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#13 NC State Falls at Notre Dame 5-4 in 1st Game of the Series

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The series opener between No. 13 NC State baseball and Notre Dame at Frank Eck Stadium in South Bend, Ind., was a back-and-forth contest with five lead changes and two ties, but the Wolfpack ultimately came up short, 5-4, to the Fighting Irish.

The Pack falls to 32-11 overall and 13-9 in ACC play, while the Irish improve 18-22 in the year and 11-11 against conference opponents.

Quick Hits

-Evan Edwards put the Pack on the board first in the second inning. He led off with a single up the left field line and took second as the Irish left fielder was unable to field the ball cleanly. A pair of groundouts by Luca Tresh and David Vazquez allowed him to cross home plate.

-The Irish responded with a pair of runs in the bottom frame on David LaManna’s bases-loaded single to center field and Spencer Myers’ bases-loaded walk.

-In the fourth inning, Tresh launched a one-out solo shot over the right field wall to knot the score at two. It was his sixth of the year and second-straight game leaving the park.

-Notre Dame once again countered in the bottom half of the fourth with Jared Miller’s solo shot to right field, regaining its one-run advantage.

-After Dillon Cooper drew a one-out walk, Jonny Butler clubbed his second homer of the year to right center in the fifth inning, providing the go-ahead run for the Pack.

-In the seventh, three straight hits to start the side led to the Irish taking their lead back. A blooper to center field and bunt single put two on with no outs, and Jack Zyska’s two-run double off the left field wall drove the runs in.

-In the final two innings, the Notre Dame defense managed to hold onto its lead and allow just one Wolfpack runner to reach base.

Inside The Box Score

-Butler went 2-for-5 with two RBI, while Edwards went 2-for-4. Tyler McDonough, Tresh and Vazquez also tallied a hit to contribute to the team’s seven in the game.

-McDonough extended his reached base streak to 12 games.

-Reliever David Harrison (0-1) suffered his first loss of the season on the mound. He allowed two earned runs on four hits and fanned three in 3.1 innings of work.

On Deck

NC State will look to even the series Saturday with the Fighting Irish. First pitch has been moved up 10 a.m. at Frank Eck Stadium in South Bend, and the game will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra.

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The Schedule for the 2024 ACC Baseball Tournament is Here!

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May 19, 2024

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The 2024 ACC Baseball Tournament will kickoff on Tuesday, and the schedule is out.

#3 seed NC State will play #10 seed Virginia Tech at 7pm on Wednesday, and then they will play #5 seed Duke on Thursday at 7pm.

Each team in each Pool will play each other once, and the team with the best record will advance to the Semifinals. If there is a tie, the higher seed will advance.

Back at the end of March, the Wolfpack beat the Blue Devils in 2 out of 3 games at Doak Field, when Duke was ranked 9th in the country.

In Game 1, NC State won 4-3. Sam Highfill picked up the W with a Quality Start of 7 innings pitched, giving up 3 earned runs, while striking out 7. Freshman Jacob Dudan picked up the Save pitching 2 hitless innings, while striking out 3. Junior Catcher Jacob Cozart’s RBI Single in the Bottom of the 7th brought in the winning run.

In Game 2, Sophomore Center Fielder Eli Serrano III hit a walk-off 2-Run Home Run to give the Wolfpack a 9-8 win over Duke, securing the series victory. The Wolfpack were trailing 8-3 heading into the Bottom of the 9th inning, but scored 6 Runs in the final frame. Senior 1st Baseman Garrett Pennington had 2 Home Runs in the game, and Senior Outfielder Noah Soles had one. Senior Logan Whitaker got the starting nod, and gave up 4 earned runs in 4 innings, striking out 4. Sophomore Derrick Smith picked up the Win, pitching a scoreless final frame, striking out 1.

In Game 3, the Blue Devils got the best of the Wolfpack, crushing them 13-2. Sophomore Dominic Fritton started the game, and gave up 4 earned runs in 4 innings, striking out 5. Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz was the only bright spot on offense, going 3 for 3, with a Home Run, 2 RBI’s and 2 Runs.

NC State didn’t play #10 seed Virginia Tech in the regular season this year.

All the games will be televised on ACC Network.

 

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Make Sure to Grab Your NC State Baseball Shirts!

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The NC State Baseball team is one of it the hottest teams in all of College Baseball heading into next weeks 2024 ACC Tournament. They currently rank 14th in the RPI. They are the #3 seed in the ACC Tournament. They have 4 series victories over Top-10 teams, and 5 over Top-12 teams.

In preparation for the postseason, go ahead and grab yourself a few NC State Baseball shirts from our friends over at BreakingT. These are older shirts from over at BreakingT, but still worth the snag. I’ll reach out to them to see if they can cook some new ones up.

If you click the hyperlink above, or any of the pictures of the shirts below, go to the dropdown menu on the top right, and select “Alphabetically, A-Z”, and you will find all 4 of these on on the first two pages.

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The Pools for the 2024 ACC Baseball Tournament Have Been Set

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The 2024 College Baseball Regular Season is over for all ACC teams, and the Pools have been set for the 2024 ACC Tournament that will kickoff next week in Charlotte, North Carolina.

NC State is the #3 seed in the Tourney, and they are in Pool C with #6 seed Duke, and #10 seed Virginia Tech.

Back at the end of March, the Wolfpack beat the Blue Devils in 2 out of 3 games at Doak Field, when Duke was ranked 9th in the country.

In Game 1, NC State won 4-3. Sam Highfill picked up the W with a Quality Start of 7 innings pitched, giving up 3 earned runs, while striking out 7. Freshman Jacob Dudan picked up the Save pitching 2 hitless innings, while striking out 3. Junior Catcher Jacob Cozart’s RBI Single in the Bottom of the 7th brought in the winning run.

In Game 2, Sophomore Center Fielder Eli Serrano III hit a walk-off 2-Run Home Run to give the Wolfpack a 9-8 win over Duke, securing the series victory. The Wolfpack were trailing 8-3 heading into the Bottom of the 9th inning, but scored 6 Runs in the final frame. Senior 1st Baseman Garrett Pennington had 2 Home Runs in the game, and Senior Outfielder Noah Soles had one. Senior Logan Whitaker got the starting nod, and gave up 4 earned runs in 4 innings, striking out 4. Sophomore Derrick Smith picked up the Win, pitching a scoreless final frame, striking out 1.

In Game 3, the Blue Devils got the best of the Wolfpack, crushing them 13-2. Sophomore Dominic Fritton started the game, and gave up 4 earned runs in 4 innings, striking out 5. Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz was the only bright spot on offense, going 3 for 3, with a Home Run, 2 RBI’s and 2 Runs.

NC State didn’t play #10 seed Virginia Tech in the regular season this year.

Due to securing a Top-4 seed in the Tournament, NC State will not play on the opening day of the Tournament on Tuesday. Their 1st game will be against the Hokies.

The full schedule of the 2024 ACC Baseball Tournament will be released tomorrow. Stay tuned.

 

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#17 NC State’s Late Game Heroics Strike Again, Defeating #8 Wake Forest 9-6 to Complete the Sweep

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#17 NC State’s late game heroics continued this afternoon, defeating #8 Wake Forest 9-6 in dramatic fashion late in the game for the 3rd straight game, completing the sweep of the Demon Deacons.

With the game tied 6-6, the Wolfpack scored 3 runs in the Bottom of the 8th inning, that would end up being the winning runs. With 2 outs, Freshman Alex Sosa scored on a throwing error, and Senior 1st Baseman Garrett Pennington followed that up with a 2 RBI Double.

Senior Starting Pitcher Logan Whitaker gave up 5 runs (1 unearned) in 4 innings pitched, striking out 5, while walking none. Freshman Ryan Marohn was fabulous in relief, giving up only 1 earned run in 4 innings pitched, striking out 4. Marohn has been extremely dependable as a True Freshman. After picking up the Win today, he boasts a 4-2 record with a 3.60 ERA.

Sophomore Derrick Smith came in to close things out in the Bottom of the 9th, and in electric fashion, he struck out all three batters to pick up his 5th Save of the season.

Sosa had himself a day, putting the Pack on the board in the Bottom of the 2nd with an RBI Single, which was followed up by a Solo Home Run in the Bottom of the 6th inning.

Pennington and Junior Catcher Jacob Cozart both had 3 RBI’s this afternoon. Pennington not only hit his 2 RBI Double in the Bottom of the 8th, but he also hit an RBI Single in the Bottom of the 5th. Cozart hit a 3-run bomb in the bottom of the 6th.

Sophomore Center Fielder Eli Serrano III and Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makerewicz also had multi-hit performances. Serrano III was 2 for 4 with an RBI and a Run, while A-Mak was 2 for 1 with a Run.

With the victory, NC State secured the #3 seed in this upcoming weeks 2024 ACC Tournament, and more than likely locked up a spot as a Regional Host in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

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