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Photo by: Eric Espada/Miami Athletics
No. 1 #Pack9 Holds Off Late Miami Comeback, 7-6, to Clinch Series
3/23/2019 11:15:00 PM | Baseball
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – No. 1 NC State baseball held off a late rally from the Miami Hurricanes Saturday night to earn a 7-6 win at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. With the win, the Wolfpack clinched its first ACC road series of the season and first in Coral Gables since 2007.
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The Pack continues to lead the nation in wins with a 22-1 overall record and the squad also leads all ACC teams with a 7-1 mark in conference action. Miami falls to 15-8 and 3-5 in league play.
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NC State's 7-1 record through the first eight games of ACC play is the best for the program since 1996 and the best under head coach Elliott Avent.
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Sophomore Reid Johnston started on the mound for NC State and threw 5.2 innings to record the win and remain unbeaten with a 3-0 clip. Dalton Feeney came in to get the final two outs of the game and nailed down his sixth save, which is tied for the ACC lead.
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Quick Hits
- Miami struck first in the contest after a leadoff single from Jordan Lala, who stole second, advanced to third and scored on a groundout.
- Evan Edwards gave NC State a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning after hitting his team-leading seventh home run of the season.
- Jonny Butler and Patrick Bailey each singled prior to Edwards stepping to the plate and clubbing a 3-1 pitch over the wall in right center for a three-run blast.
- The Wolfpack tacked on a pair of runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 5-1.
- Following singles to center field by Will Wilson and Bailey, Tyler McDonough ripped a two-out base hit to left field to drive in Wilson.
- An errant throw by the catcher attempting to get McDonough at second allowed Bailey to score, pushing the lead to 5-1.
- Miami got a run back in the bottom half, but NC State answered with a run in the eighth and the ninth.
- An RBI double off the wall in left field by Brad Debo plated the sixth run of the game for the Wolfpack and Wilson hit a solo homer in the top of the ninth, his sixth of the season.
- The Hurricanes rallied with a pair of two-run homers in the bottom of ninth, one each from Michael Amditis and JP Gates, but Feeney induced a pair of groundouts to end the game.
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Inside the Box Score
- Bailey, McDonough and Wilson each turned in multi-hit games for the Wolfpack.
- Bailey and Edwards both extended their reached base safely streaks to 23 games, as they have reached in every game this season.
- Edwards tallied three RBI and now leads the team with seven multi-RBI games on the year.
- Debo extended his hitting streak to seven games, which is now the longest of the season, as David Vazquez's eight-game streak came to a close.
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On the Mound
- Johnston was strong through 5.2 innings, allowing six hits with only one for extra bases. He struck out six batters and yielded just two earned runs.
- Nick Swiney relieved him and pitched 2.2 innings with four strikeouts.
- Feeney closed out the game with two-thirds of an inning.
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On Deck
NC State and Miami will wrap up the series on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Mark Light Field.
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The Pack continues to lead the nation in wins with a 22-1 overall record and the squad also leads all ACC teams with a 7-1 mark in conference action. Miami falls to 15-8 and 3-5 in league play.
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NC State's 7-1 record through the first eight games of ACC play is the best for the program since 1996 and the best under head coach Elliott Avent.
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Sophomore Reid Johnston started on the mound for NC State and threw 5.2 innings to record the win and remain unbeaten with a 3-0 clip. Dalton Feeney came in to get the final two outs of the game and nailed down his sixth save, which is tied for the ACC lead.
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Quick Hits
- Miami struck first in the contest after a leadoff single from Jordan Lala, who stole second, advanced to third and scored on a groundout.
- Evan Edwards gave NC State a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning after hitting his team-leading seventh home run of the season.
- Jonny Butler and Patrick Bailey each singled prior to Edwards stepping to the plate and clubbing a 3-1 pitch over the wall in right center for a three-run blast.
- The Wolfpack tacked on a pair of runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 5-1.
- Following singles to center field by Will Wilson and Bailey, Tyler McDonough ripped a two-out base hit to left field to drive in Wilson.
- An errant throw by the catcher attempting to get McDonough at second allowed Bailey to score, pushing the lead to 5-1.
- Miami got a run back in the bottom half, but NC State answered with a run in the eighth and the ninth.
- An RBI double off the wall in left field by Brad Debo plated the sixth run of the game for the Wolfpack and Wilson hit a solo homer in the top of the ninth, his sixth of the season.
- The Hurricanes rallied with a pair of two-run homers in the bottom of ninth, one each from Michael Amditis and JP Gates, but Feeney induced a pair of groundouts to end the game.
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Inside the Box Score
- Bailey, McDonough and Wilson each turned in multi-hit games for the Wolfpack.
- Bailey and Edwards both extended their reached base safely streaks to 23 games, as they have reached in every game this season.
- Edwards tallied three RBI and now leads the team with seven multi-RBI games on the year.
- Debo extended his hitting streak to seven games, which is now the longest of the season, as David Vazquez's eight-game streak came to a close.
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On the Mound
- Johnston was strong through 5.2 innings, allowing six hits with only one for extra bases. He struck out six batters and yielded just two earned runs.
- Nick Swiney relieved him and pitched 2.2 innings with four strikeouts.
- Feeney closed out the game with two-thirds of an inning.
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On Deck
NC State and Miami will wrap up the series on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Mark Light Field.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Johnston, Reid (3-0)
L: Chris McMahon (1-2)
S: Feeney, Dalton (6)
Batting:
2B: Debo, Brad 1
HR: Wilson, Will 1 ; Edwards, Evan 1
RBI: Wilson, Will 1 ; Edwards, Evan 3 ; McDonough, Tyler 1 ; Debo, Brad 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Butler, Jonny 1 ; Wilson, Will 2 ; Bailey, Patrick 2 ; Edwards, Evan 2
Batting:
2B: Anthony Vilar 1
HR: Michael Amditis 1 ; JP Gates 1
RBI: Adrian Del Castillo 1 ; Michael Amditis 2 ; JP Gates 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Jordan Lala 2 ; Dylan Cloonan 1 ; Michael Amditis 1 ; Anthony Vilar 1 ; JP Gates 1
SB: Jordan Lala 3 ; Adrian Del Castillo 1
HBP: Jordan Lala 1 ; Alex Toral 1
PO: Dylan Cloonan 1
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