Thursday, May 20
Raleigh, N.C.
6:30 PM
NC State
27-14, 18-13
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No. 23 #Pack9 Walks Off No. 9 Florida State In Series Opener
5/20/2021 10:26:00 PM | Baseball
RALEIGH – Luca Tresh belted a two a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth with one out to help No. 23 NC State baseball (27-14, 18-13 ACC) earn a 6-4 win over No. 9 Florida State (28-20, 19-15 ACC) in walk-off fashion on Thursday evening at Doak Field at Dail Park in the series opener.
The Wolfpack extended its win streak to six, which includes four straight wins over top 20 opponents, and has won 11 of its last 12 games.
Tresh got the scoring started in the second inning when he swung at the first pitch he saw and went deep to left field to lead off the side. In the fourth, Jose Torres and Terrell Tatum got into scoring position after reaching on outfield hits, and a passed ball allowed Torres to score from third to give the Pack a 2-0 lead.
After Tyler McDonough laced a one-out double to left center in the fifth, Jonny Butler belted his 12th long ball of the year to right field to extend the Pack's lead to 4-0. He is tied for the lead among the squad in homers, and it was his sixth in nine games.
Florida State's Logan Lacey hit a two-out grand slam in the seventh inning to tie the score up at four. Two innings later, Butler led off with a double in the ninth and then Tresh hit his second homer of the night to center field and help the Pack walk it off. He is the third Wolfpack player to reach double-digit homers this year, as he now has 11 on the season.
SCORING RECAP
OF NOTE
ON DECK
Friday, May 21 · vs. Florida State · 6:30 PM
The Wolfpack extended its win streak to six, which includes four straight wins over top 20 opponents, and has won 11 of its last 12 games.
Tresh got the scoring started in the second inning when he swung at the first pitch he saw and went deep to left field to lead off the side. In the fourth, Jose Torres and Terrell Tatum got into scoring position after reaching on outfield hits, and a passed ball allowed Torres to score from third to give the Pack a 2-0 lead.
After Tyler McDonough laced a one-out double to left center in the fifth, Jonny Butler belted his 12th long ball of the year to right field to extend the Pack's lead to 4-0. He is tied for the lead among the squad in homers, and it was his sixth in nine games.
Florida State's Logan Lacey hit a two-out grand slam in the seventh inning to tie the score up at four. Two innings later, Butler led off with a double in the ninth and then Tresh hit his second homer of the night to center field and help the Pack walk it off. He is the third Wolfpack player to reach double-digit homers this year, as he now has 11 on the season.
SCORING RECAP
- B2: Tresh hit a leadoff homer to left field (NCSU 1, FSU 0 – no outs)
- B4: Torres scored on a passed ball (NCSU 2, FSU 0 – 2 outs)
- B5: Butler hit a two-run home run to right field (NCSU 4, FSU 0 – 2 outs)
- T7: Lacey hit a grand slam to center field (NCSU 4, FSU 4 – 2 outs)
- B9: Tresh hit a two-run home run to center field (NCSU 6, FSU 4 – 1 out)
OF NOTE
- Starting pitcher Reid Johnston tallied a career-best 13 strikeouts in 6.2 innings of work.
- Reliever Evan Justice (4-2) allowed just one batter to reach base in the 2.1 innings he tossed.
- Johnston and Justice combined for 16 strikeouts on the night, which are the most in a single game since April 16, 2019 at UNCW.
- Butler turned in his ninth consecutive multi-hit game, as he, McDonough and Tresh all tallied two hits apiece.
- NC State has hit two or more home runs in 10 of its last 11 games, and has hit at least one in 32 of 41 games this year.
ON DECK
Friday, May 21 · vs. Florida State · 6:30 PM
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Justice, Evan (4-2)
L: Hunter Perdue (1-2)
Batting:
HR: Logan Lacey 1
RBI: Logan Lacey 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Tyler Martin 1 ; Logan Lacey 1 ; Dylan Simmons 1 ; Nander De Sedas 1
SB: Matheu Nelson 1
HBP: Robby Martin 1
Batting:
2B: McDonough, Tyler 1 ; Butler, Jonny 1
HR: Butler, Jonny 1 ; Tresh, Luca 2
RBI: Butler, Jonny 2 ; Tresh, Luca 3
SH: Mensik, Vojtech 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McDonough, Tyler 1 ; Butler, Jonny 2 ; Torres, Jose 1 ; Tresh, Luca 2
SB: Murr, Austin 1 ; Tatum, Terrell 1
CS: Murr, Austin 1
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