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Freshman pitcher Sam Highfill delivers the ball against Virginia Tech on Friday, April 23, 2021 at Doak Field. Highfill struck out six and gave up no earned runs in 6.2 innings as the Wolfpack won 3-1.

Pack baseball beats No. 22 Virginia Tech behind Highfill’s 6.2 scoreless innings

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
April 23, 2021
Freshman pitcher Matt Willadsen prepares to pitch during the game versus the Miami Hurricanes on Sunday, March 7, 2021 in Doak Field at Dail Park. The Hurricanes beat the Wolfpack 6-4.

Wolfpack baseball loses to Notre Dame in 11-2 rubber-match rout

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
April 18, 2021
Freshman pitcher Estelle Czech celebrates after she strikes out a Louisiana State University hitter on Saturday, April 17, 2021 in Dail Softball Stadium. The Wolfpack lost to LSU 2-1.

Wolfpack softball swept in doubleheader against No. 15 LSU

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
April 17, 2021
Sophomore starting pitcher Carlos Rodon throws out a pitch during the first round of the Raleigh super regional against Rice on Doak Field Saturday June 8, 2013. The Wolfpack defeated the Owls, 4-3.

Carlos Rodón poised for career year after tossing no-no, flirting with perfection

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
April 15, 2021
Sophomore starting pitcher Carlos Rodon throws a pitch during the first round of the Raleigh super regional against Rice on Doak Field Saturday June 8, 2013. The Wolfpack defeated the Owls, 4-3. 

MLB Pack Pros post mixed bag of performances to start 2021 season

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
April 13, 2021
Redshirt senior pitcher Abby Trahan winds up against Virginia Tech on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at Dail Softball Stadium. Trahan pitched two innings, giving up nine earned runs on seven hits while striking out two. The Wolfpack lost 17-4.

Lights-out Trahan completes series sweep over Pittsburgh for Wolfpack softball

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
April 11, 2021
Redshirt senior pitcher Abby Trahan winds up against Virginia Tech on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at Dail Softball Stadium. Trahan pitched two innings, giving up nine earned runs on seven hits while striking out two. The Wolfpack lost 17-4.

Wolfpack softball compensates for glaring deficiencies with upper-tier batting core

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
April 6, 2021
Junior outfielder Terrell Tatum swings against Louisville on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Doak Field. Tatum went 2-4 with a home run as the Wolfpack lost 6-3.

NC State baseball comes back from early deficit to avoid sweep

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
April 4, 2021
Freshman Madison Benson performs on the balance beam on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Reynolds Coliseum. The Wolfpack beat Long Island University with a team score of 196.900.

Pack gymnastics makes incredible postseason run, comes up short in regional final

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
April 3, 2021
Redshirt junior infielder Randi Farricker tosses a softball before the final game of the Georgia Tech series on Sunday, March 7, 2021 in Dail Stadium. Farricker had one home run for NC State. The Wolfpack beat the Yellow Jackets 5-2.

Randi Farricker, Wolfpack softball have field day in 17-1 rout over Aggies

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
April 3, 2021
Junior outfielder Terrell Tatum rounds third base after hitting a home run against Louisville on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Doak Field. Tatum went 2-4 as the Wolfpack lost 6-3.

COMMENTARY: Wolfpack baseball faces important three-series ACC stretch

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
March 31, 2021
Junior catcher Andrew Knizner warms up before an inning. NC State lost its second regional game to Coastal Carolina 4-0 on June 4, 2016, at Doak Field after rain delayed the game from the previous day.

MLB Pack Pros put in offseason work, look to make their mark in 2021

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
March 31, 2021
Freshman pitcher Chris Villaman winds up for a pitch during the game versus the Miami Hurricanes on Sunday, March 7, 2021 in Doak Field at Dail Park. The Hurricanes beat the Wolfpack 6-4.

Chris Villaman vexes Spartans in decisive Wolfpack baseball victory

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
March 30, 2021
Freshman pitcher Sam Highfill pitches against Louisville on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Doak Field. Highfill pitched four and two-thirds innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out three. The Wolfpack lost 6-3.

Lightning strikes twice as NC State baseball defeats ranked Tar Heels again

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
March 29, 2021
Redshirt junior infielder Randi Farricker throws to first base against Virginia Tech on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at Dail Softball Stadium. The Wolfpack lost 17-4 after five innings.

Wolfpack softball puts up fight but swept by Fighting Irish

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
March 28, 2021
Redshirt senior pitcher Abby Trahan winds up against Virginia Tech on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at Dail Softball Stadium. Trahan pitched two innings, giving up nine earned runs on seven hits while striking out two. The Wolfpack lost 17-4.

Abby Trahan’s softball journey culminates in tight bond with coach, NC State and Raleigh

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
March 25, 2021
NCSU teammates fist bump with redshirt junior catcher, Sam Sack, as she is called on the field. Sack had 3 putouts in the game against Virginia Tech. The Wolfpack lost 2-4 on Friday, Mar. 12 at Dail Softball Field.

Wolfpack softball must sink or swim in tough remaining schedule

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
March 23, 2021
Angie Rizzi, a redshirt senior, swings her bat in the game against Virginia Tech on Friday, Mar. 12 at Dail Softball Field. The Wolfpack lost 2-4.

Wolfpack softball splits games with Cavaliers in first road series of season

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
March 22, 2021
Tariq Wilson, a 141 pound redshirt junior, celebrates his victory against UNC-CH at the wrestling match on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020 at Reynolds Coliseum. The Wolfpack won against UNC-CH 19-14.

Wolfpack wrestling hangs tough in day 1 of NCAA Championships

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
March 18, 2021
Redshirt senior outfielders Angie Rizzi and Tatyana Forbes watch a Virginia Tech home run sail over the outfield wall on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at Dail Softball Stadium. The Wolfpack 17-4 after five innings.

Wolfpack softball takes 17-4 beating from Hokies in series finale

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
March 14, 2021
Angie Rizzi, a redshirt senior, swings her bat in the game against Virginia Tech on Friday, Mar. 12 at Dail Softball Field. The Wolfpack lost 2-4.

Pair of mercy results mark Wolfpack softball’s split doubleheader with Hokies

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
March 13, 2021
Sophomore infielder Logan Morris sprints to first base against Virginia Tech on March 16, 2019 at Dail Softball Stadium. Morris went 0-2 in the 12-1 loss to the Hokies.

NC State softball comes up short in opener with No. 16 Hokies

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
March 12, 2021
Redshirt junior infielder Randi Farricker celebrates with her teammates after hitting a home run during the game versus the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Sunday, March 7, 2021 in Dail Stadium. The Wolfpack beat the Yellow Jackets 5-2.

Lightning strikes Pack softball twice as Russ hits walk-off against Georgia Tech again

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
March 7, 2021
Sam Russ meets her teammates at home plate after hitting a solo home run on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 at Dail Softball Stadium. NC State won 12-2 against Lehigh University in only six innings.

Late-game heroics mark both ends of dramatic softball doubleheader against Georgia Tech

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
March 6, 2021
Junior outfielder Jonny Butler dives back to first base after a pickoff attempt at Doak Field on Friday, March 5, 2021. Butler had 2 hits and 1 run scored in the Wolfpack’s 11-5 win over the Miami Hurricanes.

Wolfpack baseball comes up short to No. 6 Miami, sets up rubber match Sunday

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
March 6, 2021
Sophomore starting pitcher Carlos Rodon throws out a pitch during the first round of the Raleigh super regional against Rice on Doak Field Saturday June 8, 2013. The Wolfpack defeated the Owls, 4-3.

2021 set to be a pivotal year for MLB Pack Pro Carlos Rodón

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
March 1, 2021
Tatyana Forbes, a fourth year outfielder, rounds third base looking to score at the softball game against Duke on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 at Dail Field. The Forbes competed with the Mexico Olympic Softball Team in 2020. The Wolfpack lost to Duke 1-5.

Wolfpack softball shuts down Gardner-Webb again, sweeps four-game series

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
February 28, 2021
Sophomore pitcher Sydney Nester pitches during NC State’s 12-2 win over Lehigh on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 at Dail Softball Stadium. Nester had three strikeouts en route to her seventh win of the year.

Wolfpack softball shuts down Gardner-Webb in doubleheader

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
February 27, 2021
The NC State softball team conclude the softball game on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 at Dail Field. The Wolfpack lost to Duke 1-5.

Softball takeaways: New faces in new places performing well, team still has room to grow

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
February 21, 2021
N.C. State's Kai Crutchfield (3) takes the rebound from North Florida's Nubia Imani Benedith (1) during the first half of N.C. State’s game against North Florida at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020.

No. 4 women’s basketball seeks to even series with rival Tar Heels

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
February 19, 2021
Isaac Trumble - Contributed by NC State Athletics

Isaac Trumble’s journey to prominence composed of hard work, respect and barbecue

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
February 19, 2021
Senior forward Kayla Jones brings the ball upcourt. No. 4 NC State women’s basketball took on Clemson on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 in Reynolds Coliseum.

Triple threat of Jones, Cunane, Brown-Turner disposes of Demon Deacons

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
February 18, 2021
Redshirt junior Thomas Bullard wrestles Princeton sophomore Grant Cuomo on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Reynolds Coliseum. Bullard lost by decision 7-6, but the Wolfpack was able to get the overall win 29-12.

No. 7 Wolfpack wrestling torches Blue Devils to end regular season

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
February 12, 2021
Brigette Nordberg leading the charge as Pack softball enters new era

Brigette Nordberg leading the charge as Pack softball enters new era

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
February 11, 2021
Sophomore pitcher Sydney Nester pitches during NC State’s 12-2 win over Lehigh on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 at Dail Softball Stadium. Nester had three strikeouts en route to her seventh win of the year.

Softball opens season with weekend series against Longwood

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
February 11, 2021
Women's Golf Graphic

Women’s golf finishes in bottom third of Heroes Ladies Intercollegiate

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
February 9, 2021
Redshirt freshman forward Manny Bates goes up for a layup during the game versus the PIttsburgh Panthers on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 in PNC Arena. Bates had his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. NC State beat Pittsburgh 77-73.

Men’s basketball seeks season turnaround Saturday against Boston College

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
February 4, 2021
Freshman center Elissa Cunane drives in past Louisville's Sam Fuehring during the 78-68 loss to Louisville on Saturday, March 9 in Greensboro Coliseum.

No. 4 women’s basketball runs it back, defeats another No. 1-ranked team

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
February 2, 2021
Anna Rogers, a senior studying business administration and accounting, retunrs the volley in her singles match on March, 1 2020 against Virginia at J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center. Rogers achieved a 101-24 record in doubles.

No. 12 women’s tennis takes care of business, shuts out Appalachian State

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
January 31, 2021
Deonte Wilson, a sophomore wrestling at 285 pounds, celebrates his victory in the match against the UNC Tar Heels on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2020. In the 18-19 season, Wilson went 22-12 at heavyweight.

No. 3 NC State wrestling rides momentum to victory over No. 14 Tar Heels

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
January 29, 2021
Senior running back Matt Dayes runs up the field during the 28-21 win over UNC-Chapel Hill in Kenan Stadium on Friday.

Pack Look Back: Matt Dayes

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
January 25, 2021
Sophomore Deonte Wilson celebrates after beating John Borst 3-1 on Friday Feb. 14, 2020 at Reynolds Coliseum. The NC State wrestling team beat Virgina Tech with an overall team score of 21-18.

Trumble gets upset win as No. 4 NC State wrestling trounces No. 12 Pitt

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
January 22, 2021
Redshirt freshman forward Manny Bates gets hold of a loose ball during the game versus the Miami Hurricanes on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020 in PNC Arena. Bates blocked 3 shots against Miami. The Wolfpack beat the Hurricanes 80-63.

Pack men’s basketball by the numbers: Manny being Manny

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
January 19, 2021
Junior shooter Caitlyn Ford looks through her sights in the Wolfpack's rifle meet against North Georgia on Jan 29. Ford tied with graduate student and teammate Lauren Phillips for the top individual score of the smallbore competition with a 578 clip in the 4657-4547 win at Reynolds Coliseum.

No. 12 NC State rifle splits ranked matchups over weekend, breaks program record

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
January 18, 2021
Freshman Jamar Davis sprints the 100 meter dash during the Raleigh Relays on March 29, 2019 at Paul Derr Track & Field Facility. Davis finished 36th with a time of 11.16.

Pack track and field makes season debut in Gamecock Opener

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
January 17, 2021
Redshirt junior Nick Reenan wrestles Princeton junior Patrick Brucki on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Reynolds Coliseum. Brucki defeated Reenan by major decision 13-3 but the Wolfpack won the dual 29-12.

No. 4 Wolfpack wrestling edges out Mountaineers in first home win

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
January 8, 2021
Redshirt junior safety Josh Jones flies off the field after making a play. The Wolfpack ended the Demon Deacons' hot streak with a 33-16 victory on Oct. 1, 2016 in Carter-Finley Stadium.

NFL Pack Pros: Several former Wolfpack stars eyeing playoffs in Week 16

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
December 29, 2020
N.C. State head coach Wes Moore talks with Elissa Cunane (33) during the second half of N.C. State’s 78-47 victory over Miami at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020.

Despite staying undefeated, women’s basketball loses momentum in conference play so far

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
December 22, 2020
Graduate quarterback Ryan Finley prepared to throw the ball during the Gator Bowl against Texas A&M on Monday, Dec. 31, in the TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. The Wolfpack lost to the Aggies 52-13, ending their season with a 9-4 record.

NFL Pack Pros: Mistakes and triumphs comprise mixed bag of performances

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
December 22, 2020
N.C. State's Elissa Cunane (33) heads to shoot as North Florida's Elise Harden (0) defends during the first half of N.C. State’s game against North Florida at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020.

Women’s basketball takeaways: No. 4 Wolfpack are title contenders

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
December 12, 2020
Sophomore forward Jericole Hellems guards the Pittsburgh Panthers offense on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 in PNC Arena. Hellems scored 16 points and had 2 rebounds against the Panthers. NC State beat Pittsburgh 77-73.

Men’s basketball breezes past UMass Lowell in Bubbleville

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
December 3, 2020
N.C. State linebacker C.J. Hart Jr. (5) sacks Florida State quarterback Chubba Purdy (12) during the second half of N.C. State’s 38-22 victory over Florida State at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020.

Pack football defense earns solid grades in win over Florida State

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
November 17, 2020
The Wolfpack Baseball team stands in a line in preparation for the national anthem prior to the game against James Madison University on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. This game was the second of NC State's three-game series against James Madison University.

Baseball, tennis headline several talented classes from spring sports

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
November 12, 2020
Head coach Tim Santoro talks to the team during an injury time out. The Wolfpack was strong on offense with 29 shots in 110 minutes of play, but was not able to capitalize coming away with a 1-1 draw against East Carolina on Thursday, August 23 in Dail Soccer Stadium.

Signing day brings promise for fall sports at NC State

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
November 12, 2020
Sophomore starting pitcher Carlos Rodon throws out a pitch during the first round of the Raleigh super regional against Rice on Doak Field Saturday June 8, 2013. The Wolfpack defeated the Owls, 4-3.

COMMENTARY: Despite hectic 2020 season, MLB Pack Pros have bright futures ahead

Bryan Pyrtle, Staff Writer
November 8, 2020
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