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NC State Defeats South Carolina 6-4 to Advance to Regional Final

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#10 seed NC State defeated South Carolina 6-4 this evening, earning a spot in the Raleigh Regional Finals tomorrow night at 6pm.

In the Bottom of the 7th, Freshman Alex Sosa Walked with the bases loaded, brining in the game winning run, putting the Pack up 5-4.

In the Bottom of the 8th, Sophomore Matt Heavner scored on a wild throw, giving the Wolfpack their 6th run of the evening.

Sophomore Dominic Fritton gave up 2 earned runs in 5 innings pitched, striking out 3. Freshman Cooper Consiglio was next in line, giving up 2 earned runs in 2.1 innings. All 4 of South Carolina’s RBI’s came from their 8 and 9 hitters, hitting 3 Home Runs between the two of them. Consiglio is now 5-4 on the year.

Sophomore Derrick Smith was electric from the moment he ran on the field. Smith pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, striking out 4 of the 5 batters he faced, picking up his 6th Save of the season.

Senior 1st Baseman Garrett Pennington had 3 RBI’s via 2 Home Runs, going 2 for 3, with 2 Walks as well.

Sophomore Center Fielder Eli Serrano III also had himself a day at the plate, going 3 for 5 with 1 RBI, and 3 Runs. Serrano III also had a Home Run of his own.

NC State will play the winner of James Madison and South Carolina who play tomorrow at Noon. If the Wolfpack win, they will be one of 16 teams advance to a Super Regional. If they lose, since the Regionals are double elimination, they would play again on Monday for a final game to decide the winner of the Raleigh Regional.

 

Matthew is Publisher and Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He is also the Lead Pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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JUCO Outfielder Jet Gilliam Commits to NC State!

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On Thursday, Junior College Outfielder Jet Gilliam committed to play baseball at NC State.

 

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Gilliam played his Freshman season this past year at the College of Southern Nevada (JUCO), hitting .348, with an OBP of .429 and a Slugging Percentage of .540. That adds up to an OPS of .969. He was perfect on the bases, going 14-14 on stolen base attempts. Gilliam hit 6 home runs, 6 triples and 6 doubles.

Coming out of High School in the 2023 recruiting class, Gilliam ranked #383 nationally overall, and the #64 Outfielder by Perfect Game. They also ranked him as the #3 player in the state of Nevada, and the #1 Outfielder.

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Outfielder Dalen Thompson Decommits from NC State to Play Final Season at Campbell

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Back on June 5th, Outfielder Dalen Thompson transferred from NC State to Campbell for his final year of college eligibility. Apparently he has had a change of mind, and will in fact play his final season with the Camels.

Thompson started 46 of 50 games this season, hitting 313/.396/.554 with 10 Home Runs, 47 RBI’s and 20 Stolen Bases. This was his first season as an everyday starter. Prior to his Junior season, Thompson had never hit a single Home Run in 110 at-bats in 61 career games, but he hit 10 over the fence this season in 195 at-bats.

Over three seasons at Campbell, Thompson’s career batting average is .302.

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Former NC State Outfielder Chase Nixon Transfers to Memphis

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On June 21st, NC State Outfielder Chase Nixon entered the Transfer Portal. Yesterday, Nixon found his new home, committing to Memphis.

 

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Heading into the 2024 season, Nixon had a chance to battle for a starting spot, after starting in 18 of the 32 games he played in as a Sophomore. In 2023, Nixon hit .319, with an OBP of .402, and an OPS of .916. The way things panned out, Josh Hogue, Eli Serrano III & Noah Soles nabbed the starting jobs. Even when Hogue went down, Chase’s younger brother Luke was moved from the infield to the outfield.

Unfortunately, the Nixon boys won’t be on the same team for a second year.

Nixon has 1 year of eligibility remaining.

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NC State’s Jacob Cozart Signs with the Cleveland Guardians

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Catcher Jacob Cozart officially signed his professional contract with the Cleveland Guardians yesterday.

Cleveland drafted Cozart in the 2nd Round, with the 48th overall pick. The slot value for the 48th pick was $1.94 million. Cozart signed a player friendly deal, worth $2.05 million.

Cozart earned All-American honors from D1Baseball, Baseball America and Perfect Game this year, as well as 1st Team All-ACC honors. He was 1 of 3 Finalists for the Buster Posey Award.

This season, Cozart hit .305 with 19 Home Runs. His OBP was .437, and his OPS was 1.038.

The last Wolfpack Catcher to be drafted this high was Patrick Bailey, who was taken in the 1st Round by the San Francisco Giants in the 2020 Draft, with the 13th overall pick.

Only 22 NC State players have been drafted in the 1st two rounds. Cozart is tied for the 17th highest drafted player in Wolfpack history.

All of the other former (and incoming) players have already signed their contracts.

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