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NC State’s reward for winning the Ruston Regional is a trip to Fayetteville, Arkansas to face the No. 1 overall seed. The best-of-three series between the Wolfpack and Razorbacks will get underway on Friday at 6 p.m. ET.
And good news, everyone: every game in the series will be on an ESPN network.
FAYETTEVILLE SUPER REGIONAL@NCStateBaseball
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 8, 2021
at@RazorbackBSB
June 11 - 6:00 PM ET - ESPNU
June 12 - 3:00 PM ET - ESPN2
June 13 - 6:00 PM ET - ESPN2 or ESPNU (If Nec.)
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This is NC State’s fifth overall trip to the Super Regional round (this format began in 1999), and the fourth time it will be on the road. NC State went 0-2 at Miami in 2003, fell 1-2 to UGA in 2008, and went 0-2 against Florida in 2012. The only time State hosted the Supers was in 2013, when the Pack advanced to the College World Series.
It’s a huge task ahead for sure, what with Arkansas not having lost a weekend series this entire season, but there’s a first time for everything, and at least we’re going into the weekend knowing that NC State is playing its best baseball.