The Heels and Wolfpack are in Florida for their final ACC regular-season series. While Carolina has all but assured itself of hosting an NCAA Tournament regional, the Pack is out to solidify its bid to bring an NCAA regional to Doak Field.

Woodrow L. "Woody" Lambeth, who died recently at 95, liked to talk about the day State College, now N.C. State, played against Babe Ruth and the Boston Braves in a game that was stopped when Fayetteville ran out of baseballs.

The Lonnie Poole Golf Course, an Arnold Palmer design, is about 65 percent complete, on schedule and on budget.

The second-ranked North Carolina baseball team received a tying home run from Kyle Shelton in the sixth inning and scored three runs in the seventh for a 4-1 win over Winthrop on Tuesday in UNC's regular-season home finale at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary.

N.C. State's Lauren Doughtie shot a 1-under 71 Tuesday at Pinewild Country Club's Magnolia Course in Pinehurst, earning medalist honors in a local qualifier for the U.S. Women's Open.

Songs played as hitters step to the plate vary from heavy metal to country -- as long as hits follow.

Freshman right-hander Jake Buchanan tossed a complete-game five-hitter, and Jeremy Synan and Nick Stanley hit three-run home runs on Saturday as the N.C. State baseball team defeated Maryland 12-1 to earn a split of their ACC doubleheader in College Park, Md.

Kristine Bechtholdt hit a solo home run, and Lindsay Campana held one of the nation's top offenses to three quiet hits as N.C. State stunned No. 13 North Carolina 1-0 in the semifinals of the ACC Softball Tournament in College Park, Md., on Saturday.

N.C. State pitching coach Tom Holliday was chatting with a friend recently when it was casually mentioned that the Wolfpack was third in the nation in earned run average, behind North Carolina and California-Irvine.

Ace right-hander Clayton Shunick allowed only two hits in seven innings as No. 18 N.C. State handled visiting Campbell 8-2 on Friday night.

The UNC-Greensboro baseball team rallied to tie the score with two runs in the ninth inning before beating visiting N.C. State 8-7 in 10 innings on Wednesday.

North Carolina is rolling again with a 34-7 record. N.C. State's rocking with 13 wins in its past 16 games. Most seasons, that's tough enough. But not this spring in the ACC, a baseball power conference led by formidable Miami (33-4) and Florida State (34-5).

Distance runners make the difference.

N.C. State tops Georgia Tech, 4-3.

Once again, East Carolina's Pirates were threatening to pilfer a baseball game from N.C. State. But once again, the Wolfpack's Jimmy Gillheeney was there to save the night.

For his "lifetime" of contributions at the local, state and national levels, Howard Baum, 73, will be inducted into the International Bowling Hall of Fame on June 25 in Orlando, Fla.

Matt Payne and Ryan Pond drove in four runs apiece to lead the host N.C. State baseball team to a 12-7 victory over Duke on Sunday.