Sunday, May 8
Raleigh, N.C.
11 AM
NC State
30-14, 12-10
9
vs
2
North Carolina
26-18, 9-14
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
North Carolina
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
5
0
NC State
1
0
1
2
0
2
3
0
X
9
17
0
#Pack9 Splits Sunday Doubleheader With North Carolina
5/8/2022 6:17:00 PM | Baseball
RALEIGH – NC State baseball (30-15, 12-11 ACC) split its doubleheader on Sunday afternoon with North Carolina (27-18, 10-14 ACC) at Doak Field at Dail Park. The Wolfpack earned a 9-2 win in game one to even series but fell 7-6 in game two to ultimately drop the series with the Tar Heels.
Game One Recap
Behind Matt Willadsen's second career complete game, the Wolfpack exploded for 17 hits to earn a 9-2 victory and even the series. Despite the Tar Heels taking an early lead, the Pack scored eight unanswered runs en route to the win.
The Heels brought a run across in the first inning when Mac Horvath scored from third on Danny Serretti's RBI single to the shortstop after a walk, stolen base and passed ball put him at third.
In the bottom of the first Tommy White belted his 20th home run of the season over the left field wall to tie the score up at 1-1. He now stands alone at eighth in the Wolfpack record books for the most home runs in a single season. Additionally, he is two home runs away from tying the ACC freshman home run record, which is 22 by Florida State's Matt Diaz in 1998.
The Pack took a 2-1 lead in the third when LuJames Groover III crossed home plate on a wild pitch after tallying his first hit of the day to start the side.
Groover and Josh Hood extended the Pack's lead to 4-1 in the fourth thanks to big RBI hits with runners in scoring position. Jacob Godman and Devonte Brown tallied base hits to put runners in scoring position for Groover, who delivered with the RBI double to right field to score Godman for the first run. Then, after White was intentionally walked to load the bases for Hood, he roped a single to left field to bring Brown home for the second run.
Hood added two more in the sixth, giving NC State a 6-1 advantage with a two-run home run to left center after White reached on a one-out single to left field. Hood now has 12 home runs on the season to rank second on the team in the category.
In the seventh, NC State plated three more runs to make it 9-1 thanks to a two-run homer by Jacob Cozart to right field, his third of the year, and an RBI groundout from White after Brown reached on an outfield single for his second hit of the game.
The Heels cut into their deficit in the eighth to make it 9-2 when Serretti roped an RBI double down the left field line, scoring Horvath after he reached on a single to the shortstop.
Groover, Hood and White each tallied three hits in the contest while Hood drove in a team-high three runs batted in. Brown and Noah Soles additionally turned in multi-hit games with two hits apiece.
Willadsen was stellar on the mound, tossing his second career complete game as he allowed just one earned run on five hits and two walks while fanning nine batters.
Game Two Recap
In the rubber game the Heels once again got out front early thanks to Vance Honeycutt's two-run home run to left field in the first inning, but the Pack tied things right up thanks to solo home runs on back-to-back pitches by Brown and Groover. It was Brown's 11th of the year and Groover's seventh of the season.
Payton Green put the Pack ahead 4-2 in the second with a two-run home run to left field after Soles doubled to right field in the previous at bat. It was Green's sixth of the season and the squad's third of the game.
North Carolina managed to knot the score back up at 4-4 in the third on a Vance Honeycutt sac fly to right field followed by a Hunter Stokely RBI double to right center after Horvath and Serretti doubled and singled, in respective order, to put runners at the corners.
After a scoreless fourth and fifth by both squads, UNC plated the go-ahead run to make it 5-4 in the sixth thanks to a Wolfpack error with a runner at third, but the Pack answered in the bottom frame when Cozart delivered with a two-run single to score J.T. Jarrett and Soles after a pair of singles and a fly out put them in scoring position to put NC State ahead, 6-5.
The Heels struck again in the eighth inning when Alberto Osuna hit what proved to be the game-winning run, a two-run homer to left field, to take a 7-6 lead.
In the bottom of the ninth the Pack managed to put the game-tying run on base when Brown drew a leadoff walk and moved into scoring position on a passed ball, but three strikeouts ended the ball game.
Starting pitcher Canaan Silver tossed 6.1 innings and tallied a career-high eight strikeouts. Offensively, Soles, Green and Cozart each went 2-for-4 at the plate while Green and Cozart drove in a team-best two RBIs a piece.
On Deck
NC State will begin a four-game road swing Tuesday when it travels to UNCW for its penultimate midweek matchup of the season. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. at Brooks Field in Wilmington, N.C., and the game will be broadcast on FloSports ($). There will additionally be an audio stream on WKNC 88.1 and the Varsity Network App.
Game One Recap
Behind Matt Willadsen's second career complete game, the Wolfpack exploded for 17 hits to earn a 9-2 victory and even the series. Despite the Tar Heels taking an early lead, the Pack scored eight unanswered runs en route to the win.
The Heels brought a run across in the first inning when Mac Horvath scored from third on Danny Serretti's RBI single to the shortstop after a walk, stolen base and passed ball put him at third.
In the bottom of the first Tommy White belted his 20th home run of the season over the left field wall to tie the score up at 1-1. He now stands alone at eighth in the Wolfpack record books for the most home runs in a single season. Additionally, he is two home runs away from tying the ACC freshman home run record, which is 22 by Florida State's Matt Diaz in 1998.
The Pack took a 2-1 lead in the third when LuJames Groover III crossed home plate on a wild pitch after tallying his first hit of the day to start the side.
Groover and Josh Hood extended the Pack's lead to 4-1 in the fourth thanks to big RBI hits with runners in scoring position. Jacob Godman and Devonte Brown tallied base hits to put runners in scoring position for Groover, who delivered with the RBI double to right field to score Godman for the first run. Then, after White was intentionally walked to load the bases for Hood, he roped a single to left field to bring Brown home for the second run.
Hood added two more in the sixth, giving NC State a 6-1 advantage with a two-run home run to left center after White reached on a one-out single to left field. Hood now has 12 home runs on the season to rank second on the team in the category.
In the seventh, NC State plated three more runs to make it 9-1 thanks to a two-run homer by Jacob Cozart to right field, his third of the year, and an RBI groundout from White after Brown reached on an outfield single for his second hit of the game.
The Heels cut into their deficit in the eighth to make it 9-2 when Serretti roped an RBI double down the left field line, scoring Horvath after he reached on a single to the shortstop.
Groover, Hood and White each tallied three hits in the contest while Hood drove in a team-high three runs batted in. Brown and Noah Soles additionally turned in multi-hit games with two hits apiece.
Willadsen was stellar on the mound, tossing his second career complete game as he allowed just one earned run on five hits and two walks while fanning nine batters.
Game Two Recap
In the rubber game the Heels once again got out front early thanks to Vance Honeycutt's two-run home run to left field in the first inning, but the Pack tied things right up thanks to solo home runs on back-to-back pitches by Brown and Groover. It was Brown's 11th of the year and Groover's seventh of the season.
Payton Green put the Pack ahead 4-2 in the second with a two-run home run to left field after Soles doubled to right field in the previous at bat. It was Green's sixth of the season and the squad's third of the game.
North Carolina managed to knot the score back up at 4-4 in the third on a Vance Honeycutt sac fly to right field followed by a Hunter Stokely RBI double to right center after Horvath and Serretti doubled and singled, in respective order, to put runners at the corners.
After a scoreless fourth and fifth by both squads, UNC plated the go-ahead run to make it 5-4 in the sixth thanks to a Wolfpack error with a runner at third, but the Pack answered in the bottom frame when Cozart delivered with a two-run single to score J.T. Jarrett and Soles after a pair of singles and a fly out put them in scoring position to put NC State ahead, 6-5.
The Heels struck again in the eighth inning when Alberto Osuna hit what proved to be the game-winning run, a two-run homer to left field, to take a 7-6 lead.
In the bottom of the ninth the Pack managed to put the game-tying run on base when Brown drew a leadoff walk and moved into scoring position on a passed ball, but three strikeouts ended the ball game.
Starting pitcher Canaan Silver tossed 6.1 innings and tallied a career-high eight strikeouts. Offensively, Soles, Green and Cozart each went 2-for-4 at the plate while Green and Cozart drove in a team-best two RBIs a piece.
On Deck
NC State will begin a four-game road swing Tuesday when it travels to UNCW for its penultimate midweek matchup of the season. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. at Brooks Field in Wilmington, N.C., and the game will be broadcast on FloSports ($). There will additionally be an audio stream on WKNC 88.1 and the Varsity Network App.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Willadsen, Matt (3-3)
L: Brandon Schaeffer (4-2)
Batting:
2B: Danny Serretti 1
RBI: Danny Serretti 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Mac Horvath 2
SB: Mac Horvath 1
Batting:
2B: Groover III, LuJames 2
HR: White, Tommy 1 ; Hood, Josh 1 ; Cozart, Jacob 1
RBI: Groover III, LuJames 1 ; White, Tommy 2 ; Hood, Josh 3 ; Cozart, Jacob 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Brown, Devonte 2 ; Groover III, LuJames 1 ; White, Tommy 2 ; Hood, Josh 1 ; Green, Payton 1 ; Godman, Jacob 1 ; Cozart, Jacob 1
PO: Pilolli, Dominic 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
5
R
1
H
3
RBI
1
AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
2
AB
6
R
2
H
2
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
INF
/ Baseball
C
/ Baseball
C
/ Baseball
INF
/ BaseballINF
/ Baseball
INF
/ Baseball
LHP
/ Baseball
OF
/ BaseballINF
/ Baseball
RHP
/ 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