NC State
32-12
William & Mary
15-30
Bailey Homers Twice in #Pack9’s 5-0 Shutout Win Versus W&M
5/4/2018 10:07:00 PM | Baseball
Wolfpack earns fifth shutout win of the season
Four different NC State pitchers combined to shut out the Tribe, striking out 10 batters and the staff did not issue a walk in the game.
NC State moves to 32-12 on the year, while William & Mary falls to 15-30. Reid Johnston picked up the win and remains unbeaten with a 7-0 record to tie for the ACC lead in wins, while Tribe starter Bodie Sheehan took the loss (2-7).
Quick Hits
- Bailey put NC State on top early with a solo homer over the left field wall in the second inning to give the Wolfpack a 1-0 lead. He has now homered in three of his last five games.
See ya ?? @NCStateBaseball gets on the scoreboard first and leads 1-0 thanks to this Patrick Bailey homer!
— NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) May 4, 2018
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- Following a single by Josh McLain and a pair of walks to load the bases, the Pack pushed across its second run of the contest on a sacrifice fly to right field by Evan Edwards.
- NC State extended the lead to 3-0 in the sixth after Shane Shepard pinch-hit with runners at second and third and hit a sharp ground ball to the right side, but a nice defensive play took away a base hit and he settled for an RBI groundout as Bailey scored.
- Bailey led off the eighth inning with a solo homer over the right field wall to stretch the Wolfpack's advantage to 4-0 on his ninth round-tripper to lead all freshmen in the ACC. He tallied his first multi-homer game and homered from both sides of the plate.
One home run wasn't enough for Patrick Bailey tonight! His second solo homer of the game extends @NCStateBaseball's lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the eighth.
— NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) May 5, 2018
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- The Greensboro, N.C., native is the fifth NC State player to homer twice in a game this season.
- After singles from Stephen Pitarra and Brad Debo, Terrell Tatum hit a pinch-hit single to right field to plate Pitarra and extend the NC State lead to 5-0.
Inside the Box Score
- Bailey led the Wolfpack at the plate with a 3-for-4 performance, highlighted by a pair of solo home runs and three runs scored.
- Brock Deatherage and Pitarra also recorded multi-hit outings, while Jack Conley, Debo, McLain and Tatum each had one hit.
- McLain extended his reached base safely streak to 13 games in the contest, while Edwards saw his streak come to a close.
On the Mound
- Johnston delivered another strong start for the Pack, as he went 5.2 innings and struck out five batters en route to his team-leading seventh win.
- Nolan Clenney relieved him and pitched an inning and two-thirds with three strikeouts before handing the ball to Kent Klyman, who threw an inning.
- Freshman David Harrison pitched the ninth and struck out a batter.
On Deck
NC State and William & Mary return to the field Saturday evening for game two of the series at 6:30 p.m.
What a way to end the day. A @NCStateBaseball WIN and fireworks?? for #MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/2sR33MHwwb
— Meghan Fitzgerald (@MFITZ13) May 5, 2018
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Johnston, Reid (7-0)
L: Sheehan, Bodie (2-7)
Batting:
2B: Raquet, Brandon 1
Base Running:
SB: McDermott, Matt 1
Batting:
2B: Pitarra, Stephen 1
HR: Bailey, Patrick 2
RBI: Edwards, Evan 1 ; Bailey, Patrick 2 ; Shepard, Shane 1 ; Tatum, Terrell 1
SH: Pitarra, Stephen 1
SF: Edwards, Evan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McLain, Josh 1 ; Bailey, Patrick 3 ; Pitarra, Stephen 1
SB: McLain, Josh 1 ; Kinneman, Brett 1
CS: Deatherage, Brock 1
PO: Deatherage, Brock 1
