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Photo by: James Guillory
No. 12 #Pack9 Powers Past Furman with 9-0 Shutout to Complete Series Sweep
2/25/2018 5:25:00 PM | Baseball
Wolfpack charts a season-high 17 hits and three home runs
RALEIGH, N.C. – Highlighted by a season-high 17 hits and three home runs, the 12th-ranked NC State baseball team earned a 9-0 shutout win against the Furman Paladins Sunday afternoon at Doak Field at Dail Park to complete the series sweep.
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Junior Nolan Clenney earned his first win in a Wolfpack uniform, as he threw 3.1 hitless innings in relief. Furman's starting pitcher Matt Lazzaro was charged with the loss and moves to 0-1.
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NC State completes the week a perfect 5-0 and is now 7-1 on the year, while Furman falls to 3-4.
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Avent's Additions
"It's hard to swing the bats so well this early in the season," said head coach Elliott Avent. "We've had a couple of injuries and I'm proud of the guys that have stepped up for us. Vazquez played good today coming in for Will Wilson and he had a big RBI early in the game, then he hit the two-run homer later in the game.
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"J.T. Jarrett filling in for Stephen Pitarra has been great defensively for us and has had some key at-bats. Dillon Cooper continues to play very consistently for us. I thought Jack Conley caught a great game today and had a couple good at-bats. Everybody knows that Kinneman, McLain, and Deatherage have been hot but there were some other guys that have stepped up for us recently that have been really positive for our team."Â
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Series Notes
- NC State compiled a team batting average of .390 for the series, while limiting Furman to a .151 clip.
- The Wolfpack hit seven homers during the three-game set and did not allow a home run.
- NCSU collected 41 hits during the series and yielded 14.
- With the three-game sweep, NC State now leads the all-time series with Furman, 7-5.
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Quick Hits
- Brock Deatherage and Dillon Cooper ignited NC State's offense in the bottom of the second, as they led off with a single up the middle and ground rule double to right field, respectively.
- Jack Conley followed with an RBI groundout to plate the first run of the game and David Vazquez hit a sacrifice fly to right field giving the Wolfpack a 2-0 advantage.
- For the fifth time this week, Brett Kinneman hit a home run as he led off the third with a solo shot to center field. He has homered in four of the five games this week, including a multi-homer game on Friday.
- After back-to-back singles, Deatherage hit a sac fly to left field to score Evan Edwards from third base to push the Pack's lead to 4-0.
- NC State tacked on a pair of runs in the fourth after a sac fly from Josh McLain and an RBI double by Edwards.
- The Wolfpack scored for the fourth consecutive inning in the bottom of the fifth, as Deatherage hit his third home run of the season, a solo blast over the right field wall to extend the lead to 7-0.
- In the bottom of the seventh, freshman David Vazquez left the yard for the first time in his NC State career, as his two-run homer gave the Wolfpack a 9-0 lead.
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Inside the Box Score
- Deatherage and Cooper each turned in a pair of three-hit games, as the former was 3-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs scored and a homer while the latter was 3-for-5 with a run scored.
- Vazquez was 2-for-4 with a game-high three RBIs and Kinneman was 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored.
- Conley and Edwards also logged multi-hit performances.
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On the Mound
- Freshman David Harrison started on the mound for the Wolfpack and pitched three innings, allowing just two hits to go along with four strikeouts.
- Clenney relieved him in the fourth and threw 3.1 innings of no-hit ball to tally his first collegiate win. He struck out three batters.
- Kent Klyman took over for him and finished the game with 2.2 innings, striking out four with just one his allowed.
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Game Notes
- NC State's 17 hits are the most in a game since May 14, 2017, when the Wolfpack recorded 18 hits at Pittsburgh.
- The Pack's three home runs in the contest are a season high and the most for the program in a single game since May 19, 2017, when NCSU hit three at home against Clemson.
- McLain has recorded a hit in each game of the season and extends his hitting streak to 16 games dating back to 2017.
- At 7-1, the Wolfpack is off to its best start since 2014 when the program also opened the year 7-1.
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Up Next
NC State returns to action Monday afternoon against the Air Force Falcons, as the Wolfpack completes its stretch of nine games in 11 days. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m. at Doak Field.
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Junior Nolan Clenney earned his first win in a Wolfpack uniform, as he threw 3.1 hitless innings in relief. Furman's starting pitcher Matt Lazzaro was charged with the loss and moves to 0-1.
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NC State completes the week a perfect 5-0 and is now 7-1 on the year, while Furman falls to 3-4.
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Avent's Additions
"It's hard to swing the bats so well this early in the season," said head coach Elliott Avent. "We've had a couple of injuries and I'm proud of the guys that have stepped up for us. Vazquez played good today coming in for Will Wilson and he had a big RBI early in the game, then he hit the two-run homer later in the game.
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"J.T. Jarrett filling in for Stephen Pitarra has been great defensively for us and has had some key at-bats. Dillon Cooper continues to play very consistently for us. I thought Jack Conley caught a great game today and had a couple good at-bats. Everybody knows that Kinneman, McLain, and Deatherage have been hot but there were some other guys that have stepped up for us recently that have been really positive for our team."Â
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Series Notes
- NC State compiled a team batting average of .390 for the series, while limiting Furman to a .151 clip.
- The Wolfpack hit seven homers during the three-game set and did not allow a home run.
- NCSU collected 41 hits during the series and yielded 14.
- With the three-game sweep, NC State now leads the all-time series with Furman, 7-5.
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Quick Hits
- Brock Deatherage and Dillon Cooper ignited NC State's offense in the bottom of the second, as they led off with a single up the middle and ground rule double to right field, respectively.
- Jack Conley followed with an RBI groundout to plate the first run of the game and David Vazquez hit a sacrifice fly to right field giving the Wolfpack a 2-0 advantage.
- For the fifth time this week, Brett Kinneman hit a home run as he led off the third with a solo shot to center field. He has homered in four of the five games this week, including a multi-homer game on Friday.
- After back-to-back singles, Deatherage hit a sac fly to left field to score Evan Edwards from third base to push the Pack's lead to 4-0.
- NC State tacked on a pair of runs in the fourth after a sac fly from Josh McLain and an RBI double by Edwards.
- The Wolfpack scored for the fourth consecutive inning in the bottom of the fifth, as Deatherage hit his third home run of the season, a solo blast over the right field wall to extend the lead to 7-0.
- In the bottom of the seventh, freshman David Vazquez left the yard for the first time in his NC State career, as his two-run homer gave the Wolfpack a 9-0 lead.
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Inside the Box Score
- Deatherage and Cooper each turned in a pair of three-hit games, as the former was 3-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs scored and a homer while the latter was 3-for-5 with a run scored.
- Vazquez was 2-for-4 with a game-high three RBIs and Kinneman was 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored.
- Conley and Edwards also logged multi-hit performances.
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On the Mound
- Freshman David Harrison started on the mound for the Wolfpack and pitched three innings, allowing just two hits to go along with four strikeouts.
- Clenney relieved him in the fourth and threw 3.1 innings of no-hit ball to tally his first collegiate win. He struck out three batters.
- Kent Klyman took over for him and finished the game with 2.2 innings, striking out four with just one his allowed.
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Game Notes
- NC State's 17 hits are the most in a game since May 14, 2017, when the Wolfpack recorded 18 hits at Pittsburgh.
- The Pack's three home runs in the contest are a season high and the most for the program in a single game since May 19, 2017, when NCSU hit three at home against Clemson.
- McLain has recorded a hit in each game of the season and extends his hitting streak to 16 games dating back to 2017.
- At 7-1, the Wolfpack is off to its best start since 2014 when the program also opened the year 7-1.
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Up Next
NC State returns to action Monday afternoon against the Air Force Falcons, as the Wolfpack completes its stretch of nine games in 11 days. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m. at Doak Field.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Clenney, Nolan (1-0)
L: Matt Lazzaro (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Brandon Elmy 1 ; Trent Alley 1
Base Running:
CS: Ben Anderson 1
Batting:
2B: Edwards, Evan 1 ; Cooper, Dillon 1 ; Vazquez, David 1
HR: Kinneman, Brett 1 ; Deatherage, Brock 1 ; Vazquez, David 1
RBI: McLain, Josh 1 ; Kinneman, Brett 1 ; Edwards, Evan 1 ; Deatherage, Brock 2 ; Conley, Jack 1 ; Vazquez, David 3
SH: Jarrett, J.T. 1
SF: McLain, Josh 1 ; Deatherage, Brock 1 ; Vazquez, David 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kinneman, Brett 2 ; Edwards, Evan 1 ; Deatherage, Brock 2 ; Cooper, Dillon 1 ; Conley, Jack 1 ; Vazquez, David 2
SB: Kinneman, Brett 1 ; Cooper, Dillon 1 ; Conley, Jack 1
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