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Photo by: Tom Miller
No. 8 Pack Extends Win Streak to Seven
3/6/2016 4:22:00 PM | Baseball
Chance Shepard homered for the seventh time in the last eight games
RALEIGH, N.C. - No. 8 NC State baseball won its seventh game in a row, topping Bucknell 5-2 on Sunday at Doak Field at Dail Park.
The Wolfpack (10-2) pitching staff sat down 13 of the last 14 batters it faced, the lone runner reaching on a questionable hit-by-pitch call. Chance Shepard started the scoring with a two-run homer in the first, his seventh in the last eight games. Trailing 3-0, Bucknell (5-5) trimmed its deficit to 3-2 by the fifth. NC State stretched the lead with one run in the fifth and eighth to set the final 5-2.
Shepard's seventh bomb of the year highlighted a 2-for-4 outing with a run and two RBIs. Preston Palmeiro reached base in all four plate appearances over a 3-for-4 day, scoring twice, starting with his sixth double of the year. Two singles followed, before Palmeiro reached on an error in his last at-bat.
Joe Dunand and Shane Shepard each contributed a pair of singles. Stephen Pitarra had two of his own with an RBI. Brock Deatherage scored once in a 1-for-4 day. Andrew Knizner doubled and drove in a run.
Wolfpack starter Joe O'Donnell (2-0) took a no-hitter into the fourth, leaving after 5 1/3 with two earned on five hits and a walk, fanning four. Cody Beckman followed him with a perfect 2 1/3, featuring one strikeout. Kyle Smith, Will Gilbert, and Tommy DeJuneas retired all four batters faced, sealing the victory.
NC State returns to action on Tuesday at 3 PM, hosting Fairfield. Streaming coverage will air on GoPack.com/watch. Radio duties will be handled by 88.1 WKNC. Fans can follow along with live stats on GoPack.com, or Twitter updates via @NCStateBaseball.
The Wolfpack (10-2) pitching staff sat down 13 of the last 14 batters it faced, the lone runner reaching on a questionable hit-by-pitch call. Chance Shepard started the scoring with a two-run homer in the first, his seventh in the last eight games. Trailing 3-0, Bucknell (5-5) trimmed its deficit to 3-2 by the fifth. NC State stretched the lead with one run in the fifth and eighth to set the final 5-2.
Shepard's seventh bomb of the year highlighted a 2-for-4 outing with a run and two RBIs. Preston Palmeiro reached base in all four plate appearances over a 3-for-4 day, scoring twice, starting with his sixth double of the year. Two singles followed, before Palmeiro reached on an error in his last at-bat.
Joe Dunand and Shane Shepard each contributed a pair of singles. Stephen Pitarra had two of his own with an RBI. Brock Deatherage scored once in a 1-for-4 day. Andrew Knizner doubled and drove in a run.
Wolfpack starter Joe O'Donnell (2-0) took a no-hitter into the fourth, leaving after 5 1/3 with two earned on five hits and a walk, fanning four. Cody Beckman followed him with a perfect 2 1/3, featuring one strikeout. Kyle Smith, Will Gilbert, and Tommy DeJuneas retired all four batters faced, sealing the victory.
NC State returns to action on Tuesday at 3 PM, hosting Fairfield. Streaming coverage will air on GoPack.com/watch. Radio duties will be handled by 88.1 WKNC. Fans can follow along with live stats on GoPack.com, or Twitter updates via @NCStateBaseball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: O'Donnell, Joe (2-0)
L: Keller, Dan (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Ogren, Joe 1
RBI: Rafferty, Danny 1 ; Clark, Sam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ogren, Joe 1 ; Korchak, Mike 1
HBP: Mayer, Jon 1
Batting:
2B: Palmeiro, Preston 1 ; Knizner, Andrew 1
HR: Shepard, Chance 1
RBI: Knizner, Andrew 1 ; Shepard, Chance 2 ; Pitarra, Stephen 1
SH: McLain, Josh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Palmeiro, Preston 2 ; Shepard, Chance 1 ; Suggs, Garrett 1 ; Deatherage, Brock 1
Game Leaders
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