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NC STATE RECAP GAME ONE
Heratch Ekmekjian
6
Winner Northeastern NU 4-5
1
NC State ST 8-2
Winner
Northeastern NU
4-5
6
Final
1
NC State ST
8-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northeastern NU 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 9 1
NC State ST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 3

W: Schlittler, Cam (1-2) L: Sam Highfill (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Northeastern Takes Down No. 8 NC State

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RALEIGH, N.C. -  Northeastern baseball (4-5, 0-0 CAA) took down No. 8-ranked NC State (8-2, 0-0 ACC) by a score of 6-1 on Friday afternoon at Doak Field in the first game of a three-game weekend series with between the two teams.

The win was Northeastern's first win against a top-10 ranked team in program history, and also the program's first victory over NC State (1-5). 
  • Jeff Costello had a leadoff walk in the top of the first to get a man on base early.
  • Justin Bosland was hit by pitch, sending Costello to second.
  • With men on first and second, Mike Sirota doubled to right center, sending both Costello and Bosland home.
  • Corey DiLoreto singled to left field driving in Sirota to extend the Huskies lead to 3-0 closing out the top of the first.
  • Beckstein would tack on another run in the top of the second on a Sirota sacrifice fly.
  • In the top of the third, a double play from shortstop to second base maintained the 4-0 Huskies lead.
  • Max Viera robbed NC State's Tommy White of a base hit to hold the Huskies 4-0 lead through the eighth inning.
  • Sirota would advance to third on a wild pitch in the top 9th, after he reached on a single, sending Bosland home to extend the lead.
  • Mark Darakjy would enter the game as DH and single to shortstop, pushing Viera to second, and sending Sirota home for the 6-0 lead. 
  • Cam Schlittler would pitch 8.0 scoreless innings for the Huskies striking out five batters earning his first win of the season (1-2). 
  • Dennis Colleran would finish things off on the bump for Northeastern, striking out two batters. 
  • NC State would fight back in the bottom 9th with a single run homer from Josh Hood to get on the board. 
  • Northeastern stole six bases in the win over NC State.
Northeastern will battle NC State tomorrow afternoon at 2pm. The game can be streamed on ACCNetwork Extra.

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