The NCAA’s decision to remove NC State from the College World Series over the weekend due to COVID-19 protocols was a stark reminder that despite a return to normalcy in our everyday lives, the world still operates under the specter of a pandemic.
While there is a renewed sense of optimism, in large part due to vaccinations, the deadly disease that’s already claimed more than 600,000 lives in the United States can still have a long-term impact.
In the case of NC State, the baseball team found itself without several players for its super-regional matchup with Vanderbilt due to COVID-19 protocols.