NC State Baseball Defeats #12 Clemson in Wild Finish to Clinch Series

Friday, May 19

Raleigh, N.C.

6:30:00 PM

NC State

33-21, 16-13

#12 Clemson

38-17, 16-13

Clemson

NC State

Photo by: Karl DeBlaker

NC State Baseball Defeats #12 Clemson in Wild Finish to Clinch Series

5/20/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

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Wolfpack takes series against top-15 opponent

RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State and Clemson scored 15 combined runs in the final two innings, but the Wolfpack came out on top with a 12-10 win to clinch the series against the 12^th-ranked Tigers Friday night at Doak Field at Dail Park.

The Wolfpack has now won 13 of its last 14 games and extends its Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) winning streak to eight games. NC State moves to 33-21 overall and 16-13 in league action, while Clemson falls to 38-17 with an identical mark in conference play (16-13).

Junior pitcher Brian Brown picked up the win for the Pack with six innings pitched, allowing just one earned run. He struck out six batters in the contest and has now reached that mark in each of his last four starts. For the second consecutive game, Sean Adler recorded the save as he retired the final two batters to seal the win.

Clemson starter Alex Eubanks was hit with the loss after tossing six innings, yielding seven hits and five earned runs to go along with seven strikeouts.

The Tigers struck first in the contest, but the Wolfpack responded with four unanswered runs to take a 4-1 lead at the end of the fourth. Evan Mendoza smashed a three-run homer to provide the offense for NC State in the frame, as he tallied his fifth round-tripper to the deepest part of the ballpark in center field.

Check out @e_mendoza18's INSANE catch, as he tumbles over the rail into the dugout to make the catch #WebGem #SCtop10 @NCAACWS @SportsCenter pic.twitter.com/c2zfQjQYsf
— NC State Baseball (@NCStateBaseball) May 20, 2017

Clemson plated a run in the top of the sixth and the NC State countered with a run in the seventh to maintain the three-run advantage. After an RBI single by Andrew Cox to plate the run for the Tigers, junior Brock Deatherage launched a solo homer to deep right field, his third of the year, to give the Wolfpack its fifth run of the game.

Over the final two innings, the teams combined for 15 runs as NC State scored seven in the bottom of the eighth and Clemson tallied eight in the top of the ninth. Will Wilson had the big hit in the inning with an inside the park grand slam. He drove the first pitch of his at-bat to deep center field and the Clemson outfielder dove for it, but was unable to make the play so Wilson circled the bases for the first inside the park homer of the season for NC State.

It's not everyday that you see an INSIDE THE PARK GRAND SLAM! For your viewing pleasure courtesy of @wbw_12 #SCtop10 @NCAACWS @SportsCenter pic.twitter.com/SwkVXZFygC
— NC State Baseball (@NCStateBaseball) May 20, 2017

NC State and Clemson will return to the field for the series finale at 1 p.m. Saturday, as the Wolfpack's seniors will be honored prior to the game.

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May 20 (Sat)

1:00:00 PM

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Brown, Brian (4-1)

L: Alex Eubanks (6-5)

S: Adler, Sean (2)

Clemson

Batting:

2B: Chase Pinder 2 ; Chris Williams 1

HR: Andrew Cox 1

RBI: Weston Jackson 1 ; Reed Rohlman 1 ; Seth Beer 1 ; Andrew Cox 5 ; Robert Jolly 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Chase Pinder 1 ; Weston Jackson 1 ; Reed Rohlman 1 ; Seth Beer 2 ; Andrew Cox 1 ; Logan Davidson 1 ; Jordan Greene 1 ; Grayson Byrd 1 ; Robert Jolly 1

SB: Chase Pinder 1 ; Seth Beer 1

PO: Kyle Wilkie 1

NC State

Batting:

2B: Debo, Brad 1 ; Suggs, Garrett 1

HR: Wilson, Will 1 ; Mendoza, Evan 1 ; Deatherage, Brock 1

RBI: McLain, Josh 1 ; Debo, Brad 1 ; Wilson, Will 4 ; Mendoza, Evan 3 ; Deatherage, Brock 1 ; Suggs, Garrett 1

SH: Deatherage, Brock 1

SF: McLain, Josh 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Pitarra, Stephen 1 ; Debo, Brad 1 ; Kinneman, Brett 2 ; Wilson, Will 2 ; Mendoza, Evan 1 ; Dunand, Joe 1 ; Cosgrove, Andy 2 ; Deatherage, Brock 1 ; Suggs, Garrett 1