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#1 NC State’s Offense Erupts in 21-2 Rout Against Elon

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RALEIGH, N.C. – Top-ranked NC State baseball scored in each of the first seven innings and tied a season-high with three home runs to cruise past the Elon Phoenix, 21-2, Tuesday evening at Doak Field at Dail Park.

With the win, the Wolfpack moves to 24-1 on the year and continues to lead the nation in wins and winning percentage (.960). NC State completes the series sweep against Elon, as the Pack won the first meeting between the teams on Feb. 19, 5-0. Elon falls to 13-12.

Junior Alec Barger turned in the best outing of his NC State career to earn his second win of the season, as he fired five innings and struck out a career-best 10 batters. He struck out the side in the second and the fifth. Classmate Mathieu Gauthier threw three innings to close out the game on the mound, earning his second career save.

Elon starter Mason Daniels was charged with the loss, allowing three earned runs in an inning of work.

Avent’s Additions

“I thought we played very well,” said head coach Elliott Avent. “Tomorrow we’ve got to play a very good N.C. A&T team that beat South Carolina tonight (2-0). We played very well tonight and I’m really proud of the guys.

“I though their focus was outstanding after having a day off yesterday. I thought Alec Barger set the tone for us on the mound. That’s a good Elon team. We played them a month ago and it was 1-0 heading to the top of the eighth. They’re probably going to win their league of have a great chance, so it shows how very well we played.”

Quick Hits

– The Wolfpack struck first in the contest, as Evan Edwards launched his team-leading eighth home run of the season.

– After a walk from Will Wilson and a single to right field, the senior first baseman clubbed a three-run blast on the 0-1 pitch.

– NC State tallied its 15th ‘big inning’ of the season in the second, as the Wolfpack pushed across seven runs in the frame.

– Wilson had the big hit in the inning, as he belted his seventh long ball of the year to give NCSU a 6-0 lead.

– Four walks, a hit-by-pitch and a two-RBI single to left center off the bat of David Vazquez extended the NC State margin to 10-0.

– Edwards hit a bases-clearing double in the third to set a career-high with six RBI, as the Wolfpack countered after Elon scored a run in the top half.

– Wilson tallied two more RBI in the fourth on a single up the middle and a Lawson McArthur double and a groundout from Vojtech Mensik extended NC State’s advantage to 17-2.

– Freshman Marek Chlup crushed his first career homer on the first pitch of the Wolfpack sixth, sending the delivery over the left field wall.

– Devonte Brown was hit-by-pitch with the base loaded in the seventh to drive in another run.

– Following a lineup change resulting in the loss of the Pack’s designated hitter, junior pitcher Mathieur Gauthier stepped to the plate and singled through the right side in his first career plate appearance to make it 21-2 in favor of NC State.

Inside the Box Score
– The 21 runs are tied for the most that NC State has scored in a game this season, as the Wolfpack also reached the tally in game two of the Pitt series.

– The Pack capitalized on 12 walks in the contest and five hit-by-pitch to push the margin to 21-2, despite tallying 13 hits in the contest.

– NC State’s three home runs equal the mark achieved against Bucknell in the series finale.

– Edwards was 2-for-2 with six RBI, while Wilson was 2-for-3 with four RBI. Vazquez also contributed a multi-hit game, as he tallied a pair of hits, scored three times and drove in two.

– Bailey turned in a 2-for-3 showing with three runs scored, while McArthur recorded a 2-for-5 performance with a run and an RBI.

– Bailey and Edwards each reached base safely and have done so in every game this season.

On the Mound

– Barger was stellar on the mound, as he fired five innings yielding six hits (all singles) and did not walk a batter with 10 strikeouts. That total is tied with Jason Parker for the most by an NC pitcher this season.

– Freshman Andrew Tillery relieved him and struck out the side in the sixth, before handing it over to Gauthier.

– The junior threw the final three innings, allowing just one and matched his career-high in strikeouts with six.

– NC State pitchers fanned a season-high 19 batters and only walked one.

On Deck

NC State will return to action on Wednesday evening, as the Wolfpack travels to First National Bank Field to take on N.C. A&T. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.

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

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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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