2017 Baseball Home Opener

Austin Peay invades Raleigh this weekend.

Don’t know much about ’em.  Don’t plan on doing much research on ’em either.

Thru four games in 2017, they’re 3-1 against lesser competition.  Kinda like us, actually.  But vs that lesser competition, they’ve hit the ball pretty hard thus far.

Last yr they finished 2nd in the Ohio Valley Conference.  Medium sized fish in a little pond, more or less.

Austin Peay State University

Location: Clarksville, Tennessee

Enrollment: 10, 873 (2011)

Mascot: The Governors (yikes)

(Bad Lip Reading, ftw)

GovSchwarz

Week in Review

The Pack9 took the series in Hawaii last weekend, #6 national ranking remains unchanged.

Game three nearly mirrored game one, as the Wolfpack jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the second inning, as an error and an RBI single by junior shortstop Joe Dunand jump-started the Wolfpack offense.

The score would stick at 2-0 for a few innings, as both pitchers traded scoreless frames. The Wolfpack opened the game up with back-to-back scoring innings, adding two runs in the sixth and seventh to go ahead 6-0.

NC State again got a good pitching performance from a converted reliever on Sunday, as junior righty Tommy DeJuneas earned the start and pitched five and two-thirds scoreless innings, giving up only one hit.

Although the end result is undoubtedly good for DeJuneas, he didn’t quite get over the control issues that plagued him last season, as he walked five batters and uncorked two wild pitches. He threw a total of 46 strikes out of 91 total pitches, showing he was consistently out of the zone.

The bullpen was again stellar, finishing the game without allowing a hit, although the Rainbow Warriors did add a run in the eighth on a wild pitch. The Wolfpack added two more runs in the ninth to bring the final score to 8-1.

The Wolfpack debuted several freshmen in a tough opening weekend road series. The additions of Wilson and catchers freshman Brad Debo and sophomore Jack Conley seem to improve the lineup considerably.

The Wolfpack will return to Raleigh for much needed rest to combat the jetlag before facing Austin Peay in the home opening series next weekend.

 

Rank Team Overall Record Record Last Week Previous Rank
1 TCU90x90 TCU 3-0 3-0 1
2 FloridaGators2015 Florida 3-0 3-0 2
3 FloridaState Florida State 2-1 2-1 3
4 SouthCarolina90X90 South Carolina 2-1 2-1 4
5 LSU90X90 LSU 3-0 3-0 5
6 NC State logo NC State 2-1 2-1 6
7 VanderbiltCommodores90X90 Vanderbilt 2-1 2-1 7
8 Oregon State Logo Oregon State 3-0 3-0 8
9 UNC Logo North Carolina 3-0 3-0 9
10 LouisvilleLogo2015 Louisville 3-0 3-0 12
11 Texas Tech logo Texas Tech 3-1 3-1 14
12 CSF Logo Cal State Fullerton 2-1 2-1 16
13 ULLLogo UL Lafayette 1-1 1-1 13
14 University of Virginia logo Virginia 3-0 3-0 17
15 Arizona Wildcats logo Arizona 3-0 3-0 19
16 TexasA&M90x90 Texas A&M 3-0 3-0 20
17 Ole Miss logo Ole Miss 3-0 3-0 NR
18 ECUPrimary East Carolina 0-3 0-3 10
19 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers logo Coastal Carolina 1-2 1-2 11
20 Stanford Logo Stanford 1-2 1-2 18
21 Miami Florida logo Miami 2-1 2-1 21
22 Clemson Tigers logo Clemson 1-2 1-2 15
23 Rice University logo Rice 2-2 2-2 23
24 UNCW logo UNC Wilmington 3-0 3-0 24
25 Houston logo Houston 3-0 3-0 NR
Dropped Out
Maryland logo Maryland 1-2 1-2 22
UCSB1 UC Santa Barbara 1-2 1-2 25

 

No. 6 NC State Baseball Takes Series With 8-1 Sunday Win at Hawai’i (GoPack.com)

HONOLULU – Five different NC State pitchers combined to allow just one hit against Hawai’i in the Wolfpack’s 8-1 win Sunday afternoon at Les Murakami Stadium to claim the series. The Pack plated two runs each in the second, sixth, seventh and ninth innings.

NC State moves to 2-1 on the season, while Hawai’i falls to 1-2. Junior right-handed pitcher Tommy DeJuneas picked up the win for the Wolfpack in his first collegiate start, while Hawai’i starter Neil Uskali took the loss.

NC State opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the second to grab a 2-0 lead. Evan Mendoza and Shane Shepard drew consecutive walks to start the frame before Brad Debo reached on a fielder’s choice and a throwing error by Hawaii’s shortstop allowed Mendoza to score the first run of the game.

Two batters later, Joe Dunand singled through the left side to drive in Debo from second base. Hawai’i tried to get something going in the bottom of the inning by putting the runner on first in motion, but Debo fired a strike to Dunand at shortstop to end the threat.

The Rainbow Warriors tried to steal second on Debo again in the third inning, but were unsuccessful again as the freshman from Durham, N.C., was up for the task.

Remember the name Brad Debo.  Just saying.

ACC Standings

There are none yet.

Austin Peay at NC State

February 24-26

Doak Field at Dail Park, Raleigh, NC

  • Friday, Feb 24 – 3pm
  • Saturday, Feb 25 – 2pm
  • Sunday, Feb 26 – 1pm

 TV: ACC Network Extra (That’s ESPN3, just so ya’s know)

Radio: WKNC 88.1

Can’t get enough Elliot Avent?

Here ya go…..

First ‘Around The Bases’ Tapes Monday February 27 (GoPack.com)

RALEIGH, N.C. – The first episode of Around The Bases for the 2017 season will take place Monday, Feb. 27, at noon as NC State baseball head coach Elliott Avent will join host Tony Haynes at Backyard Bistro.

Wolfpack fans and media are encouraged to attend the live taping. The full episode will be posted to GoPack.com shortly after the conclusion of the show.

The Backyard Bistro is located at 1235 Hurricane Alley Way in Raleigh, off Trinity Road across from PNC Arena.

Other dates for Around The Bases include March 20, April 3, April 24 and all of the shows will be held at Backyard Bistro at noon.

Suck it, kid….

I miss Earl Weaver….
(NSFW)

I still want to punch Edgar Michelangeli in his dumb stupid head….

(douchebag certainly chose the right school)

And I guess that’s it

Go Pack!!!!!

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  • #119337
    Wufpacker
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    Pack wins on the road tonight @ UNC-G, 8-2 Final.

    #119346
    44rules
    Participant

    So 5-2. I’m happy. How do ya’ll really smart baseball people who have had a chance to watch the games feel? I just haven’t had a chance to scroll through ESPN3.

    Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy. Mao Zedong

    #119347
    TheCOWDOG
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    There’s a lot to like, some to question.

    I would expect station to station offense, as the long ball probably won’t be as previously showcased.

    Brown’s health may be the determinate factor from the bump.

    #119379
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    Pack falls at home tonight to Charlotte, 6-5 Final.

    #119528
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    Gents, I’ll be unable to get a new baseball entry up this week, and maybe for a while. Not sure. But feel free to use this one for future games, or start your own as you see fit.

    #119532
    Whiteshoes67
    Participant

    Question for Wuf…why does Staley only throw middle relief, 2-3 innings tops?

    #119533
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    Trust me…I’m the last person you want to ask why the staff as a whole is used the way they are.
    Currently wondering when the DeJuneas as a starter experiment is gonna blow up in our faces. Probably about the time his elbow gives and he goes to see Dr. Andrews.

    #119534
    Whiteshoes67
    Participant

    Yep, I know. Are we in for another season of musical chair lineups? I’ll be nice, it’s early yet.

    #119559
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    L at home today vs Rhode Island, 5-2.
    UMd tomorrow at USA Baseball (Cary), 4:30p.

    #119746
    PackofMac
    Participant

    And of course, only ACC team to shat all over its own pre season top 10 ranking. I should’ve know, the shirts still say NC State. Can a level of excitement stay longer than the first three weeks of an nc state sport just once….please???

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