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#14 NC State Kicks Off ACC Play Winning Both Games in Doubleheader vs. BC

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#14 NC State (11-2) kicked off ACC play today with a doubleheader against Boston College (7-5), winning both games at the Doak.

Senior Logan Whitaker was dealing until the 6th inning, when he ended up getting tagged for 3 earned runs. Still, through 5 innings, Whitaker looked incredible, striking out 9, which is a new career high. Whitaker now has a ERA of 4.42.

Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz was the RBI king once again, hitting a 3-run bomb (6th of the year) in the 3rd inning. That was after Senior 1st Baseman Garrett Pennington knocked in Sophomore Center Fielder Eli Serrano III with a double.

It would be Pennington’s bat that played the hero in the bottom of the 11th inning. After Senior Right Fielder Noah Soles hit a triple, Pennington knocked him in with a walk-off single.

Soles, Serrano III, Pennington and Cozart all had 2 hits in the Wolfpack’s first victory of the day.

Freshman Jacob Dudan came in and pitched 3.2 scoreless innings for NC State, picking up his 2nd Win of the season. He failed to give up a hit, and struck out 4. Dudan still hasn’t surrendered an earned run this season.

Senior Pitcher Sam Highfill’s stuff was good in Game 2, giving up 1 earned run in 4.2 innings, striking out 7. Highfill’s ERA is now 3.86.

The game was locked at 1-1 until the Wolfpack blew things open in the bottom of the 6th inning, with an outpouring of 7 runs. Junior Catcher Jacob Cozart’s double kicked things off, knocking in a run. Then Sophomore Left Fielder Josh Hogue and Junior Chase Nixon both singled, knocking in a run apiece. Freshman 2nd Baseman Luke Nixon would then knock in 2 runs with a double, and Pennington would knock in his second and third runs of the game with a single.

Senior Hollis Fanning picked up the Win in relief, pitching 2.2 scoreless innings, striking out 2. His ERA is now 3.86.

Pennington and Luke Nixon both had 3 RBI’s, and the former led the team with 3 hits. Cozart, Hogue and Luke Nixon all had 2 hits in the contest.

The MVP of the doubleheader was Senior 1st Baseman Garrett Pennington, hands down. He was 5 of 9 with 5 RBI’s, 2 Doubles, and 2 Runs. With A-Mak getting all the early season attention, Pennington is quietly batting a silly .451.

NC State and Boston College will close out the series on Sunday morning at 11am.

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#23 NC State Crushes #10 Cavaliers 13-5 to Win 1st Series at UVA Since 2016

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#23 NC State crushed the #10 Cavaliers yesterday 13-5 in a rubber match, giving the Wolfpack their first series victory at UVA since 2016. It was their first series victory over the Cavaliers since 2019.

Senior Logan Whitaker got the start, but it was Freshman Cooper Consiglio who earned MVP honors from the mound. After Whitaker gave up 5 earned runs in 4.2 innings (5 K’s/0 BB’s), Consiglio came in and pitched 4.1 innings of 1-hit baseball, giving up 0 earned runs, while striking out 3.

Consiglio has done his best work against the best competition this season.

In the Top of the 1st, Junior Shortstop Brandon Butterworth gave the Wolfpack a 3-0 lead with a Home Run, which was his 6th of the year. Prior to this year, the most Home Runs Butterworth ever hit in in a single season was 5 last year at Western Carolina.

Virginia would respond in the Bottom of the 2nd with 4 runs to take the lead, but it wouldn’t last too long. The Wolfpack scored four of their own in the Top of the 4th. Senior 1st Baseman Garrett Pennington got things started with an RBI Single, and Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz followed that up with an RBI Double.

The Wolfpack were fortunate to score the next two runs, scoring one on a wild pitch, and another when the Cavaliers lost a fly ball in the sunlight that was easily catchable.

With a 2-run lead in the Top of the 6th, Pennington hit his 3rd Home Run of the series, with this one knocking in 2 Runs.

Pennington has now hit 14 Home Runs this season.

In the Top of the 7th, Sophomore Matt Heavner hit a Sac Fly, and in the Top of the 8th, Freshman Left Fielder Luke Nixon put an exclamation point on the game, hitting a 3-Run Home Run.

Pennington was on fire this weekend. Yesterday afternoon, he was 3 for 4 with 4 Runs and 3 RBI’s.

Nixon was 2 for 4 with a Home Run and a Triple.

NC State has Top-10 series wins against Clemson (#2), UVA (#10), and Duke (#9), with another Top-15 series win over UNC (#11). The Wolfpack also split a 2-game series against FSU (#7).

NC State (29-19/15-11) will close out the regular season later this week with a 3-game series against #12 Wake Forest at home.

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#23 NC State Falls 5-9 in Game 2 Against #10 UVA

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#23 NC State tried to make another comeback effort in Game 2 against #10 UVA, but it wouldn’t be enough, falling 5-9 to the Cavaliers.

Sophomore Dominic Fritton gave up 6 runs in 5.2 innings pitched, striking out 4. His 106 pitches tied a season high.

The Wolfpack did manage to collect 8 Hits, but it was far from matching the Cavs 14.

Senior 1st Baseman Garrett Pennington had the hot bat for the Pack, going 3 for 4 with, a Home Run, 2 Runs and 2 RBI’s. The Home Run was Pennington’s 13th of the year.

Sophomore Center Fielder Eli Serrano III had the only other multi-hit performance, going 2-5 with a Double, a Run and an RBI.

Serrano III and Pennington made up for 5 of NC State’s 8 hits.

With a win tomorrow in the rubber match, NC State will look to win their first series against UVA since 2019, and their first in Charlottesville since 2016.

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NC State Relief Pitcher Shane Van Dam Out for Remainder of the Year with UCL Injury

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NC State Head Coach Elliott Avent confirmed last night that Sophomore Relief Pitcher Shane Van Dam will miss the remainder of the season with a UCL injury, and will require Tommy John Surgery.

Van Dam has served as the Wolfpack’s anchor in Middle Relief. He finished his first season in Raleigh with a 4-0 record and a 4.58 ERA, striking out 38 batters in 37.1 innings.

Van Dam was a tremendous pickup for the Wolfpack out of the Portal, transferring in from SUNY Cortland, a Division III school, where he also played Quarterback.

Last night, Freshman Jacob Dudan served in Van Dam’s role, as the next man up. Dudan has a 2-2 record with a 4.63 ERA, striking out 37 batters in 35 innings pitched.

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#23 NC State Comes From Behind to Defeat #10 UVA 7-5 in Series Opener

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#23 NC State takes down #10 UVA 7-5 on the road in the series opener on the road.

Senior Sam Highfill pitched a Quality Start, giving up 3 earned runs in 6 innings, striking out 6. Freshman Jacob Dudan surrendered 2 earned runs in 3 innings pitched, striking out three.

Highfill is now 5-1 on the year.

Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz started things off with an RBI Single in the Top of the 1st Inning.

In the Top of the 5th inning, Junior Shortstop Brandon Butterworth hit a solo shot to tie the game at three apiece.

In the Top of the 7th, a pair of Freshman  gave the Pack the lead. Left Fielder Luke Nixon and Designated Hitter Alex Sosa hit back-to-back RBI Singles.

In the Top of the 8th, Senior 1st Baseman Garrett Pennington hit a 2-Run Home Run to seal the deal.

Game 2 will be today at Noon.

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