NC State
12-0
NC Central
5-8
No. 5 #Pack9 Wins Wild, Extra-Inning Thriller to Match Program’s Best Start
3/6/2019 9:41:00 PM | Baseball
With the win, NC State matches the best to a season in program history at 12-0, achieved by the 1992 squad.
The Eagles jumped out to a 4-0 lead and later extended it to 8-1, but the Wolfpack continued to fight and showed a ton of poise despite trailing. A three-run eighth inning knotted the game at eighth before NC State scored two runs in the top of the ninth to pull ahead, 10-8.
The first three batters reached for NC Central (5-8) in the bottom of the ninth and two of them scored, but the winning run was thrown out at the plate. Right fielder Devonte Brown made a strong throw to catcher Brad Debo, who received the throw on the right side of the plate and dove across the plate to make the tag on a game-saving play.
Sophomore Patrick Bailey led off the 10th with a solo home run to right field and that proved to be the difference, as the Wolfpack held on for its third extra-inning win in as many chances.
WOLFPACK WINS A WILD ONE!!!!!!!!#Jarrett gloves the grounder to second and flips to #Edwards at first to end it, as #Pack9 rallies from a seven-run deficit to win a wild extra-inning game against NC Central at the DAP to remain UNBEATEN at 1⃣2⃣↔️0⃣#STATEment // #GoPack 👏 pic.twitter.com/Fd00nUZHgR
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) March 7, 2019
Quick Hits
- NC State scored seven unanswered runs to rally from the 8-1 deficit and knot the score at 8-8 in the top of the eighth.
- The Wolfpack chipped away at the NC Central lead with a pair of runs in the sixth, seventh and three in the eighth.
- A two-RBI double to left center by David Vazquez sparked the club and RBI from Debo and Brown helped cut the margin to three at 8-5 in the seventh.
- Jonny Butler walked to start the seventh and scored on a double from Will Wilson, as the sophomore hustled around to score from first base.
- A single from Evan Edwards plated Wilson and he scored on a sacrifice fly from Tyler McDonough to level the tally at eight apiece.
- Wilson doubled again in the ninth, this time bringing in a pair of runs as he tied for the game-high with four RBI to give NC State a 10-8 lead.
- After the Eagles knotted the game in the bottom half and nearly won the game, Bailey hit his second round-tripper of the season to start the 10th.
- Kent Klyman pitched around a two-out single in the bottom of the inning to nail down his fourth win, which is tied for the ACC lead.
Inside the Box Score
- Wilson led the Pack at the plate with a 4-for-6 performance, the sixth time in his career he's tallied a four-hit game and first of the year.
- Edwards, McDonough and Vazquez each had a pair of hits in a 14-hit outing for NC State, which ties as the season-high.
- Debo and Edwards each extended their hitting streaks to seven games, while Bailey, Butler, Edwards and McDonough have all reached base safely in every game this season.
- Seven pitchers took the mound for the Wolfpack and struck out a season-high 15 batters.
On Deck
NC State will return to action this weekend when it opens ACC play at home against Pittsburgh. Friday's game is set for 3 p.m. at Doak Field at Dail Park.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Klyman, Kent (4-0)
L: GUGLIELMELLO,T. (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Wilson, Will 3 ; McDonough, Tyler 1 ; Debo, Brad 1 ; Vazquez, David 1
HR: Bailey, Patrick 1
RBI: Wilson, Will 4 ; Edwards, Evan 1 ; Bailey, Patrick 1 ; McDonough, Tyler 1 ; Debo, Brad 1 ; Brown, Devonte 1 ; Vazquez, David 2
SF: McDonough, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Butler, Jonny 2 ; Wilson, Will 1 ; Edwards, Evan 2 ; Bailey, Patrick 2 ; Debo, Brad 1 ; Mensik, Vojtech 1 ; Tatum, Terrell 1 ; Brown, Devonte 1
SB: Edwards, Evan 1 ; McDonough, Tyler 1 ; Brown, Devonte 1
HBP: Mensik, Vojtech 1
Batting:
HR: JOYCE,Corey 1 ; WILLIAMS,Carter 1 ; COYLE,Caleb 1
RBI: JOYCE,Corey 1 ; WILLIAMS,Carter 2 ; MASLIN,Trey 1 ; BAILEY,Vinny 1 ; FAJARDO,Nick 1 ; COYLE,Caleb 4
SH: MASLIN,Trey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: JOYCE,Corey 4 ; WILLIAMS,Carter 4 ; FAJARDO,Nick 1 ; COYLE,Caleb 1
HBP: JOYCE,Corey 1
