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#20 NC State Loses 4-5 to UNCW, Losing 5th Straight Midweek Game

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#20 NC State lost to UNC-Wilmington 4-5 this evening at home, losing their 5th straight midweek game. The Wolfpack were swept by the Seahawks this year, ironically losing 4-5 down in Wilmington on April 9th.

Freshman Ryan Marohn got the starting nod, and he was excellent, giving up 1 earned run in 5 innings pitched, striking out 7. It was arguably his best start since his collegiate debut against VCU in the opening series.

Sophomore Shane Van Dam was Mr. Reliable through much of the season, but he hasn’t had his best stuff as of late. This evening, he faced four batters, hitting 2, walking another, and surrendering a hit to the other. Van Dam failed to record an out, and gave up 3 earned runs. Heading into the UNC game back on April 18th, Van Dam had a 2.63 ERA. After the past 4 appearances, his ERA has shot up to 3.96.

Freshman Jacob Dudan settled things down, pitching 4 scoreless innings, giving up only 1 hit, while striking out 5.

Unfortunately, Sophomore Derrick Smith allowed the Seahawks to score a run in the Top of the 10th, which was enough for the opposing team to leave Raleigh with a win, with NC State failing to score a run in the final 5 frames.

Junior Jacob Cozart continues an insane power surge, hitting two more Home Runs tonight. Cozart has hit 7 Home Runs in the past 6 games.

Cozart now has 14 Home Runs on the year. His previous career high was 11.

Senior 1st Baseman Garrett Pennington also hit a Solo Home Run, his 11th bomb of the year.

On Friday, the Wolfpack will head down to Tallahassee for a 3-game series against #7 Florida State.

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D1Baseball Projects NC State as a Regional Host in the 2024 NCAA Tournament

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May 20, 2024

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D1Baseball has released their projections for the 2024 NCAA Tournament after the conclusion of the Regular Season, and the publication has NC State projected to be a Regional Host as the #11 overall seed.

They project the Wolfpack to be joined by UC Irvine, UNCW and Grand Canyon.

Projected Regional Hosts

  1. Kentucky
  2. Tennessee
  3. Texas A&M
  4. UNC
  5. Arkansas
  6. Clemson
  7. Oklahoma
  8. Georgia
  9. FSU
  10. Oregon St.
  11. NC State
  12. UVA
  13. US Santa Barbara
  14. Indiana St.
  15. ECU
  16. Oklahoma St.

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5 NC State Players Represented on ACC All-Conference Teams

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May 20, 2024

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The ACC has released their All-Conference teams, and 5 NC State players were represented. Junior Catcher Jacob Cozart made the 1st Team, Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz made the 2nd Team, and Senior Pitcher Sam Highfill and Senior 1st Baseman Garrett Pennington made the 3rd Team.

Cozart hit .290 with 16 Home Runs with 45 RBI’s and 55 Runs. Last season, he was named to the All-ACC 2nd Team.

A-Mak hit .362 with 19 homers and 67 RBI’s. He finished the reason ranked in the Top-10 in 7 different statistical categories.

Pennington hit .347 with 14 Home Runs and 57 RBI’s.

Highfill had a 5-1 record with a 5.09 ERA, striking out 65 batters in 63.2 innings.

Pitcher Jacob Dudan made the All-Freshman Team. Dudan finished with an ERA of 4.30, with 5 Saves, and a record of 3-2. He struck out 39 batters in 37.2 innings.

All-ACC Teams

First Team

Aidan Knaak, SP, Clemson*
Charlie Beilenson, RP, Duke
Ben Miller, 3B, Duke
Zac Morris, 2B, Duke
Jonathan Santucci, SP, Duke
Jamie Arnold, SP, Florida State
James Tibbs III, OF, Florida State
Drew Burress, OF, Georgia Tech
Gage Ziehl, SP, Miami*
Casey Cook, OF, North Carolina*
Vance Honeycutt, OF, North Carolina
Jacob Cozart, C, NC State
Ethan Anderson, DH/UT, Virginia
Griff O’Ferrall, SS, Virginia
Chase Burns, SP, Wake Forest
Nick Kurtz, 1B, Wake Forest

Second Team

Blake Wright, 2B, Clemson
Alex Stone, C, Duke*
Cam Smith, 3B, Florida State
Matthew Ellis, DH/UT, Georgia Tech
Payton Green, SS, Georgia Tech
Evan Webster, SP, Louisville
Daniel Cuvet, 3B, Miami*
Jason DeCaro, SP, North Carolina
Parks Harber, 1B, North Carolina
Shea Sprague, SP, North Carolina
Alec Makarewicz, 3B, NC State*
Phil Fox, RP, Pittsburgh
Harrison Didawick, OF, Virginia
Jacob Ference, C, Virginia
Casey Saucke, OF, Virginia
Ben Watson, OF, Virginia Tech

Third Team

John West, SP, Boston College*
Cam Cannarella, OF, Clemson
AJ Gracia, OF, Duke
Marco Dinges, DH/UT, Florida State
Jaime Ferrer, OF, Florida State
Gavin Kilen, SS, Louisville
Matthew Mattthijs, RP, North Carolina*
Dalton Pence, RP, North Carolina
Luke Stevenson, C, North Carolina
Sam Highfill, SP, NC State
Garrett Pennington, 1B, NC State
Evan Blanco, SP, Virginia
Henry Godbout, 2B, Virginia
Chris Cannizzaro, OF, Virginia Tech
Brett Renfrow, SP, Virginia Tech
Marek Houston, SS, Wake Forest*
Seaver King, 3B, Wake Forest

*Designates At-Large Selection
% 17 players on the Third Team due to a tie in the voting

All-ACC Freshman Team

Aidan Knaak, SP, Clemson
AJ Gracia, OF, Duke
Kyle Johnson, OF/SP, Duke
Drew Burress, OF, Georgia Tech
Zion Rose, C, Louisville
Daniel Cuvet, 3B, Miami
Jason DeCaro, SP, North Carolina
Gavin Gallaher, 3B, North Carolina
Luke Stevenson, C, North Carolina
Jacob Dudan, RP, NC State
Eric Becker, INF, Virginia
Henry Ford, 1B, Virginia
Brett Renfrow, SP, Virginia Tech

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NC State Baseball Jumps Into the Top-15 in Every Poll to Close Out the Regular Season

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May 20, 2024

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NC State’s Baseball team finished the regular season with a bang, sweeping Wake Forest this past weekend. As a result, the Wolfpack jumped into the Top-15 in every poll.

Baseball America – 7th (+2)

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Perfect Game – 11th (+11)

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D1Baseball – 12th (+5)

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Coaches Poll – 14th (+4)

RPI – 14th 

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NC State’s ACC Stat Leaders At the End of the 2024 Regular Season

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The 2024 College Baseball regular season has come to a conclusion, and the ACC Tournament starts tomorrow. Here’s a look at Wolfpack players that finished in the Top-10 in the ACC in Individual Statistical Categories.

Overall

Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz

Makarewicz ranks 10th in Batting Average (.362), 5th in Slugging Percentage (.718), 7th in OPS (1.141), 4th in Hits (77), 3rd in Doubles (19), 10th in Home Runs (18) and 4th in RBI’s (67).

Senior 1st Baseman Garrett Pennington 

Pennington ranks 2nd in Doubles (20).

Junior Shortstop Brandon Butterworth

Butterworth ranks 10th in Stolen Bases (10).

Senior Pitcher Sam Highfill

Highfill ranks 10th in Wins (5-1), 5th in Opponent Batting Average (.226), 3rd in Hits Allowed (52)

Freshman Pitcher Ryan Marohn

Marohn ranks 6th in ERA (3.71), 8th in Hits Allowed (57), 1st in Earnd Runs Allowed (21), 1st in Home Runs Allowed (4) and 8th in Walks Allowed (22).

Sophomore Pitcher Dominic Fritton 

Fritton ranks 10th in Opponent Batting Average (.244) and 6th in Batters Struck Out Looking (22).

Freshman Pitcher Jacob Dudan

Dudan ranks 8th in Saves (5).

Sophomore Pitcher Derrick Smith 

Smith ranks 8th in Saves (5).

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Senior 1st Baseman Garrett Pennington 

Pennington ranks 9th in Batting Average (.347), 9th in Slugging Percentage (.702), 5th in Hits (43), 3rd in RBI’s (38), 6th in Doubles (11), and 10th in Home Runs (11).

Freshman 2nd Baseman/Outfielder Luke Nixon 

Nixon ranks 5th in Stolen Bases (9).

 

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