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After Falling Out of the Top-25, NC State has a Chance to Make a STATEment Against #13 Coastal Carolina

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After losing all 4-games last week, NC State’s Baseball team (12-6) fell out of the Top-25, and understandably so. Tonight, the Wolfpack have the opportunity to make a STATEment against #13 Coastal Carolina (17-3) at the Doak.

You would like to think that this past week was a fluke, but there is no denying there are some areas where NC State needs to right the ship. The Wolfpack currently rank 11th in the ACC in runs scored, and 3rd in the ACC in runs given up.

A win against Coastal tonight would be huge step in showing that last week was just a bad week, but it won’t be an easy task.

The Chanticleers have won 16 of their last 17 games. Coastal has played 2 ACC opponents already, losing to Duke (then ranked 12th) 3-5, and defeating #7 Wake Forest 17-9.

Here’s a look at their offense.

2nd Baseman Blake Barthol leads the Chanticleers in pretty much every offensive statistical category. He ranks 1st nationally in Runs (35), 4th in Home Runs (12) and 10th in RBI’s (32).

3rd Baseman Sam Antonacci is tied with Barthol as the national leader in Runs.

If you just look at their Top-5 batters, the Chanticleers are swinging a really good bat to start the year. Five starters batting .350+. Four batters with a Slugging Percentage of .700+.

Josh O’Neill will be on the mound for Coastal, entering the contest with a 1-0 record, and a 4.11 ERA. His previous two starts have not been stellar, giving up 5 runs in 7.1 innings, while walking 7.

NC State will have Freshman Ryan Marohn on the mound, who enters the game with a 2-0 record, and a 4.24 ERA. He started the season in the weekend rotation, but that spot has been filled by Logan Whitaker now.

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#17 NC State Walks It Off in 14-3 Mercy Rule Win Over #8 Wake Forest in Series Opener

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#17 NC State made a STATEMENT tonight against #8 Wake Forest, winning 14-3 on of a walk-off GRAND SLAM via Freshman Alex Sosa in the Bottom of the 8th inning, triggering a mercy rule victory for the Wolfpack.

The victory snapped a 5-game losing streak to the Demon Deacons.

Senior Sam Highfill got the start, and gave up 3 earned runs in 4.1 innings pitched, striking out 4. All 3 runs were solo Home Runs by the Deacs.

Freshman Cooper Consiglio came in after Highfill, and had ice in his veins once again, pitching 3.2 shutout innings, striking out 7. He gave up only 1 hit, and lowered his ERA to 4.46. Consiglio also picked up the victory, and is now 4-4 on the year. The Freshman hasn’t given up an earned run in his last 8 innings pitched against UVA and WFU.

Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz hit his 19th Home Run of the season in the 3rd Inning to tie the game. Prior to that, Freshman Luke Nixon put the Pack on the board with an RBI Single in the 2nd.

In the Bottom of the 4th, the Wolfpack scored on a balk, and a groundout by Sophomore Center Fielder Eli Serrano III.

In the Bottom of the 5th, NC State scored on an error when Sosa was stealing a base, and then scored another on a groundout by Luke Nixon.

Serrano III knocked in another one in the Bottom of the 6th via a Single.

The Bottom of the 8th was a run fest for the Wolfpack, scoring 7 in the frame. A-Mak had an RBI Single, Wake walked in 2 runs, and then Sosa ended things with a Grand Slam.

Game 2 will be tomorrow night at 7pm on ACC Network.

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Previewing #17 NC State vs. #8 Wake Forest

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May 16, 2024

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#17 NC State will host #8 Wake Forest this evening to kickoff a 3-game series against the Demon Deacons.

Heading into the series, NC State is 29-19 overall, and 15-11 in ACC play. Wake Forest is 36-16, with a 15-12 conference record. As things currently stand, NC State is tied for 2nd in the Atlantic Division, with the Demon Deacons a 0.5 game behind them.

Overall, the Wolfpack historically has a significant edge over Wake Forest, with a 126-68 against the Demon Deacons. With that being said, the Deacs have won the last 5 games against the Wolfpack, and 8 of the last 12.

The last time NC State beat Wake Forest was in the first game of the 2022 ACC Tournament. The last series victory for the Wolfpack against the Deacs was in 2021, winning 2 out of 3 on the road. The last time NC State beat Wake Forest in a series at home was in 2018, when the Wolfpack swept the Deacons.

Wake Forest is en fuego right now, winning 9 straight heading into tonights game, which includes a sweep of Clemson last weekend, who was ranked 2nd at the time.

At the plate Wake is winning with power and patience, leading the ACC in Home Runs and Walks. They rank 9th in Batting Average. On the mound, they are strikeout machines, leading the ACC in K’s, and they rank 2nd in Opponent Batting Average. On the other hand, they are Walk machines, Walking the 2nd most batters in the ACC.

Wake Forest has 5 players with 10+ Home Runs, with Junior Nick Kurtz leading the way with 20. Their Ace is Junior Chase Burns, who leads the nation with 156 Strikeouts. He boasts a 10-1 record with a 2.85 ERA and a 0.85 WHIP.

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A Bracketology Update Prior to the Start of the #17 NC State vs. #8 Wake Forest Series Tonight

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#17 NC State will kickoff a 3-game series against #8 Wake Forest this evening, but before they do, here’s a look at a Bracketology update.

D1Baseball has NC State as a #2 seed in the Athens Region, with the Georgia Bulldogs as the #7 overall seed. The experts at D1Baseball did make the point that “NC State would be another team to keep close tabs on this weekend. Should the Wolfpack win that series at home against Wake this weekend, they likely would find their way to the hosting line.” (D1)

Baseball America has the Wolfpack as the #2 seed in the Terre Haute Region, with Indiana State as the #12 overall seed. They also make the point that NC State is on the hosting bubble.

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NC State’s ACC Leaders Heading into the Final Regular Season Series of 2024

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#17 NC State will host #8 Wake Forest tomorrow night, but before they begin their final regular season series of the 2024 season, let’s take a look at which Wolfpack players rank in the Top-10 in the ACC in individual statistical categories.

Senior 3rd Baseman Alec Makarewicz

Makarewicz ranks 11th in Batting Average (.358), 9th in Slugging Percentage (.721), 10th in OPS (1.139), 7th in Hits (72), 2nd in Doubles (19), 9th in Home Runs (18) and 5th in RBI’s (65).

Senior 1st Baseman Garrett Pennington 

Pennington ranks 8th in Hits (71) and 2nd in Doubles (19).

Junior Catcher Jacob Cozart 

Cozart ranks 8th in Walks (40).

Junior Shortstop Brandon Butterworth

Butterworth ranks 10th in Stolen Bases (10).

Senior Pitcher Sam Highfill

Highfill ranks 10th in Wins (5-1), 2nd in Complete Games (1), 1st in Shutouts (1), 5th in Opponents Batting Average (.218).

Freshman Pitcher Jacob Dudan

Dudan ranks 8th in Saves (5).

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While A-Mak’s numbers are superior to Pennington’s overall, when it comes to Conference Only Statistics, Pennington’s numbers are supreme.

In conference play, Pennington ranks 7th in Batting Average (.366), 7th in Slugging Percentage (.750), 7th in OPS (1.182), 9th in Runs (29), 4th in Hits (41), 2nd in RBI’s (35), 5th in Doubles (10), and 6th in Home Runs (11).

Pennington is the only Wolfpack batter to rank in the Top-10 in a statistical category in ACC play, besides Freshman Luke Nixon, who ranks 6th in Stolen Bases (7).

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