NC State
27-7, 12-5
Notre Dame
15-20, 6-11
Brown’s Gem Lifts No. 2 #Pack9 to 12-2 Win Against Notre Dame
4/14/2018 5:32:00 PM | Baseball
Wolfpack evens series with Fighting Irish
The Wolfpack moves to 27-7 on the year and 12-5 in ACC play, while the Fighting Irish fall to 15-20 and 6-11 in conference action. Brown remained unbeaten on the year with the win and is now 5-0.
Quick Hits
- NC State scored in the first inning for the second consecutive game, as freshman Patrick Bailey hit a two-out RBI single up the middle.
- Josh McLain led off the frame with a single and advanced to third following a passed ball and a wild pitch to score on Bailey's hit.
- Notre Dame got a run back in the top of the third, but NC State answered in the bottom of the frame with a pair of runs to regain the lead.
- Will Wilson and Terrell Tatum each tallied RBI singles in the inning, as the Wolfpack grabbed a 3-1 advantage.
- NC State scored three runs in the fifth to extend its lead to 6-1.
- Bailey doubled to left center, Tatum hit a sacrifice fly to right field and Stephen Pitarra drove in the final run of the inning on a single to center field.
- The Wolfpack broke the game open with six runs in the sixth to extend the margin to 11-2.
- Evan Edwards had the big hit in the frame with a three-run homer to left field and Tatum plated a pair of runs with a single to right field.
- Tatum drove in the final run of the game with a single through the right side, as he collected a career-best five RBI.
What a performance by @bbrownie33, as he pitches a complete game for the FIRST time in his career and remains UNBEATEN on the year with a 5?-0? record#STATEment ?????? pic.twitter.com/eWw8d3O1uO
— #Pack9 ?? (@NCStateBaseball) April 14, 2018
On the Mound
- Brown went the distance on the mound to give NC State a huge boost by silencing the Notre Dame bats and preserving the bullpen for game two of the twin bill.
- Prior to the game, the Glenmoore, Pa., native's longest outing was 7.2 innings at Virginia in 2016.
- It was the eighth complete game by an ACC pitcher and the fifth in conference play.
Inside the Box Score
- Tatum was the only player in the contest to turn in a three-hit performance, as he was a perfect 3-for-3 in the game with five RBI.
- Edwards was 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs, while Bailey was 2-for-3 with two RBI and runs scored.
- Pitarra also had a multi-hit game with an RBI.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brown, Brian (5-0)
L: Tommy Sheehan (1-4)
Batting:
RBI: Matt Vierling 1 ; Eric Gilgenbach 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jake Johnson 1 ; Matt Vierling 1
SB: Jake Johnson 1 ; Matt Vierling 1
CS: Cole Daily 1 ; Eric Gilgenbach 1
PO: Cole Daily 1 ; Eric Gilgenbach 1
Batting:
2B: Kinneman, Brett 1 ; Bailey, Patrick 1 ; Deatherage, Brock 1
HR: Edwards, Evan 1
RBI: Wilson, Will 1 ; Edwards, Evan 3 ; Bailey, Patrick 2 ; Tatum, Terrell 5 ; Pitarra, Stephen 1
SF: Tatum, Terrell 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McLain, Josh 1 ; Kinneman, Brett 2 ; Wilson, Will 2 ; Edwards, Evan 2 ; Brown, Devonte 1 ; Bailey, Patrick 2 ; Deatherage, Brock 2
HBP: Edwards, Evan 1 ; Deatherage, Brock 1 ; Cooper, Dillon 1
