Friday, February 28
Raleigh, NC
3 p.m.
NC State
vs
Canisius
NC State Set to Host Canisius at The Doak
2/27/2025 4:55:00 PM | Baseball
RALEIGH, NC—NC State baseball continues its homestand this weekend when the Canisius Golden Griffins visit for a three-game series beginning on Friday, Feb. 27, and ending on March 2. All three games will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
The Wolfpack will look to end their longest losing streak since 2021 after dropping five straight following a sweep of Fordham to begin the season.
Canisius visits Raleigh for the fourth time in series history and holds a 2-1 record against the Wolfpack. In their last meeting in 2018, the Golden Griffins defeated NC State 3-2. The only other encounters between the two teams occurred in 2014, when they opened the season with a series split.
PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERS:
Friday: LHP Dominic Fritton (NCSU) vs. Payton Consigli (CAN)
Saturday: RHP Heath Andrews (NCSU) vs. Felix Morin (CAN)
Sunday: LHP Ryan Marohn (NCSU) vs. Aaron Duffy (CAN)
The Wolfpack rotation will remain the same as the first two weekends, and all three will look to get back in the win column. Fritton has allowed six runs this season, but only one has been earned. In his two previous starts, the Wolfpack has made a total of four errors.
As a freshman last season, Ryan Marohn led all NC State pitchers with a 3.97 ERA. The sophomore currently leads the team in strikeouts with 13. Sophomore Heath Andrews has gotten off to a good start in 2025. In his first two starts, Andrews pitched five innings, holding opposing hitters to a .139 batting average, leading the team.
In eight games thus far, four Wolfpack players have started at the same position in all eight games. Chris McHugh at first base, Luke Nixon at second, Ty Head in center field, and Justin DeCriscio at shortstop.
McHugh leads the team in most offensive categories. He is hitting .345 for the season with a team-high 10 hits and 10 RBIs. He has three multi-hit games and three multiple RBI games, including two with three runs batted in. The Sophomore from Commack, NY, has hit safely in six of the eight games this season.
Nixon and Head have consistently gotten on base this year, as both have reached base safely in all eight games. Head has eight walks, which is 11th in the ACC. Nixon's four doubles lead NC State and is sixth in the conference and 47th nationally.
NC State scored 50 runs through their first four games but have only managed seven across the last four games. NC State has been outscored 36-15 over its five-game losing streak.
The Wolfpack will look to end their longest losing streak since 2021 after dropping five straight following a sweep of Fordham to begin the season.
Canisius visits Raleigh for the fourth time in series history and holds a 2-1 record against the Wolfpack. In their last meeting in 2018, the Golden Griffins defeated NC State 3-2. The only other encounters between the two teams occurred in 2014, when they opened the season with a series split.
PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERS:
Friday: LHP Dominic Fritton (NCSU) vs. Payton Consigli (CAN)
Saturday: RHP Heath Andrews (NCSU) vs. Felix Morin (CAN)
Sunday: LHP Ryan Marohn (NCSU) vs. Aaron Duffy (CAN)
The Wolfpack rotation will remain the same as the first two weekends, and all three will look to get back in the win column. Fritton has allowed six runs this season, but only one has been earned. In his two previous starts, the Wolfpack has made a total of four errors.
As a freshman last season, Ryan Marohn led all NC State pitchers with a 3.97 ERA. The sophomore currently leads the team in strikeouts with 13. Sophomore Heath Andrews has gotten off to a good start in 2025. In his first two starts, Andrews pitched five innings, holding opposing hitters to a .139 batting average, leading the team.
In eight games thus far, four Wolfpack players have started at the same position in all eight games. Chris McHugh at first base, Luke Nixon at second, Ty Head in center field, and Justin DeCriscio at shortstop.
McHugh leads the team in most offensive categories. He is hitting .345 for the season with a team-high 10 hits and 10 RBIs. He has three multi-hit games and three multiple RBI games, including two with three runs batted in. The Sophomore from Commack, NY, has hit safely in six of the eight games this season.
Nixon and Head have consistently gotten on base this year, as both have reached base safely in all eight games. Head has eight walks, which is 11th in the ACC. Nixon's four doubles lead NC State and is sixth in the conference and 47th nationally.
NC State scored 50 runs through their first four games but have only managed seven across the last four games. NC State has been outscored 36-15 over its five-game losing streak.
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