Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Andy Ferguson: Another Day, Another Double Play

It makes perfect sense, at least to me, for every aspiring college baseball player to get out and actually watch college baseball games. Simple, I know, but I don’t think many young players see much more than what comes on television.

I get it though, who wouldn’t want to play at Texas or LSU or any of the other perennial College World Series teams? It is very important to realize, however, that these teams represent a very small and very elite slice of college baseball. Most people that lace it up after high school WILL NOT play at this level, and trust me on this one – if they are interested in you, you’ll know.

The rest of us need to do our research, both on schools and baseball programs. It just so happens that North Carolina is a great college baseball state. With about an hour of digging on the Internet, I came up with a menu of college baseball games within about a two hour drive from my Raleigh area home. I wish I would have done this when I was in high school, it certainly would have been an eye opener for me.

If you live in Central or Eastern NC, then feel free to pick a game or two from my list below. If not, get online and start looking for college baseball games in your area. Make sure to try and hit all levels from Division I to Junior College. Not only will you get to see the different levels of play (DI isn’t always the best), but you will also be able to see the different campus settings and college towns. The only way to know what is right for you is to get out and take a look.

North Carolina College Preview: Friday 2/19 – Sunday 2/20

Division III

North Carolina Wesleyan University
- Saturday 2/20 vs. Emory University (GA, D3) @ 3pm
- Sunday 2/21 vs. SUNY Cortland (NY, D3) @ 11am
- Sunday 2/21 vs. Emory University (GA, D3) @ 3pm

Methodist College
- Friday 2/19 vs. Farmingdale State College (NY, D3) @ 4pm
- Saturday 2/20 vs. Huntingdon College (AL, D3) @ 1pm
- Saturday 2/20 vs. Frostburg State University (MD, D3) @ 4pm
- Sunday 2/21 vs. Roanoke College (VA, D3) @ 4pm

Guilford College
- Saturday 2/20 vs. Neumann College (PA, D3) @ 12 pm (DH)
- Sunday 2/21 vs. Case Western Reserve University (OH, D3) @ 12pm (DH)

Greensboro College
- Saturday 2/20 vs. Stevenson University (MD, D3) @ 3pm (DH)
- Sunday 2/21 vs. Neumann College (PA, D3) @ 3pm

Division II

Barton College
- vs. Shippensburg University (PA, D2): DH Sat & Sun @ 12pm

Mount Olive College
- vs. Anderson College (SC, D2): Sat DH @ 12pm, Sun 12pm

UNC Pembroke
- vs. Bloomfield College (NJ, D2): Sat DH @ 1pm, Sun 1pm

Division I

North Carolina State University
- vs. La Salle University (PA): Fri @ 3pm, Sat @ 2pm, Sun @ 1pm

University of North Carolina
- vs. George Washington University (DC): Fri @ 3pm, Sat @ 2pm, Sun @ 1pm

East Carolina University
- vs. University of Virginia: Fri @ 3pm, Sat @ 2pm, Sun @ 1pm

Elon University
- Friday 2/19 vs. Towson University (MD) @ 1pm
- Saturday 2/20 vs. Ohio University @ 12pm
- Sunday 2/21 vs. North Carolina A&T @ 4pm

Wake Forest University
- Friday 2/19 vs. Army @ 4pm
- Saturday 2/20 vs. University of Dayton (OH) @ 12pm
- Saturday 2/20 vs. Army @ 4pm
- Sunday 2/21 vs. University of Dayton (OH) @ 1pm

High Point University
- Friday 2/19 vs. UNC-Charlotte @ 4pm

UNC-Greensboro
- vs. Cleveland State University (OH): Fri @ 4pm, Sat & Sun @ 1pm

Campbell University
- vs. UNC-Asheville: Fri @ 4pm, Sat DH @ 1pm

North Carolina A&T (@ Elon University Tournament)
- Friday 2/19 vs. Ohio University @ 4:30pm
- Saturday 2/20 vs. Elon University @ 4pm
- Sunday 2/21 vs. Towson University (MD) @ 4pm

North Carolina Central University
- Friday 2/19 vs. Iona College (NY) @ 1pm
- Saturday 2/20 vs. Delaware State University @ 4pm
- Sunday 2/21 vs. Navy @ 3pm

Junior College

Louisburg College
- Sunday vs. Wilkes CC: 1:00pm DH

Wake Tech Community College
- @ Pitt Community College: Sat & Sun DH @ 1pm


Andy Ferguson is currently the Senior Director of Baseball Operations with the Baseball Factory. Ferguson joined the North Carolina State baseball team as a walk-on, and went on to solidify his role on a team that participated in four consecutive NCAA Regionals. He later coached with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and then served as an Associate Scout with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Diego Padres.