Wolfpack Falls 2-1 to No. 14 Virginia in Series Opener – NC State University Athletics

RALEIGH – The No. 23 NC State baseball workforce dropped its ACC dwelling opener 2-1 to No. 14 Virginia on Thursday evening at Doak Area at Dail Park.
 
The Wolfpack (14-4, 1-3 ACC) entered the underside of the ninth going through a 2-1 deficit. After Virginia reliever Jake Berry retired the primary two batters of the inning, Carter Trice dropped in a two-out double down the right-field line to place the tying run in scoring place. Berry then rallied from a ball to open his at-bat towards Parker Nolan earlier than ending the sport with a strikeout.
 
Virginia (16-1, 3-1 ACC) scored each its runs in a two-run third inning, pushing two unearned runs throughout after loading the bases with no one out. Jake Gelof recorded an RBI groundout to make it 1-0 earlier than an infield single from Kyle Teel doubled the Cavaliers’ result in 2-0 with two outs within the third inning.
 
Jacob Cozart minimize Virginia’s lead in half with one swing of the bat, crushing a solo dwelling run to proper subject within the backside of the fourth inning. Cozart’s solo shot hit the scoreboard past the right-field wall and trimmed the Pack’s deficit to 2-1.
 
NC State virtually scored first in Thursday evening’s contest on a wild pitch. With Eli Serrano III as much as the plate with two outs, Payton Inexperienced sprinted from second base on a wild pitch and was tagged out sliding into dwelling plate to finish the inning.
 
Beginning pitcher Logan Whitaker delivered a robust outing within the Pack’s ACC dwelling opener, pitching 5.1 innings whereas permitting simply two runs (each unearned) with 5 strikeouts and simply two walks. Whitaker scattered 4 hits and tossed 103 pitches, marking the second-most pitches the right-hander has thrown in his NC State profession.
 
Left-hander John Miralia entered with one out within the sixth and retired left-handed cleanup batter Kyle Teel to file the second out of the fifth. Sam Highfill then entered and tossed 3.1 hitless innings, permitting only one stroll with three strikeouts. Highfill retired the ultimate seven Cavaliers he confronted in his dominant reduction look.
 
Offensively, the Wolfpack outhit Virginia 8-4 on the evening, dropping simply its second recreation this season when it recorded extra hits than its opponent (11-2). Cozart and Inexperienced every recorded two-hit performances, whereas Trice, Inexperienced and LuJames Groover III every notched a double apiece.
 
Other than Cozart’s solo dwelling run, the Pack’s finest scoring alternative got here within the high of the second after Cozart and Inexperienced recorded back-to-back singles to open the inning. NC State left seven runners on base within the one-run defeat.
 
Virginia beginning pitcher Nick Parker moved to 3-0 on the season after pitching 5 innings whereas permitting one run and 6 hits. Berry earned the save behind 2.2 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts to finish the sport.
 
UP NEXT
NC State appears to even the sequence towards the Cavaliers Friday afternoon at The Doak. Friday’s recreation has been moved as much as 1 p.m. from an authentic 6 p.m. begin time as a result of inclement climate on Friday evening. The sport will nonetheless be streamed stay on ACC Community Additional.
 
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