Former NC State All-American Shortstop Trea Turner became the third former NC State baseball player to win a World Series tonight, as the Nationals defeated the Astros 6-2 in Game 7.
Shortstop Trea Turner – 2019
Infielder Tracy Woodson – 1988
Infielder Jimmy Brown – 1942
Trea struggled in the World Series, batting .161. Over the course of the whole entire 2019 postseason, Turner hit .233, with 4 doubles, 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 10 runs.
Turner finished the 2019 regular season with a .298 batting average, accompanied by 19 home runs 37 doubles and 35 stolen bases.