Humble beginning: Walnut Cove's Ackley hasn't changed despite tremendous success

Posted Jun 5, 2009
Now the media doesn’t know what to do with the best player in college baseball. A day after Dustin Ackley made headlines after setting the North Carolina record for all-time base hits with 329 against Dartmouth in the NCAA Regional, he went 4-4 with two walks and broke record for career runs with 220 and 221 against Coastal Carolina. (Stokes News)

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