NC State Players in the Top-10 in the ACC Heading into UNC: BATTING

#2 NC State is about to play rival #15 UNC tonight at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, and then will head to #8 Duke for a 3-game series this weekend. Here’s a look at where individual NC State batters rank in the Top-10 in the ACC in individual statistical categories.

Josh McLain ranks 8th in the ACC in batting average (.335)

Josh McLain leads the ACC in hits (56), and Brett Kinneman ranks 6th (47).

McLain ranks 10th in the ACC in doubles (9).

Kinneman is tied for 1st in the ACC with 3 triples.

He also leads the ACC in home runs (13). Will Wilson is tied for 3rd with 10, and Evan Edwards is tied for 6th with 9.

Brett Kinneman ranks 5th in the ACC in Runs (35), and McLain ranks 7th (34).

Kinneman also leads the ACC in RBI’s (45), and Wilson ranks 7th (32).

Kinneman also leads the ACC in slugging percentage (.690), Wilson ranks 5th (.581) and Edwards ranks 8th (.565).

Kinneman leads the ACC in Total Bases (100), Wilson ranks 4th (79), and McLain ranks 6th (77).

Terrell Tatum ranks 3rd in the ACC in On-Base Percentage (.491), and Evan Edwards ranks 10th (.446).