NC State Baseball
#14 NC State Completes Sweep Over BC With 18-16 Victory in Hit Parade
#14 NC State swept Boston College in their 1st ACC series of the 2024 this afternoon, defeating the Golden Eagles 18-16 in a hit parade. The Wolfpack are now 12-2 on the year.
NC State splashed the box score with 21 hits, which is the most since March 4th, 2020, when the Wolfpack recorded 21 hits against Coastal Carolina.
Senior Right Fielder Noah Soles, Senior 1st Baseman Garrett Pennington, Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz, Sophomore Left Fielder Josh Hogue, Sophomore Center Fielder Eli Serrano III and Junior Shortstop Brandon Butterworth all recorded 3 hits in the contest.
Serrano III and Makarewicz both had 5 RBI’s. Hogue led the team with 4 Runs, and also had 3 RBI’s of his own.
Serrano III had his 1st multi-homer game of his career, with 2 balls going over the fence (3 on the year). A-Mak hit his 7th of the year, and Hogue hit his 2nd home run of the season.
Left no doubt…SEE YA 👋#Pack9 | @eliserrano__ pic.twitter.com/yQhbQ16MKi
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) March 10, 2024
Sullivan Drive, you have company 😳 pic.twitter.com/B4RXiyOTIA
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) March 10, 2024
First multi-homer game for @eliserrano__ 💪 pic.twitter.com/hlLchjYADl
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) March 10, 2024
Brought the rain on a sunny day in Raleigh ☔️💣#Pack9 | @JoshHogue5 pic.twitter.com/flijO9nlfP
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) March 10, 2024
On a concerning note, Sophomore Dominic Fritton continues to struggle, giving up 4 earned runs in 4.1 innings pitched, striking out 7. Fritton has a 6.88 ERA through 4 starts to start the year.
Sophomore Shane Van Dam was credited with the Win, giving up 2 earned runs in 1 inning. Van Dam is now 2-0 on the year, with a 4.66 ERA
Junior Carson Kelly made his first appearance of the season, recording one out against the one batter he faced, which was all that was needed to pick up the Save.
NC State will host UNCG (8-7) on Tuesday at 6pm.