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No. 8 NC State to Open ACC Championship Play at 3pm vs UVA

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Opponents: 10 seed Virginia, 6 seed Florida State
Dates: Thursday, May 24 & Friday, May 25
Location: Durham, N.C.
Site: Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Times: 3:00 p.m. (Thurs) & 7 p.m. (Fri)
TV: Regional Sports Networks (RSN), TV Affiliates
Radio: WKNC 88.1 FM
Live Video: ACC Network Extra
Live Stats

STARTING PITCHERS
Thursday: RHP Derek Casey (UVA) vs. RHP Reid Johnston (NCSU)
Friday: LHP Drew Parrish (FSU) vs. TBA (NCSU)

RALEIGH, N.C. – The eighth-ranked NC State baseball team will begin play in the 2018 ACC Championship this week, as the top seed in Pool C and the third overall seed in the event held at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

The Wolfpack will take on 10-seed Virginia in its first game of the championship Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. and sixth-seed Florida State in its second contest of the event Friday evening at 7 p.m.

Both games will be broadcast live on Regional Sports Networks (RSN) and on the ACC Network Extra (Subject to blackout in TV coverage areas). Radio coverage will also be available on WKNC 88.1 and on GoPack.com for premium subscribers.

NC State reached 40 wins in its last outing and enters the championship with a 40-14 overall record, while Virginia is 28-25 and Florida State is 40-17.

Last Time Out
In its last outing, the Wolfpack concluded its regular-season slate in Tallahassee against the Seminoles and NC State will face FSU for the fourth time this year on Friday. NCSU scored first in the contest and never trailed en route to the 5-3 win.

Last Time at the ACC Championships
Last season, the Pack was the seven seed in the tournament held in Louisville, Ky. NC State defeated Boston College in its first game of pool play but fell to UNC-Chapel Hill in its second game.

Last Time at the DBAP for the ACC Championships
NC State’s last trip to the DBAP for the ACC Championships featured matchups with Florida State, Miami and Georgia Tech. The Wolfpack dropped a 7-3 decision against the Seminoles in in its first matchup before being edged by top seed Miami, 8-7.

The Pack closed out play in the championship with a 7-5 win against the Yellow Jackets.

Noting the Pack
– NC State has won eight of its last 10 games heading into the ACC Championships.
– With its last win, the Wolfpack reached 40 wins for the first time since the 2013 season when the squad advanced to the College World Series (CWS).
– The Wolfpack is a top-four seed in the tournament for the first time since 2013, when NCSU was the fourth seed.
– NC State’s seven All-ACC selections announced by the conference on Monday is tied for the most in program history, matching the total of the 1992 squad.

About the Opponents
Virginia
– NC State and Virginia will meet for the first time since 2016 when the squads met for a three-game series in Charlottesville.
– The Wolfpack and Cavaliers last met in the semifinals of the 2015 ACC Championship, as NC State earned a 10-2 win to advance to the championship game against Florida State.
– Virginia dropped its opening game of the ACC Championship versus Florida State in extra innings, 3-2.
– The Cavs are led by Andy Weber, a First Team All-ACC selection. He has compiled a .340 batting average to go along with 70 hits.

Florida State
– The Wolfpack and Seminoles will meet for the fourth time in the last two weeks, after NC State’s trip to Tallahassee to conclude the regular season.
– Florida State defeated Virginia in extra innings Tuesday afternoon and the Seminoles would advance to the semifinals with a win against NC State Friday night.
– NC State and Florida State have met at some point in the tournament in three of the past four seasons. The squads squared off in the 2015 championship game, pool play in 2016 and will meet Friday night.
– FSU has won eight of its last nine games.

Wolfpack in the National, ACC Rankings
Team
Batting Average – .292 (2nd in ACC, 37th in NCAA)
Hits – 536 (2nd in ACC, 43rd in NCAA)
Home Runs – 80 (2nd in ACC, 4th in NCAA)
Home Runs Per Game – 1.48 (2nd in ACC, 3rd in NCAA)
On-base Percentage – .393 (3rd in ACC, 26th in NCAA)
Slugging Percentage – .482 (1st in ACC, 10th in NCAA)
Runs – 387 (1st in ACC, 20th in NCAA)
Scoring – 7.2 (1st in ACC, 18th in NCAA)

Walks Plus Hits Per Inning Pitched (WHIP) – 1.27 (2nd in ACC, 29th in NCAA)
Earned Run Average – 3.60 (3rd in ACC, 33rd in NCAA)
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings – 7.88 (4th in ACC, 31st in NCAA)

Individual
Brian Brown
ERA – 2.37 (5th in ACC, 54th in NCAA)

Brett Kinneman
Home Runs – 17 (2nd in ACC, 17th in NCAA)
RBI – 60 (T1st in ACC, 21st in NCAA)

Josh McLain
Hits – 83 (1st in ACC, 20th in NCAA)
Hits Per Game – 1.54 (1st in ACC, 25th in NCAA)

Joe O’Donnell
Saves – 11 (T1st in ACC, 26th in NCAA)

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NC State Defeats Ball St. 9-3, Securing the Series Victory

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Sophomore Dom Fritton was solid this afternoon in NC State’s 9-3 win over Ball State, securing the series victory. He gave up 1 earned run in 5.2 innings, striking out 4 (3 walks). The bullpen was solid, with Freshman Jaxon Lucas pitching 1 inning with no earned runs (1 unearned run), while Sophomore Shane Van Dam gave up 1 run in 2.1 innings, striking out 3. Fritton is now 3-3 on the year with a 6.89 ERA.

Sophomore Center Fielder Eli Serrano III had a 2 RBI Single in the Bottom of the 2nd, which gave the Wolfpack their 3rd run of the inning after Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz scored off a wild pitch.

In the Bottom of the 3rd, Junior Catcher Jacob Cozart hit a solo shot, his 11th Home Run of the year, which is a new career high.

In the Bottom of the 5th, the Wolfpack would tack on 3 more runs. A-Mak had an RBI groundout, Junior Left Fielder Chase Nixon had an RBI Single, and then he scored when his brother Luke was caught stealing.

In the Bottom of the 7th, Chase Nixon knocked in 2 more with an RBI Double. He also had this web gem in the Top of the 8th, which would have surely scored 2 runs without his diving effort.

The Wolfpack and the Cardinals will close out the series tomorrow at 1pm at Doak Field.

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#21 NC State Convincingly Wins Series Opener Against Ball State 10-2

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#21 NC State convincingly defeated Ball State 10-2 in the series opener in Raleigh this evening.

Senior Sam Highfill pitched a Quality Start against the Cardinals, giving up 2 earned runs in 6 innings, while striking out 6. The Quality Start was Highfill’s 3rd of the season, and his record on the year is now 4-1.

Freshman Ryan Marohn was brilliant in relief, pitching 3 scoreless innings, giving up only 1 hit, while striking out 3. Marohn picked up his 1st Save of his collegiate career.

Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz was the Wolfpack’s Offensive MVP, going 2 for 4, with a Grand Slam.

Makarewica now has 17 Home Runs and 55 RBI’s.

Sophomore Right Fielder Josh Hogue, Junior Catcher Jacob Cozart, Junior Left Fielder Chase Nixon, Freshman 2nd Baseman Luke Nixon and Sophomore Matt Heavner all had an RBI apiece.

Junior Shortstop Brandon Butterworth was the only player besides A-Mak to have multiple hits, going 2 for 4 with a Double.

Game 2 is tomorrow at 3pm.

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NC State Baseball Bracketology Report Heading Into Series Against Ball State

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April 24, 2024

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#21 NC State is coming off of a series victory over UNC this past weekend, and a loss to #7 ECU on the road last night. Where does NC State project to land in the 2024 NCAA Tournament?

The Wolfpack have already seen the Pirates twice this season, but according to D1Baseball and Baseball America, they might not be done playing ECU. Both of them project NC State to be a #2 seed in the Greenville Regional, with D1Baseball projecting the Pirates as the #6 seed and Baseball America projecting them as the #8 seed.

NC State has plenty of baseball left to play, with series against UVA (#14), FSU (#10) and Wake Forest (#8). If the Wolfpack can handle business in 2 of those 3 series, you could make an argument for NC State hosting their own regional.

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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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