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N.C. State\u2019s baseball season, and veteran coach Elliott Avent\u2019s tenure, will extend through this weekend after the Pack sat on the NCAA Tournament bubble for the latter half of the season.<\/p>\n

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Selected as an at-large team Monday, the Wolfpack (32-22) will play in the Auburn Regional, featuring Milwaukee and Central Florida. N.C. State faces UCF in Game 1 at 6 p.m. Friday on ESPNU.<\/p>\n

This is the Pack\u2019s fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and 10th in the last 11 seasons.<\/p>\n

Last week, head coach Elliott Avent announced he would retire at the end of the season<\/a> after 30 years with the program.<\/p>\n

The 70-year-old Avent has now led the Wolfpack to 23 NCAA Tournament appearances.<\/p>\n

Avent\u2019s contract was up for renewal at the end of this season. Until the announcement, it was unclear what his future at N.C. State looked like.<\/p>\n

Avent has guided the team to six Super Regional appearances and the Men\u2019s College World Series in 2013, 2021 and 2024.<\/p>\n

N.C. State promoted associate head coach<\/a> Chris Hart to be Avent\u2019s replacement.<\/p>\n

N.C. State was on the bubble this season after struggling through the ACC schedule, losing six of its 10 series. Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech swept the Pack.<\/p>\n

While nonconference losses to Lafayette, Elon, Campbell and Liberty also hurt the Pack\u2019s tournament resume, the committee placed N.C. State in the 64-team field.<\/p>\n

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The Wolfpack went 14-3 to start the season and 4-8 in its next 12 games, including a seven-game losing streak.<\/p>\n

N.C. State finished 13-11 in the final two months of the season, but six wins were against Quad 3 opponents. The team was 5-11 in Quad 1 games, and has six losses to teams in Quadrants 3 and 4.<\/p>\n

The Wolfpack enters the NCAA Tournament coming off a 21-12 loss to No. 16-seeded Duke, one of its Quad 3 opponents, in the first round of the ACC Tournament. N.C. State was the No. 9 seed.<\/p>\n

It entered Selection Monday with an RPI of 51, ranking No. 11 out of 16 ACC teams.<\/p>\n

The pitching staff lost right-handed starter Jacob Dudan in early April after he was officially ruled out on April 9 and underwent Tommy John surgery. It then lost lefty pitcher Ryan Marohn about a week later, significantly hindering the Wolfpack\u2019s ability to right the ship. Marohn was cleared to begin activities, but in the case of a return, he will not be in a starting role and limited to 30 or 40 pitches.<\/p>\n

Prior to their injuries, Marohn led the team with a 3.18 ERA, and Dudan posted a 3.60 ERA. Sophomore Anderson Nance, who has pitched 47.2 innings, has a 3.78 ERA and the only other pitcher with a sub-4.50 ERA.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published May 25, 2026 at 12:26 PM<\/span> with the headline “NCAA announces 2026 tournament field. Did NC State baseball make the cut?.” <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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