NC State Baseball Opens 2026 Campaign at Puerto Rico Baseball Challenge
8/26/2025 3:00:00 PM | Baseball
RALEIGH, N.C.- NC State Baseball will begin the 2026 season in Puerto Rico when they are set to take part in the Puerto Rico Baseball Challenge from February 13-16.
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The Puerto Rico Challenge is an invitational college baseball event taking place at Estadio Francisco Montaner in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and at Estadio Yldefonso Solá Morales in Caguas, Puerto Rico.
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The Wolfpack will be one of three ACC teams participating, joining Wake Forest and Boston College. Eight teams will make the trip; the five other teams include Houston, Seton Hall, Washington, Indiana State, and Manhattan.
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This will be the second straight season the Wolfpack will play in an early-season invitational; last year, NC State played in the Jax College Baseball Classic.
Game times, opponents, ticket information and streaming details will all be released at a later date.Â
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NC State is coming off a 2025 season with a 35-21 record, finishing fourth in the ACC and a two seed in the NCAA tournament.
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The Puerto Rico Challenge is an invitational college baseball event taking place at Estadio Francisco Montaner in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and at Estadio Yldefonso Solá Morales in Caguas, Puerto Rico.
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The Wolfpack will be one of three ACC teams participating, joining Wake Forest and Boston College. Eight teams will make the trip; the five other teams include Houston, Seton Hall, Washington, Indiana State, and Manhattan.
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This will be the second straight season the Wolfpack will play in an early-season invitational; last year, NC State played in the Jax College Baseball Classic.
Game times, opponents, ticket information and streaming details will all be released at a later date.Â
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NC State is coming off a 2025 season with a 35-21 record, finishing fourth in the ACC and a two seed in the NCAA tournament.
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