NC State
18-8, 4-4
Virginia
17-10, 5-5
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Staley, Austin (1-1)
L: Jones, C. (5-1)
S: DeJuneas, Tommy (5)
Batting:
2B: Palmeiro, Preston 1 ; Dunand, Joe 1 ; Willard, Ryne 1
3B: Deatherage, Brock 1 ; McLain, Josh 1
RBI: Deatherage, Brock 3 ; Palmeiro, Preston 1 ; McLain, Josh 2 ; Willard, Ryne 1
SH: Willard, Ryne 1 ; Suggs, Garrett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pitarra, Stephen 2 ; Knizner, Andrew 1 ; Palmeiro, Preston 1 ; McLain, Josh 1 ; Shepard, Chance 1 ; Dunand, Joe 1 ; Willard, Ryne 1
CS: Willard, Ryne 1
Batting:
2B: Haseley, A. 1 ; Thaiss, M. 1 ; Eikhoff, N. 1
RBI: Haseley, A. 1 ; Thaiss, M. 1 ; Smith, P. 1 ; Pinero, D. 2 ; Karstetter 1 ; Novak, J. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Clement, E. 2 ; Thaiss, M. 2 ; Smith, P. 1 ; Karstetter 1 ; Eikhoff, N. 1
SB: Karstetter 1
HBP: Karstetter 1 ; Simmons, C. 1
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No. 17 #Pack9 Upends No. 14 Virginia, 8-7
4/2/2016 12:38:00 AM | Baseball
NC State baseball won on the defending national champs' home turf Friday
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. - No. 17 NC State baseball collected an 8-7 win over No. 14 Virginia on Friday night at Davenport Field.
The Wolfpack (18-8, 4-4 ACC) mounted a 4-0 lead by the second, with three runs scoring on a bases-clearing triple from Brock Deatherage. Virginia (17-10, 5-5) narrowed the margin to 4-3 through three. NC State scored one in the fourth and two more in the fifth, before a Cavalier run made it 7-4 through five. The Pack hung one on the board in the seventh. Virginia made it interesting with three in the eighth to set the final 8-7.
Deatherage's third triple of the season gave the Wolfpack command early, part of a 2-for-5 outing in which the sophomore reached base for the 21st-consecutive game.
Eight Wolfpack starters contributed a hit or scored a run, with six doing both. Josh McLain tripled in a 2-for-5 outing with two RBIs and a run.
Joe Dunand, Preston Palmeiro, and Ryne Willard each doubled, Palmeiro's marking his 12th of the season. Willard started at third before moving to left and reached in all three plate appearances, going 2-for-2 including a run, an RBI, and a walk.
Stephen Pitarra scored twice on a single and a walk. Andrew Knizner scored once with a single and reached on an error.
Wolfpack starter Johnny Piedmonte lasted three innings, allowing three earned on six hits to outpace Cavalier starter Connor Jones. Sean Adler represented the first arm out of the NC State bullpen, going 1 1/3 with one earned on two hits.
Austin Staley (1-1) claimed the win on an inning of one-hit ball with a walk. Will Gilbert fanned two in his first full inning of work after escaping a jam in the fifth. Tommy DeJuneas captured his fifth save in 1 1/3, allowing one hit and punching out one.
NC State returns to action Saturday at 4 PM for game two. Radio duties will be handled by 88.1 WKNC. Streaming is available to subscribers through VirginiaSports.com. Fans can follow along with live stats on GoPack.com or Twitter updates via @NCStateBaseball.