NC State baseball weekend recap: Pack misses opportunity

Almost two-thirds through the second game of a Sunday doubleheader at ranked Boston College, NC State baseball looked poised for a sweep and clinching its first ACC series of the year. The bullpen however was unable to hold a 5-run lead, and BC walked off with an extra-inning victory in the finale to steal the series.

NC State fell 4-1 on Friday in the series opener. The Pack had the tying run at the plate in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings, and loaded the bases in the ninth, but failed to score in any of those frames.

After trouncing the Eagles by run-rule, 12-2 in 8 innings, in game one of the double header Sunday, NC State was up 7-2 going into the bottom of the sixth. The Eagles responded with four runs in that frame and then hit a game-tying homer in the eight before prevailing in extra innings.

ACC Standings And Weekend Schedule

Atlantic Division

Team	Overall Record	Conference Record
Wake Forest	22-3	7-2
Boston College	17-5	6-3
Louisville	19-4	3-3
Notre Dame	12-9	4-5
Florida State	12-12	3-6
NC State	17-7	3-6
Clemson	15-10	2-4

Coastal Division

Team	Overall Record	Conference Record
Virginia	22-2	7-2
North Carolina	18-6	4-3
Georgia Tech	16-8	5-4
Miami	15-9	5-4
Duke	15-9	4-5
Pittsburgh	10-11	2-4
Virginia Tech	14-9	2-7

Weekend Series Schedule:

Boston College 2, NC State 1

North Carolina 2, Duke 1

Notre Dame 2, Louisville 1

Pittsburgh 2, Virginia Tech 1

Virginia 3, Florida State 0

Georgia Tech 2, Clemson 1

Wake Forest 3, Miami 0

NC State Baseball In The Polls

USA Today Sports baseball coaches: Unranked (down from 24th prior week)

Collegiate Baseball: Unranked (down from 25th)

Perfect Game: Unranked (previously unranked)

D1Baseball.com: Unranked (previously unranked)

Baseball America: Unranked (previously unranked)

NCBWA: 29th (not updated)

At The Plate For NC State Baseball

Sophomore catcher Jacob Cozart is continuing his monster season. In three games at Boston College, Cozart went 6 for 10 at the plate with three doubles and four runs batted in (RBI) and three walks drawn.

Pushed into action with injuries, sophomore outfielder Chase Nixon acquitted himself well, going 4 for 6 in three games with a double and two RBI.

Senior centerfielder Parker Nolan had a big doubleheader Sunday, going 7 for 9 with three runs scored.

On The Mound

The starting pitching for NC State baseball this weekend was once again on point:

• Friday’s starter Logan Whitaker went 6.2 innings and gave up four earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five.

• In game one of doubleheader, Matt Willadsen lasted 6.0 innings and gave up only five hits and two walks for two unearned runs and struck out two.

• To cap the series, freshman lefty Dominic Fritton went 4.1 innings and allowed one earned run on five hits and a walk while fanning eight.

Midweek Action Ahead For NC State Baseball

NC State baseball is having its first midweek rematch. The Pack is hosting UNC Greensboro for a 6 p.m. first pitch in Raleigh, and the game can been seen online on the ACC Network Extra.

The teams met in Greensboro on March 7 in a wild game. An 8-run second gave NC State a 10-2 lead, but by the the the Pack came to the plate in the fifth the Spartans had tied the score at 10-10. In both the fifth and eighth innings, NC State scored only to be matched by UNCG in the bottom half.

Two runs in the ninth however went unanswered and provided the Pack with a 15-13 victory.

UNC Greensboro is 13-11 on the season and won its Southern Conference opener by taking 2 of 3 at home against Western Carolina.