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BREAKING: NC State player tests positive for COVID, game delayed

A second player kept out of the game
CWS NC State Vanderbilt Baseball
Posted at 1:14 PM, Jun 25, 2021
and last updated 2021-06-25 14:47:58-04

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — The NCAA tweeted that the Friday afternoon match-up between NC State Wolfpack and Vanderbilt Commodores will be delayed due to health and safety protocols.

A North Carolina State baseball player, infielder J.T. Jarrett, has been sent home after testing positive for COVID-19, according toCBS 17 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The Raleigh CBS station also reports, "Another player, relief pitcher Evan Justice is being held out of the contest. Justice recorded a save vs. Vanderbilt when the two teams last met on June 21."

3 News Now understands that the entire team will be tested for COVID-19.

This is a developing story.