The NC State baseball team carries its four-game winning streak into a midweek matchup against Davidson at Truist Field. Tuesday night's matchup in Charlotte is set for 6 p.m. at the Charlotte Knights' home ballpark.
A free audio stream will be available on the Varsity Network App for Tuesday's game with Andrew Sanders on the call. The midweek matchup will also be available on the radio on WKNC 88.1. There will be no live video stream available for Tuesday's game.
NC State (24-11) holds a 90-31 all-time record against Davidson (21-13). Tickets for Tuesday night's matchup at Truist Field are available by clicking
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PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERSTuesday RHP
Baker Nelson (NCSU) vs. LHP Isaac Fix (Davidson)
THE MATCHUP: SERIES AGAINST DAVIDSONNC State holds a 90-31 all-time record in the series against Davidson. Other notes on this week's matchup against the Wildcats:
NC State has won 11 straight matchups against Davidson dating back to 2000. Davidson's most recent win in the series came in a 7-5 victory over the Wolfpack on March 1, 2000, in Raleigh.
NC State won both games of a doubleheader the last time the two teams met, posting a 13-3 win and a 6-4 win on Opening Day in 2021 (Feb. 21, 2021).
The Wolfpack last faced Davidson outside of Raleigh on March 21, 1995. NC State captured a 9-7 victory under head coach Ray Tanner.
WILDCAT HOMECOMINGWith NC State's trip to Charlotte on Tuesday, two key members of the 2023 Wolfpack roster will be facing off against their former team.
Trevor Candelaria and
Parker Nolan each played their first four seasons at Davidson with both earning First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors in 2022. Candelaria and Nolan were vital to Davidson's run to its first regular season Atlantic 10 Championship a season ago
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SCOUTING DAVIDSONDavidson (21-13, 7-2 A-10) responded with back-to-back victories to finish 2-2 this past week, dropping a midweek matchup to Duke and the first game of its series against Dayton before posting a 5-4 win on Saturday and an 8-3 win on Sunday to win the series. Ryan Wilson leads the Wildcats in a plethora of categories, including batting average (.379), slugging percentage (.815), runs scored (46), RBI (42), home runs (14) and total bases (101). The Wildcats are 4-1 against in-state opponents, earning wins over NC A&T, Queens, High Point and Western Carolina.
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