NC State evened its series with Boston College on Carlos Rodon's eight inning, 10 strikeout effort Saturday in game one of a doubleheader at Doak Field at Dail Park
NC State took the second game of Saturday's doubleheader in convincing fashion, storming back from an 8-7 sixth inning deficit with five runs to overwhelm the Eagles
Ryan Mathews and Danny Canela combined to drive in five runs as NC State knocked off Clemson for the second day in a row to take two of three from the Tigers
As a sophomore (2011) Shifted from shortstop to second base and had a standout season Led the team with 46 RBIs and was second with 15 doubles Led the team with a .330 batting average and 22 RBIs in ACC games Had a 12-game hitting streak from May 8-28 and batted .348 (16-for-46) with four doubles, a home run, six runs scored and 11 RBIs during the streak Batted .347 (33-for-95) with seven doubles, three home runs, 15 runs scored and 25 RBIs in the last 24 games of the season Had three hits, including a pair of doubles, and six RBIs on April 3 in the finale of the Wake Forest series Set a career high with seven RBIs on April 20 at UNC Wilmington, going 3-for-6 with a triple Went 3-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs on April 30 in the second game of the Maryland series
As a freshman (2010) Had multiple-hit games in three of the Wolfpack's first four games, including a three-hit game Feb. 21 vs. Campbell Drove in four runs with an RBI single in the first, a bases-loaded walk in the second, an RBI-double in the fourth, and a bases-loaded walk in the fifth in the opener of the La Salle series Went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and an RBI on Feb. 23 vs. Campbell Went 5-for-10 in the series vs. Virginia Went 2-for-4 and drove in four runs April 9 in the first game of the North Carolina series Had four hits in five at-bats, scored three times and drove in a pair of runs April 28 vs. Elon Had a double and his first college home run, and drove in three runs May 18 vs. High Point Had five hits in 13 at-bats vs. Duke the final weekend of the regular season
High school Played at Eagle's View Academy for head coach Terrance Freeman Named first-team all-state 1-A as senior in 2009 by the Florida Sports Writers Association Helped lead Eagle's View to a 23-9 record and a berth in the Florida 1-A state semifinals Batted .370 with two home runs and 17 RBIs Went 4-for-4 and drove in four runs in his last high school game, a 14-11 loss in the state semifinals Batted .455 with 12 doubles, two home runs, 51 RBIs, 25 steals in 27 attempts, and a .556 on-base percentage in 33 games from the leadoff spot as a junior in 2008 Was a first-team 1A all-state selection Helped lead Eagle's View to its third state championship in four years Was an honorable-mention all-state selection as a sophomore in 2007 after batting .419 with a homer and 13 RBIs Played for Team Mizuno for Perfect Game USA Rated the No. 47 prospect in the state of Florida by Perfect Game USA