nice W. pitching, especially the pen, was awesome again.

lets win the series tomorrow, gotta hope Highfill is healthy and can put it together

Chris Killinem. Series leveled. 5-2.

Need a big outing from Sam tomorrow.

He wears the #16 well

Just watched the last few innings that I missed. Chris is in his bag right now, super confident. Great to see Soles coming on strong, it's nice to have different options for the OF that can all produce. Hopefully Sam's back is feeling good tomorrow and he's dealing.

didn't watch must of the game yesterday, especially after it got out of hand, but went back and rewatched a little tonight after seeing the box score and who pitched.

dienes striking out the side was solid. win scott had some swing and miss stuff too and halford showed nice stuff being 90+ with some movement. granted, they were far from great, but all 3 showed like they could have a future with their stuff. gotta throw strikes and keep the ball down which they all struggled with (but is certainly fixable).

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Amazing that State has thrown two bullpen games and has enough arms to win another one tomorrow. Highfill's health is most important though, gotta be careful with him.

If Soles can hit like this it's a game changer. He does a lot of other good things that make you want to play him regardless

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Tonight was shades of 2013 just a different Logan. Jernigan (or Brad Stone) would start, go 3 or 4 innings and then Wilkins, Woeck, DJ Thomas or Easley would come in and shut it down for Overman/Sasser to close it out.

Baker Nelson and Villaman can go tomorrow if needed. Baker threw 7 pitches and Villaman 29. I like it.

100% need Sam to be healthy. Gotta have'em.

Behind a career-high four runs batted in by Noah Soles and a strong showing from the Wolfpack's bullpen, No. 22 NC State baseball (17-9, 5-5 ACC) evened its series with Clemson (18-8, 2-5 ACC) on Saturday night at Doug Kingsmore Stadium with a 5-2 victory.

Soles was responsible for all five runs scored while the trio of Canaan Silver, Baker Nelson and Chris Villaman combined for six shutout innings and 10 strikeouts in relief for the Pack's sixth win in its last eight games.

The Tigers once again plated the first run of the game in the first inning thanks to Max Wagner's RBI double up the right field line after Cooper Ingle laced a one-out single to left field.

The Pack answered back with a pair of runs in the second, taking a 2-1 lead. Dominic Pilolli roped a one-out double to right center and J.T. Jarrett drew a walk to bring up Soles, and a base hit by Soles followed by a Clemson error allowed the runners to score.

Clemson's Blake Wright knotted the score at 2-2 in the bottom frame with a solo shot to left field.

In the fourth, Soles tallied his second hit and second RBI of the game with a double down the right field line after Payton Green reached on a two-out double prior to his at bat.

The Tigers looked to knot the score back up in its half of the fourth, putting runners at first and second via back-to-back walks, but Silver entered in relief and retired three consecutive batters to strand them.

After Silver's second consecutive shutout inning on the mound, Soles extended the Pack's lead to 5-2 in the sixth thanks to his 2-RBI single with runners in scoring position, as Tommy White and Jarrett started the threat with an outfield single and double, respectively.

Soles went 3-for-3 on the day to mark his second-straight multi-hit outing, as he now has five hits and five RBIs in the series.

With a runner at first and two outs in the seventh, Nelson relieved Silver and recorded the final out to keep the Tigers off the board. Villaman proceeded to toss the final two innings and allow just one batter to reach base.

Silver fanned a career-high five batters in three innings of work to improve to 3-0 on the mound this year, while Villaman tallied five strikeouts en route to his fourth save in as many appearances and fifth of the season.

NC State and Clemson will meet Sunday in a rubber game to decide the series. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. at Doug Kingsmore Stadium, and the game will be broadcast on ACCNX with an audio stream on WKNC 88.1.

https://gopack.com/news/2022/4/2/baseball-pack9-evens-series-with-5-2-win-over-clemson.aspx

The train was going full speed tonight 🚂 pic.twitter.com/k0KjBfnLfa

— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 3, 2022

Can confirm that @chris_villaman was throwing heaters tonight. pic.twitter.com/efMDLVQ3Fr

— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 3, 2022

Light work for 1⃣6⃣. Villy retires the side by strikeout as we head to the ninth still ahead. pic.twitter.com/nKnZ0gszbx

— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 3, 2022

Career-high five K's in three innings of work 👏 pic.twitter.com/NNoI2mBaUk

— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 3, 2022

.@NoahSoles2 is responsible for all five runs scored today 😅 pic.twitter.com/ZRhrNb4wmQ

— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 2, 2022

ALL ABOARD 🚂

Sole Train drives in Payton from second for his second RBI of the day (third of the series) and we take our lead back. pic.twitter.com/XcN8gUr5YW

— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 2, 2022

S H O V E.

Through his last four outings, Canaan has not given up a run in 12.1 innings of work. pic.twitter.com/OYNodny1uO

— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 3, 2022

Lineup for today's rubber match. pic.twitter.com/xpRh2Or6AP

— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 3, 2022

We gotta stop throwing fastballs down the middle first pitch to these guys. They are swinging out of their shoes.

All aboard the Sole Train!

Solllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllle Train!

Noah Soles holy cow.

Wow Noah, just wow

We needed someone to step up. Soles!!!

Now, with Noah playing well, we need to teach either him or Marcy the catcher position

I don't remember the Clemson announcers being this salty about strike calls Friday night.

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Now, with Noah playing well, we need to teach either him or Marcy the catcher position

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Cozart needs to be lifting weights right now in the dugout.

Here's what I don't get...His brother at unc is 260 and his lil bro in HS (committed to Miss State) is 240. Jacob is listed at 194. Da hell? lol

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wolfpack1437 said:

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Cozart needs to be lifting weights right now in the dugout.

Here's what I don't get...His brother at unc is 260 and his lil bro in HS (committed to Miss State) is 240. Jacob is listed at 194. Da hell? lol

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Taco Bell and Budweiser helped me add 40 lbs as a freshman, I'll gladly consult with him if he needs help.

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wolfpack1437 said:

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Now, with Noah playing well, we need to teach either him or Marcy the catcher position

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Cozart needs to be lifting weights right now in the dugout.

Here's what I don't get...His brother at unc is 260 and his lil bro in HS (committed to Miss State) is 240. Jacob is listed at 194. Da hell? lol

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Just as I trash our catching, Godman rips a double

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CLTWolf said:

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wolfpack1437 said:

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Now, with Noah playing well, we need to teach either him or Marcy the catcher position

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Cozart needs to be lifting weights right now in the dugout.

Here's what I don't get...His brother at unc is 260 and his lil bro in HS (committed to Miss State) is 240. Jacob is listed at 194. Da hell? lol

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Taco Bell and Budweiser helped me add 40 lbs as a freshman, I'll gladly consult with him if he needs help.

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Miami Subs and those delicious cheesesteaks got me many nights around 2am.

Lil Dino's subs didn't help either.

Lol at these announcers and their Pack9 explanation

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CLTWolf said:

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wolfpack1437 said:

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Now, with Noah playing well, we need to teach either him or Marcy the catcher position

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Cozart needs to be lifting weights right now in the dugout.

Here's what I don't get...His brother at unc is 260 and his lil bro in HS (committed to Miss State) is 240. Jacob is listed at 194. Da hell? lol

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Taco Bell and Budweiser helped me add 40 lbs as a freshman, I'll gladly consult with him if he needs help.

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Miami Subs and those delicious cheesesteaks got me many nights around 2am.

Lil Dino's subs didn't help either.

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The meatball sub was my Miami subs go to. I still have dreams about how good that sub was lol

Gino!

How the hell did Gino hit that ball out? Boom

Geez Peyton