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Photo by: James Guillory
Wilson's Homer Lifts No. 10 NC State Baseball Past Boston College, 2-1
3/9/2018 7:25:00 PM | Baseball
Wolfpack edges Eagles in pitcher's duel
RALEIGH, N.C. – With the tying run on second in the bottom of the eighth, sophomore Will Wilson stepped to the plate and belted a two-run homer to give NC State a 2-1 lead and it proved to be the difference, as the Wolfpack opened ACC play with a victory against Boston College Friday afternoon at Doak Field at Dail Park.
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Freshman Reid Johnston earned his first collegiate victory with two-thirds of an inning in relief of starter Brian Brown. Sophomore Kent Klyman pitched a perfect ninth to record his first career save. Jacob Stevens was charged with the loss for Boston College.
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NC State moves to 12-2 on the year and 1-0 in ACC play, while the Eagles fall to 5-7 and 0-1 in conference action.
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Quick Hits
- Boston College pushed across the first run of the contest in the fifth, after a fielding error by the Wolfpack extended the inning.
- Brian Dempsey delivered the big hit in the inning with an RBI double down the left field line to give the Eagles a 1-0 advantage.
- BC threatened in the top of the eighth, putting runners on second and third with one out but Johnston relieved Brown and induced a flyout to center field and a groundout to escape the jam.
- In the bottom half, senior Josh McLain sparked the NC State rally, as he ripped the first pitch from Stevens off the wall in left field for a one-out double, narrowly missing his second home run of the year.
- Two batters later, Wilson clubbed his fourth homer of the season over the wall in left center on the first pitch of his at-bat, giving the Wolfpack a 2-1 lead.
- Klyman entered the game to pitch the ninth and worked a perfect inning, getting a groundout to Dillon Cooper at third base, swinging strikeout and a groundout to Shane Shepard at first base to seal the win for the Pack.
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Wilson's Words
"I felt pretty good and I had some good at-bats up to that point in the game. Their pitcher has been in the ACC for a while now and he knows what he is doing. We saw him last year and we tried to make the adjustments.
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"I was sitting on a slider and he hung one late in the game and I thought I put a very good swing on the ball."
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Game Notes
- NC State's pitching staff has not allowed an earned run in its last 18 innings pitched.
- The Wolfpack only walked one batter in the contest, as NC State's 37 walks on the year is the fewest in the ACC.
- NCSU's pitchers held Boston College to just three hits and just one of those went for extra bases.
- The Pack collected five hits in the game and is undefeated on the year when recording more hits than its opponent at 12-0.
- Wilson extended his reached base safely streak to 29 games, dating back to last season.
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Inside the Box Score
- McLain was the only player in the game with more than one hit, as he singled in the third and doubled in the eighth.
- Brad Debo, Evan Edwards and Wilson each contributed a hit for the Wolfpack.
- On the mound, Brown pitched seven innings, struck out six batters and only walked one.
- His counterpart was equally as good, as Stevens threw eight innings with eight strikeouts.
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Up Next
NC State and Boston College will return to the diamond for games two and three of the series on Saturday, as the squads will play a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. at Doak Field.
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Freshman Reid Johnston earned his first collegiate victory with two-thirds of an inning in relief of starter Brian Brown. Sophomore Kent Klyman pitched a perfect ninth to record his first career save. Jacob Stevens was charged with the loss for Boston College.
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NC State moves to 12-2 on the year and 1-0 in ACC play, while the Eagles fall to 5-7 and 0-1 in conference action.
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Quick Hits
- Boston College pushed across the first run of the contest in the fifth, after a fielding error by the Wolfpack extended the inning.
- Brian Dempsey delivered the big hit in the inning with an RBI double down the left field line to give the Eagles a 1-0 advantage.
- BC threatened in the top of the eighth, putting runners on second and third with one out but Johnston relieved Brown and induced a flyout to center field and a groundout to escape the jam.
- In the bottom half, senior Josh McLain sparked the NC State rally, as he ripped the first pitch from Stevens off the wall in left field for a one-out double, narrowly missing his second home run of the year.
- Two batters later, Wilson clubbed his fourth homer of the season over the wall in left center on the first pitch of his at-bat, giving the Wolfpack a 2-1 lead.
- Klyman entered the game to pitch the ninth and worked a perfect inning, getting a groundout to Dillon Cooper at third base, swinging strikeout and a groundout to Shane Shepard at first base to seal the win for the Pack.
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Wilson's Words
"I felt pretty good and I had some good at-bats up to that point in the game. Their pitcher has been in the ACC for a while now and he knows what he is doing. We saw him last year and we tried to make the adjustments.
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"I was sitting on a slider and he hung one late in the game and I thought I put a very good swing on the ball."
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Game Notes
- NC State's pitching staff has not allowed an earned run in its last 18 innings pitched.
- The Wolfpack only walked one batter in the contest, as NC State's 37 walks on the year is the fewest in the ACC.
- NCSU's pitchers held Boston College to just three hits and just one of those went for extra bases.
- The Pack collected five hits in the game and is undefeated on the year when recording more hits than its opponent at 12-0.
- Wilson extended his reached base safely streak to 29 games, dating back to last season.
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Inside the Box Score
- McLain was the only player in the game with more than one hit, as he singled in the third and doubled in the eighth.
- Brad Debo, Evan Edwards and Wilson each contributed a hit for the Wolfpack.
- On the mound, Brown pitched seven innings, struck out six batters and only walked one.
- His counterpart was equally as good, as Stevens threw eight innings with eight strikeouts.
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Up Next
NC State and Boston College will return to the diamond for games two and three of the series on Saturday, as the squads will play a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. at Doak Field.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Johnston, Reid (1-0)
L: Jacob Stevens (2-2)
S: Klyman, Kent (1)
Batting:
2B: Brian Dempsey 1
RBI: Brian Dempsey 1
SH: Jake Palomaki 1 ; Brian Dempsey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chris Galland 1
SB: Chris Galland 1
HBP: Jake Palomaki 1
PO: Jake Palomaki 1
Batting:
2B: McLain, Josh 1 ; Debo, Brad 1
HR: Wilson, Will 1
RBI: Wilson, Will 2
SH: Jarrett, J.T. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McLain, Josh 1 ; Wilson, Will 1
SB: McLain, Josh 1 ; Kinneman, Brett 1
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