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#1 NC State Holds Off Late Miami Comeback, 7-6, to Clinch Series

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – No. 1 NC State baseball held off a late rally from the Miami Hurricanes Saturday night to earn a 7-6 win at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. With the win, the Wolfpack clinched its first ACC road series of the season and first in Coral Gables since 2007.

The Pack continues to lead the nation in wins with a 22-1 overall record and the squad also leads all ACC teams with a 7-1 mark in conference action. Miami falls to 15-8 and 3-5 in league play.

NC State’s 7-1 record through the first eight games of ACC play is the best for the program since 1996 and the best under head coach Elliott Avent.

Sophomore Reid Johnston started on the mound for NC State and threw 5.2 innings to record the win and remain unbeaten with a 3-0 clip. Dalton Feeney came in to get the final two outs of the game and nailed down his sixth save, which is tied for the ACC lead.

 

Quick Hits

– Miami struck first in the contest after a leadoff single from Jordan Lala, who stole second, advanced to third and scored on a groundout.

– Evan Edwards gave NC State a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning after hitting his team-leading seventh home run of the season.

– Jonny Butler and Patrick Bailey each singled prior to Edwards stepping to the plate and clubbing a 3-1 pitch over the wall in right center for a three-run blast.

– The Wolfpack tacked on a pair of runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 5-1.

– Following singles to center field by Will Wilson and Bailey, Tyler McDonough ripped a two-out base hit to left field to drive in Wilson.

– An errant throw by the catcher attempting to get McDonough at second allowed Bailey to score, pushing the lead to 5-1.

– Miami got a run back in the bottom half, but NC State answered with a run in the eighth and the ninth.

– An RBI double off the wall in left field by Brad Debo plated the sixth run of the game for the Wolfpack and Wilson hit a solo homer in the top of the ninth, his sixth of the season.

– The Hurricanes rallied with a pair of two-run homers in the bottom of ninth, one each from Michael Amditis and JP Gates, but Feeney induced a pair of groundouts to end the game.

 

Inside the Box Score

– Bailey, McDonough and Wilson each turned in multi-hit games for the Wolfpack.

– Bailey and Edwards both extended their reached base safely streaks to 23 games, as they have reached in every game this season.

– Edwards tallied three RBI and now leads the team with seven multi-RBI games on the year.

– Debo extended his hitting streak to seven games, which is now the longest of the season, as David Vazquez’s eight-game streak came to a close.

 

On the Mound

– Johnston was strong through 5.2 innings, allowing six hits with only one for extra bases. He struck out six batters and yielded just two earned runs.

– Nick Swiney relieved him and pitched 2.2 innings with four strikeouts.

– Feeney closed out the game with two-thirds of an inning.

 

On Deck

NC State and Miami will wrap up the series on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Mark Light Field.

(Photo Credit: Eric Espada/Miami Athletics)

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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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