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PREVIEW: #10 NC State Hosts UNCW Today, @ Campbell Tomorrow

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UNCW – NC STATE
Date: Tuesday, March 6
Location: Doak Field at Dail Park
Time: 3 p.m.
Radio: WKNC 88.1 FM
Live Video: ACC Network Extra
Live Stats: SideArm Live Stats

NC STATE – CAMPBELL
Date: Wednesday, March 7
Location: Jim Perry Stadium
Time: 6 p.m.
Radio: WKNC 88.1 FM
Live Video: Big South Network
Live Stats: SideArm Live Stats

STARTING PITCHERS
Tuesday: RHP Breydan Gorham (UNCW) vs. LHP Nick Swiney (NCSU)
Wednesday: TBA (CAM) vs. TBA (NCSU)

RALEIGH, N.C. – The 10th-ranked NC State baseball team will host the UNCW Seahawks Tuesday afternoon at Doak Field at Dail Park and make the short trip to Buies Creek, N.C., for a matchup with Campbell Wednesday evening.

Tuesday’s game is slated for 3 p.m., while Wednesday’s rematch with the Fighting Camels will have a 6 p.m. first pitch. The Wolfpack’s battle against the Seahawks will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra, accessible though Watch ESPN and the Watch ESPN App.

The Big South Network will broadcast Wednesday’s game at Campbell. Both games will be carried live on WKNC 88.1 FM and on GoPack.com for premium subscribers.

NC State heads into the week with a 10-2 overall record, while UNCW is 9-3 and Campbell is 4-7.

Last Time Out
The Wolfpack dropped a 3-2 decision to Canisius in its last outing, as NC State’s eight-game winning streak came to a close.

Series Records
NC State leads the all-time series against UNCW, 68-19, and has won 11 of the last 12 meetings.
The Wolfpack and Camels met over the weekend, when NCSU earned a 21-4 victory to extend its advantage in the all-time series to 49-15-1.

Kinneman Repeats as ACC, National Player of the Week
For the second consecutive week, NC State baseball’s Brett Kinneman has been named ACC Player of the Week, in addition to collecting National Player of the Week honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper (CBN).

The junior outfielder has been on fire at the plate, as he was 9-for-19 during the week to compile a .474 batting average. His nine hits led NC State to a team batting average of .365 over the four-game stretch.

Kinneman hit three home runs during the week to remain the NCAA leader in that statistic with eight for the season.

Pack Power
NC State leads the ACC and ranks second in the NCAA with 27 home runs as a team, just one shy of the national leader, Tennessee Tech. The Wolfpack has hit at least one homer in 11 of 12 games this season.

The Pack is 7-0 on the year when hitting more than one home run in the contest.

Offensive Outburst
The Wolfpack’s bats erupted for 23 hits, 21 runs, 18 RBIs and five home runs in Saturday’s victory against Campbell. Each of those is the most by an ACC team in a game this season.

Lucky Fourth
NC State has scored 22 runs in the fourth inning, the most in any frame this season, and has limited opponents to just five runs.

Battle of the Deatherage Brothers
Senior Brock Deatherage will have the unique opportunity to compete against his younger brother Blake in Tuesday’s matchup with UNCW. The younger Deatherage is a junior right-handed pitcher for the Seahawks.

Brock owns a 3-1 record versus his younger brother in the matchup.

Getting On Base
Deatherage is the only NC State player that has reached base safely in all 12 games this season. Will Wilson has reached base safely in his last 27 games, but missed the series finale against Furman with an injury.

The Wolfpack’s on-base percentage of .438 leads the conference and ranks ninth in the NCAA.

Scouting UNCW
The UNCW Seahawks head to Raleigh with a 9-3 record on the year, after sweeping a four-game series against Princeton last weekend. The Seahawks were picked to win the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in a vote of the league’s head coaches.

Last season, the Wolfpack swept the season series with an 8-5 win in the first meeting in Wilmington and a 6-3 victory in Raleigh.

UNCW owns a team batting average of .239 and averages 5.25 runs per game. Senior Zack Canada, one of Collegiate Baseball’s National Player of the Week Selections, leads the team at the plate with a .344 clip and 11 hits.

On the mound, the Hawks have a staff ERA of 3.08 with 119 strikeouts in 108 innings pitched.

Scouting Campbell
Wednesday’s matchup will be the second of three between NC State and Campbell this season. The Camels defeated Bowling Green on Sunday afternoon, 17-3.

The Camels offense has recorded a .249 batting average at the plate, scoring 65 runs over 11 games. Luis Gimenez headlines the group with a .360 slash to go along with nine hits.

On the mound, Campbell pitchers own a 5.26 ERA in 101 innings pitched, allowing 59 earned runs.

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Looks like UNCW game was cancelled due to weather.

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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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NC State Outfielder Josh Hogue Out for Remainder of the Season

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NC State will be without Sophomore Right Fielder Josh Hogue for the remainder of the season. Hogue unfortunately suffered a fractured leg due to a collision with Center Fielder Eli Serrano III on Saturday, with both players diving for a ball in the outfield.

Hogue will have to undergo surgery, and he is expected to be out 4 months.

This is a huge loss for the Wolfpack. Hogue has been batting 3rd in NC State’s lineup, with the 3rd best batting average on the squad (.314) and 4th best OPS (.848).

On Sunday, Freshman 2nd Baseman Luke Nixon moved out to Right Field to fill the void, and his brother Chase Nixon was in Right. Starter Senior Noah Soles has been out since the Notre Dame Series at the end of March, but he has been taking batting practice and should be returning soon.

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NC State Baseball Jumps Up in Top-25 Rankings After Ball St. Sweep

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After sweeping Ball State this past weekend, NC State jumped up in almost all of the Top-25 polls.

Baseball America – 13th (+4)

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RPI – 20th (+9)

D1Baseball – 20th (+1)

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USAToday Coaches Poll – 20th (+3)

Perfect Game – 25th (-)

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#21 NC State Defeats Ball St. 11-3 in Finale, Completing Sweep of Cardinals

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#21 NC State defeated Ball St. 11-3 this afternoon, completing the sweep of the Cardinals.

Freshman Cooper Consiglio got the start, and pitched a career high 85 pitches, giving up 2 earned runs in 4.1 innings pitched. He struck out 3, and walked 3.

Junior Carson Kelly came in for an inning of relief after Consiglio’s exodus, and even though he gave up a run, he was credited with the win.

Junior’s Jacob Cozart (C) and Brandon Butterworth (SS) each hit Home Runs, and each had 3 RBI’s. Cozart was a double shy of hitting for the Cycle. He is on a torrid streak, hitting Home Runs in 6 of the last 7 games.

Sophomore Center Fielder Eli Serrano III had a multi-hit game, going 2 for 5 with 2 Runs, and Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makerewicz had a 2 RBI Double.

The Wolfpack will host UNCW this Tuesday at 5pm.

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