After NC State freshman catcher Alex Sosa impressed through his first two collegiate games in mid-February — three hits and a pair of RBI in seven at-bats — things took a tumble. First, it was a bout with mononucleosis. That kept the budding power hitter sidelined for nearly a month. But when he was set to return to the field, another curveball was sent his way: the flu, which infected almost half the Wolfpack roster in early March. It led to a canceled midweek game against Winthrop, and for Sosa, it meant recovering from yet another illness. He was trying to put the weight back on he had lost…
