The NC State baseball team returns to Raleigh after its ACC road opener for a midweek matchup against No. 13 Coastal Carolina on Tuesday night. Tuesday night's game is the first of four contests against top-15 opponents this week at Doak Field at Dail Park.
First pitch at The Doak is set for 6 p.m. and will stream live on ACC Network Extra. A free audio stream will be available for Tuesday's contest on the Varsity Network App and will be available on the radio on WKNC 88.1.
PROJECTED STARTING PITCHING MATCHUPTuesday LHP
Ryan Marohn (NCSU) vs. RHP Josh O'Neill (Coastal Carolina)
SCOUTING COASTAL CAROLINACoastal Carolina (17-3, 2-1 SBC) has won 16 of its past 17 games after opening the season 1-2 in its annual opening weekend Baseball at the Beach tournament. The Chanticleers are 1-1 this season against ACC opponents, falling 5-3 at home to then-No. 12 Duke before blowing out No. 7 Wake Forest 17-9 this past Tuesday in Conway. Five Chanticleer batters with 50 or more at-bats are batting .355 or better, highlighted by Blake Barthol's team-best .378 batting average. Barthol also paces Coastal Carolina with 12 homers, 32 RBI and 71 total bases. On the mound, the Chanticleers have posted a staff ERA of 4.55 as Coastal Carolina pitchers had limited opposing batters to a .238 batting average against them. The Chanticleers were predicted as the preseason favorites to win the Sun Belt this season.
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