No. 7 Baseball Travels To Wake Forest For Three-Game Set

Thursday, April 18

Winston-Salem, N.C. (David F. Couch Ballpark)

6 P.M.

NC State

Wake Forest

No. 7 Baseball Travels To Wake Forest For Three-Game Set

4/17/2019 2:17:00 PM | Baseball

Opponent: Wake Forest
Dates: Thursday, April 18th – Saturday, April 20th
Times: 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday
Location: Winston-Salem, N.C.
Site: David F. Couch Ballpark
TV: ACC Network Extra
Radio: WKNC 88.1 FM

STARTING PITCHERS
Thursday – RHP Dalton Feeney (NCSU) vs. RHP Colin Peluse (WF)
Friday – RHP Reid Johnston (NCSU) vs. RHP Morgan McSweeney (WF)
Saturday – RHP Jason Parker (NCSU) vs. RHP Ryan Cusick (WF)

*NC State is ranked No. 7 in this week's Perfect Game poll (reflects highest ranking among major polls)

RALEIGH – No. 7 NC State baseball will continue its road swing Thursday when it travels to in-state conference foe Wake Forest for a three-game set. The teams will play at 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and first pitch is slated for 4 p.m. Saturday.

All three games will be broadcast on the ACC Network Extra, and there will be a free audio stream on WKNC 88.1 FM.

NC State enters the weekend with a 30-8 overall record and 12-6 ledger in league play, while the Demon Deacons are 22-16 on the year and 9-9 against conference opponents.

Last Time Out
The Pack traveled to UNCW on Tuesday evening and collected a 14-7 win. After NC State jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first two innings, UNCW plated all seven of its runs in the fifth and sixth innings to trim its deficit to two. A four-run spark in the eighth and insurance run in the ninth, along with strong work from relievers Nick Swiney and Alec Barger, allowed the Wolfpack to snap a five-game loss streak.

Brad Debo, Evan Edwards and Will Wilson drove in eight of the team's runs with a homer apiece.

The Series
NC State and Wake Forest have met 181 times in the history of the programs, with the Wolfpack owning a 121-60 advantage in the all-time series.

NC State has swept Wake in three of the last four series meetings between the teams.

Last Time Versus Wake Forest
The teams met last year on May 11-13 at Doak Field in Raleigh and the Wolfpack swept the Demon Deacons. NC State defeated Wake 8-5, 7-5 and 10-6, in respective order.

NC State Versus In-State Opponents
NC State improved to 7-0 this season against in-state opponents thanks to its victory over the Seahawks on Tuesday evening.

Road Warriors
The Wolfpack has compiled a 12-1 record in true road games this season. Its only loss was at Boston College in the series finale on April 7 (a 3-1 result).

Power At The Plate
NC State has scored double-digit runs on 13 separate occasions this season, and currently ranks top two the ACC in all three extra-base hit categories. The squad has hit 92 doubles, 12 triples and 51 home runs.

The 92 doubles and 51 homers rank second and eighth, respectively, in the NCAA.

The Rundown On Wake Forest
-Wake currently ranks fifth in the Atlantic Division and eighth overall in the conference standings.
-The Demon Deacons are on a three-game win streak after winning its most recent outing on Tuesday against Liberty at home, 6-2, and sweeping its Saturday doubleheader over Pittsburgh, 20-8 and 7-6, to clinch its fourth ACC series triumph of the year.
-Wake is batting .288 as a team and has three players carrying averages well above the .300 plateau.
-Patrick Frick leads the cause with a .384 clip, four long balls and 35 runs batted in, while Bobby Seymour paces the team in RBIs with 53 while carrying a strong overall line with a .379 average and six homers.
-Brendan Tinsman leads the team in homers with 10, while owning a .295 batting average and 35 RBIs.
-The Deacons have compiled a 5.75 earned-run average, as Antonio Menendez paces the bullpen with a 2.75 ERA, five wins and 51 strikeouts in 39.1 innings pitched.