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NC State Newsstand: Wolfpack baseball returns to D1Baseball Top 25

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Elliott Avent
NC State baseball coach Elliott Avent watches his team play. (Photo credit: NC State Athletics).

After surging to its first ACC sweep of the season at Cal, NC State baseball was rewarded by re-entering D1Baseball’s Top 25 poll. The Pack checked in at No. 25 in Monday’s ranking announcement.

The Wolfpack took care of business in its first trip to Berkeley, Calif., in program history. NC State blitzed Cal 9-0 in the opener on Thursday before it came from behind to win 7-6 on Friday and it followed that performance with a 5-2 victory in the series finale.

NC State has now won five of its first six league weekend series with victories over Cal, then-No. 14 Louisville, Pitt, Virginia and Virginia Tech. The Pack has won eight of its last nine games to make its move through the rankings.

This week marks the first time NC State has been ranked in the NCAA’s most-recognized poll since Week 1 when it was No. 12. It dropped out of the rankings as the Pack went on a five-game losing streak in February. And as the Wolfpack found a way back inside the top media poll, its RPI has rebounded from a low of No. 233 to No. 33 as of Monday morning.

Now, the Pack is back on track to push for an NCAA Regional hosting bid. It still has work to do, but this week presents another opportunity to continue building its resume. NC State will host East Carolina on Tuesday night before No. 2 Clemson visits Doak Field for a three-game series starting on Thursday.

In addition to the second-ranked Tigers, No. 4 Florida State, No. 8 UNC, No. 19 Louisville and No. 24 Georgia Tech round out the ACC squads in this week’s rankings.

Tweets of the day

Wade was the Carolina Hurricanes’ honorary siren sounder for Game 1 of the playoffs.

Clayton (N.C.) ATH Aiden Smalls, an NC State target, will announce his collegiate commitment on Friday. 

Former NC State offensive lineman Joe Sculthorpe, also known as Hank Walker, won a WWE NXT title over the weekend. 

Quote of the day

NC State is in pursuit of Wayne (N.J.) DePaul Catholic three-star EDGE Logan Nagle. He explained what kind of defensive lineman he is.

“I think I’m versatile,” Nagle said. “I’m able to play just about every spot on the defensive line. I’m able to use my athleticism to go from speed to power. I think that’s what makes me a good defensive lineman.”

Today’s top headlines

What we learned from NC State baseball’s sweep at Cal

NC State hosts Butler transfer Colt Langdon, a local product, on portal visit

3-star EDGE Logan Nagle believes in NC State’s coaching staff, locks in official visit

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