Fritton stinks. Chrysler is terrible.

pack2010 said:

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Fritton stinks. Chrysler is terrible.

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(Half joking) but I mean come on

I hate to sound like the old guy that comes on here and complains every game but this is so brutal.

Well I'll be. Hell of a job by Fritton to work around three walks to start the inning.

Wait, Dom is starting?? So is someone hurt?

ClePack said:

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Wait, Dom is starting?? So is someone hurt?

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My eyes hurt from watching him walk the entire UL roster.

65Pack said:

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Bad news pack… this team just isn't good.

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Another bad outing for Dom. I understand someone might be sick this weekend, but we can't afford to start him in ACC games

If we can just get something from the pitching staff, our bats are dangerous.

And yet, we're now winning.

It's weird how left hand heavy our roster is. Don't ever recall having so many guys that bat lefty in the every day lineup.

I apologize if I missed it, but why didn't Highfill start last night or tonight?

Two long outings in back to back weeks so they were looking to get him extra rest, according to the broadcast.

Middle of 8
Louisville 7
NC State 6

Final
Louisville 7
NC State 6

Sucks, if you had gotten anything from your starting pitcher, you probably win the game. Now tomorrow to pivotal to keep from being swept.

Final score in Louisville. pic.twitter.com/MfjgpH2TdC

— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 6, 2024

Feels like this team is just missing something this year

Baseball is a weird sport where you can just get hot if you throw strikes and play D

The No. 19 NC State baseball team dropped just its second one-run ballgame of the season in a 7-6 defeat at Louisville on Saturday afternoon at Jim Patterson Stadium.

Louisville (19-11, 5-6 ACC) clinched the series as Cardinals' closer Tucker Biven recorded the final three outs. NC State (18-10, 8-6 ACC) and Louisville scored all 13 combined runs in Saturday's game in the first four innings.

NC State reliever Shane Van Dam tossed five scoreless frames to keep the Wolfpack within one, setting a new career high with five innings pitched. Van Dam allowed just two hits and one walk with a strikeout in his stellar outing out of the bullpen.

The combined Louisville bullpen effort from Kayden Campbell, Jared Lessman, Ty Starke and Biven allowed just two runs (both unearned) as the Cardinals held NC State scoreless over the final five innings. Lessman (1-1) earned the win after tossing three scoreless innings with a pair of strikeouts.

Faced with a 5-1 deficit entering the fourth, NC State plated five runs in the top of the fourth inning to flip its four-run deficit into a one-run lead at 6-5. Jacob Cozart opened the inning with a walk before Eli Serrano III reached on a dropped fly ball in left field to put runners on second and third with nobody out.

Josh Hogue then ripped a 2-1 pitch down the right-field line to cut the Wolfpack's deficit to 5-3. Hogue's two-RBI double preceded a single from Chase Nixon and walk from Alex Sosa to load the bases with nobody out. Brandon Butterworth's RBI fielder's choice cut Louisville's lead to 5-4 before Garrett Pennington ripped a go-ahead, two-RBI double down the left-field line with two outs to give the Wolfpack a 6-5 lead.

The Cardinals scored two in the bottom of the fourth to retake the lead at 7-6. RBI efforts from Dylan Hoy and Eddie King Jr. helped push the home team back in front.

Louisville struck first in Saturday's matchup, taking a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second. The Cardinals only recorded two hits in the three-run frame, bringing home their first run of the inning on a fielder's choice and its final run of the frame on an RBI groundout.

NC State responded with a run in the third to trim its deficit to 3-1. Pennington's hard ground ball to shortstop served as an RBI fielder's choice.

The Cardinals re-established their three-run lead when King Jr. scored via a wild pitch in the bottom of the third. Isaac Humphrey's RBI double then stretched the Cardinals' lead to their largest margin of the afternoon at 5-1.

Wolfpack starting pitcher Dominic Fritton (1-3) suffered the loss in Saturday's setback.

For the first time since Feb. 22, 2023, at Coastal Carolina, NC State's defense turned three double plays. Offensively, Chase Nixon paced the Wolfpack with a two-hit performance, while Pennington led the Pack with three RBI.

UP NEXT
NC State concludes its series against the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon at Jim Patterson Stadium. Sunday's game is set for 1 p.m. and will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.

https://gopack.com/news/2024/4/6/baseball-19-wolfpack-drops-tight-contest-at-louisville

North Carolina State at Louisville ACC Network Extra, 1 p.m.

Series finale in Louisville ⬇️

⏰ 1 p.m.
📍 Jim Patterson Stadium
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— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) April 7, 2024

Highfill must be hurt? Marohn starting today

Anyone have any idea why there are only three umpires for this series? League series typically have four.

Not sure how the guy on first can steal second when the runner on third looked like he asked for time after sliding in.

ClePack said:

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Highfill must be hurt? Marohn starting today

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Announcer said it is an illness.

Can this staff throw strikes??? Seems impossible

runner scores from 2 on a passed ball - no one covered home

Something definitely off right now as the sum is currently less than the parts. Gonna have to figure it out against better competition coming up, unfortunately….

Final
Louisville 7
NC State 6