didn't make it easy, but nice W. villaman and adams were great

LFG Chris! Nice win boys. Let's take this series tomorrow!

Lol Marcy, some of these freshman are terrified. Villaman in there so it doesn't matter.

Ha, after the 9th inning double play I was getting ready to post that the defense really held it down the last 4 innings then we drop the fly ball in right. All is well that ends well, though. Big win.

First Friday night W since quinnipiac series I think

I was literally thinking 'Man, Marcy has been pretty solid defensively these last few games' as that fly ball travelled out to right, unfortunate timing - Villaman is a baller, though.

Tom OBriens Smile said:

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I was literally thinking 'Man, Marcy has been pretty solid defensively these last few games' as that fly ball travelled out to right, unfortunate timing - Villaman is a baller, though.

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Funny, I caught myself thinking the exact same thing. I've been impressed by Marcy. Luckily his dropped flyball didn't end up costing us the game like Eisert's

Yup

Wrong they are FR

bottom line, we have to get better starting pitching. too early to say highfill didn't improve from last year? or maybe he is dinged up but he did not look good

Highfill didn't pitch last weekend because of back and arm issues, and was obviously on a pitch count tonight. No reason to make anything more of it than that. He was also a questionable third strike call say from getting through four innings giving up one run, not to mention the passed ball and error. Part of what made Sam so good last year, along with the rest of the staff, was pitching to contact and counting on our defense to get the outs. The margin for error is much smaller with the defense we've shown so far.

NC State baseball (13-8, 2-4 ACC) scored seven unanswered runs to earn a comeback win over No. 12 Georgia Tech (16-7, 4-3 ACC) on Friday night in its series opener at Doak Field at Dail Park, 8-6.

This was the Wolfpack's second win over a top 15 opponent this season and it has now won three of its last four games.

Georgia Tech got on the board first with a bases-loaded walk in the second, but Devonte Brown's solo shot to left field, his fifth home run of the season, in the third knotted the score at 1-1.

Tech plated five runs in the fourth on a wild pitch, RBI single and three-run home run to take a 6-1 lead, but the Pack managed to tie it back up in its half of the inning with five runs on four hits and a pair of errors.

J.T. Jarrett started the spark with a leadoff double to left field, and after a passed ball and walk put runners at the corners, back-to-back singles by Payton Green and Brown pulled the Pack within three. Then after LuJames Groover III drew a walk to load the bases, a fielder's choice and error scored two more runs.

Tommy White laced an RBI double off the right center wall to drive in the game-tying run and make it 6-6.

Brown brought the go-ahead run across in the fifth, giving the Pack a 7-6 lead when his double scored Green from first after he reached on an error. Groover's long single in the next at bat scored Brown to add an insurance run.

The Yellow Jackets looked to rally back in the ninth when Andrew Jenkins led off with a single to right center, but a double play started by Josh Hood quickly erased the runner. Down to their last out a three-base error placed Stephen Reid at third, but Chris Villaman froze the final batter to seal the victory and pick up his second save of the season.

Logan Adams (2-0) was stellar in relief, as he tossed three shutout innings and yielded three hits while fanning four batters. Villaman threw the final two innings of the contest and tallied three strikeouts while giving up just one hit. The duo did not allow a walk in five innings of work out of the bullpen.

Brown (3-for-5, 3 RBI) and Groover (3-for-3) led the offense and combined for six of the team's 10 hits. Brown was a triple short of hitting for the cycle while Groover turned in his team-leading 12th multi-hit game.

NC State returns to action Saturday in game two of its series with Georgia Tech. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. at Doak Field at Dail Park, and the contest will be broadcast on the ACC Network with an audio stream on WKNC 88.1 and the Varsity Network App.

https://gopack.com/news/2022/3/25/baseball-pack9-earns-8-6-comeback-win-over-no-12-georgia-tech.aspx

Georgia Tech at North Carolina State ACC Network, 7 p.m.

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bottom line, we have to get better starting pitching. too early to say highfill didn't improve from last year? or maybe he is dinged up but he did not look good

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I don't think that is fair at all to Highfill. He was a missed strike call from going to the 5th only giving up one run. He's been shaky compared to how he finished last season but he took a while to get rolling last year too.

If this team can just piece it together defensively they will be fine. Catcher is most worrisome to me at the moment. Green looks to be settling in at 3B and played well last night after a few shaky moments at FSU. Saw the talent he has on the one diving stab and throw he made and then the smooth double ply he turned in the 9th. His is all confidence. Marcy has been really solid other than the one misjudgement in the 9th last night. That throw he made in the 4th for what should have been an outfield assist was great.

Anyone have a time frame on the Truitt injury? Would love to see what he could do as we seemingly haven't found a solution for the third OF spot.

About last night… pic.twitter.com/6Fk8aBmXt8

— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) March 26, 2022

Could be some fireworks at The Doak tonight with the wind blowing out. Radio airtime on ⁦@WKNC881⁩ will be 6:45. pic.twitter.com/2Wsp7B8DUt

— NCSU Wolfpack Radio (@PackRadio) March 26, 2022

NC State's batting order versus No. 12 Georgia Tech:

CF Devonte Brown
1B LuJames Groover, III
SS Josh Hood
DH Tommy White
2B J.T. Jarrett
LF Will Marcy
3B Payton Green
C Jacob Godman
RF Noah Soles

RHP Matt Willadsen on the mound

NC State's batting order versus No. 12 Georgia Tech:

CF Devonte Brown
1B LuJames Groover, III
SS Josh Hood
DH Tommy White
2B J.T. Jarrett
LF Will Marcy
3B Payton Green
C Jacob Godman
RF Noah Soles

RHP Matt Willadsen on the mound

— Inside Pack Sports (@InsidePackSport) March 26, 2022

Idk. The defense. Idk.

Defense. So bad, so bad

This club is an average defense away from being a very good team

I agree. I still expect the starting pitching to round into form and the bullpen is looking solid. Hitting should continue to get better. But the defense looks like a lost cause.

I just don't understand how the defense is this bad

Kelly is a great relief pitcher. Surprising that he's a freshmen

carson kelly and garrett payne are going to be a great 1-2 piece next year

and good stuff by baker nelson too. had an opportunity for that inning to get away esp after that bloop double. he is a nice arm

Big time pitching there from Nelson to limit that to one run. Let's get some insurance runs now.

Big 3 outs to get here for the series.

Villaman has become that dude.

Great W!!! Let's get some brooms tomorrow