24 points.
Shoutout to River Baldwin with a career-high 13 rebounds against the ACC's top offensive rebounding team.
One more against Wake Forest before heading to Greensboro
A deep bullpen is a must-have if you want to make it to Omaha. That's exactly what the
#Pack9
built over the offseason, bringing in many talented young arms to support a veteran rotation.
Read the full breakdown of NC State's pitchers on
@PackPride
:
For those that don’t know already, I will graduate from NC State with a BA in Communication this Saturday. As such, tomorrow’s
@Canes
game versus Seattle will be my last article for
@TechSports
and I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made it possible:
Proud to announce that I’m taking the helm as site manager of Category Five Hockey with
@ForHockey_Fans
!
Big thank you to
@StephaliciousD
and
@aschnitt53
for reaching out about this amazing opportunity. Looking forward to a great season of Canes hockey!
Talking to Avent after the game, you have to commend Walters State.
Nine former D1 guys, four of those former ACC players.
They came down from TN this morning, played FOURTEEN innings of high-effort baseball, then driving back tonight to go to go tomorrow morning.
"If we can cap it off with this one going into the bowl, continue to play for each other, this'll be a hard year to put behind you. Pretty special."
Birthday boy Robert Anae (
@CoachAnae
) reflects on the 2023 season, what makes KC special and more 👇👇
Brind'Amour also spoke of Kotkaniemi's performance so far this season:
"I think he's been fine. There's always a huge learning curve when especially young players come to this system. I'm finding out that it's different than the way it's been with other places and there's..."
NC State lands Vanderbilt 1B Matt Ossenfort out of the transfer portal.
Only 6 games with the Commodores last year as a freshman but rated 9.5/10 by Perfect Game out of high school. Plenty of upside and fills another huge need at 1B.
For a
#Pack9
senior class that's seen just about everything in the last few years, bringing postseason baseball to the Doak is a refreshingly new and exciting experience.
Highfill: "I can't wait to see what the Doak looks like tomorrow night."
Super excited to make my debut writing for Pack Pride! Big thanks to
@RCorySmith
and
@AlecSawyer
for helping me get on board for this amazing opportunity.
NC State enters spring camp ahead of the 2023 season with a wide-open quarterback battle for the first time in years.
Each QB has their own skill set and advantages for Robert Anae’s system, but only one will come away with the starting job.
HATERS WROTE ME OFF BUT I DIDN’T WRITE BACK!!
Some personal news before covering the
#Pack9
tonight: I'm super excited to join the
@CanesCountry
staff! Huge, huge thank you to
@RyanHenkel_
for this opportunity, I’m so stoked to cover Canes hockey again!
It's that time!
Guess who scores the first
#Canes
goal tonight, and we'll select one correct answer at random to win a signed puck and
@GreatClips
gift card.
The
#Pack9
needs to fill some pretty big roster holes this offseason with the departure of several program legends.
I wrote on
@PackPride
about some key names to watch for in the portal or jumping up to Division I this summer.
Wrote this piece on
@packpride
the other day about NC State's LBs preparing to step up in 2023.
Losing 2 of your top 4 tacklers from a season ago is tough, but I think the Wolfpack's gonna surprise a lot of people this year.
The Doerens are doing God's work right here.
Can't bring to describe how much of a hurdle this was when I was in school. So great to see them championing a great cause for future generations.
Massive, massive W for the
#Pack9
at FSU.
Absolutely clutch showing by Consiglio to hold off the Noles down the stretch, then Derrick Smith did Derrick Smith things. Hopefully whatever Van Dam's dealing with isn't serious.
Getting Soles back for the offense is HUGE as well.
River Baldwin finishes her final season with 10.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game.
She took a HUGE step in her 2nd year with the Pack, playing a big part in the red and white's success this year.
Excellent big who brought so much intensity to the court this year.
Good resurgent win for the Pack. Great to see River Baldwin back in lineup even if not 100%. Best to ease her back in and make sure she's ready for March anyway.
Excellent, excellent night for James showing how much she's capable of as a scorer.
HUGE, HUGE win for the Pack9!
Upset win over a rival ECU squad that beat State earlier in the season.
NC State hit well with RISP, a big area of concern recently.
Bullpen still has room to grow, but ultimately held on for the W.
Highfill stepped up big-time with the start.
Soles with an emphatic bat flip, umps give NC State a warning. Looked for a second that Soles may get ejected but thankfully he says in.
Just let 'em play, man
NC State signee Zoe Brooks (
@zoebrooks35
) has been named the National Player of the Year for the 2023 season! Brooks averaged 23 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 5.8 steals per game as a senior.
Full story from
@bryanpyrtle
:
D-Rock was shoving like usual against some of the best hitters in the country. Fastball up a couple ticks from during season, regularly hit 97. Would be very surprised if he doesn't make the roster.
NC State suffered a heartbreaker in the ACC Championship, but a goal awaits the Pack in March.
Spring break gives the Pack a few days to wash out the taste of defeat before running it back in the NCAA Tournament
Read the full story on
@PackPride
👇👇
NC State WBB is heading to the Sweet 16!
The Wolfpack took down Tennessee for a hard-fought victory in Reynolds Coliseum Monday by seizing its opportunities early and often.
Read the full story on
@PackPride
👇👇
END Q3 | NC State 55, Stanford 47
Wolfpack ROARS back in the 3rd, outscoring the Cardinal 28-10 in the quarter, capped off by a Rivers layup at the buzzer!
10 minutes to decide this one.
Ryan Marohn getting the start on the mound for the Pack.
A lot of people expected Van Dam in the rotation, but watch out for Marohn. Top 50 LHP in the country out of high school and 2nd in the state of Virginia. Got drafted in 20th round by Cleveland but came to State instead.
Alex Sosa lays down a GREAT bunt to get both runners in scoring position.
Almost made it to 1st too if not for a smooth play by Caden Bodine (Coastal Carolina)
Tough to see him go, I enjoyed watching him play. Brought a lot of grit to the diamond and was arguably the Pack's best 2-strike hitter not named Noah Soles.
BREAKING: NC State OF Chase Nixon has entered the transfer portal. Nixon hit .255 in 102 at-bats in 2024 and will have one year of eligibility remaining out of the portal.
Read more here for
@PackPride
:
Avent on Pack finishing game after Hogue's injury:
"I told them I commended them because I know how I felt when he went out. I know how I felt for the rest of the game. I know where my mind drifted a lot. For them to finish the game the way they did, I commend them for that."
The
#Pack9
's season came to an end in Omaha today, but NC State's persverence in its return to the MCWS won't soon be forgotten.
Whitaker: "What we leave behind is that no matter what you face, there's always a chance."
Full story on
@PackPride
👇👇