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Four in a Row! No. 8 Pack Prevails, 5-2
3/2/2016 7:00:00 PM | Baseball
NC State baseball dropped previously undefeated UNC Wilmington Wednesday
Play-by-Play | Overall Stats
RALEIGH, N.C. - No. 8 NC State baseball disrupted UNCW's undefeated record with a 5-2 win on Wednesday behind a career day from Evan Mendoza and Chance Shepard's fifth homer in the last five games.
The Wolfpack (7-2) won its fourth in a row, taking a 1-0 lead in the second on Shepard's solo shot. The Seahawks (6-1) rallied to tie in the third, before three NC State runs broke the game open. The Pack added one in the sixth, and UNCW trimmed the lead by one in the eighth, to set the final 5-2.
Shepard finished 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBIs, a walk and his fifth homer of the year. Mendoza came a triple away from the cycle, setting another career high in only his fourth start of the season. The sophomore belted his first collegiate homer, a double, two RBIs, and scored once in his 4-for-4 performance.
Five other Wolfpackers contributed one hit each. Josh McLain led off the game with a single, scoring once. Preston Palmeiro recorded a hit in his seventh of nine games this year. Andrew Knizner scored once with a single. Joe Dunand added an RBI single. Stephen Pitarra singled after entering to play second base.
Wolfpack starter Karl Keglovits made his first appearance since March 2014, striking out three over 2 1/3 innings, allowing one unearned run on two hits and three walks. Travis Orwig retired one batter.
Chris Williams (1-0) claimed the first win of his college career by retiring the first six batters he faced in 2 1/3 innings of two-hit ball with one strikeout and no walks.
Evan Brabrand followed him with two innings, allowing one earned with three punchouts. Will Gilbert collected his first save of the year in two perfect frames, fanning three.
NC State returns to action on Friday at 3 PM, hosting Niagara. Radio coverage will be provided by 88.1 WKNC. Streaming available on GoPack.com/watch. Fans can follow along with live stats from GoPack.com or Twitter updates via @NCStateBaseball.
RALEIGH, N.C. - No. 8 NC State baseball disrupted UNCW's undefeated record with a 5-2 win on Wednesday behind a career day from Evan Mendoza and Chance Shepard's fifth homer in the last five games.
The Wolfpack (7-2) won its fourth in a row, taking a 1-0 lead in the second on Shepard's solo shot. The Seahawks (6-1) rallied to tie in the third, before three NC State runs broke the game open. The Pack added one in the sixth, and UNCW trimmed the lead by one in the eighth, to set the final 5-2.
Shepard finished 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBIs, a walk and his fifth homer of the year. Mendoza came a triple away from the cycle, setting another career high in only his fourth start of the season. The sophomore belted his first collegiate homer, a double, two RBIs, and scored once in his 4-for-4 performance.
Five other Wolfpackers contributed one hit each. Josh McLain led off the game with a single, scoring once. Preston Palmeiro recorded a hit in his seventh of nine games this year. Andrew Knizner scored once with a single. Joe Dunand added an RBI single. Stephen Pitarra singled after entering to play second base.
Wolfpack starter Karl Keglovits made his first appearance since March 2014, striking out three over 2 1/3 innings, allowing one unearned run on two hits and three walks. Travis Orwig retired one batter.
Chris Williams (1-0) claimed the first win of his college career by retiring the first six batters he faced in 2 1/3 innings of two-hit ball with one strikeout and no walks.
Evan Brabrand followed him with two innings, allowing one earned with three punchouts. Will Gilbert collected his first save of the year in two perfect frames, fanning three.
NC State returns to action on Friday at 3 PM, hosting Niagara. Radio coverage will be provided by 88.1 WKNC. Streaming available on GoPack.com/watch. Fans can follow along with live stats from GoPack.com or Twitter updates via @NCStateBaseball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Williams, Chris (1-0)
L: Lockamon, Clay (0-1)
S: Gilbert, Will (1)
Batting:
2B: Stupienski, Gavin 2 ; Connelly, Terence 1 ; Thorburn, Robbie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Stupienski, Gavin 2
HBP: Mims, Brian 1
PO: Linkous, Steven 1
Batting:
2B: Palmeiro, Preston 1 ; Mendoza, Evan 1
HR: Shepard, Chance 1 ; Mendoza, Evan 1
RBI: Shepard, Chance 2 ; Dunand, Joe 1 ; Mendoza, Evan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: McLain, Josh 1 ; Knizner, Andrew 1 ; Shepard, Chance 2 ; Mendoza, Evan 1
CS: McLain, Josh 1
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