{"id":574515,"date":"2021-06-26T12:05:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T16:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=574515"},"modified":"2021-06-26T12:05:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T16:05:47","slug":"ncaa-ends-nc-states-college-world-series-run-due-to-covid-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ncaa-ends-nc-states-college-world-series-run-due-to-covid-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Ends NC State\u2019s College World Series Run Due To Covid Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fncaa-ends-nc-states-college-world-series-run-due-to-covid-issues%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=574515&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1151905030.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>North Carolina State\u2019s baseball team entered Friday\u2019s game against Vanderbilt with a chance to advance to the College World Series final for the first time in school history. The school won\u2019t be getting that opportunity, but not because they were eliminated on the field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Friday, NC State was forced to play its game against the Commodores with just 13 players \u2014 nine position players and four pitchers \u2014\u00a0 because of Covid-19 protocols. Earlier on Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/story\/_\/id\/31709803\/nc-state-elliott-avent-declines-talk-vaccine-politics-amid-team-covid-issues-cws\">ESPN<\/a> reported that NC State\u2019s starting second baseman JT Jarrett and reliever Evan Justice would miss the game due to Covid protocols, and that Jarrett tested positive Friday morning. Vanderbilt won the game 3-1, setting up a winner-take-all game on Saturday with the winner advancing to the College World Series final.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The game will never happen, and NC State\u2019s season is over.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At 1:10 a.m. CT Saturday morning, the NCAA ruled Saturday\u2019s game between NC State and Vanderbilt a \u201cno contest\u201d due to Covid protocols, and Vanderbilt advances to the College World Series final:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"11\">\n<p><i><span>The NCAA Division I Baseball Committee has declared the Vanderbilt-NC State Men\u2019s College World Series game scheduled for Saturday, June 26 at 1 p.m. Central time a no-contest because of COVID-19 protocols. This decision was made based on the recommendation of the Championship Medical Team and the Douglas County Health Department. As a result, Vanderbilt will advance to the CWS Finals. The NCAA and the committee regret that NC State\u2019s student-athletes and coaching staff will not be able to continue in the championship in which they earned the right to participate.\u00a0 Because of privacy issues, we cannot provide further details.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.316265060241\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NCAA Statement from Division I Baseball Committee:<\/p>\n<p>The NCAA Division I Baseball Committee has declared the Vanderbilt-NC State Men\u2019s College World Series game scheduled for Saturday, June 26 at 1 p.m. Central time a no-contest because of COVID-19 protocols. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CWS?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CWS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/amxdQwkQ6l\">pic.twitter.com\/amxdQwkQ6l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAACWS\/status\/1408668849654796289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/d1baseball.com\/college-world-series\/nc-state-is-out-vanderbilt-advances-to-cws-finals-via-no-contest\/\">Aaron Fit<\/a> of D<\/span><span>1baseball.com<\/span><span>, \u201c<\/span><span>two unvaccinated NC State players tested positive for COVID-19 this week, prompting the NCAA to test the entire roster, including vaccinated players.\u201d Four additional positive tests came back, all from vaccinated players.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After Friday night\u2019s loss, Wolfpack coach Elliott Avent was asked if he was vaccinated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to talk about that,\u201d Avent <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nc-state-baseball-coach-elliott-012018446.html\">said<\/a>. \u201cIf you want to talk baseball, we can talk baseball. If you want to talk politics or stuff like that, you can go talk to my head of sports medicine Rob Murphy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>A reporter then asked Avent if he required his players to get vaccinated, and the coach declined to answer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ve been coaching for a long time,\u201d Avent said. \u201cAnd I think I\u2019m the \u2014 you can call it caretaker, you can call it babysitter or the guy that the parents drop their young men off and leave them in my care,\u201d Avent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/story\/_\/id\/31709803\/nc-state-elliott-avent-declines-talk-vaccine-politics-amid-team-covid-issues-cws\">said<\/a>. \u00a0\u201cAnd they\u2019ve raised them to be the quality people that we recruit. And my job is to teach them baseball, make sure they get an education and keep them on the right track forward.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBut I don\u2019t try to indoctrinate my kids with my values or \u2026 my opinions. Obviously we talk about a lot of things. But these are young men that can make their own decisions, and that\u2019s what they did.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>NC State athletic director Boo Corrigan put out a statement Saturday morning:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"14\">\n<p><em><span>The last 24 hours have been extremely difficult for everyone involved and my heart goes out to the student-athletes, coaches and staff of our baseball program. This is an excruciating way to have their season come to a conclusion, we appreciate their efforts all year long, as well as the incredible support from Wolfpack Nation. No one will ever forget how they came together, inspired us all, and how they represented NC State. The health and safety of our student-athletes and staff will always be our unwavering priority. The timing of this is simply devastating for everyone involved, but it doesn\u2019t diminish their incredible accomplishments this season.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.1052631578947\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A statement from Director of Athletics Boo Corrigan on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCStateBaseball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCStateBaseball<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ai3ReKvB0s\">pic.twitter.com\/Ai3ReKvB0s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PackAthletics\/status\/1408771257735188486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Vanderbilt awaits the winner of Saturday\u2019s game between Texas and Mississippi State with game one of the CWS final being played on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to <\/i><i>sports@dailywire.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina State\u2019s baseball team entered Friday\u2019s game against Vanderbilt with a chance to advance to the College World Series final for the first time in school history. 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