The No. 13 NC State baseball team opens its road ACC slate this weekend at Georgia Tech. This weekend's series at Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta will run Friday through Sunday with first pitch times set for 4 p.m., 4 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively. Friday's first pitch was moved up two hours due to inclement weather on Friday night in Atlanta.
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.
PROJECTED STARTING PITCHING MATCHUPSFriday RHP
Sam Highfill (NCSU) vs. TBD (Georgia Tech)
Saturday RHP
Logan Whitaker (NCSU) vs. RHP Aeden Finateri (Georgia Tech)
Sunday LHP
Dominic Fritton (NCSU) vs. RHP Logan McGuire (Georgia Tech)
THE MATCHUP: SERIES AGAINST GEORGIA TECHNC State is 62-78 all-time in the series against Georgia Tech. More notes from the series against the Yellow Jackets are listed below:
NC State and Georgia Tech first met on April 5, 1979, for a doubleheader in Atlanta. The Yellow Jackets won both games (7-5, 8-7) against head coach Sam Esposito's team.
NC State has won four straight against Georgia Tech, sweeping the Yellow Jackets in March 2022. The Pack won all three games at Doak Field at Dail Park, taking game one 8-6, game two 6-5 and game three 6-1. NC State also defeated Georgia Tech 8-1 in the 2021 ACC Tournament semifinals.
NC State makes its first trip to Georgia Tech since April 15-17, 2016. The Wolfpack won two games out of three eight years ago, winning 8-3 on Friday and 15-6 on Saturday before dropping the series finale 16-7.
SCOUTING GEORGIA TECHGeorgia Tech's offense ranks inside the top 20 in a plethora of offensive categories, including on-base percentage (.466, 8th), slugging percentage (.586, 14th), batting average (.327, 19th), home runs per game (1.94, T-16th) and doubles per game (2.56, 18th). The Yellow Jackets have won five straight after a four-game sweep over Youngstown State and a 9-5 midweek victory over Mercer. The Yellow Jackets opened the season on a six-game winning streak before dropping four of their next five, losing a pair to in-state rival Georgia, one to Northeastern and one to Cornell. Former NC State infielder
Payton Green leads Georgia Tech with 22 runs scored, while freshman Drew Burress paces the Yellow Jackets with 10 homers, 27 RBI and 63 total bases.
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