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Photo by: James Guillory
No. 6 Wolfpack Baseball Clinches Series With 6-3 Win Against Governors
2/25/2017 6:36:00 PM | Baseball
Junior Joe Dunand hits his first homer of the season
***Schedule Update - Sunday's game was originally slated for 1 p.m., but has been moved up to a noon first pitch.***
RALEIGH, N.C. – The sixth-ranked NC State baseball team used a balanced effort to clinch the series against Austin Peay with a 6-3 win Saturday afternoon at Doak Field at Dail Park. The Wolfpack moves to 4-1 on the season, while the Governors fall to 3-3.
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Freshman Mathieu Gauthier picked up his first collegiate win on the mound for NC State with three innings in relief, allowing one earned run to go along with three strikeouts. Austin Peay starting pitcher Michael Costanzo gave up five runs in four innings pitched to suffer the loss.
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The Wolfpack jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second following a solo home run by Joe Dunand. The Miami, Fla., native deposited the 1-1 pitch from Costanzo over the left field fence for his first homer of the season and 12th of his career.
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Austin Peay started the fourth inning with a pair of singles, but NC State starting pitcher Cory Wilder settled down to get a strikeout on a failed bunt attempt with two strikes, groundout to Dunand at shortstop and another swinging strikeout to end the threat.
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NC State took that momentum into the bottom of the inning, as the Pack scored four runs to extend the lead to 5-0. Tommy DeJuneas ignited the offense with an RBI double to left field, Shane Shepard followed with an RBI double down the right field line and Jack Conley hit the Pack's third consecutive RBI double with a shot to left field.
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Josh McLain reached on an error by the second baseman to allow Conley to score the final run of the frame for the Wolfpack to make it 5-0.
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Alex Sala ended NC State's thoughts of a shutout with a solo home run to lead off the seventh for Austin Peay. The Governors tried to make a comeback with two additional runs in the eighth to trim the Wolfpack lead to 5-3, but Zach Usselman tallied back-to-back strikeouts to escape the jam.
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Conley started a rally with two outs in the eighth inning for the Wolfpack by doubling to deep left center and McLain followed with an RBI single to center field, pushing the NC State lead to 6-3.
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Usselman worked a perfect ninth inning getting a groundout to shortstop, strikeout looking and a popout to Shepard at first base to end it.
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Quick Hits
- Conley and DeJuneas led the Wolfpack at the plate, each with 2-for-4 performances. Conley scored two runs and also drove in a run, while DeJuneas scored and had an RBI.
- Dunand hit a solo shot to left field, while Brett Kinneman, McLain and Shepard had one hit apiece.
- NC State stole a season-high five bases in the contest. McLain had a career-best three stolen base, highlighted by swiping third in the eighth. DeJuneas and Kinneman also tallied stolen bases in the game.
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On the Mound
- Wilder started on the mound for the Wolfpack and pitched four innings before giving way to Gauthier. He struck out five batters, allowed three hits and walked one.
- Gauthier tossed three innings and only gave up one run, fanning three batters.
- Usselman closed out the game for NC State, pitching the last two innings with two runs scored on three hits with three strikeouts.
- Wolfpack pitchers struck out 11 batters in the contest and limited Austin Peay to 3-of-16 with runners on base.
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Up Next
NC State and Austin Peay will meet in the series finale on Sunday at Doak Field at Dail Park. First pitch was originally slated for 1 p.m., but has been moved up to a noon first pitch.
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RALEIGH, N.C. – The sixth-ranked NC State baseball team used a balanced effort to clinch the series against Austin Peay with a 6-3 win Saturday afternoon at Doak Field at Dail Park. The Wolfpack moves to 4-1 on the season, while the Governors fall to 3-3.
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Freshman Mathieu Gauthier picked up his first collegiate win on the mound for NC State with three innings in relief, allowing one earned run to go along with three strikeouts. Austin Peay starting pitcher Michael Costanzo gave up five runs in four innings pitched to suffer the loss.
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The Wolfpack jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second following a solo home run by Joe Dunand. The Miami, Fla., native deposited the 1-1 pitch from Costanzo over the left field fence for his first homer of the season and 12th of his career.
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Austin Peay started the fourth inning with a pair of singles, but NC State starting pitcher Cory Wilder settled down to get a strikeout on a failed bunt attempt with two strikes, groundout to Dunand at shortstop and another swinging strikeout to end the threat.
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NC State took that momentum into the bottom of the inning, as the Pack scored four runs to extend the lead to 5-0. Tommy DeJuneas ignited the offense with an RBI double to left field, Shane Shepard followed with an RBI double down the right field line and Jack Conley hit the Pack's third consecutive RBI double with a shot to left field.
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Josh McLain reached on an error by the second baseman to allow Conley to score the final run of the frame for the Wolfpack to make it 5-0.
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Alex Sala ended NC State's thoughts of a shutout with a solo home run to lead off the seventh for Austin Peay. The Governors tried to make a comeback with two additional runs in the eighth to trim the Wolfpack lead to 5-3, but Zach Usselman tallied back-to-back strikeouts to escape the jam.
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Conley started a rally with two outs in the eighth inning for the Wolfpack by doubling to deep left center and McLain followed with an RBI single to center field, pushing the NC State lead to 6-3.
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Usselman worked a perfect ninth inning getting a groundout to shortstop, strikeout looking and a popout to Shepard at first base to end it.
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Quick Hits
- Conley and DeJuneas led the Wolfpack at the plate, each with 2-for-4 performances. Conley scored two runs and also drove in a run, while DeJuneas scored and had an RBI.
- Dunand hit a solo shot to left field, while Brett Kinneman, McLain and Shepard had one hit apiece.
- NC State stole a season-high five bases in the contest. McLain had a career-best three stolen base, highlighted by swiping third in the eighth. DeJuneas and Kinneman also tallied stolen bases in the game.
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On the Mound
- Wilder started on the mound for the Wolfpack and pitched four innings before giving way to Gauthier. He struck out five batters, allowed three hits and walked one.
- Gauthier tossed three innings and only gave up one run, fanning three batters.
- Usselman closed out the game for NC State, pitching the last two innings with two runs scored on three hits with three strikeouts.
- Wolfpack pitchers struck out 11 batters in the contest and limited Austin Peay to 3-of-16 with runners on base.
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Up Next
NC State and Austin Peay will meet in the series finale on Sunday at Doak Field at Dail Park. First pitch was originally slated for 1 p.m., but has been moved up to a noon first pitch.
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#STATEMENT
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gauthier, Mathieu (1-0)
L: COSTANZO, Michael (1-1)
Batting:
2B: HAMILTON, Chase 1 ; PHILLIPS, Parker 1
HR: SALA, Alex 1
RBI: PHILLIPS, Parker 1 ; GLEASON, Dre 1 ; SALA, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: HAMILTON, Chase 1 ; PHILLIPS, Parker 1 ; SALA, Alex 1
SB: GIOVANNELLI, Garrett 1
HBP: PHILLIPS, Parker 1
Batting:
2B: DeJuneas, Tommy 1 ; Shepard, Shane 1 ; Conley, Jack 2
HR: Dunand, Joe 1
RBI: Dunand, Joe 1 ; DeJuneas, Tommy 1 ; Shepard, Shane 1 ; Conley, Jack 1 ; McLain, Josh 1
SH: Deatherage, Brock 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kinneman, Brett 1 ; Dunand, Joe 1 ; DeJuneas, Tommy 1 ; Shepard, Shane 1 ; Conley, Jack 2
SB: Kinneman, Brett 1 ; DeJuneas, Tommy 1 ; McLain, Josh 3
HBP: Shepard, Shane 1
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