NC State Baseball Earns Series Win Over Princeton

Wolfpack coach Elliott Avent sees positives despite missing out on sweep

Published on Feb. 23, 2026

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NC State's baseball team earned a series win over Princeton this past weekend, taking two of three games. While the Wolfpack's pitching staff performed well throughout the series, the offense stalled in the final game, leaving the team just short of a sweep. Coach Elliott Avent was pleased with the overall performance, noting that the team will face similar challenges in their conference and non-conference schedule and can learn from this experience.

Why it matters

This early-season series against Princeton provided valuable lessons for the NC State baseball team as they prepare for tougher competition in their conference and non-conference schedule. The Wolfpack's ability to win the series, despite falling short of a sweep, demonstrates their resilience and potential for growth throughout the season.

The details

NC State won the first two games of the series, 6-4 and 16-1, with the latter being coach Elliott Avent's 1,300th career win. However, the Wolfpack were unable to complete the sweep, dropping the final game 1-0 despite a strong pitching performance. The team's offense, which had been high-powered in the first two games, stalled in the finale, stranding the would-be tying run at second base to end the game.

  • NC State beat Princeton 6-4 and 16-1 in the first two games of the series.
  • The Wolfpack dropped the series finale 1-0 on Saturday.

The players

Elliott Avent

The head coach of the NC State baseball team, who earned his 1,300th career win in the second game of the series against Princeton.

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What they’re saying

“If we can learn from this, we're going to face some good pitchers with our conference and non-conference schedule. We're going to face guys like this, and you've got to find ways to execute and put men on base. More positives than negatives [to take away from the weekend].”

— Elliott Avent, Head Coach (on3.com)

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