Shortstop Chris Diaz has noticed that N.C. State's opponents get jumpy when Trea Turner gets on base.
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Tom Walter runs for his health, mental as well as physical.
UNC Wilmington will make its fifth appearance in the NCAA baseball championships Friday.
Appalachian State and East Carolina each received at-large berths to the 64-team NCAA Division I college baseball tournament when the field was announced Monday. Wake Forest, which had high hopes of making the field, was left out.
North Carolina and N.C. State were among five ACC teams awarded regionals Sunday for the NCAA baseball tournament.
Mott Hyde homered, and Sam Dove had three of Georgia Tech's 15 hits in an 8-5 victory against Miami on Sunday in the ACC tournament championship game.
Pitcher Jake Davies homered and Georgia Tech clinched a berth in the ACC championship game by beating Clemson 5-1 on Saturday.
Adam Griffin drove in the first run of the game in the top of the 12th inning Saturday night and North Carolina went on to defeat N.C. State 4-0 in the ACC baseball tournament.
Mat Batts pitched a complete game and struck out a career-high 11 on Friday to help UNC Wilmington advance to the championship game of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament with a 3-2 victory against Delaware.
When the sun shines, and the 10-run rule mercifully ends those late-inning blowouts, the ACC baseball festival seems almost idyllic.
Branden Cogswell walked with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, and Virginia rallied to win its ACC opener Thursday with a 3-2 victory against Clemson.
Coach Elliott Avent of N.C. State made his contribution to Wake Forest's drive toward an NCAA tournament bid by holding ace Carlos Rodon back for Saturday's game against North Carolina.
North Carolina's 14-game winning streak was snapped Thursday in the ACC baseball tournament, and the Tar Heels will lose their coach for their next game because of an ejection.
Ryan Arrowood struck out five and scattered eight hits through seven innings to lead Appalachian State to a 7-5 win against Furman in a first-round game in the Southern Conference baseball tournament at Fluor Field.
A walk-off walk is not as dramatic as a walk-off homer, but it serves the same purpose.
North Carolina got a defensive gem from center fielder Chaz Frank and a big hit from catcher Jacob Stallings to help defeat Wake Forest 6-0 in the ACC baseball tournament on Wednesday night.
ACC tournament
Appalachian State, which has won its first Southern Conference regular-season baseball title in 25 years, will try to end another long drought this weekend.
Wake Forest drew one tough assignment for the first day of the ACC baseball tournament.
North Carolina spent a lost weekend in south Florida earlier this baseball season, but recovered behind hard work and determination to become one of the ACC's top teams.
Chris Pollard isn't likely to forget his first season as baseball coach at Appalachian State. His Mountaineers went 10-42 that 2005 season, which makes winning this year's Southern Conference regular-season championship all the more gratifying.
Wake Forest will get a shot at baseball redemption on Wednesday at 7 p.m. when it will begin play in the ACC Championship at Greensboro's NewBridge Bank Park.
Division champions Florida State and North Carolina are the top two seeds for this week's ACC baseball tournament at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, conference officials announced Saturday. Play will start Wednesday.
Brett Armour hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the eighth inning, and Jack Fischer allowed no runs in 7 2/3 innings to help Wake Forest to a 2-1 win against Clemson on Friday at Wake Forest Baseball Park.
Wake Forest scored three runs in the third inning, Tim Cooney gave up two runs in 7 2/3 innings, and the Deacons defeated Clemson 5-2 Thursday in an ACC game at Wake Forest Baseball Park.
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