NC State's baseball team swept Wake Forest in a three-game series, culminating in a 9-6 victory in the final game. The series win improves NC State's standing and strengthens their case for a Top 16 seed. The Wolfpack's victories included a 14-3 mercy rule win in the opener and a 2-1 bases-loaded walk in the second game. The sweep took place in Raleigh. Wake Forest, now the No. 8 seed, will face No. 1 UNC and No. 12 Pitt in the ACC Tournament pool play in Charlotte.
#17 NC State’s Late Game Heroics Strike Again, Defeating #8 Wake Forest 9-6 to Complete the Sweep https://t.co/gOxZJmqiBd
Wake Forest will be the No. 8 seed in the ACC Tournament next week in Charlotte, paired in pool play with No. 1 UNC and No. 12 Pitt. Win both games and they would advance to Saturday's semifinals.
NC State’s sweep of Wake Forest this weekend moved the Deacs out of 7th and means the Tigers will get (7) Louisville and (11) Miami in their ACC Tournament pool next week. Clemson went 4-2 against the pair during the regular season with all 6 games coming on the road. https://t.co/qed4WNY1Sl
Jack Winnay goes down on strikes, Wake Forest drops this one 9-6 and NC State has swept the Deacs. ACC Tournament up next for Wake Forest, with pool play taking place Tuesday through Friday. Deacs will need to win two to advance to Saturday's semifinals.
Wake Forest goes to the 9th trailing 9-6 and in danger of being swept. Top of Wake's lineup coming up.
State hits a 2 run double to take a 3 run lead in the 8th. That’ll about do it, as Wake is about to get swept in Raleigh and undo all the good from last weekend. Hosting at all looks like a long shot now. That error was about as costly as it gets.
Morningstar with a strikeout to end the bottom of the 8th, and the Deacs will have the top of the lineup at the plate in the top of the ninth, needing three to tie, four to take a lead.
A Marek Houston throwing error allows NC State to plate the go-ahead run here in the bottom of the 8th.
A walk, wild pitch and two singles for N.C. State in the bottom of the 5th has Josh Hartle on tilt. The first of those singles drove in a run, so it's 5-2. Wolfpack has runners at 1st and 2nd, 1 out.
Walk with the bases loaded. Walk off. Clemson sweeps Boston College with a 10-0 win in eight winnings. 40 regular season wins. 20 conference wins. No. 2 overall seed in the ACC tourney. https://t.co/XsG48aoYEq
If the ACC Baseball Championship started today, the pools would look like this: Pool A: No. 1 UNC, No. 8 Wake Forest, No. 12 Pitt Pool B: No. 2 Clemson, No. 7 UL, No. 11 Miami Pool C: No. 3 NC State, No. 6 Duke, No. 10 VT Pool D: No. 4 FSU, No. 5 UVA, No. 9 GT Out: ND, BC
Tigers just casually winning 11-0 in the 5th inning https://t.co/XUcUteX8bZ
It's my belief that @NCStateBaseball is in excellent shape for a Top 16 seed at this point. #Pack9 takes the series from Wake Forest on a bases loaded walk. #NCState has series wins over: Duke Clemson North Carolina Virginia Wake Forest Crazy impressive.
NC State scores the winning run without putting a ball in play. Four walks and the Wolfpack win this 2-1 and claim the series victory. Finale set for 3 p.m. Saturday.
Marek Houston and Nick Kurtz draw one-out walks and the Deacs have something cooking in the 9th.
Reinisch grounds out to first and the Deacs leave the bases loaded. Felt like a huge spot there, folks. Nine total Demon Deacons have been stranded through seven innings and we're tied 1-1 at the stretch.
Clemson's bats have delivered another double-digit run outing, and we're only in the 6th. Keep pouring it on.
If the ACC Baseball Championship started today, the pools would look like this: Pool A: No. 1 UNC, No. 8 UL, No. 12 ND Pool B: No. 2 Clemson, No. 7 Wake Forest, No. 11 Miami Pool C: No. 3 NC State, No. 6 UVA, No. 10 VT Pool D: No. 4 FSU, No. 5 Duke, No. 9 GT Excluded: Pitt, BC
#17 NC State Walks It Off in 14-3 Mercy Rule Win Over #8 Wake Forest in Series Opener https://t.co/KHCUYIgQLF