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Photo by: Kevin Jones
No. 8 Pack Edges No. 23 Bama, 2-1
3/5/2016 9:03:00 PM | Baseball
NC State baseball won its sixth-consecutive game on Saturday
CARY, N.C. - No. 8 NC State baseball won its sixth in a row, edging No. 23 Alabama 2-1 on Saturday at USA Baseball's National Training Center.
The Wolfpack (9-2) slid into a 1-0 deficit by the fourth, tying the game 1-1 in the sixth. Alabama (9-2) allowed the game-winning run in the eighth, on a Chance Shepard sac fly to score Preston Palmeiro, setting the final 2-1.
Shepard's six-game home run streak came to an end. The senior walks away with the NC State school record, two games short of tying the all-time mark.
NC State starter Brian Brown cruised through the first three innings perfectly, leaving after 4 1/3, one earned on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.
Sean Adler rang up three batters in 1 2/3 perfect innings. Evan Brabrand (1-0) collected the win by pitching a perfect seventh. Will Gilbert went 1 1/3, holding the Tide scoreless on two hits and a walk with two punchouts. Tommy DeJuneas earned his second save of the season, finishing the game with a strikeout.
Preston Palmeiro scored both runs, going 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles. Josh McLain added a double. Andrew Knizner drove in the tying run in a 1-for-3 ballgame. Evan Mendoza, Stephen Pitarra, and Garrett Suggs each contributed a single.
NC State returns to action on Sunday at 1 PM, hosting Bucknell. Radio duties will be handled by 88.1 WKNC. Streaming coverage will be available on GoPack.com/watch. Fans can follow along with live stats on GoPack.com, or Twitter updates via @NCStateBaseball.
The Wolfpack (9-2) slid into a 1-0 deficit by the fourth, tying the game 1-1 in the sixth. Alabama (9-2) allowed the game-winning run in the eighth, on a Chance Shepard sac fly to score Preston Palmeiro, setting the final 2-1.
Shepard's six-game home run streak came to an end. The senior walks away with the NC State school record, two games short of tying the all-time mark.
NC State starter Brian Brown cruised through the first three innings perfectly, leaving after 4 1/3, one earned on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.
Sean Adler rang up three batters in 1 2/3 perfect innings. Evan Brabrand (1-0) collected the win by pitching a perfect seventh. Will Gilbert went 1 1/3, holding the Tide scoreless on two hits and a walk with two punchouts. Tommy DeJuneas earned his second save of the season, finishing the game with a strikeout.
Preston Palmeiro scored both runs, going 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles. Josh McLain added a double. Andrew Knizner drove in the tying run in a 1-for-3 ballgame. Evan Mendoza, Stephen Pitarra, and Garrett Suggs each contributed a single.
NC State returns to action on Sunday at 1 PM, hosting Bucknell. Radio duties will be handled by 88.1 WKNC. Streaming coverage will be available on GoPack.com/watch. Fans can follow along with live stats on GoPack.com, or Twitter updates via @NCStateBaseball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brabrand, Evan (1-0)
L: D Duarte (1-1)
S: DeJuneas, Tommy (2)
Batting:
2B: McLain, Josh 1 ; Palmeiro, Preston 2
RBI: Knizner, Andrew 1 ; Shepard, Chance 1
SH: Pitarra, Stephen 1
SF: Shepard, Chance 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Palmeiro, Preston 2
CS: Suggs, Garrett 1
Batting:
RBI: C Henry 1
SH: C Vincent 1
Base Running:
RUNS: K Holcombe 1
SB: K Holcombe 1 ; C Henry 1
HBP: W Haynie 1
Game Leaders
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5
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1
RBI
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3
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H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
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H
1
RBI
0
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