Friday, March 4
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#Pack9 Drops Series Opener With Huskies
3/4/2022 6:28:00 PM | Baseball
RALEIGH – No. 4 NC State baseball (8-2) dropped its series opener with Northeastern (4-5) on Friday afternoon at Doak Field at Dail Park, 6-1.
The Huskies plated four runs in the first two innings and never looked back, while the Wolfpack was held to four hits, led by Josh Hood's 3-for-4 outing.
Northeastern got off to a hot start right away, scoring three runs on two hits and an error in the first. Mike Sirota drove in two runs with a double to right center after a walk and hit-by-pitch started the game. Corey DiLoreto's single to left field plated Sirota after he advanced to third on a failed pickoff attempt.
A bases-loaded sac fly to right field in the second inning extended Northeastern's lead to 4-0.
Josh Hood broke up the no-hitter by Cam Schlittler in the fifth with a one-out double to right center, and then tallied his second hit in the seventh with a hard-hit ball to the third baseman.
NC State looked to close the four-run deficit in the eighth when Payton Green led off with a single and Devonte Brown drew a two-out walk for Tommy White, but Husky shortstop Max Viera managed to get his glove on a ball deep in the gap and make the throw across the diamond in time.
Schlittler tossed an impressive eight shutout innings, surrendering three hits while fanning five batters.
The Huskies pushed insurance runs across in the ninth, making it 6-0. With runners in scoring position on one out, a wild pitch followed by pinch hitter Mark Darakjy's RBI single to Green at shortstop drove in the second run of the frame.
Hood belted his second home run of the year over the right field wall to help the Pack avoid the shutout in the ninth.
Garrett Payne tallied a career high six strikeouts in 3.1 innings of work, doubling his previous mark.
NC State and Northeastern will meet for game two of the series Saturday at 2 p.m. at Doak Field at Dail Park. The game will be broadcast on ACCNX and there will be an audio stream on WKNC 88.1 and the Varsity Network App.
The Huskies plated four runs in the first two innings and never looked back, while the Wolfpack was held to four hits, led by Josh Hood's 3-for-4 outing.
Northeastern got off to a hot start right away, scoring three runs on two hits and an error in the first. Mike Sirota drove in two runs with a double to right center after a walk and hit-by-pitch started the game. Corey DiLoreto's single to left field plated Sirota after he advanced to third on a failed pickoff attempt.
A bases-loaded sac fly to right field in the second inning extended Northeastern's lead to 4-0.
Josh Hood broke up the no-hitter by Cam Schlittler in the fifth with a one-out double to right center, and then tallied his second hit in the seventh with a hard-hit ball to the third baseman.
NC State looked to close the four-run deficit in the eighth when Payton Green led off with a single and Devonte Brown drew a two-out walk for Tommy White, but Husky shortstop Max Viera managed to get his glove on a ball deep in the gap and make the throw across the diamond in time.
Schlittler tossed an impressive eight shutout innings, surrendering three hits while fanning five batters.
The Huskies pushed insurance runs across in the ninth, making it 6-0. With runners in scoring position on one out, a wild pitch followed by pinch hitter Mark Darakjy's RBI single to Green at shortstop drove in the second run of the frame.
Hood belted his second home run of the year over the right field wall to help the Pack avoid the shutout in the ninth.
Garrett Payne tallied a career high six strikeouts in 3.1 innings of work, doubling his previous mark.
NC State and Northeastern will meet for game two of the series Saturday at 2 p.m. at Doak Field at Dail Park. The game will be broadcast on ACCNX and there will be an audio stream on WKNC 88.1 and the Varsity Network App.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cam Schlittler (1-2)
L: Highfill, Sam (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Mike Sirota 2
RBI: Mike Sirota 3 ; Corey DiLoreto 1 ; Mark Darakjy 1
SH: Corey DiLoreto 1
SF: Mike Sirota 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jeff Costello 1 ; Justin Bosland 2 ; Mike Sirota 2 ; Luke Beckstein 1
SB: Justin Bosland 1 ; Mike Sirota 1 ; Max Viera 1 ; Buddy Mrowka 1 ; Mark Darakjy 1 ; Luke Beckstein 1
CS: Justin Bosland 1
HBP: Justin Bosland 2
Batting:
2B: Hood, Josh 1
HR: Hood, Josh 1
RBI: Hood, Josh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hood, Josh 1
HBP: Green, Payton 1
Game Leaders
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