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No. 3 NC State Forces Extras, Comes Up Short at No. 11 Florida State

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Down to its final out in the top of the ninth, NC State’s Brock Deatherage homered for the second time in the game to tie the score and force extra innings, but the Wolfpack came up short, as the 11th-ranked Florida State Seminoles hit a walkoff home run to earn a 6-3 win Friday night at Dick Howser Stadium.

With the win, the Seminoles clinch the series as the Wolfpack suffers only its second ACC series loss and first on the road this season.

NC State moves to 39-14 on the year and 18-11 in ACC play, while Florida State improves to 39-16 and 16-12 in league action.

Quick Hits
– Will Wilson gave NC State a 1-0 lead in the contest with a solo home run over the left field wall to start the fourth inning.
– The National Player and Hitter of the Week launched a first-pitch fastball out of the park for his 14th homer of the season.
– Brock Deatherage followed three batters later with a solo shot over the right field wall to give the Wolfpack a 2-0 lead on his 13th home run.
– Florida State answered with three runs in the sixth to take a 3-2 advantage.
– After a pair of quick outs, the Seminoles loaded the bases with two outs and got RBI singles from J.C. Flowers and Reese Albert to pull ahead.
– With two outs in the top of the ninth, Deatherage came up huge for NC State with his second home run of the game to knot the score at three apiece.
– The Burlington, N.C., native drove an 0-1 pitch over the center field wall for his 14thhomer of the season and third multi-home run game.
– After a flyout to start the bottom of the 10th, a walk and a single put runners on before Reese Albert hit a walkoff home run to right field.

Inside the Box Score
– It was the first time that NC State has played consecutive extra-inning games since March 2-3, 2013.
– Deatherage was 3-for-4 in the game with a pair of homers and was the only player in the contest to record three hits.
– NC State hit two or more home runs in a game for the 23rd time this season.

On the Mound
– Senior Brian Brown turned in a strong outing on the mound for the Wolfpack, as he 5.2 innings with six strikeouts and had not allowed a run when he departed the game with the bases loaded.
– Unfortunately, all three came around to score and were charged to Brown.
– Freshman Evan Justice threw two shutout innings and Johnny Piedmonte pitched the final 1.1 for the Pack.

On Deck
NC State and Florida State will wrap up the series Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Dick Howser Stadium.

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#21 NC State 6 #7 ECU 10: Box Score (with notes)

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#21 NC State lost to #7 ECU 6-10 on the road this evening in a midweek game. As a result, the Pirates have won both games against the Wolfpack in 2024.

When you record 10 hits and score 6 runs, you would hope that’s enough offense to win a baseball game.

Unfortunately the Wolfpack pitching staff was unable to contain the bats of the Pirates, allowing ECU to put 15 hits and 10 runs in the Box Score.

Kudos to Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz for making a STATEment in his return to Clark-LeClair Stadium. A-Mak transferred to NC State from ECU this offseason. This evening Makarewicz was 2-4 with 1 RBI, 2 Runs, and 1 Walk.

A-Mak’s Home Run was a part of back-to-back-to-back Home Runs in the Top of the 3rd for the Wolfpack, with Sophomore Right Fielder Josh Hogue and Junior Catcher Jacob Cozart also hitting bombs.

NC State will look to flush this loss, and get ready for a 3-game series at home this weekend against Ball State.

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#21 NC State is Looking for Revenge Against #7 ECU

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April 23, 2024

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Earlier this season on April 2nd, #21 NC State (22-15) lost to #7 ECU (31-8) 4-12 in Raleigh. This evening the Wolfpack will look to get revenge against the Pirates in a game in Greenville at 6pm.

Overall, NC State holds a 71-43 advantage over East Carolina in the series, which dates back to 1957.

Last year, the Wolfpack and the Pirates split their 2-game series, ironically, losing at home, and winning in Greenville.

Replicating last years results will be no small task. The Pirates are ranked 7th in the land, and boast a 3-1 record against ranked opponents this season. One of those wins was against NC State, when the Wolfpack was ranked 19th. The other two ranked wins were at UNC when they were ranked 15th.

NC State has done well against ranked opponents, going 7-4 against teams in the Top-25, and 4-2 against teams in the Top-10.

The Pirates’ pitching staff leads the AAC and is in the Top-10 nationally in ERA (3.61), WHIP (1.18), hits allowed per nine innings (6.99) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.04).

ECU’s home field advantage is a real thing, going 20-2 at home thus far this season.

Senior Carter Cunningham leads the Pirates in nearly every offensive category, batting .396 with 9 Home Runs. He’s not alone though. Five of ECU’s regular starters have batting averages over .300.

It will be a homecoming for Senior Wolfpack Third Baseman Alec Makarewicz, who transferred to NC State from ECU this offseason. A-Mak is having the best season of his career, hitting 15 Home Runs while batting .349. It would be fitting for Makarewicz to win at his old stomping grounds.

 

 

 

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NC State is Solidly Back in the Top-25 After Series Victory Over Rival UNC

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NC State’s Baseball team is solidly back in the Top-25 after winning a series over rival UNC this past weekend, winning 2 of 3 at home. Last week, the Wolfpack were ranked 22nd in the Baseball America poll, but in none of the others.

NC State will play a midweek game at East Carolina tomorrow night on the road, and the Pirates rank 7th in the D1Baseball and Coaches Poll.

Baseball America – 17th

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D1Baseball – 21st

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USA Today Coaches Poll – 23rd

Perfect Game – 25th 

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NC State Wins Series, but Loses Finale to #11 UNC 14-3

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NC State won the first two games of the series, clinching their first series victory over rival #11 UNC since 2021, and the first one at home since 2016. The Wolfpack weren’t able to pull of the sweep this afternoon, losing the finale to the Tar Heels 3-14.

The NC State pitching staff didn’t have an answer for the UNC bats today. Starter Freshman Cooper Consiglio gave up 6 runs (5 earned) in 3.1 innings, striking out 4, and walking 4. The Wolfpack put 5 pitchers on the mound today, and every single one of them gave up runs. Sophomore Andrew Shaffner and Freshman Camden Wimbish both gave up 3 runs apiece.

Junior Jacob Cozart was the only bright spot in the Wolfpack’s offense today, hitting 2 solo Home Runs, marking only the 2nd time in his career that he has hit 2+ Home Runs in a single game.

The Wolfpack have two Top-10 series wins (Duke #9 and Clemson #2), and now another Top-15 series win (UNC #11).

Things don’t get any easier this Tuesday, playing #9 ECU on the road at 6pm. NC State should be ranked when they play the Pirates this week.

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