NC State players confused, angry over their removal from CWS
North Carolina State head Coach Elliott Avent exits the locker room during a delay due to COVID-19 safety protocols before their baseball game against Vanderbilt at the College World Series Friday, June 25, 2021, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

North Carolina State head Coach Elliott Avent exits the locker room during a delay due to COVID-19 safety protocols before their baseball game against Vanderbilt at the College World Series Friday, June 25, 2021, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

Jun. 25, 2021 02:47 PM EDT
North Carolina State head coach Elliott Avent talks with others in the dugout during a COVID-19 protocol delay before playing against Vanderbilt during a baseball game in the College World Series, Friday, June 25, 2021, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

North Carolina State head coach Elliott Avent talks with others in the dugout during a COVID-19 protocol delay before playing against Vanderbilt during a baseball game in the College World Series, Friday, June 25, 2021, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

Jun. 25, 2021 08:15 PM EDT
North Carolina State personnel chat in the dugout during a delay due to COVID-19 safety protocols before their baseball game against Vanderbilt in the College World Series Friday, June 25, 2021, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

North Carolina State personnel chat in the dugout during a delay due to COVID-19 safety protocols before their baseball game against Vanderbilt in the College World Series Friday, June 25, 2021, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

Jun. 25, 2021 02:09 PM EDT
North Carolina State catcher Luca Tresh, left, talks with pitcher Dalton Feeney in the sixth inning during a baseball game against Vanderbilt in the College World Series, Friday, June 25, 2021, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

North Carolina State catcher Luca Tresh, left, talks with pitcher Dalton Feeney in the sixth inning during a baseball game against Vanderbilt in the College World Series, Friday, June 25, 2021, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

Jun. 25, 2021 07:39 PM EDT