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Photo by: Karl DeBlaker
Baseball Drops NCAA Raleigh Regional Opener to Army, 5-1
6/1/2018 11:46:00 PM | Baseball
RALEIGH, N.C. – The No. 9 NC State baseball team suffered a 5-1 loss to Army on Friday evening in its NCAA Regional opener at Doak Field at Dail Park.
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NC State returns to action Saturday afternoon when it faces Northeastern at 2 p.m., and the winner will face the loser of the Auburn/Army game Sunday at 2 p.m.
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The Wolfpack falls to 40-17 on the season while the Black Knights improve to 37-22.
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Quick Hits
- Army struck first in the contest with a run on Ron Rosoff's groundout to first base, scoring Jacob Hurtubise from second as he was moving with the pitch and raced around to score.Â
- The Black Knights tacked on a second run in the fourth thanks to Trey Martin's sacrifice fly to left field to plate Ant Giachin.Â
- Army doubled its lead in the sixth following Rob Regine's RBI double down the left field line and Drake Titus's sacrifice fly to center field.Â
- In the seventh, Hurtubise scored for the second time on the day to extend Army's lead to 5-0. He walked, stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch to score on Giachin's hit.
- The Pack threatened in the bottom of the seventh, loading the bases with one out but was only able to get a run out of it after a sacrifice fly from Shane Shepard.
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Inside the Box Score
- Will Wilson and Evan Edwards led the team at the plate, as they both turned in a 3-for-4 performance.Â
- Josh McLain, Brett Kinneman and Patrick Bailey each tallied a base hit to contribute to the team's nine in the contest.Â
- Reid Johnston earned the start on the mound and was hit with his first loss of the season, after allowing one earned run in 4.1 innings with four strikeouts.
- Army starter Tyler Giovinco went 6.1 innings to earn his ninth win.
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On Deck
NC State returns to action tomorrow against Northeastern at 2 p.m. in its second game of the NCAA Raleigh Regional. The winner will face the loser of the Auburn/Army game Sunday at 2 p.m. in the fifth game of the weekend at Doak Field.Â
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NC State returns to action Saturday afternoon when it faces Northeastern at 2 p.m., and the winner will face the loser of the Auburn/Army game Sunday at 2 p.m.
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The Wolfpack falls to 40-17 on the season while the Black Knights improve to 37-22.
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Quick Hits
- Army struck first in the contest with a run on Ron Rosoff's groundout to first base, scoring Jacob Hurtubise from second as he was moving with the pitch and raced around to score.Â
- The Black Knights tacked on a second run in the fourth thanks to Trey Martin's sacrifice fly to left field to plate Ant Giachin.Â
- Army doubled its lead in the sixth following Rob Regine's RBI double down the left field line and Drake Titus's sacrifice fly to center field.Â
- In the seventh, Hurtubise scored for the second time on the day to extend Army's lead to 5-0. He walked, stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch to score on Giachin's hit.
- The Pack threatened in the bottom of the seventh, loading the bases with one out but was only able to get a run out of it after a sacrifice fly from Shane Shepard.
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Inside the Box Score
- Will Wilson and Evan Edwards led the team at the plate, as they both turned in a 3-for-4 performance.Â
- Josh McLain, Brett Kinneman and Patrick Bailey each tallied a base hit to contribute to the team's nine in the contest.Â
- Reid Johnston earned the start on the mound and was hit with his first loss of the season, after allowing one earned run in 4.1 innings with four strikeouts.
- Army starter Tyler Giovinco went 6.1 innings to earn his ninth win.
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On Deck
NC State returns to action tomorrow against Northeastern at 2 p.m. in its second game of the NCAA Raleigh Regional. The winner will face the loser of the Auburn/Army game Sunday at 2 p.m. in the fifth game of the weekend at Doak Field.Â
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Giovinco, Tyler (9-5)
L: Johnston, Reid (7-1)
Batting:
2B: Regine, Rob 1
RBI: Rosoff, Jon 1 ; Giachin, Anthony 1 ; Martin, Trey 1 ; Regine, Rob 1 ; Titus, Drake 1
SH: Crompton, Anfernee 1
SF: Martin, Trey 1 ; Titus, Drake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hurtubise, Jacob 2 ; Giachin, Anthony 2 ; Martin, Trey 1
SB: Hurtubise, Jacob 2
CS: Giachin, Anthony 1
HBP: McKenna, John 2
Batting:
2B: Edwards, Evan 1
RBI: Shepard, Shane 1
SF: Shepard, Shane 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Edwards, Evan 1
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