NC State Wolfpack

17  Adam McLaurin
	Class: Senior Hometown: Fuquay-Varina, N.C. High School: Fuquay-Varina Height / Weight: 6-1 / 185 Position: RHP Birthdate: 11/14/1984 B/T: R/R

As a sophomore (2005): Finished third on the team with 22 appearances ... Pitched a scoreless eighth inning February 6 in the 3-1 victory in the finale of the Delaware State series ... Picked up the win February 20 against San Diego State with three shutout innings in relief, allowing just one runner past first base ... Closed the Miami game March 6, throwing the last 1 2/3 innings and allowing only two hits and no earned runs ... Fanned two in 1 2/3 innings of relief March 11 against Maryland ... Earned the save March 26 against Lehigh with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief ... Pitched a perfect inning May 13 at Duke, retiring the side on just seven pitches ... Allowed only one hit in three scoreless innings May 26 against Virginia in the ACC Tournament.

As a freshman (2004): Emerged early in the season as force in the bullpen ... Led the staff with 26 appearances, all in relief ... Stranded 21 of 29 inherited runners, including 13 of the final 14 runners he inherited ... Finished the season allowing just three runs, two earned, in 11 innings in his final eight appearances for a 1.64 ERA ... Pitched a perfect eighth inning in his collegiate debut, February 21 vs. Elon ... Came out of the bullpen in the fifth inning February 22 vs. Elon with the Wolfpack down a run and with runners on first and second and none out, and pitched out of the jam without allowing a run to score ... Wound up pitching four no-hit innings in that game, retiring 11 in a row and 12 of 13 overall, to record his first college victory ... Walked one and struck out four ... Picked up his second win of the season on February 29 in the first game of a doubleheader vs. College of Charleston ... Worked two innings of relief, allowing just one unearned run on two hits ... Got his first save April 9 at Maryland, working a scoreless ninth inning in the Wolfpack's 6-3 win ... Pitched in all three games of the Wake Forest series ... Worked the final 1 2/3 innings of the opener without allowing a run ... Made two pitches in the middle game of the series, but got the save with a game-ending double play ... Inherited seven baserunners in the three-game series, and stranded all of them ... Retired eight men in a row May 11 at Campbell before allowing a pair of hits, but no runs ... Pitched two scoreless innings May 21 in the second game of the North Carolina series, allowing two hits and striking out one ... Stranded three of four inherited runners in the series.

Summer league: Went 1-2 with a 4.85 ERA for Wilson of the Coastal Plain League in 2005 ... Pitched for Danbury of the New England Collegiate League in 2004, going 0-3 with a 5.50 ERA in four games, three of them starts.

High school: Went 9-0 with a 0.95 ERA for Fuquay-Varina as a senior in 2003 ... Earned first-team 4-A all-state honors by the North Carolina High School Baseball Coaches Association ... Pitched in 10 games, all starts, and allowed 21 hits and 15 walks while striking out 112 in 74 innings ... Batted .338 as FV's right fielder when not pitching ... Pitched for the East All-Star team in the Senior East-West All-Star Game at the State Games of North Carolina ... Was matched up with current Wolfpack teammate Gib Hobson ... Went 5-1 with two saves and a 2.13 ERA for Fuquay-Varina's 2002 North Carolina 4-A state championship team ... Made nine appearances on the mound and allowed 16 hits, walked 15 and struck out 37 in 26 1/3 innings pitched ... Missed part of the season with a broken thumb ... Helped lead Fuquay-Varina to a 26-3 overall record and a No. 17 national ranking by Baseball America ... Batted .333 with a team-high nine doubles, two home runs, 21 runs scored and 10 RBIs in 24 games in the outfield ... Went 10-1 as a sophomore in 2001, with the one loss coming in the second round of the state 4-A playoffs ... Earned first-team all-conference honors in 2001 ... Recorded 128 strikeouts in 78 career innings.

Personal: Enrolled in the First-Year College ... Born November 14, 1984.