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NC State Only has to Beat Wake Forest Tonight to Advance to ACC Baseball Tournament Semifinals…

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It pained me to write the title to this article.

#10 seed Wake Forest (31-25) beat #6 seed Florida State (35-21) 7-4 on Tuesday night, which means the winner of tonight’s game between the Wolfpack and the Demon Deacons will determine who goes to the Semifinals of the 2019 ACC Baseball Tournament from Pool C.

NC State’s (41-15) game on Friday night against Florida State truly doesn’t matter.

The Wolfpack holds a 122-62 overall record against the Deacs in the series, but fell twice up in Winston-Salem in April, including giving up a 7 run lead in one contest.

Wake Forest 1st baseman Bobby Seymour earned ACC Player of the Year honors, and was joined by outfielder Chris Lanzilli on the All-ACC 1st Team.

Oh, if I could count the ways Wake Forest has been the thorn in NC State’s side across all sports.

It’s been 27 years since NC State won their last ACC Baseball Championship (1992), and the Wolfpack have to go through a Wake Forest team they should beat in order to get the monkey off their backs (sound familiar).

In fact, it’s been 27 years since NC State has won a Baseball, Men’s Basketball or Football championship, regular season or tournament. That’s the longest drought out of all 65 Power 5 schools. Northwestern’s drought of 19 years is the 2nd longest drought

With #1 seed Louisville already out, the Wolfpack’s chances are even higher, but first they have to take care of Wake Forest.

Last year in the ACC Baseball Tournament, NC State was ironically the #3 seed, and ended up losing both their games in pool play against #10 UVA (4-2) and #6 FSU (5-2).

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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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NC State Defeats Ball St. 9-3, Securing the Series Victory

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Sophomore Dom Fritton was solid this afternoon in NC State’s 9-3 win over Ball State, securing the series victory. He gave up 1 earned run in 5.2 innings, striking out 4 (3 walks). The bullpen was solid, with Freshman Jaxon Lucas pitching 1 inning with no earned runs (1 unearned run), while Sophomore Shane Van Dam gave up 1 run in 2.1 innings, striking out 3. Fritton is now 3-3 on the year with a 6.89 ERA.

Sophomore Center Fielder Eli Serrano III had a 2 RBI Single in the Bottom of the 2nd, which gave the Wolfpack their 3rd run of the inning after Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz scored off a wild pitch.

In the Bottom of the 3rd, Junior Catcher Jacob Cozart hit a solo shot, his 11th Home Run of the year, which is a new career high.

In the Bottom of the 5th, the Wolfpack would tack on 3 more runs. A-Mak had an RBI groundout, Junior Left Fielder Chase Nixon had an RBI Single, and then he scored when his brother Luke was caught stealing.

In the Bottom of the 7th, Chase Nixon knocked in 2 more with an RBI Double. He also had this web gem in the Top of the 8th, which would have surely scored 2 runs without his diving effort.

The Wolfpack and the Cardinals will close out the series tomorrow at 1pm at Doak Field.

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