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Photo by: James Guillory
Sixth-Ranked Tar Heels Slip Past Wolfpack in Series Opener, 6-5
4/27/2018 11:40:00 PM | Baseball
Freshman Patrick Bailey hits his sixth home run
RALEIGH, N.C. – The second-ranked NC State baseball team came up short in the series opener against No. 6 UNC-Chapel Hill Friday night, as the Tar Heels slipped past the Wolfpack with a 6-5 win at Doak Field at Dail Park.
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The Wolfpack led 4-3 after five innings of play, but the Heels scored three runs in the top of the eighth and held on for the victory.
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NC State is now 31-9 on the year and 15-7 in ACC play, while UNC moves to 29-13 and 16-6 in conference games. Ben Casparius earned the win on the mound for the Tar Heels with an inning of relief, while Kent Klyman was charged with the loss for the Pack.
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Quick Hits
- NC State jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the contest after plating a pair of runs in the bottom of the second inning.
- Patrick Bailey and Brock Deatherage started the frame with back-to-back singles and Bailey scored on an RBI single to left field by Stephen Pitarra.
- Dillon Cooper drove in Deatherage on a sacrifice fly to center field, as NCSU pushed across the game's second run.Â
- UNC-Chapel Hill countered with three runs in the fourth to take a 3-2 advantage, but NC State answered with a run in the bottom half to even the tally at three apiece.Â
- Bailey led off with a solo homer over the right field wall, as he launched a 2-2 pitch from Tar Heels starter Cooper Criswell for his sixth home run.
- An RBI double by Brett Kinneman gave the Wolfpack a 4-3 lead with Josh McLain racing around to score from first base on a ball hit into the gap in left center.
- Ike Freeman came up big for UNC in the eighth, as he hit a bases-clearing double to put the Heels on top, 6-4.
- The Wolfpack threatened in the bottom half of the inning and got a run back on an RBI walk from McLain, but unfortunately a called strikeout followed to end the rally.
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Inside the Box Score
- Bailey led the Wolfpack at the plate with a 2-for-3 performance, highlighted by three runs, an RBI and a home run.
- McLain singled in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to nine games, the longest current streak for NC State.
- Freshman Reid Johnston made his second ACC start and pitched 4.2 innings with five strikeouts, yielding three runs on six hits.
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On Deck
The Wolfpack and Tar Heels return to the diamond for game two of the series Saturday afternoon at Doak Field at Dail Park. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.Â
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The Wolfpack led 4-3 after five innings of play, but the Heels scored three runs in the top of the eighth and held on for the victory.
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NC State is now 31-9 on the year and 15-7 in ACC play, while UNC moves to 29-13 and 16-6 in conference games. Ben Casparius earned the win on the mound for the Tar Heels with an inning of relief, while Kent Klyman was charged with the loss for the Pack.
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Quick Hits
- NC State jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the contest after plating a pair of runs in the bottom of the second inning.
- Patrick Bailey and Brock Deatherage started the frame with back-to-back singles and Bailey scored on an RBI single to left field by Stephen Pitarra.
- Dillon Cooper drove in Deatherage on a sacrifice fly to center field, as NCSU pushed across the game's second run.Â
- UNC-Chapel Hill countered with three runs in the fourth to take a 3-2 advantage, but NC State answered with a run in the bottom half to even the tally at three apiece.Â
- Bailey led off with a solo homer over the right field wall, as he launched a 2-2 pitch from Tar Heels starter Cooper Criswell for his sixth home run.
- An RBI double by Brett Kinneman gave the Wolfpack a 4-3 lead with Josh McLain racing around to score from first base on a ball hit into the gap in left center.
- Ike Freeman came up big for UNC in the eighth, as he hit a bases-clearing double to put the Heels on top, 6-4.
- The Wolfpack threatened in the bottom half of the inning and got a run back on an RBI walk from McLain, but unfortunately a called strikeout followed to end the rally.
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Inside the Box Score
- Bailey led the Wolfpack at the plate with a 2-for-3 performance, highlighted by three runs, an RBI and a home run.
- McLain singled in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to nine games, the longest current streak for NC State.
- Freshman Reid Johnston made his second ACC start and pitched 4.2 innings with five strikeouts, yielding three runs on six hits.
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On Deck
The Wolfpack and Tar Heels return to the diamond for game two of the series Saturday afternoon at Doak Field at Dail Park. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m.Â
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ben Casparius (1-0)
L: Klyman, Kent (3-2)
S: Joey Lancellotti (1)
Batting:
2B: Dallas Tessar 1 ; Ike Freeman 1
RBI: Brandon Riley 1 ; Ike Freeman 2 ; Ashton McGee 2
SH: Cody Roberts 1
SF: Brandon Riley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dallas Tessar 1 ; Michael Busch 2 ; Kyle Datres 2 ; Brandon Riley 1
Batting:
2B: Kinneman, Brett 1 ; Tatum, Terrell 1
HR: Bailey, Patrick 1
RBI: McLain, Josh 1 ; Kinneman, Brett 1 ; Bailey, Patrick 1 ; Pitarra, Stephen 1 ; Cooper, Dillon 1
SF: Cooper, Dillon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McLain, Josh 1 ; Bailey, Patrick 3 ; Deatherage, Brock 1
HBP: McLain, Josh 1
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