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NC State Wins Series Opener Against Hawaii in Shootout, 17-12

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The 13th ranked NC State Baseball team won the series opener at Hawaii on the road last night in an old fashioned shootout, defeating the Rainbow Warriors 17-12.

Every single player in NC State’s lineup logged a hit, with the team tallying 20 as a unit. Seven of the nine batters had 2+ hits.

Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz (ECU Transfer) led the Pack with 6 RBI’s. All 6 of Makarewicz’s RBI’s came off of two home runs (he now has 3 on the year). The first was an opposite field laser beam, and the 2nd was a bomb that I’m not sure landed yet.

Makarewicz entered last night as the Wolfpack’s RBI leader after opening weekend with 3. Needless to say, he’s still in the lead in that category. He also scored 3 runs last night.

Sophomore Left Fielder Josh Hogue (JUCO Transfer) led the Pack with 4 hits, with one of them being a triple.

Senior’s Noah Soles (RF) and Garrett Pennington (1B) (Wichita St. Transfer) both chipped in 3 hits apiece. Soles had 2 RBI’s and Pennington had 3. They each scored 3 runs. Soles hit 1 double, while Pennington hit 2. The tandem at the top of the lineup both have 7 hits through 4 games, which is tied for the team lead.

Catcher Jacob Cozart (JR), Center Fielder Eli Serrano III (SO) and DH Drew Lanphere (RS FR) all had 2 hits in last nights contest.

Senior Sam Highfill once again started on Friday night, but the results were drastically different than last week. Last week he gave up 1 earned run in 5 innings, while striking out 6. Last night he gave up 5 earned runs in 4 innings, while striking out 3. What wasn’t drastically different was Highfill’s lack of control. He walked 5 people in the season opener, and walked 4 people last night, while also hitting 2 others.

Logan Whitaker, another Senior pitcher, has now struggled in back-to-back games. Whitaker gave up 5 runs (4 earned) in 3 innings of relief. He gave up 5 hits and walked 3, but did manage to walk away with the Win. His 69 pitches were the most on the team, tallying more than the starter Highfill (63).

Senior P.J. Labriola struggled in his first appearance of 2024. He saw 3 batters, and all 3 batters picked up hits, knocking in 2 runs. Labriola didn’t record an out before being removed after 11 pitches.

The only two pitchers who didn’t give up any runs were Sophomore Shane Van Dam (DIII Transfer) and Freshman Jacob Dudan. Neither pitcher gave up a hit, but Van Dam did walk 5 batters. At this point in the season, it’s clear that Van Dam and Dudan are expected to be two of the Wolfpack’s most prominent pitchers out of the bullpen. This was Dudan’s 3rd appearance through 4 games for the Wolfpack, and Van Dam’s second.

It’s worth noting that NC State’s batters hit extremely well against Hawaii starter Harrison Bodendorf, who was a Freshman All-American last year. The Wolfpack scored 6 runs on Bodendorf in 3 innings.

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