Thursday, May 23
Durham, N.C. (Durham Bulls Athletic Park)
7 P.M.
NC State
vs
Wake Forest (ACC Championship Pool Play)
#Pack9 Opens ACC Championship Play Thursday
5/22/2019 10:55:00 AM | Baseball
Opponents: 10 seed Wake Forest, 6 seed Florida State
Dates: Thursday, May 23rd & Friday, May 24th
Location: Durham, N.C.
Site: Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Times: 7 p.m. (both games)
TV: Regional Sports Networks (RSN)/ACC Network Extra
Radio: WKNC 88.1 FM
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com
STARTING PITCHERS
Thursday: TBA (WF) vs. TBA (NCSU)
Friday: TBA (FSU) vs. TBA (NCSU)
RALEIGH – No. 13 NC State baseball is set to open postseason play Thursday evening at the 2019 ACC Baseball Championship, held at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, home of the Durham Bulls, Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, in Durham, N.C.
The Wolfpack, who is the No. 3 seed and top-seeded team in Pool C, will face 10th-seeded Wake Forest Thursday and No. 6 seed Florida State Friday, with both games slated for a 7 p.m. first pitch. Both games will be broadcast on Regional Sports Networks (RSN) and the ACC Network Extra (subject to blackout in TV coverage areas), and there will be a free audio stream on WKNC 88.1 FM.
NC State heads into the tournament with a 41-15 overall record, while Florida State is 35-21 and Wake Forest is 31-25. The Seminoles and Demon Deacons met on Tuesday in the tournament, and Wake won, 7-4.
Last Time Out
NC State closed out its regular season last weekend with a series win at in-state rival No. 13 UNC-Chapel Hill. The Pack dropped a tough series opener, 5-3, then responded with a pair of wins (11-2 and 11-0) to clinch its first series in Chapel Hill since May 2004.
Last Time At The ACC Championship
Last year at the DBAP for the ACC Championship, the Red & White played Florida State and Virginia in pool play. The Wolfpack dropped a 4-2 decision with the 10th-seeded Cavaliers before falling to the No. 6 Seminoles, 5-2.
Noting The Pack
-NC State finished third in the ACC regular season standings for the second consecutive year.
-The squad reached the 40-win plateau for the 10th time under head coach Elliott Avent.
-Its 41 wins in regular season play marks the most since 2013.
-The Pack won seven ACC series this year. Including nonconference opponents, NC State won 10.
-Will Wilson became the first NC State player to be named ACC Defensive Player of the Year on Monday. Patrick Bailey, Evan Edwards and Tyler McDonough additionally garnered All-ACC honors.
-Bailey was named a Buster Posey Award semifinalist last week, which is awarded to the best collegiate catcher of the year.
-Avent has accumulated 1,098 wins in his 31 seasons as a head coach. He is approaching 1,100 career wins, as he will be one of four active coaches in the ACC to reach the milestone and is among the top 18 winningest active head coaches.
-NC State is the only school with two players on its roster to have played in every game this year and maintain a perfect fielding percentage. Edwards has started all 56 games, while McDonough has earned 55 starts in his 56 appearances in 2019.
About The Opponents
Florida State
-The Pack and Seminoles have met 103 times in the history of the programs, with FSU leading the all-time series, 71-33.
-The last time the teams met was on March 15-17 of this year in Raleigh. NC State clinched the series with 16-0 and 9-8 wins in the first two games. FSU avoided the sweep with a 7-5 victory in the finale.
-The Noles went 6-4 in their last 10 games of the regular season, most recently dropping its series with top-seeded Louisville.
-Florida State had six players named to an All-ACC team, led by Drew Mendoza and J.C. Flowers who were placed on the first team.
Wake Forest
-NC State and Wake Forest have met 184 times in the history of the programs, with the Pack leading the all-time series, 122-62.
-The last time the teams met was on April 18-20, 2019 in Winston-Salem, N.C., as Wake won the series. The Deacs earned a 7-3 win in game one, and then the teams split a doubleheader with both contests being decided by one run. The Pack evened the series with a 4-3 win in the first game, but fell, 9-8, in the nightcap.
-Wake closed out the regular season with a 4-6 record in its last 10 games, most recently dropping its series at Clemson.
-First baseman Bobby Seymour was named ACC Player of the Year and was joined by outfielder Chris Lanzilli on the All-ACC First Team.
Dates: Thursday, May 23rd & Friday, May 24th
Location: Durham, N.C.
Site: Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Times: 7 p.m. (both games)
TV: Regional Sports Networks (RSN)/ACC Network Extra
Radio: WKNC 88.1 FM
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com
STARTING PITCHERS
Thursday: TBA (WF) vs. TBA (NCSU)
Friday: TBA (FSU) vs. TBA (NCSU)
RALEIGH – No. 13 NC State baseball is set to open postseason play Thursday evening at the 2019 ACC Baseball Championship, held at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, home of the Durham Bulls, Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, in Durham, N.C.
The Wolfpack, who is the No. 3 seed and top-seeded team in Pool C, will face 10th-seeded Wake Forest Thursday and No. 6 seed Florida State Friday, with both games slated for a 7 p.m. first pitch. Both games will be broadcast on Regional Sports Networks (RSN) and the ACC Network Extra (subject to blackout in TV coverage areas), and there will be a free audio stream on WKNC 88.1 FM.
NC State heads into the tournament with a 41-15 overall record, while Florida State is 35-21 and Wake Forest is 31-25. The Seminoles and Demon Deacons met on Tuesday in the tournament, and Wake won, 7-4.
Last Time Out
NC State closed out its regular season last weekend with a series win at in-state rival No. 13 UNC-Chapel Hill. The Pack dropped a tough series opener, 5-3, then responded with a pair of wins (11-2 and 11-0) to clinch its first series in Chapel Hill since May 2004.
Last Time At The ACC Championship
Last year at the DBAP for the ACC Championship, the Red & White played Florida State and Virginia in pool play. The Wolfpack dropped a 4-2 decision with the 10th-seeded Cavaliers before falling to the No. 6 Seminoles, 5-2.
Noting The Pack
-NC State finished third in the ACC regular season standings for the second consecutive year.
-The squad reached the 40-win plateau for the 10th time under head coach Elliott Avent.
-Its 41 wins in regular season play marks the most since 2013.
-The Pack won seven ACC series this year. Including nonconference opponents, NC State won 10.
-Will Wilson became the first NC State player to be named ACC Defensive Player of the Year on Monday. Patrick Bailey, Evan Edwards and Tyler McDonough additionally garnered All-ACC honors.
-Bailey was named a Buster Posey Award semifinalist last week, which is awarded to the best collegiate catcher of the year.
-Avent has accumulated 1,098 wins in his 31 seasons as a head coach. He is approaching 1,100 career wins, as he will be one of four active coaches in the ACC to reach the milestone and is among the top 18 winningest active head coaches.
-NC State is the only school with two players on its roster to have played in every game this year and maintain a perfect fielding percentage. Edwards has started all 56 games, while McDonough has earned 55 starts in his 56 appearances in 2019.
About The Opponents
Florida State
-The Pack and Seminoles have met 103 times in the history of the programs, with FSU leading the all-time series, 71-33.
-The last time the teams met was on March 15-17 of this year in Raleigh. NC State clinched the series with 16-0 and 9-8 wins in the first two games. FSU avoided the sweep with a 7-5 victory in the finale.
-The Noles went 6-4 in their last 10 games of the regular season, most recently dropping its series with top-seeded Louisville.
-Florida State had six players named to an All-ACC team, led by Drew Mendoza and J.C. Flowers who were placed on the first team.
Wake Forest
-NC State and Wake Forest have met 184 times in the history of the programs, with the Pack leading the all-time series, 122-62.
-The last time the teams met was on April 18-20, 2019 in Winston-Salem, N.C., as Wake won the series. The Deacs earned a 7-3 win in game one, and then the teams split a doubleheader with both contests being decided by one run. The Pack evened the series with a 4-3 win in the first game, but fell, 9-8, in the nightcap.
-Wake closed out the regular season with a 4-6 record in its last 10 games, most recently dropping its series at Clemson.
-First baseman Bobby Seymour was named ACC Player of the Year and was joined by outfielder Chris Lanzilli on the All-ACC First Team.
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