NC State
13-2, 2-0
Boston College
5-8, 0-2
No. 10 #Pack9 Clinches Series, Splits Doubleheader with Boston College
3/10/2018 10:55:00 PM | Baseball
Wolfpack opens ACC play with a series win
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NC State moves to 13-3 overall and 2-1 in ACC play, while Boston College improves to 6-8 and 1-2 in conference action.
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Quick Hits Game One
- Boston College jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the contest, but Shane Shepard cut the lead to one with a two-run homer in the bottom of the second.
- After the Eagles tacked on a run in the top half of the third, the Wolfpack countered in the bottom of the frame with a pair of runs to even the score at 4-4 after an RBI single from Patrick Bailey and a throwing error by BC.
- NC State took its first lead of the game in the fourth following a leadoff double from Josh McLain and a single from Brett Kinneman to plate McLain.
- Brad Debo and Dillon Cooper each contributed RBI singles in the frame, as the Wolfpack scored four runs in the fourth to grab an 8-4 advantage.
- Boston College wouldn't go away and trimmed the NC State lead to 8-6 with a pair of runs in the sixth.
- The Pack pushed across two runs in the seventh on a walk with the bases loaded and a hit-by-pitch to extend the tally to 10-6.
- Will Wilson doubled down the left field line and Debo singled up the middle to provide the Wolfpack's final three runs of the contest.
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Inside the Box Score
- Wilson led the Pack at the plate with a 4-for-5 performance with three runs scored and two RBI.
- Freshman J.T. Jarrett was 3-for-5 in the game and Debo was 3-for-6 with two RBI and two runs.
- Nick Swiney was credited with the win after tossing three innings of relief, striking out a pair of batters and did not allow an earned run.
- For the second consecutive game, sophomore Kent Klyman earned the save with two hitless innings of work with two strikeouts.
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Quick Hits Game Two
- NC State had a tough start to the second game of the day, as Boston College scored a pair of runs in the first and pulled away a few innings later.
- Kinneman hit his NCAA-leading ninth home run in the bottom of the eighth, a solo blast to right field.
- Debo smacked his first homer of the 2018 season in the ninth, a two-run shot to left field.
- Wilson drew a walk in the fourth inning to extend his reached base safely streak to 31 games, dating back to last season.
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Up Next
NC State returns to action Tuesday afternoon when the Wolfpack hosts UNC Asheville at 3 p.m. at Doak Field at Dail Park.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Swiney, Nick (2-0)
L: Dan Metzdorf (0-2)
S: Klyman, Kent (2)
Batting:
2B: Jake Palomaki 1 ; Dante Baldelli 1 ; Scott Braren 1 ; Jacob Yish 1
3B: Chris Galland 1
HR: Gian Martellini 1
RBI: Jake Palomaki 1 ; Dante Baldelli 1 ; Gian Martellini 3 ; Scott Braren 1 ; Chris Galland 1
SF: Gian Martellini 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jake Palomaki 2 ; Dante Baldelli 1 ; Gian Martellini 1 ; Scott Braren 1 ; Jack Cunningham 1 ; Brian Dempsey 1
SB: Jake Palomaki 1 ; Dante Baldelli 1 ; Chris Galland 2
HBP: Jake Palomaki 1
Batting:
2B: McLain, Josh 1 ; Wilson, Will 1
HR: Shepard, Shane 1
RBI: Kinneman, Brett 1 ; Wilson, Will 2 ; Debo, Brad 2 ; Bailey, Patrick 2 ; Deatherage, Brock 1 ; Cooper, Dillon 2 ; Shepard, Shane 2
Base Running:
RUNS: McLain, Josh 2 ; Kinneman, Brett 1 ; Wilson, Will 3 ; Debo, Brad 2 ; Cooper, Dillon 1 ; Shepard, Shane 1 ; McArthur, Lawson 1 ; Jarrett, J.T. 2
SB: Debo, Brad 1 ; Cooper, Dillon 1
HBP: Deatherage, Brock 1
