Despite losing Joe Dunand, Andy Cosgrove, and Evan Mendoza, NC State’s offense should be fine in 2018. Those losses hurt, no doubt, but the Wolfpack will return two-thirds of its lineup, including center fielder Josh McLain and right fielder Brock Deatherage, who were drafted but elected not to sign with their MLB clubs.
Pack The Bases was the first to report that both would be returning to college, and now that the MLB Draft signing deadline has come and gone (that was Friday), it’s official.
McLain was second on the team in batting average (.