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The Last Dance

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  • North Carolina Central's Luis Deleon (35) takes to the field before the Eagles’ baseball game against Florida A&M, at the Durham Athletic Field, in Durham, N.C., on Friday, May 14, 2021. Central won 4-1.
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  • North Carolina Central's Jordan Varela-Payne (3) looks at an old team photo of the Eagles baseball team, while cleaning out the locker room following their final game, at the Durham Athletic Field, in Durham, N.C., on Monday, May 24, 2021.
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  • North Carolina Central's Cameron Norgren (17) runs for a ball, during a baseball game against Delaware State University, at the Durham Athletic Field, in Durham, N.C., on Saturday, May 8, 2021. Central lost 2-3.
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  • North Carolina Central's Ahmir Cournier lifts his legs during morning workouts at the gym at North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C., on May 6, 2021.
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  • North Carolina Central University head baseball coach Jim Koerner has a water cooler dumped over him following the Eagles' 5-0 win over Florida A&M, at the Durham Athletic Park, in Durham, NC., on Friday, May 14, 2021. Citing the 'budgetary impact' brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2021 N.C. Central University cut their baseball program, marking the fifth historically black colleges and universities baseball program eliminated in the past four years.
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  • North Carolina Central's Jordan Varela-Payne (3) warms up before their final game of the home season against Florida A&M, at the Durham Athletic Park on May 15, 2021 in Durham, NC. Central won 6-1. The NCCU baseball team was cut this season due to budgetary impacts from Covid19, making the Eagles the fifth historically black colleges and universities team to be eliminated in the past four years.
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  • North Carolina Central players jump as they celebrate a run during a MEAC baseball championship game against Florida A&M at Marty Miller Field in Norfolk, Va., on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Central won 5-3.
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  • North Carolina Central baseball players eat pizza and unwind  at the hotel following a MEAC baseball championship game against Florida A&M in Norfolk, Va., on Friday, May 21, 2021.
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  • North Carolina Central pitcher Brenton Fisher (26) points to his sunburn as he compares skin tones with Jordan Varela-Payne (3), during a MEAC baseball championship game against Delaware State University, at Marty Miller Field in Norfolk, Va., on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Central won 9-4.
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  • North Carolina Central baseball players celebrate as volunteer assistant coach Ed Porcelli, not pictured, sings karaoke following their final regular season home game against Florida A&M  at the Durham Athletic Field, in Durham, N.C., on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Central won 6-1.
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  • North Carolina Central's Ahmir Cournier (34) wears jewelry as he watches during a baseball game against Florida A&M  at the Durham Athletic Field, in Durham, N.C., on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Central won 6-1.
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  • North Carolina Central players hang their heads following their final loss during a MEAC baseball championship game against Norfolk State University, at Marty Miller Field in Norfolk, Va., on Saturday, May 22, 2021. Central lost 6-7.
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  • North Carolina Central's Scott Meylan (29) sits in his locker as pitcher Caleb McRoy (16) tears down a banner while cleaning out the locker room, following their final game, at the Durham Athletic Field, in Durham, N.C., on Monday, May 24, 2021.
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  • Banners displaying “The Last Dance,” a documentary photo essay from Durham native photojournalist Al Drago, hang around the gazebo at the Museum of Durham History, in Durham, NC, on Monday, August 29, 2022. The banners, displayed at 500 W. Main St., will be up through November 6, 2022, and chronicle the final 2021 season of North Carolina Central baseball. (Photo by Al Drago)
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  • Banners displaying “The Last Dance,” a documentary photo essay from Durham native photojournalist Al Drago, hang around the gazebo at the Museum of Durham History, in Durham, NC, on Monday, August 29, 2022. The banners, displayed at 500 W. Main St., will be up through November 6, 2022, and chronicle the final 2021 season of North Carolina Central baseball. (Photo by Al Drago)
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  • Banners displaying “The Last Dance,” a documentary photo essay from Durham native photojournalist Al Drago, hang around the gazebo at the Museum of Durham History, in Durham, NC, on Monday, August 29, 2022. The banners, displayed at 500 W. Main St., will be up through November 6, 2022, and chronicle the final 2021 season of North Carolina Central baseball. (Photo by Al Drago)
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  • Banners displaying “The Last Dance,” a documentary photo essay from Durham native photojournalist Al Drago, hang around the gazebo at the Museum of Durham History, in Durham, NC, on Monday, August 29, 2022. The banners, displayed at 500 W. Main St., will be up through November 6, 2022, and chronicle the final 2021 season of North Carolina Central baseball. (Photo by Al Drago)
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