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Wolfpack Rallys to Beat Virginia Behind Josh Hogue’s Walk-Off Home Run
4/6/2025 7:31:00 PM | Baseball
Raleigh, NC – Down 8-2 in the seventh inning, NC State Baseball used home runs from Drew Lanphere and Josh Hogue to score seven unanswered runs in the final three frames to beat Virginia 9-8 Sunday afternoon from the Doak.
Despite being outhit 14 to six on the day, the Wolfpack (21-11, 7-5) used three home runs to power the offense.
In the bottom of the seventh, Lanphere came on as a pinch hitter with the bases loaded. The Cavalier lead shrunk to two runs following a grand slam from Lanphere to energize the crowd and the offense. It was his first home run of the season. The four RBIs in a game for Lanphere match his career high, which he set against Queens last season.
Brayden Fraasman led off the seventh with a single, followed by a Luke Nixon hit-by-pitch and a walk from pinch-hitter Brandon Novy.
With no runs coming across in the eighth, it went to the bottom of the ninth. Virginia started the inning with two strikeouts. Lanphere once again came up and kept the inning alive with a single for his second hit of the game. Ty Head's 36th walk of the season continued the inning, bringing Hogue to the plate.
In a hitter-friendly 3-1 count, Hogue sent a ball to left center just over the wall, sending NC State home and winning their third ACC series of the season. It was the first walk-off home run for the Wolfpack since Brandon Butterworth did so against UNC last season.
Shortstop Justin DeCriscio hit the first home run of the day in the first inning to put the Wolfpack on the board. It was his second home run in as many days and his sixth of the season.
Wolfpack starter Ryan Marohn went five innings, giving up eight hits and four earned runs, striking out three. Following Marohn, Anderson Nance came on in the sixth. Virginia scored two off Nance in two innings, allowing four hits. In only his fourth appearance of the season, Tristan Potts came in for the eighth, going one scoreless inning to keep the deficit at two runs.
Jacob Dudan (2-1) came out of the bullpen for the ninth inning and would get the win. After allowing a hit and a walk, Dudan got the Cavaliers to roll into a groundball double-play, ending the inning and keeping the Wolfpack within striking distance.
The Cavaliers (17-13, 7-8) consistently had leadoff batters on base, finishing the game 5-9 in the leadoff spot.
Tomas Valincius started for the Cavaliers, going 6.1 innings, giving up two hits and four earned runs while striking out seven on the day. At one point, he had retired nine straight Wolfpack hitters.
Virginia started the scoring in the first with three straight hits, including a home run by Henry Ford. The Wolfpack responded in the bottom half of the first. DeCriscio hammered a two-run home run to left field, his second home run of the series, cutting the lead to one.
Another leadoff runner for the Cavaliers would come around to score on an RBI single from Aidan Teel, his second hit of the game.
Marohn retired the side in order in the fifth, giving him three straight scoreless innings and keeping the score at 4-2 Virginia.
Virginia added to their lead after an NC State throwing error. The Cavaliers plated one more on an RBI single to right field by Hanson, who was out advancing to second, ending the inning.
A leadoff runner from the Cavaliers would score again, a double by Teel and a two-run home run by Ford; his second of the day extended the lead to 8-2.
In the seventh, after a leadoff single from Fraasman and a hit-by-pitch put Nixon on, the Cavaliers would make a pitching change, turning to Ryan Osinski. Novy pinch hit for Jett Gilliam and worked a walk to load the bases. Lanphere pinch hit for Matt Heavner, and his grand slam to center field started the rally. The Cavaliers would escape any more damage, turning an inning-ending double play.
Before Houge's home run in the ninth, NC State was just 2-8 with two outs. Hogue would make it 3-9 and walk it off for the Wolfpack with the three-run home run, giving NC State their 16th win at Doak Field this season.
UP NEXT: The Wolfpack will stay in the state of North Carolina as they travel to Greenville to take on East Carolina in midweek action on Tuesday, April 8th at 6 p.m.
Despite being outhit 14 to six on the day, the Wolfpack (21-11, 7-5) used three home runs to power the offense.
In the bottom of the seventh, Lanphere came on as a pinch hitter with the bases loaded. The Cavalier lead shrunk to two runs following a grand slam from Lanphere to energize the crowd and the offense. It was his first home run of the season. The four RBIs in a game for Lanphere match his career high, which he set against Queens last season.
Brayden Fraasman led off the seventh with a single, followed by a Luke Nixon hit-by-pitch and a walk from pinch-hitter Brandon Novy.
With no runs coming across in the eighth, it went to the bottom of the ninth. Virginia started the inning with two strikeouts. Lanphere once again came up and kept the inning alive with a single for his second hit of the game. Ty Head's 36th walk of the season continued the inning, bringing Hogue to the plate.
In a hitter-friendly 3-1 count, Hogue sent a ball to left center just over the wall, sending NC State home and winning their third ACC series of the season. It was the first walk-off home run for the Wolfpack since Brandon Butterworth did so against UNC last season.
Shortstop Justin DeCriscio hit the first home run of the day in the first inning to put the Wolfpack on the board. It was his second home run in as many days and his sixth of the season.
Wolfpack starter Ryan Marohn went five innings, giving up eight hits and four earned runs, striking out three. Following Marohn, Anderson Nance came on in the sixth. Virginia scored two off Nance in two innings, allowing four hits. In only his fourth appearance of the season, Tristan Potts came in for the eighth, going one scoreless inning to keep the deficit at two runs.
Jacob Dudan (2-1) came out of the bullpen for the ninth inning and would get the win. After allowing a hit and a walk, Dudan got the Cavaliers to roll into a groundball double-play, ending the inning and keeping the Wolfpack within striking distance.
The Cavaliers (17-13, 7-8) consistently had leadoff batters on base, finishing the game 5-9 in the leadoff spot.
Tomas Valincius started for the Cavaliers, going 6.1 innings, giving up two hits and four earned runs while striking out seven on the day. At one point, he had retired nine straight Wolfpack hitters.
Virginia started the scoring in the first with three straight hits, including a home run by Henry Ford. The Wolfpack responded in the bottom half of the first. DeCriscio hammered a two-run home run to left field, his second home run of the series, cutting the lead to one.
Another leadoff runner for the Cavaliers would come around to score on an RBI single from Aidan Teel, his second hit of the game.
Marohn retired the side in order in the fifth, giving him three straight scoreless innings and keeping the score at 4-2 Virginia.
Virginia added to their lead after an NC State throwing error. The Cavaliers plated one more on an RBI single to right field by Hanson, who was out advancing to second, ending the inning.
A leadoff runner from the Cavaliers would score again, a double by Teel and a two-run home run by Ford; his second of the day extended the lead to 8-2.
In the seventh, after a leadoff single from Fraasman and a hit-by-pitch put Nixon on, the Cavaliers would make a pitching change, turning to Ryan Osinski. Novy pinch hit for Jett Gilliam and worked a walk to load the bases. Lanphere pinch hit for Matt Heavner, and his grand slam to center field started the rally. The Cavaliers would escape any more damage, turning an inning-ending double play.
Before Houge's home run in the ninth, NC State was just 2-8 with two outs. Hogue would make it 3-9 and walk it off for the Wolfpack with the three-run home run, giving NC State their 16th win at Doak Field this season.
UP NEXT: The Wolfpack will stay in the state of North Carolina as they travel to Greenville to take on East Carolina in midweek action on Tuesday, April 8th at 6 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Dudan, Jacob (2-1)
L: Matt Lanzendorfer (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Aidan Teel 2 ; Eric Becker 1 ; Chris Arroyo 1
HR: Henry Ford 2
RBI: Aidan Teel 1 ; Eric Becker 1 ; Henry Ford 4 ; Luke Hanson 1
SH: Harrison Didawick 1 ; James Nunnallee 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Aidan Teel 2 ; Eric Becker 1 ; Henry Ford 2 ; Henry Godbout 1 ; Chone James 1 ; James Nunnallee 1
Batting:
HR: Hogue, Josh 1 ; DeCriscio, Justin 1 ; Lanphere, Drew 1
RBI: Hogue, Josh 3 ; DeCriscio, Justin 2 ; Lanphere, Drew 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Head, Ty 1 ; Hogue, Josh 2 ; DeCriscio, Justin 1 ; Fraasman, Brayden 1 ; Nixon, Luke 1 ; Woodson, Ryder 1 ; Lanphere, Drew 2
HBP: Nixon, Luke 1
PO: Sosa, Alex 1
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