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#17 NC State Downs Clemson In Series Opener, 6-1

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RALEIGH – No. 17 NC State baseball opened its series with Clemson on Friday evening at Doak Field at Dail Park with a 6-1 victory.

The Wolfpack jumped out to a 4-0 lead through two innings with two runs apiece in each frame, then Tyler McDonough’s two-run triple in the seventh provided the team with a 6-0 lead. The Tigers avoided the shutout with a solo homer in the ninth.

NC State improves to 38-13 overall and 15-10 in ACC play, while Clemson falls to 29-21 on the year and 12-13 against league opponents.

Quick Hits

-In its first two at-bats of the contest the Pack took a 2-0 lead, as Jonny Butler led off with a single to left field and Will Wilson followed with his team-leading 15th homer of the year.

-NC State doubled its lead to 4-0 in the second inning. Brad Debo got things started with his 13th double of the year off the left field wall, and David Vazquez’s one-out single to right field put runners at the corners. Dillon Cooper laid down a bunt single, which scored Debo for the first run of the frame.

-Butler then hit a grounder to Clemson’s third baseman, he tagged third and tried to turn the double play across the diamond, but the throw was errant which allowed Cooper to score.

-McDonough drove in a pair of runs with a two-out triple in the seventh to extend the Pack’s lead to 6-0, as Butler and Wilson started the frame with back-to-back walks.

-The Tigers avoided the shutout with Chad Fairey’s one-out solo shot to right field.

Inside The Box Score

-McDonough turned in his team-leading 23rd multi-hit outing with a single and a triple in his four at-bats.

-Wilson additionally went 2-for-2 with his homer and 16th double, which ties for the most on the team this year.

-McDonough and Wilson drove in two runs apiece.

-Vazquez tallied a pair of base hits in his three plate appearances of the night.

On The Mound

-Starter Jason Parker went 4.2 innings, scattering four hits while not yielding a run.

-Nick Swiney improved to 6-0 on the mound this year as he went a career-high 4.1 innings, allowing one earned run on one hit while fanning six.

On Deck

NC State will look to take the series Saturday when it faces Clemson in the second game of the weekend. First pitch has been pushed up to 12 p.m. from Doak Field at Dail Park. The game will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra and there will be a free radio stream on WKNC 88.1 FM.

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NC State Baseball Bracketology Report Heading Into Series Against Ball State

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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.

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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 will play a midweek game at East Carolina tomorrow night on the road, and the Pirates rank 7th in the D1Baseball and Coaches Poll.

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USA Today Coaches Poll – 23rd

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