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No. 9 NC State Baseball Set to Open NCAA Regional Play This Weekend

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RALEIGH, N.C. – The ninth-ranked NC State baseball team will open play in the NCAA Championships this weekend on its home field, Doak Field at Dail Park, as the Wolfpack is hosting for the sixth time in program history. NC State is the top seed in the Raleigh Regional and will face fourth seed Army on Friday evening at 7 p.m.

Second-seeded Auburn and third seed Northeastern will battle in the first game of the regional Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. The winners will meet at 7 p.m. on Saturday and the losers will square off at 2 p.m.

NC State will be making its 30th postseason appearance and fourth consecutive. The Wolfpack has earned an NCAA bid in 14 of the last 16 seasons and eight of the last nine.

The Pack heads into the weekend with a 40-16 overall record, while Auburn is 39-21, Northeastern is 36-19 and Army is 36-22.

Friday’s game will be the first meeting between NC State and Army. The Wolfpack and Auburn have met twice, and the series is tied at one apiece. NCSU has won all four meetings against Northeastern.

Regional Tournament Books are on sale now, while Single session tickets, if available, will go on sale Friday, June 1st at 8:00 am.

Game Coverage
Each game of the Raleigh Regional will be broadcast live on ESPN3/Watch ESPN with Jim Barbar (PXP) and Troy Eklund (Analyst) calling the action.

Radio coverage for NC State’s games will also be available on WKNC 88.1 and on GoPack.com for premium subscribers.

NC State in the NCAA Tournament
NC State is 51-58 all-time in NCAA Tournament games, highlighted by a 34-32 mark under current head coach Elliott Avent. The Wolfpack owns a 13-3 mark in NCAA Regional games at Doak Field at Dail Park and the squad has advanced to the Super Regionals on four of the five occasions hosting the event.

NCSU also hosted in 2003, but not in Raleigh as the stadium was under renovation so the Pack hosted in Wilson and posted a 3-0 record in the regional.

Wolfpack Storylines
– Hosting an NCAA Regional for the sixth time overall and second in the last three years.
– Making 30thNCAA appearance in program history.
– First 40-win season since 2013, when NC State advanced to the College World Series.
– 19 ACC wins ties the program record.
– Lost just two ACC series all season, tied with Clemson for the fewest in the conference.
– Won 10 consecutive conference series from 2017 to 2018 before first series loss against UNC-Chapel Hill.
– Seven All-ACC selections is tied for the most in program history.
– The four players on the first team is tied for the most in the conference along with Georgia Tech and seven total selections tied with Louisville for the highest.

Brown in a League of His Own
NC State senior pitcher Brian Brown has made 60 career starts on the mound, which is tied for the program record and leads all active NCAA Division I pitchers. In his next start, the Glenmoore, Pa., native will set the program record.

Inside the Regional
– The Army Black Knights led the Patriot League is nearly every category and boast the conference’s Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year
– Senior catcher Jon Rosoff garnered player of the year honors after compiling a .350 batting average with 69 hits to lead the Black Knights in both categories.
– Anthony Giachin secured the conference’s rookie of the year honor thanks to a .297 clip at the plate with 60 hits.
– Army second-year head coach Jim Foster served as the pitching coach at Boston College prior to taking over the Black Knights.

Magic Numbers
The Wolfpack is 29-3 on the year when scoring at least six runs in a game and is 33-6 when holding its opponents to five runs or fewer.

Wolfpack in the National, ACC Rankings
Team
Batting Average – .288 (3rd in ACC, 46th in NCAA)
Hits – 547 (3rd in ACC, 59th in NCAA)
Home Runs – 81 (2nd in ACC, 5th in NCAA)
Home Runs Per Game – 1.45 (2nd in ACC, 4th in NCAA)
On-base Percentage – .388 (4th in ACC, 37th in NCAA)
Slugging Percentage – .476 (1st in ACC, 14th in NCAA)
Runs – 391 (3rd in ACC, 27th in NCAA)
Scoring – 7.0 (1st in ACC, 25th in NCAA)

Walks Plus Hits Per Inning Pitched (WHIP) – 1.28 (2nd in ACC, 31st in NCAA)
Earned Run Average – 3.63 (4th in ACC, 39th in NCAA)

Individual
Brian Brown
Games Started – 15 (T1st in ACC, T16th in NCAA)
ERA – 2.37 (8th in ACC)

Brett Kinneman
Home Runs – 17 (2nd in ACC, 21st in NCAA)
RBI – 60 (T2nd in ACC, T38th in NCAA)

Josh McLain
Hits – 86 (1st in ACC, 23rd in NCAA)
Hits Per Game – 1.54 (1st in ACC, 26th in NCAA)

Joe O’Donnell
Saves – 11 (T1st in ACC, T31st in NCAA)

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#20 NC State Upsets #7 FSU 8-7 in Game 1 Down in Tallahassee

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#20 NC State upset #7 Florida St. 8-7 in the series opener down in Tallahassee this evening.

Freshman Cooper Consiglio was the hero on the mound this evening, coming in after Senior Sam Highfill and Sophomore Shane Van Dam, pitching 4.1 innings, while giving up only 1 earned run and striking out 5. It was probably Consiglio’s best performance of his collegiate career, marking the first time he’s ever pitched 4 innings, and given up 1 run or less. He now is 2-4 on the year with a 5.66 ERA.

Sophomore Derrick Smith picked up his 4th Save of the year, failing to give up a hit in 1.2 innings pitched, while striking out 3.

Junior Catcher Jacob Cozart got things started off for the Wolfpack in the Top of the 2nd hitting his 9th Home Run in the past 9 games, and his 15th of the year.

Sophomore 2nd Baseman Matt Heavner led the Pack with 2 RBI’s tonight. The first followed Cozart’s bomb, hitting a Single in the Top of the 2nd that scored Sophomore Left Fielder Luke Nixon. Then Junior Chase Nixon hit a Single, and 2 NC State runners scored due to a wild throw.

Then in the Top of the 3rd, Heavner knocked in another run with a Sac Bunt, that scored Luke Nixon.

Then Sophomore Center Fielder Eli Serrano III hit an RBI Single that scored Chase Nixon, giving the Wolfpack a 6-2 lead.

In the Top of the 6th, Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz hit a solo Home Run, his 18th of the season.

In the same inning, Junior Shortstop Brandon Butterworth scored on a wild pitch, giving the Wolfpack their 8th run of the evening.

Senior starting Pitcher Sam Highfill was only able to pitch 2 innings, giving up 2 earned runs. Sophomore Shane Van Dam continues to struggle in relief, giving up 3 earned runs in 1 inning. His ERA is now up to 5.17. Van Dam left the game with an injury, which might have led to his exit.

The Wolfpack and the Seminoles will play Game 2 tomorrow at 7pm.

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NC State Baseball Bracketology Report Heading Into Series Against FSU

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#20 NC State will head down to Tallahassee tomorrow for a 3-game series against #7 FSU. Before they do, here’s a look at where NC State is projected to land in the 2024 NCAA Tournament as things currently stand.

Last week, both D1Baseball and Baseball America projected the Wolfpack to play as a #2 seed in the Greenville Regional (ECU), with the former projecting the Pirates to be a #6 seed, and the latter projecting them to be a #8 seed.

This week, D1Baseball has NC State as a #2 seed in the Lexington Regional, with Kentucky as a #5 seed. Baseball America still has the Wolfpack as a #2 seed in the Greenville Region, with the Pirates still sitting as a #8 seed.

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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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