No. 2 #Pack9 Opens Four-Game Home Stand Wednesday With No. 24 Coastal Carolina

Wednesday, April 10

Raleigh, N.C.

6 P.M.

NC State

#24 Coastal Carolina

Photo by: Jaylynn Nash

No. 2 #Pack9 Opens Four-Game Home Stand Wednesday With No. 24 Coastal Carolina

4/9/2019 3:09:00 PM | Baseball

Opponent: No. 24 Coastal Carolina
Date: Wednesday, April 10
Location: Raleigh, N.C.
Site: Doak Field at Dail Park
Time: 6 PM
TV: ACC Network Extra
Radio: WKNC 88.1 FM
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Starting Pitchers
RHP Dalton Feeney (NCSU) vs. RHP Nick Parker (Coastal)

*NC State is ranked No. 2. In Collegiate Baseball and Coastal Carolina is ranked No. 24 in Perfect Game (reflects highest ranking among major polls)

RALEIGH – No. 2 NC State baseball will open a four-game home stand Wednesday evening when it welcomes 18th-ranked Coastal Carolina to Doak Field at Dail Park. First pitch is set for 6 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra.

Radio coverage is also available on WKNC 88.1 and on GoPack.com for premium subscribers.

This is the first of two top-25 teams that will visit Raleigh this week. The Wolfpack enters the contest with a 29-4 record, continuing the lead the nation in wins, while the Chanticleers have compiled a 22-11-1 ledger.

Game Promotions
-Mystery Bojangles gift cards (while supplies last)
-Dollar Dog Night

Last Time Out
The Wolfpack clinched its fifth ACC series win of the season last weekend when it took two of three at Boston College. The squad held off a late rally by the Eagles on Friday to win game one, 6-5, then put together a dominant 16-4 performance in game two on Saturday to take the series. Despite putting runners at second and third with one out and the go-ahead run at the plate, NC State came up short in game three, 3-1, and the Eagles avoided the sweep.

The Series
Wednesday will be the 32nd meeting between the teams as the Wolfpack owns an 18-13 advantage in the all-time series.

Last Time Versus Coastal Carolina
Wednesday will be the second meeting between the teams in 2019, as the Pack traveled to CCU's Baseball at the Beach Tournament on Feb. 24. The Wolfpack won, 7-6, in 11 innings in the last meeting, battling back from a 6-0 deficit in the third and tying the game in the fifth with four runs. The game remained tied until the 11th inning when Patrick Bailey hit a go-ahead homer.

The Rundown On Coastal Carolina
-The Chanticleers are tied for first in the Sun Belt Conference with an 8-4 record in league play.
-Coastal was picked first in the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Poll, while Matt Eardensohn (RHP), Cory Wood (2B) and Parker Chavers (OF) were named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Team.
-Last year, Eardensohn, Wood and Chavers, along with Zach Bierman (1B), were all named to the 2018 All-Sun Belt Team, while head coach Gary Gilmore was tabbed 2018 Sun Belt Coach of the Year.
-CCU has eight players batting .300 or better. Kieton Rivers is pacing the Chants offensively with a .362 batting average, five homers and 38 RBIs, while Chavers and Kyle Skeels provide thump to the lineup with seven home runs apiece.
-Starter RHP Nick Parker is 0-0 with a 5.19 earned-run average in seven appearances, including two starts. He's fanned 20 batters in 17.1 innings pitched.
-As a team, Coastal tops the Sun Belt with a .304 clip, 41 homers and 251 RBIs. On the mound, the Chants own a 4.27 ERA.

Leading The Way
Batting Average - .293, 3rd in the ACC and 37th nationally
Doubles - 85, 1st in the ACC and 2nd nationally
Runs - 284, 1st in the ACC and 4th nationally
Scoring Per Game – 8.6, 1st in ACC and 6th nationally
Runs Batted In - 257, 1st in the ACC
Hits - 349, 1st in the ACC and 8th nationally
Home Runs – 41, 3nd in the ACC and 10th nationally
Slugging Percentage - .483, 1st in the ACC and 10th nationally
On-Base Percentage - .403, 1st in the ACC and 19th nationally

Earned Run Average – 3.35, 3rd in the ACC and 26th nationally
Shutouts – 4, T1st in the ACC and T15th nationally

Midweek Success
NC State has compiled an 8-1 record this year in midweek games, and a 9-1 record in 2018 for a combined 17-2 ledger over the past two seasons.

The only losses in that span were against Campbell at home on May 2, 2018, and most recently versus South Carolina on April 2, 2019, at BB&T Ballpark in Downtown Charlotte.

Bailey And Edwards On Base
Bailey and Evan Edwards have reached base in every game this season (33 games). Edwards also currently owns a 14-game hit streak heading into the week, while Bailey leads the team with a .549 on-base percentage.