NCAA declares NC State out of CWS because of COVID-19 issues
Saturday's schedule game against Vanderbilt ruled a no-contest, Vanderbilt moves on to CWS Finals
NCAA declares NC State out of CWS because of COVID-19 issues
Saturday's schedule game against Vanderbilt ruled a no-contest, Vanderbilt moves on to CWS Finals
JOSE QNASIAUI THE DECISION FROM THE D1 BASEBALL COMMITTEE CAME DOWN JUST AFTER ONE O’CLOCK THIS MORNING. THEY’RE SIGNING COVID-19 PROTOCOLS. THEIREC DISION THE FSTIR SIGN OF VIRUS CONCERNS HAPPENED EARLY FRID AAYFTERNOON, AND HE STATE ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING THAT AN UNDISCLOSED NUMBER OF PLAYERS FROM THE TEAM HAD BEEN PLACED IN COVID-19 PROTOCOLS AND WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN FRIDAY’S GAME WHEN ALL WAS SAID AND DONE ONLY 13 PLAYERS COULD TAKE THE FIELD LISTEN TO WHAT WOLFPACK HEAD COACH ELLIOTT ABBOTT HAD TO SAY AT THAT TI. MEAND SO I KEPT US OUT OAF LOCK ROOM AND THEN SE OMOF THE PLAYERS HAD TO GO BACK INTO A HOLDING RM AND THEN THEY DELAYED AND FILL OUTFIELD AND NOBODY REALLY KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. AN D THEN FINALLY I GOT TOLD THESE WERE OUR OPTIONSND A AND THAT’S WHAT WE CHOSE TO DO. THAT’S WHEN WE PLAYED THE GAME VANDERBILT ULTIMATELYON W THE GAME FORCING A TIEBREAKER. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PLAYING AT 1PM TODAY .BUT AGAIN THE NCAA REUL SAID A NO CONTEST AND VANDERBILT ADVANCES TO THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES FINALS NOW AS OF THIS MORNING THE DOUBLE AAS H NOT MENTIONED ANY OTHER COVID-19 CONCERNS FOR OTHER TEAMS STILL IN CONTENTION, OF COURSE WILL UPDATE YOU WITH T
Updated: 8:35 AM CDT Jun 26, 2021
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NCAA declares NC State out of CWS because of COVID-19 issues
Saturday's schedule game against Vanderbilt ruled a no-contest, Vanderbilt moves on to CWS Finals
Updated: 8:35 AM CDT Jun 26, 2021
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The NCAA announced early Saturday morning that the College World Series semifinal game between North Carolina State and Vanderbilt would be a no-contest because of COVID-19 protocols. As a result, Vanderbilt advanced to the College World Series finals.Vanderbilt won Friday's game against NC State, 3-1, resulting in a tie-breaker semifinal to determine which team would move on to the championship game.On Friday, North Carolina State issued a statement saying an undisclosed number of players from the team had been placed in COVID-19 protocol and would be unavailable for the game.The NCAA says the decision to declare Saturday's game a no-contest was made based on the recommendation of both the championship medical team and the Douglas County Health Department.The NCAA would not elaborate on further details, citing privacy concerns for NC State players and coaches.
OMAHA, Neb. —
The NCAA announced early Saturday morning that the College World Series semifinal game between North Carolina State and Vanderbilt would be a no-contest because of COVID-19 protocols.
As a result, Vanderbilt advanced to the College World Series finals.
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Vanderbilt won Friday's game against NC State, 3-1, resulting in a tie-breaker semifinal to determine which team would move on to the championship game.
On Friday, North Carolina State issued a statement saying an undisclosed number of players from the team had been placed in COVID-19 protocol and would be unavailable for the game.
The NCAA says the decision to declare Saturday's game a no-contest was made based on the recommendation of both the championship medical team and the Douglas County Health Department.
The NCAA would not elaborate on further details, citing privacy concerns for NC State players and coaches.
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