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#Pack9 Rallies to Earn 6-4 Win, First-Ever Sweep Against Miami
3/24/2019 5:21:00 PM | Baseball
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Trailing by two and down to its final two outs, top-ranked NC State baseball scored four runs in the top of the ninth to rally for a 6-4 win against the Miami Hurricanes Sunday afternoon at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field to sweep the series.
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The win marked the first time that the Wolfpack has ever swept the Hurricanes. NC State moves to 23-1 on the year, leading the nation in wins, and 8-1 in ACC play, leading the conference in wins.
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NC State has now recorded 12 come-from-behind wins, including seven when trailing after the sixth inning. Miami falls to 15-9 and 3-6 in ACC action.
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Junior Michael Bienlien earned the win on the mound and is now 3-1, while Miami closer Daniel Federman was charged with the loss.
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Quick Hits
- NC State didn't waste any time getting on the scoreboard, as the Wolfpack pushed across a run in the top of the first.
- Jonny Butler doubled down the right field line to start the game and scored on an RBI single by Patrick Bailey to give the Pack a 1-0 lead.
- Miami countered with a run in the second inning following three singles and threatened for more, but NC State was able to get out of the jam.
- With the bases loaded, sophomore Canaan Silver came in to relieve starter Andrew Blake and struck out the first batter before inducing a groundout to end the inning.
- The Wolfpack grabbed a 2-1 lead in the sixth following a single from Tyler McDonough and an RBI double off the wall in left center by Brad Debo.
- Miami pulled ahead 4-2 after scoring a run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly and two in the eighth.
- David Vazquez sparked the NC State in the ninth, as he reached on an error and Lawson McArthur followed with a pinch-hit double.
- A misplay in center field allowed Vazquez to score from first to cut the Hurricanes advantage to 4-3.
- Freshman Luca Tresh came off the bench for the Wolfpack and had one of the best at-bats of the game, as he fell behind in the count 0-2 before battling back to even the count and ripping a single to left field to put NC State runners on first and third.
- Butler singled to right field to drive in McArthur and knot the score at 4-4.
- An error by the shortstop allowed Will Wilson to reach and J.T. Jarrett to score, giving the Pack a 5-4 lead and McDonough walked with the bases loaded to push the tally to 6-4.
- In the bottom of the ninth, the leadoff batter walked for Miami but Bienlien got the next batter to hit a check swing grounder to Vazquez at third base and he started the 5-4-3 double play.
- Bienlien then struck out the next batter swinging to seal the win for NC State.
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Inside the Box Score
- Butler and McDonough led the Wolfpack at the plate, as each turned in a pair of hits. It was McDonough's team-leading 14th multi-hit game of the season.
- Six other NC State batters had a hit in the contest.
- The Pack compiled a .316 batting average with runners on base in the game, while limiting Miami to a .222 clip.
- NC State used seven pitchers in the game, as junior Andrew Blake made the first start of his Wolfpack career.
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On Deck
NC State will return to action with a pair of midweek games, as the Wolfpack hosts Elon Tuesday evening and travels to N.C. A&T Wednesday for a matchup held at First National Bank Field, home of Minor League Baseball's Greensboro Grasshoppers.
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The win marked the first time that the Wolfpack has ever swept the Hurricanes. NC State moves to 23-1 on the year, leading the nation in wins, and 8-1 in ACC play, leading the conference in wins.
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NC State has now recorded 12 come-from-behind wins, including seven when trailing after the sixth inning. Miami falls to 15-9 and 3-6 in ACC action.
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Junior Michael Bienlien earned the win on the mound and is now 3-1, while Miami closer Daniel Federman was charged with the loss.
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Quick Hits
- NC State didn't waste any time getting on the scoreboard, as the Wolfpack pushed across a run in the top of the first.
- Jonny Butler doubled down the right field line to start the game and scored on an RBI single by Patrick Bailey to give the Pack a 1-0 lead.
- Miami countered with a run in the second inning following three singles and threatened for more, but NC State was able to get out of the jam.
- With the bases loaded, sophomore Canaan Silver came in to relieve starter Andrew Blake and struck out the first batter before inducing a groundout to end the inning.
- The Wolfpack grabbed a 2-1 lead in the sixth following a single from Tyler McDonough and an RBI double off the wall in left center by Brad Debo.
- Miami pulled ahead 4-2 after scoring a run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly and two in the eighth.
- David Vazquez sparked the NC State in the ninth, as he reached on an error and Lawson McArthur followed with a pinch-hit double.
- A misplay in center field allowed Vazquez to score from first to cut the Hurricanes advantage to 4-3.
- Freshman Luca Tresh came off the bench for the Wolfpack and had one of the best at-bats of the game, as he fell behind in the count 0-2 before battling back to even the count and ripping a single to left field to put NC State runners on first and third.
- Butler singled to right field to drive in McArthur and knot the score at 4-4.
- An error by the shortstop allowed Will Wilson to reach and J.T. Jarrett to score, giving the Pack a 5-4 lead and McDonough walked with the bases loaded to push the tally to 6-4.
- In the bottom of the ninth, the leadoff batter walked for Miami but Bienlien got the next batter to hit a check swing grounder to Vazquez at third base and he started the 5-4-3 double play.
- Bienlien then struck out the next batter swinging to seal the win for NC State.
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Inside the Box Score
- Butler and McDonough led the Wolfpack at the plate, as each turned in a pair of hits. It was McDonough's team-leading 14th multi-hit game of the season.
- Six other NC State batters had a hit in the contest.
- The Pack compiled a .316 batting average with runners on base in the game, while limiting Miami to a .222 clip.
- NC State used seven pitchers in the game, as junior Andrew Blake made the first start of his Wolfpack career.
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On Deck
NC State will return to action with a pair of midweek games, as the Wolfpack hosts Elon Tuesday evening and travels to N.C. A&T Wednesday for a matchup held at First National Bank Field, home of Minor League Baseball's Greensboro Grasshoppers.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bienlien, Michael (3-1)
L: Daniel Federman (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Butler, Jonny 1 ; Debo, Brad 1 ; McArthur, Lawson 1
RBI: Butler, Jonny 1 ; Bailey, Patrick 1 ; McDonough, Tyler 1 ; Debo, Brad 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Butler, Jonny 2 ; McDonough, Tyler 1 ; Vazquez, David 1 ; McArthur, Lawson 1 ; Jarrett, J.T. 1
Batting:
2B: Raymond Gil 1 ; Michael Amditis 1 ; Gabe Rivera 1
RBI: Freddy Zamora 1 ; Anthony Vilar 1 ; Michael Amditis 1 ; JP Gates 1
SF: Freddy Zamora 1 ; JP Gates 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Raymond Gil 2 ; Anthony Vilar 1 ; Gabe Rivera 1
CS: Freddy Zamora 1
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