Friday, April 30
Winston-Salem, N.C. (David F. Couch Ballpark)
6 PM
NC State
21-13, 13-12
13
at
7
Wake Forest
14-21, 6-18
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
NC State
0
1
1
3
0
1
3
4
0
13
11
1
Wake Forest
2
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
7
11
2
Photo by: Carly Mackler
#Pack9 Wins Slugfest With Demon Deacons, Takes Series Opener
4/30/2021 10:34:00 PM | Baseball
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – NC State baseball (21-13, 13-12 ACC) extended its win streak to five on Friday evening as it defeated Wake Forest (14-21, 6-18 ACC), 13-7, in the series opener between the squads at the David F. Couch Ballpark in Winston-Salem, N.C.
The contest was a slugfest that featured a combined nine home runs as well as six lead changes and four ties between the Wolfpack and Demon Deacons.
Brock Wilken's two-run home run in the first put the Demon Deacons on the board early, but Jonny Butler cut the Pack's deficit in half as he led off the side with an infield single and scored from third on a two-out two-base error.
Tyler McDonough knotted the score at two in the third when he crushed a two-out solo shot to right field, which was his team-leading 10th long ball of the season, but Wake took its lead back in the bottom of the frame thanks to Bobby Seymour's two-run homer to center field.
NC State took its first lead of the night in the fourth when Devonte Brown and Terrell Tatum drove in a combined three runs on back-to-back home runs, making the score 5-4, but Wake's Shane Muntz managed to lead off the home half of the inning with a solo shot to right center to tie things back up.
Seymour left the park for the second time of the night in the fifth inning to give the Demon Deacons a narrow 6-5 lead.
Tatum went yard for the second time of the game in the sixth to tie knot the score up at six, but Pierce Bennett allowed Wake to once again take a one-run lead in the bottom half of the inning as he led off with single to right field and a two-base error and wild pitch brought him home.
With runners at first and second with two outs in the seventh, Jonny Butler stepped up big and launched a three-run homer run over the right field wall to give the Pack a 9-7 lead.
In the eighth, a three-base error after Brown and Tatum drew back-to-back walks followed by an Austin Murr RBI double and a Luca Tresh RBI single plated four runs to extend NC State's lead to 13-7.
Reliever Evan Justice tossed three shutout innings to help propel the Pack to the series-opening victory as he picked up his fourth save of the season.
SCORING RECAP
OF NOTE
ON DECK
Saturday, May 1 · @ Wake Forest · 4 PM
The contest was a slugfest that featured a combined nine home runs as well as six lead changes and four ties between the Wolfpack and Demon Deacons.
Brock Wilken's two-run home run in the first put the Demon Deacons on the board early, but Jonny Butler cut the Pack's deficit in half as he led off the side with an infield single and scored from third on a two-out two-base error.
Tyler McDonough knotted the score at two in the third when he crushed a two-out solo shot to right field, which was his team-leading 10th long ball of the season, but Wake took its lead back in the bottom of the frame thanks to Bobby Seymour's two-run homer to center field.
NC State took its first lead of the night in the fourth when Devonte Brown and Terrell Tatum drove in a combined three runs on back-to-back home runs, making the score 5-4, but Wake's Shane Muntz managed to lead off the home half of the inning with a solo shot to right center to tie things back up.
Seymour left the park for the second time of the night in the fifth inning to give the Demon Deacons a narrow 6-5 lead.
Tatum went yard for the second time of the game in the sixth to tie knot the score up at six, but Pierce Bennett allowed Wake to once again take a one-run lead in the bottom half of the inning as he led off with single to right field and a two-base error and wild pitch brought him home.
With runners at first and second with two outs in the seventh, Jonny Butler stepped up big and launched a three-run homer run over the right field wall to give the Pack a 9-7 lead.
In the eighth, a three-base error after Brown and Tatum drew back-to-back walks followed by an Austin Murr RBI double and a Luca Tresh RBI single plated four runs to extend NC State's lead to 13-7.
Reliever Evan Justice tossed three shutout innings to help propel the Pack to the series-opening victory as he picked up his fourth save of the season.
SCORING RECAP
- B1: Wilken hit a two-run home run to right field (WF 2, NCSU 0 – 1 out)
- T2: Butler scored from third on a two-base error (WF 2, NCSU 1 – 2 outs)
- T3: McDonough crushed a solo shot to right field (WF 2, NCSU 2 – 2 outs)
- B3: Seymour launched a two-run homer to center field (WF 4, NCSU 2 – 2 outs)
- T4: Brown belted a two-run home run to right field (WF 4, NCSU 4 – 1 out)
- T4: Tatum homered to center field (NCSU 5, WF 4 – 1 out)
- B4: Muntz hit a leadoff homer to right center (NCSU 5, WF 5 – no outs)
- B5: Seymour homered to left field (WF 6, NCSU 5 – 1 out)
- T6: Tatum crushed a solo shot to left field (WF 6, NCSU 6 – 2 outs)
- B6: Bennett scored from third on a wild pitch (WF 7, NCSU 6 – 1 out)
- T7: Butler launched a three-run home run to right field (NCSU 9, WF 7 – 2 outs)
- T8: A three-base error scored Brown and Tatum from first and second (NCSU 11, WF 7 – no outs)
- T8: Murr drove in Mensik from third with a double to right field (NCSU 12, WF 7 – 1 out)
- T8: Tresh's single to center field scored Murr from third (NCSU 13, WF 7)
OF NOTE
- McDonough extended his reached base streak to 51 consecutive games, which is currently the longest held by a Division I player and the second-longest by a Wolfpack player since 1999.
- The five home runs were the most for the Pack in a single game since March 3, 2018 against Campbell.
- Starting pitcher Sam Highfill tallied a career-high nine strikeouts in five innings of work.
- Tatum's two homers were a career best for him in a single game, as he now owns five on the year.
- For Butler, his home run was his eighth of the year while for Brown, it was his sixth.
- Butler led the offense with a 3-for-5 performance with a double, home run and three runs batted in. Murr (2-for-5) and Tatum (2-for-3) also turned in multi-hit performances.
- Dalton Feeney (1-1) earned his first win of the year on the mound.
- Fourteen of the 20 runs scored in Friday's slugfest were by way of the home run.
ON DECK
Saturday, May 1 · @ Wake Forest · 4 PM
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Feeney, Dalton (1-1)
L: Brennen Oxford (0-1)
S: Justice, Evan (4)
Batting:
2B: Murr, Austin 1 ; Butler, Jonny 1 ; Torres, Jose 1
HR: McDonough, Tyler 1 ; Butler, Jonny 1 ; Brown, Devonte 1 ; Tatum, Terrell 2
RBI: Murr, Austin 1 ; McDonough, Tyler 1 ; Tresh, Luca 1 ; Butler, Jonny 3 ; Brown, Devonte 2 ; Tatum, Terrell 2
SH: Mensik, Vojtech 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Murr, Austin 2 ; McDonough, Tyler 1 ; Tresh, Luca 1 ; Butler, Jonny 2 ; Torres, Jose 1 ; Brown, Devonte 2 ; Tatum, Terrell 3 ; Mensik, Vojtech 1
SB: Butler, Jonny 1
HBP: Tresh, Luca 1
Batting:
2B: Bobby Seymour 1 ; Brendan Tinsman 1
HR: Brock Wilken 1 ; Bobby Seymour 2 ; Shane Muntz 1
RBI: Brock Wilken 2 ; Bobby Seymour 3 ; Shane Muntz 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Michael Turconi 1 ; Brock Wilken 2 ; Bobby Seymour 2 ; Shane Muntz 1 ; Pierce Bennett 1
SB: Lucas Costello 1 ; Michael Ludowig 1
HBP: Michael Ludowig 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
5
R
2
H
3
RBI
3
AB
5
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
3
H
2
RBI
2
AB
5
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
INF
/ Baseball
OF
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
RHP/INF
/ Baseball
LHP
/ Baseball
INF
/ BaseballINF/OF
/ Baseball
OF
/ Baseball
C/OF
/ BaseballAuburn Regional Preview: Elliott Avent on ACC PM
Thursday, May 29
Game Three Press Conference: Athens Super Regional
Tuesday, June 11
Game Two Press Conference: Athens Super Regional
Sunday, June 09
Game One Press Conference - Athens Super Regional
Saturday, June 08