The No. 14 NC State baseball team opens ACC play against Boston College on Friday afternoon at Doak Field at Dail Park. Due to inclement weather on Saturday, NC State will open its ACC series against Boston College on Friday with a doubleheader. The Wolfpack will then conclude its series on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Friday's doubleheader will begin at 3 p.m. Game two of Friday's doubleheader will have a hard start time of 6:30 p.m. unless game one ends past 5:45 p.m. Sunday's game has been moved up two hours to 11 a.m. due to flight accommodations for Boston College.
Friday's ticket will be honored for game one of the doubleheader. A ticket for Saturday's originally scheduled game will now be honored for game two of Friday's doubleheader. The stands at Doak Field at Dail Park will be cleared between games.
All three games will still be streamed live on ACC Network Extra. A free audio stream will be available on the Varsity Network App for all three contests. The games will also be available on the radio on WKNC 88.1. Part of Friday's doubleheader radio feed will cut over to Greensboro for NC State women's basketball's ACC Tournament game scheduled for 5 p.m.
PROJECTED STARTING PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday (Game 1) RHP Logan Whitaker (NCSU) vs. RHP John West (Boston College)
Friday (Game 2) RHP Sam Highfill (NCSU) vs. LHP A.J. Colarusso (Boston College)
Sunday LHP Dominic Fritton (NCSU) vs. TBD (Boston College)
THE MATCHUP: SERIES AGAINST BOSTON COLLEGE
NC State holds a 34-18 advantage in the series against Boston College. More notes from the series against the Eagles are listed below:
NC State and Boston College first squared off on Feb. 21, 2003, in Charleston, South Carolina, as the Wolfpack notched a 4-3 victory over the Eagles.
The Wolfpack won the first 11 games of the series against Boston College, stretching from its win on Feb. 21, 2003, to its final victory of the streak on April 4, 2009. Boston College then won five straight before the Wolfpack answered the run of victories with a series sweep in 2011.
NC State went 1-2 in its series against the Eagles this past season, dropping the opening game 4-1 before splitting a Sunday doubleheader in Chestnut Hill. In the 12-2 win, Carter Trice smacked a grand slam in what was a six-run eighth inning for a run-rule victory.
NC State has won five of its past six games against Boston College in Raleigh.
SCOUTING BOSTON COLLEGE
Boston College (7-3) plays its 11th straight game away from Harrington Athletics Village to open the season when the Eagles open ACC play in Raleigh on Friday. The Eagles notched a 14-7 midweek victory at UNCW on Tuesday, doubling up the Seahawks with three multi-run frames. Boston College opened its 2024 campaign with a 2-1 record at the MLB Desert Invitational in Scottsdale, Arizona, defeating Ohio State and Cal and dropping a contest to Kansas State. Boston College and NC State have shared one common opponent so far as the Wolfpack opened the year with a series victory over VCU, while the Eagles dropped its sole matchup against the Rams 10-1 on March 3. Senior Cameron Leary leads Boston College with 25 total bases, 11 RBI, four homers and a .735 slugging percentage. The Eagles ranked first in the ACC and 13th nationally with 10 sacrifice bunts. Boston College's .988 fielding percentage also ranks second in the ACC and seventh nationally.
WINNING WAYS AT THE DOAK
NC State has won six straight games dating back to its series-clinching victory at Hawaii on Feb. 25. When the Wolfpack returned to Raleigh, NC State logged a 5-0 week with a 17-2 win over Queens before sweeping Towson in a four-game set. In total, NC State has outscored its competition 62-15 during its current nine-game homestand. The Wolfpack has reached double digits in runs scored in six of its past eight games played, including three straight times in run-rule victories over Towson to complete the four-game sweep. The last time NC State scored 10 runs or more in three straight games came in a stretch of five such games from Feb. 22-26, 2022.
A-MAK ATTACK
NC State baseball third baseman Alec Makarewicz has been on a tear since joining the Wolfpack for his final collegiate season, leading the Pack with 24 RBI, 39 total bases, 19 hits and 10 extra-base hits. A-Mak earned ACC Player of the Week honors this past week after batting .455 with a team-high 10 hits, four doubles, 13 RBI, 20 total bases and six extra-base hits. The third baseman ranked second nationally this past week with 13 RBI and tied for second nationally with four doubles. Makarewicz ranks fourth nationally in RBI (24) and second nationally in RBI per game (2.18).
WALK THIS WAY
NC State showed patience at the plate all weekend long against Towson, drawing 34 walks over its four-game sweep. The Wolfpack logged 16 of those walks in one game, notching a 16-4 win in game one of Saturday's doubleheader behind 16 free passes. The Wolfpack's 16 walks in a single game were the most since March 30, 2007, when NC State drew 16 walks in a 24-4 win at Boston College.
The Wolfpack pitching staff also allowed just eight walks over four games this past weekend, not allowing a free pass in back-to-back victories to conclude the series.
OUTSLUGGING THE COMPETITION
Once again the Wolfpack sported an impressive record when it outhit its opponents in 2023, finishing the year with a 28-7 when it recorded more hits than the opposing team. The Wolfpack is 7-1 in games this season when its outhit its opponent.
Since 2017, NC State now is 202-24 (.894) when it has outhit its opponent.
HOME SUCCESS AT THE DOAK
Welcome to our house. Doak Field at Dail Park has served as a dominant home field advantage for the Wolfpack since 1966. In 2023, the Pack finished with a 26-7 record at The Doak. Since head coach Elliott Avent returned to Raleigh to take over the #Pack9 program in 1997, NC State has posted a 607-226 (.729) record in games played at Doak Field at Dail Park. NC State has won 20 or more games at the Doak 21 times since Avent's first year as head coach in 1997.
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Friday's doubleheader will begin at 3 p.m. Game two of Friday's doubleheader will have a hard start time of 6:30 p.m. unless game one ends past 5:45 p.m. Sunday's game has been moved up two hours to 11 a.m. due to flight accommodations for Boston College.
Friday's ticket will be honored for game one of the doubleheader. A ticket for Saturday's originally scheduled game will now be honored for game two of Friday's doubleheader. The stands at Doak Field at Dail Park will be cleared between games.
All three games will still be streamed live on ACC Network Extra. A free audio stream will be available on the Varsity Network App for all three contests. The games will also be available on the radio on WKNC 88.1. Part of Friday's doubleheader radio feed will cut over to Greensboro for NC State women's basketball's ACC Tournament game scheduled for 5 p.m.
PROJECTED STARTING PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday (Game 1) RHP Logan Whitaker (NCSU) vs. RHP John West (Boston College)
Friday (Game 2) RHP Sam Highfill (NCSU) vs. LHP A.J. Colarusso (Boston College)
Sunday LHP Dominic Fritton (NCSU) vs. TBD (Boston College)
THE MATCHUP: SERIES AGAINST BOSTON COLLEGE
NC State holds a 34-18 advantage in the series against Boston College. More notes from the series against the Eagles are listed below:
NC State and Boston College first squared off on Feb. 21, 2003, in Charleston, South Carolina, as the Wolfpack notched a 4-3 victory over the Eagles.
The Wolfpack won the first 11 games of the series against Boston College, stretching from its win on Feb. 21, 2003, to its final victory of the streak on April 4, 2009. Boston College then won five straight before the Wolfpack answered the run of victories with a series sweep in 2011.
NC State went 1-2 in its series against the Eagles this past season, dropping the opening game 4-1 before splitting a Sunday doubleheader in Chestnut Hill. In the 12-2 win, Carter Trice smacked a grand slam in what was a six-run eighth inning for a run-rule victory.
NC State has won five of its past six games against Boston College in Raleigh.
SCOUTING BOSTON COLLEGE
Boston College (7-3) plays its 11th straight game away from Harrington Athletics Village to open the season when the Eagles open ACC play in Raleigh on Friday. The Eagles notched a 14-7 midweek victory at UNCW on Tuesday, doubling up the Seahawks with three multi-run frames. Boston College opened its 2024 campaign with a 2-1 record at the MLB Desert Invitational in Scottsdale, Arizona, defeating Ohio State and Cal and dropping a contest to Kansas State. Boston College and NC State have shared one common opponent so far as the Wolfpack opened the year with a series victory over VCU, while the Eagles dropped its sole matchup against the Rams 10-1 on March 3. Senior Cameron Leary leads Boston College with 25 total bases, 11 RBI, four homers and a .735 slugging percentage. The Eagles ranked first in the ACC and 13th nationally with 10 sacrifice bunts. Boston College's .988 fielding percentage also ranks second in the ACC and seventh nationally.
WINNING WAYS AT THE DOAK
NC State has won six straight games dating back to its series-clinching victory at Hawaii on Feb. 25. When the Wolfpack returned to Raleigh, NC State logged a 5-0 week with a 17-2 win over Queens before sweeping Towson in a four-game set. In total, NC State has outscored its competition 62-15 during its current nine-game homestand. The Wolfpack has reached double digits in runs scored in six of its past eight games played, including three straight times in run-rule victories over Towson to complete the four-game sweep. The last time NC State scored 10 runs or more in three straight games came in a stretch of five such games from Feb. 22-26, 2022.
A-MAK ATTACK
NC State baseball third baseman Alec Makarewicz has been on a tear since joining the Wolfpack for his final collegiate season, leading the Pack with 24 RBI, 39 total bases, 19 hits and 10 extra-base hits. A-Mak earned ACC Player of the Week honors this past week after batting .455 with a team-high 10 hits, four doubles, 13 RBI, 20 total bases and six extra-base hits. The third baseman ranked second nationally this past week with 13 RBI and tied for second nationally with four doubles. Makarewicz ranks fourth nationally in RBI (24) and second nationally in RBI per game (2.18).
WALK THIS WAY
NC State showed patience at the plate all weekend long against Towson, drawing 34 walks over its four-game sweep. The Wolfpack logged 16 of those walks in one game, notching a 16-4 win in game one of Saturday's doubleheader behind 16 free passes. The Wolfpack's 16 walks in a single game were the most since March 30, 2007, when NC State drew 16 walks in a 24-4 win at Boston College.
The Wolfpack pitching staff also allowed just eight walks over four games this past weekend, not allowing a free pass in back-to-back victories to conclude the series.
OUTSLUGGING THE COMPETITION
Once again the Wolfpack sported an impressive record when it outhit its opponents in 2023, finishing the year with a 28-7 when it recorded more hits than the opposing team. The Wolfpack is 7-1 in games this season when its outhit its opponent.
Since 2017, NC State now is 202-24 (.894) when it has outhit its opponent.
HOME SUCCESS AT THE DOAK
Welcome to our house. Doak Field at Dail Park has served as a dominant home field advantage for the Wolfpack since 1966. In 2023, the Pack finished with a 26-7 record at The Doak. Since head coach Elliott Avent returned to Raleigh to take over the #Pack9 program in 1997, NC State has posted a 607-226 (.729) record in games played at Doak Field at Dail Park. NC State has won 20 or more games at the Doak 21 times since Avent's first year as head coach in 1997.
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