Baseball Welcomes Tennessee Tech Tuesday Evening

Opponent: Tennessee Tech
Date: Tuesday, April 23rd
Location: Raleigh, N.C.
Site: Doak Field At Dail Park
Time: 6 p.m.
TV: ACC Network Extra
Radio: WKNC 88.1 FM
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*NC State is ranked 13th in this week's Perfect Game poll (reflects highest ranking among major polls)*

RALEIGH – NC State baseball is back in action Tuesday evening when it welcomes Tennessee Tech to Doak Field at Dail Park for a midweek contest. First pitch is 6 p.m., as the game will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra and there will be a free audio stream on WKNC 88.1 FM.

The 13th-ranked Wolfpack enters the matchup with a 31-10 overall record, while the Golden Eagles are 17-20 on the year.

Promotions
-Giveaway - Trading Card Set #2 (first 450 fans)
-International Student Night
-Dollar Dog Night

Last Time Out
NC State traveled to in-state conference foe Wake Forest for a three-game set last weekend. The Wolfpack opened its series on Thursday with a 7-3 loss. Despite a two-run homer in the eighth and putting a pair of runners on with two-outs in the ninth in an attempted comeback, the Red & White came up short.

After inclement weather washed out Friday's game, the squad split a doubleheader on Saturday. The Pack took a 3-0 through the first two innings of game one, but Wake knotted the score in the sixth to overcome its deficit. One pitch later, J.T. Jarrett belted his first career homer in the seventh to provide the go-ahead run for the Pack to even the series.

In the rubber match NC State had a commanding 7-0 lead through the first two innings, but three-run bursts in the third, fifth and seventh by the Demon Deacons allowed Wake to take game two as well as the series.

The Series
Tuesday will be the first-ever meeting between NC State and Tennessee Tech.

Mighty McDonough
Freshman center fielder Tyler McDonough has put together quite the performance at the plate this year.

He leads the team in multi-hit outings with 20 and has tallied four hits in a single game on three separate occasions. In his last time out (game two of Wake Forest doubleheader on Saturday), he went 4-for-5 with a career-high five RBI and was a single shy of hitting for the cycle.

The Liberty Township, Ohio, native currently leads the team in hits with 60 and ranks second on the roster with a .347 batting average.

Double Trouble
NC State has hit a combined 97 doubles this season, which is the most in the Atlantic Coast Conference and second-most in the NCAA. The team has recorded a season-high six doubles on three separate occasions, and has tallied at least one in every game but five.

Patrick Bailey paces the squad with 15, while Will Wilson (13), Evan Edwards (12) and McDonough (11) have also reached the double-digit mark in the category.

The Rundown On Tennessee Tech
-The Golden Eagles are 5-13 in Ohio Valley Conference play after traveling to Southeast Missouri last weekend and clinching the series by sweeping its Friday doubleheader, 9-3 and 13-8, respectively. The series concluded on Saturday with a 9-4 loss.
-After being picked to finish third in the OVC Preseason Poll, Tennessee Tech is currently tenth in the conference.
-Kevin Strohschein was named preseason OVC Player of the Year and a preseason all-conference selection.
-In 2018 TTU advanced to a Super Regional for the first time in program history. The team ultimately lost to Texas after forcing the series to a winner-take-all game.
-TTU only returned two all-conference selections from last year. In 2018, Strohschein was named OVC Player of the Year and finished on the All-OVC First Team, while Tyler Sylvester was additionally named to the 2018 OVC All-Freshman Team.

Baseball Welcomes Tennessee Tech Tuesday Evening

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Players Mentioned

Patrick Bailey

Evan Edwards

J.T. Jarrett

Tyler McDonough

Will Wilson