No. 13 NC State tried to rally from a 6-0 deficit, but Ryan Mathews's two-run homer was all the Pack could muster, resulting in State's first series loss in over a month
Ethan Ogburn struck out a season-high nine batters, and Ryan Mathews provided the scoring difference with his two-RBI double as the Pack took game one Sunday
No. 17 NC State tangles with CSU Bakersfield in its final home weekend of the regular season, five seniors will be recognized Sunday for their contributions to Wolfpack athletics
As a junior (2011) Has allowed 18 runs, 13 earned, on 32 hits in 43 1/3 innings in his last 13 appearances (2.70 ERA), dating back to the 2010 NCAA Myrtle Beach Regional Was 2-0 with a 1.40 ERA in his four starts in 2011, and 0-0 with a 5.23 ERA in his nine relief appearances Made his season debut Feb. 25 vs. Pacific during Baseball at the Beach and tossed a scoreless inning Made his first start of the season March 8 in the first game of the Radford series and dominated, allowing just one run on two hits and retiring 18 of 21 batters faced while pitching a career-longest six innings Started and allowed just one unearned run on four hits in 5 1/3 innings March 22 vs. Northwestern, but did not figure in the decision in NC State's 4-1 victory Worked 2 2/3 scoreless innings March 27 in the final game of the Clemson series Pitched six innings and struck out a career-high eight without issuing a walk April 19 vs. Campbell, allowing just two runs Picked up his second win of the season May 11 at Campbell, allowing two runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings
As a sophomore (2010) Got the win in the finale of the La Salle series, Feb. 21 Pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings March 4 vs. Xavier, allowing one hit and striking out three Allowed one hit and struck out two in two scoreless innings March 9 vs. North Carolina A&T Allowed a run on three hits in 3 1/3 innings April 6 vs. Coppin State, walking one and striking out five to earn his first college save Worked 2 1/3 shutout innings April 13 vs. NC Central, allowing one hit and striking out six of the eight men he faced Pitched a scoreless seventh inning May 9 in the finale of the Towson series Worked a scoreless inning May 18 vs. High Point, striking out two Made his most impressive appearance of the season June 5 vs. Stony Brook in the NCAA Myrtle Beach Regional, pitching 5 2/3 shutout innings, allowing three hits while striking out five and not allowing a walk
As a redshirt freshman (2009) Saw his first college action after sitting out the 2008 season with an injury Did not allow a run in seven of his 14 appearances Worked a scoreless inning February 24 vs. High Point in his college debut Worked two scoreless innings March 4 in NC State's 18-inning victory over Akron, striking out five of the seven batters he faced Worked 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief, allowing two hits and striking out two without issuing a walk March 29 in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Virginia Tech Pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings April 1 vs. East Carolina, allowing one hit, walking one and striking out one Went 1 1/3 innings April 4 in the second game of the Boston College series and did not allow a run Made his first college start May 12 vs. Appalachian State and allowed two runs on three hits in two-plus innings of work
As a freshman (2008) Redshirted
Summer league Returned to Outer Banks of the Coastal Plain League in 2010 and went 3-3 with a 3.15 ERA in 10 appearances, including four starts Walked 11 and struck out 29 in 34 1/3 innings Pitched for Outer Banks in 2009 and went 2-0 with a 3.45 ERA in 16 appearances, including one start Pitched 28 2/3 innings and allowed 18 hits, walked 13 and struck out 33
High school Went 6-4 with a 1.13 ERA as a senior for head coach Joey Bell at Athens Drive High School Allowed 26 hits, walked 27 and struck out 106 in 62 innnings Earned all-conference in the Tri-8 4-A Conference Named academic all-conference Pitched just two innings because of an arm injury as a junior in 2006, but recovered without surgery and was back pitching that summer Went 4-1 with a 2.57 ERA as a sophomore in 2005