NC State Baseball
#1 NC State Holds Off Late Miami Comeback, 7-6, to Clinch Series
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)
All but 1 of NC State’s 2024 MLB Draft Picks and Undrafted Free Agents have signed with their respective teams.
Center Fielder Eli Serrano III was drafted in the 4th round with the 111th overall pick by the New York Mets. He signed for $697,500, which was $41,400 more than the slot value for the pick. Serrano III had 2 more years of college eligibility, but opted to turn pro.
The #Mets signed 4th rounder Eli Serrano for $697,500. Slot value for the 111th pick is $656,400.
— Carlos Collazo (@CarlosACollazo) July 22, 2024
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Shortstop Brandon Butterworth has signed with the Padres, who drafted him the 12th round with the 360th overall pick. Butterworth had one more year of college eligibility, but opted to turn pro.
Pitcher Sam Highfill has signed as an Undrafted Free Agent with the Phillies.
One chapter ends, another begins pic.twitter.com/SapbE4Ltqx
— Sam Highfill (@samhighfill11) July 25, 2024
Pitcher Logan Whitaker was drafted by the Twins in the 19th round with the 578th overall pick. He signed for $10,000.
An event that majority of people told me was nearly impossible. Here’s to the end of an era and a start to a new adventure. Time to get to work. pic.twitter.com/HdOsDmU6vB
— Logan Whitaker (@_whitaker_10) July 25, 2024
#Twins day three signings:
11R Michael Carpenter: $508,500 ($358,500 to bonus pool)
12R Christian Becerra: $150,000
13R Xavier Kolhosser: $150,000
14R Jacob Kisting: $125,000
17R Jay Thomason: $50,000
18R Michael Ross: $150,000
19R Logan Whitaker: $10,000— Carlos Collazo (@CarlosACollazo) July 25, 2024
3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz signed as an Undrafted Free Agent with the White Sox.
1st Baseman Garrett Pennington signed an Undrafted Free Agent Deal with the Tigers.
Shortstop Devin Fitz-Gerald, who was going to be an incoming Freshman in 2025, was drafted by the Rangers in the 5th Round. He signed his deal, with a signing bonus worth $900,000.
#Ranger signing bonuses, per source:
1 Malcolm Moore $3 million
2 Dylan Dreiling $1,287,600
3 Casey Cook $700K
4 David Hagaman $515K
5 Devin Fitz-Gerald $900K
6 Garrett Horn $250K
7 Rafe Perich $175K
8 Anthony Susac $200K
9 Keith Jones II $30K
10 Jake Jekielek $20K— Stefan Stevenson (@StefanVersusTex) July 25, 2024
Catcher Jacob Cozart was drafted by the Guardians in the 2nd Round with the 48th overall pick. He has yet to sign his deal. The slot value for his deal is $1.94 million. Cozart has 1 year of college eligibility remaining, but there’s no expectation that he will be returning next season for the Wolfpack.
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Baseball America Ranks NC State Baseball 13th in Their Way-Too-Early 2025 Preseason Top-25
Baseball America has released their Way-Too-Early 2025 Preseason Top-25, and they ranked NC State 13th.
13. NC State (38-23, 18-11)
The Wolfpack rolled through the second half of the 2024 season to reach the CWS for the second time in four years. They now must replace several key pieces of that team, including All-Americans Jacob Cozart and Alec Makarewicz. That duo is just part of six regulars that were lost from the lineup.
While NC State is reloading offensively, it brings back a good bit of its pitching staff. The dynamic relief combination of Jacob Dudan and Derrick Smith is back, as are lefthanders Dominic Fritton and Cooper Consiglio. NC State never lacks for offense and as long as its newcomers click, it should be well positioned for 2025. (BA)
ACC Teams in the Top-25
3) FSU
4) Clemson
6) UVA
9) Duke
12) UNC
13) NC State
25) Wake Forest
San Diego Shortstop Justin DeCriscio is transferring to NC State!
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DeCriscio played his first 3 seasons at San Diego, and will play his final year of eligibility with the Wolfpack.
This past year, DeCriscio hit .308 for the Toreros, with 42 RBI’s, 36 Runs and 10 Stolen Bases. He earned All-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention the past three seasons.
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