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Cooper comes through: clutch double key in NC State’s comeback win over Georgia Tech

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Dillon Cooper laced a line-drive double with two outs in the bottom of the eighth to plate the tying and go-ahead runs as NC State completed a five-run come-from-behind win to take its third consecutive ACC series. Josh McLain drove in Cooper, and Brett Kinneman followed with his 12th home run of the season to provide the Pack with some insurance runs, and they held on to top Georgia Tech 9-6.

Trailing 5-3, State did nearly all of its damage with two outs in the eighth. Patrick Bailey’s two-out single chased Tech reliever Andy Archer, who was replaced by normally reliable senior Jared Datoc, who entered with a 1.