NC STATE UNIVERSITY 2014 GAME NOTES No. 6 NC State (10-2) vs. Notre Dame (5-6) March 7-9, Raleigh, N.C.

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1 NC STATE UNIVERSITY GAME NOTES No. 6 NC State (10-2) vs. Notre Dame (5-6) March 7-9, - Raleigh, N.C. PROBABLE STARTERS SERIES INFO 3/7, 3 p.m.: Carlos Rodon, Jr., LHP (1-2) vs. Sean Fitzgerald, RHP (2-1) 3/8, 4 p.m.: Logan Jernigan, Jr., RHP (2-0) vs. Nick McCarty, RHP (0-2) 3/9, 1 p.m.: Brad Stone, So., LHP (2-0) vs. Robert Youngdahl, LHP (1-0) Wiz Knizner Not only is freshman third baseman Andrew Knizner leading the ACC with a.432 batting average through 12 games, he also has a 10-game hitting streak heading into the weekend. During his streak, Knizner is batting.447 (17-for-38) with four doubles, two homers, and 12 RBIs. He s had multiple hits in six of the 10 games, including a career-best five-rbi game against North Carolina A&T. Knizner s streak is the longest by an NC State player this season, and the longest by a State freshman since Trea Turner and Brett Austin had hitting streaks of 13 and 11 games, respectively, in Turner batted.527 (29-for-55) with four doubles, a triple, two homers, 19 runs scored, 16 RBIs and 12 steals during his streak two years ago. Austin batted.381 (16-for42) with three doubles and eight RBIs. The school record for longest hitting streak by a freshman is Dallas Poulk s 17-game streak to end the 2007 season. Poulk finished 07 with a flourish, batting.459 (34-for-74) with three doubles, three triples, a homer, 13 runs scored and nine RBIs. All-Time vs. ND Last Meeting: W, 10-8 Streaming...ESPN3 Radio WKNC Live Stats...GoPack.com Twitter...@NCStateBaseball RANKINGS BY WEEK SINCE BA COACHES CBN PG Preseason Feb Feb March March March March 25 NR NR April 1 NR April April April April May May May May June June Postseason Preseason Feb Feb March Number to Beat One indication of the strength of the NC State pitching staff has been the ability to win games even with minimal run support. When the offense scores at least three runs, the Wolfpack is The pitching staff allowed just five runs in the team s two losses, but the offense failed to score in either game. Double-Figure Hits The Pack banged out 18 hits in its pasting of North Carolina A&T. State hitters have reached double figures in hits in six of 12 games. By comparison, last year s team had double-figure hits in 32 of 66 games. #PACK9

2 PITCHING Through 12 games, NC State s pitching staff sports a 2.19 ERA in 107 innings. Wolfpack pitchers have allowed 73 hits, struck out 109 and walked 37. The starting pitchers are 6-2 with a 2.55 ERA. In 67 innings, the starters have allowed 47 hits, struck out 58 and walked 21, holding opposing hitters to a.198 batting average. The real story, however, is the bullpen, which was something of an unknown coming into the season. Head coach Elliott Avent has gone to his bullpen 26 times, and the relief corps has responded with a 4-0 record, a 1.58 ERA and four saves in as many opportunities. Wolfpack relievers have allowed 26 hits, struck out 51 and walked 16 in 40 innings. The Wolfpack also started 10-2, but through 12 games, Avent has used his staff much differently in : Starters: 6-2, 67 IP Bullpen: 4-0, 40 IP Starters: 3-2, 47.1 IP Bullpen: 7-0, 61.2 IP Opponents are batting.187 against NC State relievers. Three State relievers have notched wins, three have recorded saves, and six have an ERA of 1.69 or better. Dealing Double Digits The NC State pitching staff has combined for double digit strikeouts in seven out of 12 contests this season. The Pack struck out a season-high 14 against North Carolina A&T. Jake The Take Becomes Jake The Rake Omitted from the Wolfpack s opening day lineup, coincidentally NC State s first shutout loss on opening day since 1978, Armstrong drew the start at first base the next day and delivered by reaching base twice on a walk and a hit by pitch. Armstrong answered the bell again at Elon, getting plunked twice more and starting the Pack off on its runaway win with a two-rbi single in the top of the first. The junior took another pitch the following Wednesday against North Carolina A&T, while delivering his first home run of the season and second of his two-year NC State career. A poor outing in the App State opener relegated Armstrong to the bench for Saturday s second game, but undeterred, he became Sunday s hero with all three Wolfpack RBIs, including the game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to seal the sweep. ATF - Austin, Turner, Fincher Austin, Turner, and Fincher have batted in some order in 46 of the last 51 games (State is 42-9 during that stretch). They ve represented the top of the order for 41 of those contests. Turner the Table Setter Trea Turner has reached base in 123 of 131 career games (93.9%). Since 2012, NC State s record when Turner... Has four or more hits: 3-1 (.750) Has three or more hits: 17-4 (.810) Has two or more hits: (.800) Has one or more hits: (.783) At least reaches base: (.769) Doesn t reach or doesn t play: 9-9 (.500) Turner has advanced to second base at least once in 119 of the 123 games he has reached. - Only games not reaching second: vs. App State (2/23/14), vs. Duke (5/16/13), ECU (3/28/12), vs. UVA (4/1/12) Rally Pack The Wolfpack s 10-run sixth inning March 5 vs. N.C. A&T represents NC State s biggest inning during the BBCOR era. The last time State scored 10 runs in a single inning came in 2010 s seasonopening shellacking of La Salle. NC State Batting Around In An Inning Date - Inning and Opponent (batters, runs) 2/17-3rd vs. Canisius (10 batters, 5 runs) 2/18-1st vs. Elon (9 batters, 4 runs) 2/19-5th vs. N.C. A&T (13 batters, 8 runs) 2/19-6th vs. N.C. A&T (10 batters, 4 runs) 2/25-4th vs. Davidson (10 batters, 5 runs) 3/2-1st vs. Youngstown St. (9 batters, 5 runs) 3/2-5th vs. Youngstown St. (10 batters, 5 runs) 3/5-6th vs. N.C. A&T (13 batters, 10 runs) DEPTH CHART C Brett Austin Jr. S/R John Mangum So. R/R 1B Jake Armstrong Jr. R/R Kyle Cavanaugh Fr. R/R Preston Palmeiro Fr. L/R 2B Logan Ratledge Jr. R/R Skyler Bean Fr. S/R 3B Andrew Knizner Fr. R/R Matt Vernon Fr. R/R SS Trea Turner Jr. R/R Andrew Knizner Fr. R/R LF Bubby Riley Jr. L/L Chance Shepard So. R/R CF Jake Fincher Jr. R/R Garrett Suggs Fr. L/L RF Garrett Suggs Fr. L/L or Brett Austin Jr. S/R or Jake Armstrong Jr. R/R DH Chance Shepard So. R/R Brian Taylor R-So. R/R Kyle Cavanaugh Fr. R/R SP1 Carlos Rodon Jr. L/L SP2 Logan Jernigan Jr. R/R SP3 Brad Stone So. L/L RP Andrew Woeck Sr. R/R RP D.J. Thomas Sr. L/L RP Eric Peterson Jr. R/R RP Patrick Peterson Jr. L/L CL Jon Olczak So. R/R EDITORIAL THE UNOFFICIAL SCORER More On That Struggling Wolfpack Offense March 4, A week ago, we pondered whether it was too soon to worry about NC State s lack of hitting. We concluded that it was not too early to be concerned, but too soon to panic. A few days later, at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, UCLA s Grant Watson shut the Wolfpack down, tossing eight sterling innings and allowing just three hits and a walk. He did not allow a leadoff hitter to reach base, and didn t allow a runner to reach scoring position after the third inning. He allowed just one hit over the last 5 1/3 innings he pitched. Make no mistake, as good as Watson was and he was excellent the State hitters aided and abetted his cause, further illuminating the task facing the Wolfpack coaching staff in getting this offense untracked. In the BBCOR bat era, few teams can play Gorilla Ball. Those days are thankfully gone. Guys like San Diego s Kris Bryant, who hit a staggering 31 homers a year ago, are complete freaks. There is no one on the NC State roster who will ever be mistaken for Kris Bryant. No Wolfpack player in the last 10 years has hit 31 homers in his career, let alone in a single season. It s hard to envision anyone on this team hitting 31 bombs, especially with these dead bats. Therefore, the sooner NC State can master at least some semblance of the little game, the better off it will be. That means having an approach at the plate. It mean understanding the situation the ball-strike count, how many outs there are, how the defense is positioned, how the pitcher is attacking hitters, recognizing and anticipating pitches. Playing the little game means getting leadoff hitters on base, whatever way possible. It means moving runners, hitting behind runners, bunting, putting runners in motion to put pressure on the defense, stealing bases. Playing the little game DOES NOT MEAN looking for a pitch to whack and then swinging wildly. This is not to accuse any of the current State players of swinging for the downs, but their approach has been no less ineffective.

3 The Other Freshman While Knizner has gotten most of the attention among the freshmen, big Kyle Cavanaugh, all 6-5 and 210 pounds of him, is hitting.370 in limited action and has battled his way into the starting lineup. Cavanaugh comes into the weekend riding a modest five-game hitting streak, batting.375 (6-for- 16) with six RBIs during the streak. He has hit safely in eight of the nine games in which he has appeared. Jernigan on a Roll At 2-0 with a 1.04 ERA through three starts, it s safe to say that junior righthander Logan Jernigan is smoking hot. In his last two starts, in fact, Jernigan is 2-0 and has allowed just six hits in 13.1 shutout innings. He has a scoreless-innings streak of 14.1 innings, dating back to his first appearance of the season. Much of Jernigan s success can be attributed to how well he locks in with runners on base. Thus far in, opposing hitters are 1-for-21 with runners on base against Jernigan, including 0-for-13 in his last two starts. His last start, a 3-0 combined shutout of Michigan, Jernigan used just 77 pitches to throw 7.1 innings, by far the most efficient start of his career. From the Stretch Jernigan is not the only Wolfpack pitcher who is performing masterfully with runners on base. Opponents are hitting just.181 (28-for-155) against the staff as a whole with runners on base. Jernigan leads the staff with his 1-for-21 (.048) lockdown, but Brad Stone has allowed a.087 average (2-for-23) with runners on base. Rodon is allowing just a.156 average (5-for-32) with runners aboard. Among relievers, righthander Eric Peterson has allowed one hit in nine at-bats (.111) with runners on base, and freshman righthander Joe O Donnell and senior lefty D.J. Thomas have allowed one hit in seven at-bats (.143) each. Stingy with Two Outs Most people are surprised to learn that most runs in baseball score with two outs, but it only makes sense. Barring a home run by the offense, one or two outs usually occur in the time it takes to string together the two or three hits needed to mount a rally and put runs on the board. One reason why NC State s ERA is a stingy 2.19 is the Pack s dominance with two outs. Opponents are batting just.134 (15-for-112) against State with two away. They re 4-for-20 against Logan Jernigan, 3-for-17 against Brad Stone, and 1-for-18 against Carlos Rodon. Continued from previous page... The BBCOR bats have changed the game of college baseball in a most fundamental way, shifting the dynamic of the pitcher-batter confrontation decidedly in favor of the pitcher. Good pitching always beat good hitting. Now, good pitching dominates good hitting. Teams that adapt to that will be successful. UCLA, coached by one of the best pitching coaches in the country in John Savage, won the national championship last year playing a style of baseball perfectly tailored to the BBCOR bats. NC State s roster also appears suited for this brand of low-wattage offense. Built around the speed of Trea Turner, Jake Fincher and Brett Austin, the Wolfpack clearly was constructed for the dead-bat era. State advanced all the way to the College World Series a year ago with the same offensive nucleus. The Pack hit 29 home runs in 66 games in, and hit nine of them in one doubleheader against La Salle. There s no reason to believe that this team can t achieve the same level of success without a gaudy slugging percentage. That s why it s way too soon to panic. Even operating at maximum efficiency, this offense won t be that much different from what we re seeing now. What s missing is not punch, but execution. This team will never do many of the big things offensively, especially with these bats. This team cannot survive, however, unless it does the little things, all of them. And it s definitely not too soon to be concerned about that. Bruce Winkworth served as NC State baseball s media relations contact for 17 years, and currently acts as the Wolfpack s official scorer. This column is dedicated to his unique voice and knowledge of the game.

4 Top 10 Single-Game Crowds (post-renovation) 1. April 27, North Carolina April 28, 2007 North Carolina June 1, William & Mary April 26, North Carolina June 4, 2012 Vanderbilt April 27, 2007 North Carolina June 2, 2012 Vanderbilt April 9, East Carolina April 6, 2005 East Carolina April 4, 2007 East Carolina Top Three-Game Series Attendance 1. April 27-29, 2007 North Carolina May 11-13, Florida State April 29-May 1, 2005 North Carolina April 15-17, 2011 North Carolina April 5-7, Virginia Tech April 26-27, * North Carolina Single-Season Attendance 1. 62, , , , , ,969 Average Attendance Winningest Coach Elliott Avent (at NC State): ,.622 ( ,.519) Avent (combined career): ,.591 Team Records Broken or Tied in Single-Season Wins Record: 50 () ACC Single-Season Wins: 19 (19-11 in 2012, in ) Team Stolen Bases: 110 () Team Shutouts: 7 (1978, 2005, ) Team Saves: 19 (1992, 1994, 2008, and ) Individual Records Under Assault STRIKEOUTS Single Season Carlos Rodon Matt Donahue Matt Donahue Cory Mazzoni Carlos Rodon Career Terry Harvey Carlos Rodon Mike Caldwell LAST TIME A WOLFPACK BATTER... Had six hits in a game None since 2003 Had five hits in a game Tarran Senay vs. Wake Forest, 3/15/13 Had four hits in a game Logan Ratledge vs. N.C. A&T, 3/5/14 Hit three doubles in a game Aaron Cone vs. UNC Greensboro, 3/15/06 Hit two triples in a game Jake Fincher vs. Duke, 4/27/12 Hit a grand slam Chance Shepard vs. Davidson, 2/25/14 Hit an inside-the-park HR Ryan Pond vs. Longwood, 5/6/06 Hit for the cycle Ryan Pond vs. Longwood, 5/6/06 Hit a pinch-hit HR Grant Clyde vs. Wagner (2), 2/24/13 Had eight RBIs in a game None since 2003 Had seven RBIs in a game Matt Bergquist vs. UNCW, 4/20/11 Had six RBIs in a game Tarran Senay vs. Georgia Tech, 4/19/13 Drew five walks in a game None since 2003 Drew four walks in a game Danny Canela vs. Vanderbilt, 6/2/12 Was hit by three pitches Grant Clyde vs. North Carolina, 6/16/13 Scored five runs in a game Dallas Poulk vs. Maryland, 4/18/10 Stole five bases in a game Trea Turner vs. Clemson, 4/13/12 Stole four bases in a game Trea Turner vs. George Mason, 2/24/12 Stole three bases in a game Trea Turner vs. Elon, 2/18/13 Hit two HRs in a game Logan Ratledge vs. N.C. A&T, 2/19/14 Hit three HRs in a game Chris Schaeffer vs. Coppin State, 4/7/10 Hit a HR on the first pitch of a game Trea Turner vs. Wake Forest, 5/24/12 LAST TIME A WOLFPACK PITCHER... Threw a CG Carlos Rodon vs. North Carolina, 6/16/13 Threw a CG shutout Carlos Rodon vs. William & Mary, 6/1/13 Struck out 19 batters in a game Shawn Senior vs. Howard, 2/20/93 Struck out 15+ batters in a game 16, Carlos Rodon vs. FAU, 3/2/13 LAST TIME A WOLFPACK PITCHER... Struck out 14+ batters in a game 15, Carlos Rodon vs. Duke, 5/17/13 Struck out 10+ batters in a game 10, Carlos Rodon vs. William & Mary, 6/1/13 Threw a no-hitter Carlos Rodon & Karl Keglovits vs. La Salle, 2/23/13 Threw a perfect game None since at least 2003 LAST TIME THE WOLFPACK... Beat a team ranked #1 #1 North Carolina, 6/16/13 Beat a ranked opponent #1 North Carolina, 6/16/13 Won a series vs. ranked opponent #13 Rice, 6/9/13 Swept a three-game series vs. ranked opponent #14 Georgia Tech, 4/21/13 Scored more than 30 runs in a game 32 vs. La Salle, 2/19/10 Scored more than 20 runs in a game 25 vs. Wagner (2), 2/24/13 Had more than 23 hits in a game 25 vs. Wagner (2), 2/24/13 Hit nine doubles in a game vs. La Salle, 2/19/10 Hit seven doubles in a game vs. Maryland, 4/29/11 Did not strike out in a game vs. East Carolina, 4/2/13 Hit three triples in a game vs. Elon, 3/5/13 Hit three HRs in a game vs. N.C. A&T, 2/19/14 Hit two grand slams in a game None since at least 2003 Hit back-to-back HRs Danny Canela & Ryan Mathews vs. CSUB, 5/4/12 Drew 10+ walks in a game 10 vs. Presbyterian, 5/5/13 Posted a shutout vs. Michigan, 2/28/14 Posted back-to-back shutouts vs. Quinnipiac, 3/12/13 & Old Dominion, 3/13/13 Did not allow a walk vs. William & Mary, 6/2/13 Had a walk-off win vs. Davidson, 4/23/13 Played a game that lasted innings 14 vs. Virginia Tech, 4/5/13 Played a game that lasted innings 15 vs. Georgia Tech, 5/26/11 Played a game that lasted 17 innings vs. Rice, 6/9/13 Played a game that lasted 18 innings vs. UNC, 5/25/13

5 CAREER PITCHING LINES Brian Donovan (RS) R / Will Gilbert (27) 2-21 Villanova R / R / R / Clemson R / Forest R / Forest R / UNC R / FSU R / R / vs. UNC R / Rice R / R / Y town St. R / NC A&T R / Logan Jernigan (14) Y town St. R / W 2-25 vs. WVU S W 3-7 Davidson S Georgia Tech S W 3-18 Wake Forest S S L 4-1 Virginia S S S W 4-21 Boston College S Duke S CSUB S UNCG S W 6-4 vs. Vanderbilt S Charlotte S Wagner S W S Quinnipiac S UNCG S Presby R / FSU R / S vs. Miami S vs. Rice S vs. UCLA S L 2-17 Canisius S App St. S W 2-28 Michigan S W Karl Keglovits (25) 2-23 La Salle R / Campbell S Old Dominion R /0 5-0 W Forest R / R / Elon S East Carolina S Joe O Donnell (41) R / vs. UCLA R / Jon Olczak (17) 2-27 NMSU R / vs. UMBC R / R / Quinnipiac R / Forest R / NC A&T R / App St. R /0 7-0 S 2-25 Davidson R /0 7-5 S 3-2 Y town St. R / Travis Orwig (RS) Davidson R / R / Wake Forest R / R / Virginia R / Virginia R / R / R /0 6-7 L R / R / Boston College R / CSUB R / R /0 6-2 W R / vs. UNC R / Vanderbilt R / R / Wagner 2 R / W 2-27 NMSU R /0 9-2 W R / Clemson R / ODU S UNCG R / R / R / Travis Orwig (RS) cont d. 4-5 Virginia Tech R / East Carolina R / R / Tech R / Davidson R / UNC R /0 7-3 S 5-7 UNCW R /0 7-2 W Eric Peterson (39) 2-19 NC A&T R / App St. R /0 3-1 W 2-28 Michigan R /0 3-0 S 3-5 NC A&T R / Patrick Peterson (47) 2-19 NC A&T R W 2-25 Davidson S NC A&T S Carlos Rodon (16) Marshall R / W 2-21 UNCW S vs. Coastal S vs. UNCW S W 3-10 Georgia Tech S W 3-17 Wake Forest S W S Virginia S S W S W 4-21 Boston College S W 4-28 Duke S W S S W 5-26 vs. UNC S vs. Vanderbilt S S App St. S L 2-23 La Salle S W 3-2 vs. FAU S Clemson S L Forest S W S Maryland S W 4-5 Virginia Tech S S Tech S W 4-27 UNC S W 5-5 Presby S W

6 Carlos Rodon (16) cont d FSU S W S W 5-25 vs. UNC S vs. W&M S W 6-8 vs. Rice S vs. UNC S W 6-20 vs. UNC S L 2-16 Canisius S L 2-21 App St. S W 3-1 vs. UCLA S L Brad Stone (26) 2-21 Villanova S W 2-28 NMSU S R / Clemson S Forest S L S Maryland S W 4-7 Virginia Tech S S Tech S Presby R / UNCW S FSU S L R /0 5-2 S 5-22 vs. Clemson S vs. W&M S W 6-20 vs. UNC R / Elon S W 2-23 App St. S Y town St. S W D.J. Thomas (38) Elon R / Elon R / Car. R / Penn State R /0 2-3 L 3-5 Penn State 2 R / Radford R / R / George Mason R / Tech R / Clemson S Wake Forest R /0 6-4 W 4-5 East Carolina R / R / UNC R / UNC R / R / R / Maryland R / ETSU R /0 8-5 W 5-13 Florida State R / D.J. Thomas (38) cont d Florida State 1 R / R / vs. Florida State R / vs. Clemson S vs. Stetson R / vs. Stetson R / Wright St. R vs. WVU R / Georgia Tech R /0 8-3 S 3-16 Wake Forest R / Carolina R /1 5-6 L R /0 3-1 W 4-1 Virginia R / R / Elon S R / Boston College R / Charlotte S CSUB R / CSUB R / R /0 4-2 W R / vs. Wake Forest R / vs. UNC R /0 0-4 L 6-2 vs. Vanderbilt R / vs. Vanderbilt R / R / Wagner R / vs. UMBC R /0 5-3 W 3-9 Clemson R / Forest R / R / Elon R / R /0 6-5 W Tech R / Davidson R / UNC R / FSU R / vs. UNC R / vs. Rice R / vs. UNC R / Canisius R / W 2-21 App St. R / Michigan R / NC A&T R / Cory Wilder (35) 3-2 Y town St. R / Chris Williams (51) 2012 R / UNCW R / Canisius R / NC A&T R / Ryan Williamson (3) 3-2 Y town St. R / Andrew Woeck (13) 2-15 App St. R / Wagner 2 R / NMSU R /2 8-3 W R / Campbell R / Clemson R / Quinnipiac R /0 1-0 W Forest R / UNCG R / R /0 2-8 L R / R / Maryland R / Maryland R / Elon R / Virginia Tech R / East Carolina R /0 2-0 W R /0 3-2 W Tech R / Presby R /0 8-1 W 5-7 UNCW R / FSU R / R / vs. Miami R /0 7-1 W 5-31 vs. Bing R / vs. Rice R / Canisius R / App St. R /0 6-5 S 2-25 Davidson R /2 7-5 W 3-2 Y town St. R / NC A&T R / W

7 QUICK HITTERS #2 BUBBY RILEY Top performance in : 2-for-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, SB vs. App State (2/21) - vs. App State:.273 (3-for-11), 2 2B, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2-for-2 SB - Irish Classic:.200 (2-for-10), 2 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB #6 LOGAN RATLEDGE Top performance in : 2-for-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR vs. NC A&T (2/19) - vs. App State:.100 (1-for-10), 2 R, RBI, BB, HBP - Irish Classic:.250 (3-for-12), R, 2 RBI #7 BRETT AUSTIN Top performance in : 4-for-6, 2 R, 3 RBI vs. Canisius (2/17) - vs. App State:.333 (3-for-9), 3 R, RBI, 3 BB, 2-for-2 SB - Irish Classic:.300 (2-for-10), 3 R, 2B, RBI, BB #8 TREA TURNER Top performance in : 2-for-5, 4 R, BB, 3 SB at Elon (2/18) - vs. App State:.300 (3-for-10), 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 1-for-2 SB - Irish Classic:.200 (2-for-10), 3 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB #10 MATT VERNON Top performance in : 1-for-1, RBI, 2B vs. NC A&T (3/5) #11 ANDREW KNIZNER Top performance in : 3-for-4, HR, 2 R, 5 RBI vs. NC A&T (3/5) - vs. App State:.300 (3-for-10), 3 R, 2B, RBI, HBP - Irish Classic:.545 (6-for-11), 2 R, HR, 3 RBI,.818 SLG,.545 OBP #12 PRESTON PALMEIRO Top performance in : 1-for-1, R, BB vs. NC A&T (2/19) - Irish Classic:.500 (1-for-2), 2 RBI,.500 SLG,.500 OBP #15 GARRETT SUGGS Top performance in : 1-for-2, 2 R, BB vs. App State (2/22) - vs. App State:.200 (1-for-5), 3 R, BB #16 CARLOS RODON Top performance in : 1-for-3, 2 R, BB vs. Canisius (2/17) #18 KYLE CAVANAUGH Top performance in : 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2B at Elon (2/18) #20 BRIAN TAYLOR Top performance in : 1-for-2, 2 RBI vs. NC A&T (2/19) #22 NATHAN HOOD Top performance in : 1-for-1, R vs. NC A&T (3/5) #23 JAKE ARMSTRONG Top performance in : 3-for-4, 3 RBI, R, 2B, HR vs. App State (2/23) - vs. App State:.375 (3-for-8), 2B, HR, 3 RBI,.875 SLG #24 CHANCE SHEPARD Top performance in : 1-for-4, R, 4 RBI, HR vs. Davidson (2/25) - Grand slam against Davidson (2/25), first career HR #28 JOHN MANGUM Top performance in : 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B vs. Canisius (2/17) #30 JAKE FINCHER Top performance in : 2-for-4, 3 RBI, 2B, BB, SB vs. App State (2/22) - vs. App State:.222 (2-for-9), 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 2-for-2 SB - Irish Classic:.125 (1-for-8), 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 SH

8 Individual Career History Jake Armstrong TOTAL Brett Austin TOTAL Brian Donovan / TOTAL / Josh Easley TOTAL / / TOTAL / Jake Fincher TOTAL Will Gilbert TOTAL / TOTAL /

9 Individual Career History Logan Jernigan TOTAL / / TOTAL / Karl Keglovits TOTAL / TOTAL / John Mangum TOTAL Will Nance TOTAL Jon Olczak TOTAL / TOTAL / Travis Orwig TOTAL / / TOTAL /

10 Individual Career History Logan Ratledge TOTAL Carlos Rodon TOTAL / / TOTAL / Chance Shepard TOTAL Brad Stone TOTAL / TOTAL / Brian Taylor TOTAL / / / / / TOTAL /

11 Individual Career History D.J. Thomas TOTAL / / / TOTAL / Trea Turner TOTAL Chris Williams / TOTAL / Andrew Woeck TOTAL / TOTAL /

12 NC State Baseball Miscellaneous Stats for NC State (as of Mar 06, ) (All games) Multiple Hit Games Total 11 Andrew Knizner Bubby Riley Trea Turner Jake Fincher Brett Austin Logan Ratledge Kyle Cavanaugh Jake Armstrong John Mangum TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 6 Logan Ratledge Kyle Cavanaugh Bubby Riley Andrew Knizner Trea Turner Jake Armstrong Jake Fincher Brett Austin Brian Taylor Preston Palmeiro Chance Shepard TEAM Hitting Streaks Longest Current 11 Andrew Knizner Trea Turner Bubby Riley Kyle Cavanaugh Brett Austin Logan Ratledge Jake Fincher Brian Taylor 2-28 John Mangum Jake Armstrong Chance Shepard 2-22 Nathan Hood Preston Palmeiro Carlos Rodon Garrett Suggs Matt Vernon 1 1 Reached Base Streaks Longest Current 11 Andrew Knizner Brett Austin Trea Turner Bubby Riley Jake Fincher Kyle Cavanaugh Nathan Hood Logan Ratledge Chance Shepard Jake Armstrong John Mangum Matt Vernon Brian Taylor 2-15 Garrett Suggs Preston Palmeiro Carlos Rodon Will Nance 1 -

13 NC State Baseball Team Game-by-Game for NC State (as of Mar 06, ) Batting (All games) Date Opponent ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr tb bb ibb sb cs hbp sac sf gdp k po a e lob avg Feb 16 CANISIUS Feb 17 CANISIUS Feb 18 at Elon Feb 19 NC A&T Feb 21 APPALACHIAN STATE Feb 22 APPALACHIAN STATE Feb 23 APPALACHIAN STATE Feb 25 DAVIDSON Feb 28 MICHIGAN Mar 01 vs UCLA Mar 02 YOUNGSTOWN ST Mar 05 NC A&T Totals NC State Baseball Team Game-by-Game for NC State (as of Mar 06, ) Pitching (All games) Date Opponent ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp dp ibb score w-l sv era Feb 16 CANISIUS Feb 17 CANISIUS Feb 18 at Elon Feb 19 NC A&T Feb 21 APPALACHIAN STATE Feb 22 APPALACHIAN STATE Feb 23 APPALACHIAN STATE Feb 25 DAVIDSON Feb 28 MICHIGAN Mar 01 vs UCLA Mar 02 YOUNGSTOWN ST Mar 05 NC A&T Totals

14 NC State Baseball Games Summary for NC State (as of Mar 06, ) (All games) Score by innings Total NC State Opponents Record when... Overall 10-2 Conference 0-0 Non-Conference 10-2 Home games 9-1 Away games 1-0 Neutral site 0-1 Day games 10-1 Night games 0-1 vs Left starter 5-1 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 6-0 Extra innings 0-0 Shutouts 3-2 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 5-0 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 0-0 After 6 leading trailing tied 0-0 After 7 leading trailing tied 1-0 After 8 leading trailing tied 0-0 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 1-0 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 0-0 Made 0 errors error errors 2-1 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 7-0 Scored in 1st inning 8-0 Opp. scored in 1st 3-1 Scores first 8-0 Opp. scores first 2-2 Out-hit opponent 9-2 Out-hit by opponent 0-0 Hits are tied 1-0 Record when team scores: Runs W-L Record when opponent scores: Runs W-L Record when leading after: Inn W-L Record when trailing after: Inn W-L Record when tied after: Inn W-L Current winning streak: 2 Longest winning streak: 8 Longest losing streak: 1 Home attendance : ( 10 dates avg = 1300 ) Away attendance : 2752 ( 2 dates avg = 1376 ) Total attendance: ( 12 dates avg = 1312 )

15 NC State Baseball Game Results for NC State (as of Mar 06, ) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall ACC Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 16, CANISIUS L Rodon (L 0-1) :24 Feb 17, CANISIUS W Thomas (W 1-1) 817 2:50 Feb 18, at Elon W Stone (W 1-0) 632 3:16 Feb 19, NC A&T W Peterson, P. (W 1-0) 638 2:26 Feb 21, APPALACHIAN STATE W Rodon (W 1-1) :31 Feb 22, APPALACHIAN STATE W Jernigan (W 1-0) :19 Feb 23, APPALACHIAN STATE W Peterson, E. (W 1-0) :25 Feb 25, DAVIDSON W Woeck (W 1-0) :54 Feb 28, MICHIGAN W Jernigan (W 2-0) :28 Mar 01, vs #19 UCLA L Rodon (L 1-2) :28 Mar 02, YOUNGSTOWN ST. W Stone (W 2-0) :44 Mar 05, NC A&T W Woeck (W 2-0) 514 2:44 () extra inning game

16 alphabetical roster NC STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL ROSTER Numerical & alphabetical rosters P pronunciation Guide P team breakdown No. Name Position B/T Class Height Weight Hometown (Previous School) 23 Jake Armstrong INF R/R Jr Odessa, Texas (Cisco College) 7 Brett Austin C/OF S/R Jr Charlotte, N.C. (Providence HS) 1 Skyler Bean INF S/R Fr Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall HS) 34 Cody Beckman LHP R/L Fr Tampa, Fla. (Alonso HS) 18 Kyle Cavanaugh 1B R/R Fr Winter Park, Fla. (Trinity Prep) RS Brian Donovan LHP R/L So Waxhaw, N.C. (Cuthbertson HS) 30 Jake Fincher OF R/R Jr Charlotte, N.C. (Providence HS) 51 Will Gilbert LHP L/L So Morrisville, N.C. (Green Hope HS) 22 Nathan Hood OF L/L Fr Clarkton, N.C. (Whiteville HS) 14 Logan Jernigan RHP R/R Jr Four Oaks, N.C. (South Johnston HS) 25 Karl Keglovits RHP R/R So Nazareth, Pa. (Nazareth Area HS) 11 Andrew Knizner INF R/R Fr Glen Allen, Va. (Hanover HS) 28 John Mangum C R/R So Waxhaw, N.C. (Cuthbertson HS) 19 Will Nance OF R/R So Eden, N.C. (Morehead HS) 41 Joe O'Donnell RHP R/R Fr Wilmington, N.C. (Hoggard HS) 17 Jon Olczak RHP R/R So Greensboro, N.C. (Wesleyan Christian Academy) RS Travis Orwig LHP L/L Jr Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa HS) 12 Preston Palmeiro 1B L/R Fr Colleyville, Texas (Heritage HS) 39 Eric Peterson RHP R/R Jr Bear, Del. (Temple University) 47 Patrick Peterson LHP L/L Jr Bear, Del. (Temple University) 33 Johnny Piedmonte RHP R/R So Davidson, N.C. (Hough HS) 6 Logan Ratledge INF/OF R/R Jr Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell HS) 42 Will Raynor OF R/R Fr Benson, N.C. (South Johnston HS) 2 Bubby Riley OF L/L Jr New Orleans, La. (Delgado CC) 16 Carlos Rodon LHP/1B L/L Jr Holly Springs, N.C. (Holly Springs HS) 24 Chance Shepard OF R/R So Wilmington, N.C. (Ashley HS) 26 Brad Stone LHP L/L So Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell HS) 15 Garrett Suggs OF L/L Fr Fuquay-Varina, N.C. (Fuquay-Varina HS) 20 Brian Taylor OF R/R RSo Lillington, N.C. (Harnett Central HS) 38 D.J. Thomas LHP L/L Sr Durham, N.C. (Riverside HS) 8 Trea Turner INF R/R Jr Lake Worth, Fla. (Park Vista HS) 10 Matt Vernon 3B R/R Fr Advance, N.C. (Davie County HS) 31 Luke Voiron C R/R Jr New Orleans, La. (Delgado CC) 35 Cory Wilder RHP R/R Fr Lima, Ohio (Lima Shawnee HS) 27 Chris Williams RHP R/R Jr Cary, N.C. (Athens Drive HS) 3 Ryan Williamson LHP L/L Fr Cranford, N.J. (Cranford HS) 13 Andrew Woeck RHP R/R Sr Brier, Wash. (Western Nevada College) Numerical roster No. Name Pos. 1 Skyler Bean INF 2 Bubby Riley OF 3 Ryan Williamson LHP 6 Logan Ratledge INF/OF 7 Brett Austin C/OF 8 Trea Turner INF 10 Matt Vernon 3B 11 Andrew Knizner 3B 12 Preston Palmeiro 1B 13 Andrew Woeck RHP 14 Logan Jernigan RHP 15 Garrett Suggs OF 16 Carlos Rodon LHP/1B 17 Jon Olczak RHP 18 Kyle Cavanaugh 1B 19 Will Nance OF 20 Brian Taylor OF 22 Nathan Hood OF 23 Jake Armstrong INF 24 Chance Shepard C/OF 25 Karl Keglovits RHP 26 Brad Stone LHP 27 Chris Williams RHP 28 John Mangum C 30 Jake Fincher OF 31 Luke Voiron C 33 Johnny Piedmonte RHP 34 Cody Beckman LHP 35 Cory Wilder RHP 38 D.J. Thomas LHP 39 Eric Peterson RHP 41 Joe O'Donnell RHP 42 Will Raynor OF 47 Patrick Peterson LHP 51 Will Gilbert LHP RS Travis Orwig LHP RS Brian Donovan LHP coaching staff GeoGraphical breakdown 9 Elliott Avent... Head Coach 50 Tom Holliday...Associate Head Coach 21 Chris Hart... Assistant Coach 5 Brian Ward... Assistant Coach pronunciation Guide Elliott Avent...AY-vent Karl Keglovits... KEG-low-vits Andrew Knizner...KIZZ-ner Jon Olczak...OHL-zack Carlos Rodon...roh-DAWN Luke Voiron... vigh-rohn Cory Wilder... WHILE-der Andrew Woeck... Wick North Carolina Florida... 3 Texas... 3 Delaware... 2 Louisiana... 2 Colorado... 1 New Jersey... 1 Ohio... 1 Pennsylvania... 1 Washington... 1 Virginia... 1 class breakdown Seniors... 2 Juniors Sophomores Freshmen hitting & throwing Bat Right...23 Left Switch...3 Throw Right Left... 12

17 NC State Baseball Overall Statistics for NC State (as of Mar 06, ) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 10-2 Home: 9-1 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 0-1 ACC: 0-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 11 Andrew Knizner Trea Turner Brett Austin Jake Fincher Bubby Riley Jake Armstrong Logan Ratledge Kyle Cavanaugh Carlos Rodon Nathan Hood Brian Taylor Preston Palmeiro Matt Vernon John Mangum Garrett Suggs Chance Shepard Will Nance Skyler Bean Totals Opponents LOB - Team (99), Opp (80). DPs turned - Team (4), Opp (5). Picked off - Turner 1, Suggs 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 14 Logan Jernigan / Carlos Rodon / Brad Stone / Patrick Peterson / Andrew Woeck / Jon Olczak / Will Gilbert / Ryan Williamson / Eric Peterson / D.J. Thomas / Chris Williams / Joe O'Donnell / Cory Wilder / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), Austin 1, Opp (5). Pickoffs - Team (8), Stone 3, Mangum 1, Austin 1, Peterson, P. 1, Peterson, E. 1, Rodon 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Austin (3-7), Jernigan (4-6), Mangum (5-5), Rodon (2-5), Stone (1-2), Peterson, E. (1-1), Woeck (0-1).