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#14 NC State Completes Sweep Over BC With 18-16 Victory in Hit Parade

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#14 NC State swept Boston College in their 1st ACC series of the 2024 this afternoon, defeating the Golden Eagles 18-16 in a hit parade. The Wolfpack are now 12-2 on the year.

NC State splashed the box score with 21 hits, which is the most since March 4th, 2020, when the Wolfpack recorded 21 hits against Coastal Carolina.

Senior Right Fielder Noah Soles, Senior 1st Baseman Garrett Pennington, Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz, Sophomore Left Fielder Josh Hogue, Sophomore Center Fielder Eli Serrano III and Junior Shortstop Brandon Butterworth all recorded 3 hits in the contest.

Serrano III and Makarewicz both had 5 RBI’s. Hogue led the team with 4 Runs, and also had 3 RBI’s of his own.

Serrano III had his 1st multi-homer game of his career, with 2 balls going over the fence (3 on the year). A-Mak hit his 7th of the year, and Hogue hit his 2nd home run of the season.

 

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On a concerning note, Sophomore Dominic Fritton continues to struggle, giving up 4 earned runs in 4.1 innings pitched, striking out 7. Fritton has a 6.88 ERA through 4 starts to start the year.

Sophomore Shane Van Dam was credited with the Win, giving up 2 earned runs in 1 inning. Van Dam is now 2-0 on the year, with a 4.66 ERA

Junior Carson Kelly made his first appearance of the season, recording one out against the one batter he faced, which was all that was needed to pick up the Save.

NC State will host UNCG (8-7) on Tuesday at 6pm.

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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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May 11, 2024

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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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