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NC State lands commitment from Duke transfer RHP Collins Black

image_6483441 (3)by: Noah Fleischman06/24/25fleischman_noah
Collins Black

NC State’s transfer portal activity is in full swing. The Wolfpack landed a commitment from Duke transfer right-handed pitcher Collins Black on Monday night, the team’s second addition of the offseason. 

Black, a rising sophomore, has three years of eligibility remaining. He allowed nine runs on 11 hits with 18 strikeouts and five walks in 9.1 innings across eight appearances with the Blue Devils. 

The Cary, N.C., native’s stats are deceiving after he gave up six runs on five hits in 0.2 innings against Cincinnati in his college debut. After that, Black turned in five straight scoreless outings, including three relief appearances in ACC play. The right-hander impressed with two scoreless frames and three strikeouts against California on March 7, while he also tossed a perfect inning with two strikeouts against NC State on March 29. 

With that rough debut removed, Black tossed 8.2 innings in which he gave up six hits with 18 strikeouts and four walks with a 3.12 ERA over his final seven appearances at Duke.

Black has quality stuff on the mound, including a mid 90s fastball and a devastating slider. He boasted a 45 percent swing-and-miss rate with his slider, while he also landed it for a strike 64 percent of the time this past season with the Blue Devils. 

The 6-foot-2, 200 pound righty is spending the summer with the Coastal Plains League’s Holly Spring Salamanders. He has made one start so far with the Salamanders, striking out eight batters with just two runs allowed on three hits and two walks in five innings.

Black fanned 164 batters in 121 innings pitched during his four-year varsity career, including 73 in 55.1 frames in his senior season, at Cary High. was the No. 53 overall prospect (No. 23 right-handed pitcher) in North Carolina’s 2024 recruiting class by Perfect Game. He was a Perfect Game Preseason All-American ahead of his senior season. 

Black joins South Carolina transfer right-handed pitcher Ryder Garino in NC State’s transfer portal class as the Wolfpack reloads its pitching staff for the 2026 season.

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