Hood, Willadsen Rake In National Weekly Honors
5/2/2022 4:02:00 PM | Baseball
TUCSON, Ariz. – Following standout performances at the plate and on the mound last week, NC State baseball's Josh Hood and Matt Willadsen were named two of Collegiate Baseball's National Players of the Week, as announced by the publication on Monday.
This is the first weekly honor of the year for both Hood and Willadsen, as the pair helped the Wolfpack go 4-0 last week with a 12-3 midweek win over East Carolina and a series sweep with 6-2, 10-0 and 11-4 wins over Radford, respectively.
Hood went 5-for-16 on the week with four homers, a double and 11 runs batted in. In the Pack's victory over the Pirates, Hood drove in a career-high five RBIs, highlighted by a grand slam. He took that momentum into the squad's series with the Highlanders and belted three home runs, including two on Sunday to match his career high in RBIs with five.
He is the third Pack player to hit double-digit homers this year as he now has 11.
Willadsen had a career outing on the mound in the Pack's 11-0 shutout victory over Radford on Saturday, tossing seven innings and fanning a career-high 13 batters while allowing just one walk. His 13 strikeouts marked the second-most by an ACC pitcher this season.
NC State will close out a seven-game home stand this weekend when it welcomes Tobacco Road rival North Carolina for a three-game series. The teams will play at 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, and 1 p.m. Sunday.
Friday and Sunday's games will be on ACCNX while Saturday's contest will be on ESPNU. There will also be an audio stream on WKNC 88.1 and the Varsity Network App for all three games.
This is the first weekly honor of the year for both Hood and Willadsen, as the pair helped the Wolfpack go 4-0 last week with a 12-3 midweek win over East Carolina and a series sweep with 6-2, 10-0 and 11-4 wins over Radford, respectively.
Hood went 5-for-16 on the week with four homers, a double and 11 runs batted in. In the Pack's victory over the Pirates, Hood drove in a career-high five RBIs, highlighted by a grand slam. He took that momentum into the squad's series with the Highlanders and belted three home runs, including two on Sunday to match his career high in RBIs with five.
He is the third Pack player to hit double-digit homers this year as he now has 11.
Willadsen had a career outing on the mound in the Pack's 11-0 shutout victory over Radford on Saturday, tossing seven innings and fanning a career-high 13 batters while allowing just one walk. His 13 strikeouts marked the second-most by an ACC pitcher this season.
NC State will close out a seven-game home stand this weekend when it welcomes Tobacco Road rival North Carolina for a three-game series. The teams will play at 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, and 1 p.m. Sunday.
Friday and Sunday's games will be on ACCNX while Saturday's contest will be on ESPNU. There will also be an audio stream on WKNC 88.1 and the Varsity Network App for all three games.
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