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NC State Baseball’s Wild Week of Upsets, Rain and Arrests

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In a three-day span for Pack Baseball;

  • -Two players were arrested.
  • -A monstrous 9-2 win against rival, and #11 ranked, UNC.
  • -Took another lead into the 8th, before rain.
  • -More rain and rain and rain.

 

Big Win and then Waiting

This weekend’s games against ranked UNC, were more than important for State baseball. Not only were they looking for their second series win of the season (first was the two-game sweep against Davidson to start the year), but they were wandering further and further into the depths of the Atlantic conference standings.

Prior to Friday’s game, State was 1-8 in the ACC, trailing Louisville (8-3) and Notre Dame (10-4) by a substantial margin. Then they got things going.

Reid Johnston moved to 2-0 on the year, with a complete game, 7 hit, 2 ER, 4 strikeout game. If there were any questions who should be State’s Game 1 pitcher each weekend, we found our answer. McDonough and Mensik went yard, for Mensik his first.

Then in Game two, State kept it rolling. Wolfpack jumped out to a 6-1 lead behind bombs from Murr and Tatum. The game was eventual halted heading into the bottom of the eighth.

With, assuming (knock on wood), a win in the early game Monday, State could go for the sweep and officially creep out of the Atlantic basement.

 

Arrests

In an incident that happened Wednesday night, but reports coming out Friday, State pitchers Kent Klyman and David Harrison were arrested on a multitude of charges. Before going any further it should be stated, details still need to come out and legal processes to follow.

According to reports, Harrison and Klyman broke into a hall in Wolf Village and upon entering, attacked an individual. The two are charged with breaking and entering, with additional assault and battery charges.

Kent Klyman, coming into the season, was the backend hammer, only 16 saves away from being State’s all-time leader. This season, in more ways than one, hasn’t gone as planned. Through his State career, Klyman has kept sub-3 ERA. This year, however, he’s gone 1-2 and in six games given up 8 earned runs, while going just about even in walks (7) versus strikeouts (8).

Junior David Harrison had a decent start to the season, seeing action in just four games with a 3.42 ERA.

Both players, for the time being, have been suspended from the team and removed from the roster.

 

Where Does State Go Now?

Aside from legal implications, State baseball actually has a prime opportunity to salvage their season. If they can get two wins (and fingers crossed a sweep), the schedule becomes much easier. A home series against Clemson, on the road to Boston College and sporadic games against UNCG, App State and NC A&T over the next two weeks. If they can get consistent pitching and bats stay hot, maybe able to take 7 of 9 during that stretch, including big ACC games.

Outside of Notre Dame and Florida State series, State’s remaining schedule is predominately middle of the pack teams. By no means will they be able to get a top-2 seed for tournament play, they can definitely find themselves in a better position come May.

Weather the storm, get some wins (GTHC) and let’s see what happens.

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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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#21 NC State Convincingly Wins Series Opener Against Ball State 10-2

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#21 NC State convincingly defeated Ball State 10-2 in the series opener in Raleigh this evening.

Senior Sam Highfill pitched a Quality Start against the Cardinals, giving up 2 earned runs in 6 innings, while striking out 6. The Quality Start was Highfill’s 3rd of the season, and his record on the year is now 4-1.

Freshman Ryan Marohn was brilliant in relief, pitching 3 scoreless innings, giving up only 1 hit, while striking out 3. Marohn picked up his 1st Save of his collegiate career.

Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz was the Wolfpack’s Offensive MVP, going 2 for 4, with a Grand Slam.

Makarewica now has 17 Home Runs and 55 RBI’s.

Sophomore Right Fielder Josh Hogue, Junior Catcher Jacob Cozart, Junior Left Fielder Chase Nixon, Freshman 2nd Baseman Luke Nixon and Sophomore Matt Heavner all had an RBI apiece.

Junior Shortstop Brandon Butterworth was the only player besides A-Mak to have multiple hits, going 2 for 4 with a Double.

Game 2 is tomorrow at 3pm.

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NC State Baseball Bracketology Report Heading Into Series Against Ball State

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April 24, 2024

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#21 NC State is coming off of a series victory over UNC this past weekend, and a loss to #7 ECU on the road last night. Where does NC State project to land in the 2024 NCAA Tournament?

The Wolfpack have already seen the Pirates twice this season, but according to D1Baseball and Baseball America, they might not be done playing ECU. Both of them project NC State to be a #2 seed in the Greenville Regional, with D1Baseball projecting the Pirates as the #6 seed and Baseball America projecting them as the #8 seed.

NC State has plenty of baseball left to play, with series against UVA (#14), FSU (#10) and Wake Forest (#8). If the Wolfpack can handle business in 2 of those 3 series, you could make an argument for NC State hosting their own regional.

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#21 NC State 6 #7 ECU 10: Box Score (with notes)

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#21 NC State lost to #7 ECU 6-10 on the road this evening in a midweek game. As a result, the Pirates have won both games against the Wolfpack in 2024.

When you record 10 hits and score 6 runs, you would hope that’s enough offense to win a baseball game.

Unfortunately the Wolfpack pitching staff was unable to contain the bats of the Pirates, allowing ECU to put 15 hits and 10 runs in the Box Score.

Kudos to Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz for making a STATEment in his return to Clark-LeClair Stadium. A-Mak transferred to NC State from ECU this offseason. This evening Makarewicz was 2-4 with 1 RBI, 2 Runs, and 1 Walk.

A-Mak’s Home Run was a part of back-to-back-to-back Home Runs in the Top of the 3rd for the Wolfpack, with Sophomore Right Fielder Josh Hogue and Junior Catcher Jacob Cozart also hitting bombs.

NC State will look to flush this loss, and get ready for a 3-game series at home this weekend against Ball State.

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