#17 NC State falls in Midweek Contest to Campbell, 5-3

RALEIGH – No. 17 NC State baseball came up short in its midweek contest with Campbell on Tuesday evening at Doak Field at Dail Park, 5-3.

The Wolfpack held a two-run lead until the fourth, when the Camels scored all five of its runs. The Pack managed to tack on a run in the eighth with the bases loaded, and loaded the bags up again in the ninth, but couldn’t produce any runs.

NC State falls to 37-13 on the year while Campbell improves to 28-16 overall.

Quick Hits

-NC State struck in the second inning on Luca Tresh’s sac fly to right field. Tyler McDonough led off with a single through the right side, and Brad Debo followed up with a double down the right field line to put runners in scoring position.

-With runners at the corners after Debo advanced to third in the sac fly and Cooper drew a walk, a J.T. Jarrett RBI groundout to third plated the other run in the second.

-The Camels got on the board in the fourth, stringing together four hits to score as many runs. Zach Minnick’s single up the middle plated the first run, and Grant Harris’s homer to right field drove in the other three.

-Additionally, AJ Hrica’s sac fly to center field tacked on the Camels’ fifth run of the side.

-Tresh tallied his other RBI on the night with a bases-loaded walk in the eighth, cutting the Pack’s deficit to two.

-The Pack once again loaded the bases up in the ninth, putting the game-winning run on first with two down, but a fly out by McDonough to deep right center ended the threat.

Inside The Box Score

-McDonough went 2-for-4 at the plate for his team-leading 22nd multi-hit game of the year.

-Wilson also collected two hits in his four at-bats on the night.

On The Mound

-Starting pitcher Alec Barger (2-1) suffered his first loss of the year on the mound, giving up four earned runs on six hits.

-The Pack’s bullpen of Baker Nelson, Evan Justice and Cameron Cotter combined to allow just two hits and no runs to score. The trio also fanned a combined six batters.

On Deck

NC State will close out its home slate this weekend when it welcomes Clemson to Doak Field at Dail Park. The teams will play at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, while the series finale Sunday is set for a 1 p.m. first pitch.

All three games will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra and there will be a free audio stream on WKNC 88.1 FM.

Saturday will be the team’s annual #StrikeOutALS game and Sunday will be Senior Day.