After falling just short of advancing to the Club Baseball World Series last spring, players on the N.C. State club baseball team are dusting off their gloves in preparation for the upcoming season.    In an attempt to get more players involved this season, the team held open tryouts Sept. 1-2 to select players for a new four-team fall league. As opposed to selecting only 30 players for the team like past seasons, club president Brett Vaughn said the team was trying something new that would also incorporate many more students interested.   “We were trying to do something a little bit different this year and put together a fall league,” Vaughn said. “We have about 80 guys, including returning players from last year. We’re going to split everyone up into four teams of 20 players and play 10 or 12 games against each other, so it will be sort of like a mini season with a tournament at the end.”   Each of the four teams will have returning upperclassmen managing and scouting players on their respective teams. The fall league will allow the Wolfpack to get a better look at new players. The team can see how newcomers play against live competition as opposed to simply hitting during batting practice or throwing in the bullpen.   In addition to providing players with competitive intra-squad scrimmages, the fall league will have other benefits as well. Normally the team has to pay money for scrimmages with other schools to help cover the costs for the baseball fields, umpires and traveling expenses. But the fall league will significantly reduce those expenditures.   “It’s good because we can play amongst ourselves,” club vice president Matt Gearheart said. “We don’t have to spend as much money for traveling, paying for umpires and things like that. Money is a big issue for us and it’s hard to get the funds for any club sport, but particularly baseball because it’s so expensive.”   As a member of the South division of the Mid-Atlantic Conference, the Wolfpack club baseball team has a rich history since its founding in 2001. The Pack has amassed a 193-76 record over nine seasons of spring ball, playing familiar rivals around the area such as East Carolina, Wake Forest, North Carolina, Elon and Virginia Tech.    Despite having only 15 returning players, Vaughn said he expects the team to be just as competitive as in years past, partly due to the new fall league.   “I’m expecting big things this year,” Vaughn said. “We have a lot of good talent returning. We lost some really key players, but having said that, we have 80 guys to pick from this year. So I’m expecting big things in the spring and our goal as always is to make it to the World Series.”   The National Club Baseball Association World Series is essentially the equivalent of the Elite-8 in college basketball; eight teams vying for the national championship. The Wolfpack has made five trips to the NCBA World Series, finishing runner-up in 2004 and fourth place in 2008.   The team will be seeking a trip back to Ft. Myers, Fla. in May for the 2011 NCBA World Series. The fall league play a key role in filling voids left by seniors lost to graduation from last year’s squad.   “I expect a lot out of our pitching staff because we only lost two people,” Gearheart said. “So most of the guys we have coming back, besides some of the new players we keep, have experience and know what to expect. We should be very competitive this season”