RALEIGH – Thanks to Luca Tresh’s three-run homer in the seventh inning along with insurance runs from Jonny Butler’s two-RBI double in the eighth, the No. 13 NC State baseball team overcame a late two-run deficit to defeat Tennessee Tech, 10-6, on Tuesday evening at Doak Field at Dail Park.

The Wolfpack improves to 32-10 on the year while the Golden Eagles, a team that was one win away from reaching the College World Series in 2018, move to 17-21 on the year.

Tuesday’s victory marked the 16th time this season that the Pack has fought back from a deficit at some point to win a game.

Avent’s Additions

“You can tell Tennessee Tech is a tough-minded team who’s been to some places and done some things,” said head coach Elliott Avent. “I think they’ve gone through some injuries but are getting those guys back and have sustained it. They’re a team that was one win away from Omaha last year and was the talk of the nation.

“They’re well-coached and are a very good ball club. They have three to four very good players up at the top of their lineup that can really hit. Jacob Cole pitched really well for them, and (Luca) Tresh came up with a big hit for us because he was pounding the strike zone.”

Quick Hits

-The Golden Eagles took a 2-0 lead in its first two at-bats of the game, as Hunter Higdon drew a leadoff walk and Kevin Strohschein followed up with a home run to left field.

-NC State got a run back in the second on Butler’s sac fly to center field, scoring J.T. Jarrett after he drew a one-out walk and advanced to third on Dillon Cooper’s base hit to right field.

-Another walk and home run by Anthony Carrera on two outs in the third inning gave the Golden Eagles a 4-1 advantage.

-The Pack knotted the game up at four in the bottom frame. Evan Edwards trotted home for the first run of the side on a wild pitch after drawing a leadoff walk and advancing to third on Patrick Bailey’s single to center field.

-Tresh knocked in Bailey with a single up the middle, and Jarrett’s bases-loaded sac fly to center field plated Tresh.

-John Dyer and Carrera started the fifth inning with a single up the middle and double down the right field line, and Gavin Johns drove them both in with a single to left center to give the Golden Eagles their lead back.

-Tresh came up clutch in the seventh with his fifth homer of the year to give the Pack its first lead of the game. Tyler McDonough’s leadoff single followed by an error on a fielder’s choice put runners on base, allowing the freshman to give his team the 7-6 advantage.

-Butler provided the insurance runs in the eighth when he ripped a two-run double down the right field line, scoring Jarrett and Cooper after they led off the side with a pair of singles.

-After driving in two, Butler scored on a bases-loaded wild pitch to tack on a run of his own in the frame.

Inside The Box Score

-Tyler McDonough tallied his team-leading 21st multi-hit game, going 2-for-5 at the plate.

-Tresh matched his career-best outing with a 2-for-3 performance while batting in a career-high four runs.

-Cooper additionally put together a solid offensive performance in just his second start of the season, going 2-for-4.

-Butler tallied a career-best three RBI on the night with his sac fly and two-run double.

On The Mound

-Six Wolfpack pitchers combined for the win, led by another standout performance from Nick Swiney. He collected his fourth win of the season out of the bullpen, throwing 3.2 innings and allowing just one batter to reach base on a walk, while matching his career high in strikeouts with eight.

-Alec Barger tossed the final inning, issuing one walk while fanning two.

On Deck

NC State will travel to Notre Dame this weekend for a three-game series at Frank Eck Stadium. The teams will play Friday ay 6 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m., and all three games will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra with a free radio stream on WKNC 88.1 FM.

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