NC State’s 2-4 start to ACC play is disappointing, but the good news is that it’s not as bad as it looks. State has dropped some close games that could have gone either way and in fact has a positive run differential in league games, albeit a modest +1. But that at least implies that State should have one more win than it does. It’s not like this team has been uncompetitive.
As a team, the Wolfpack is hitting .283/.358/.447 (805 OPS) over these first three series, while opponents are hitting .249/.331/.421 (752 OPS). State’s pitching staff needs to cut down on mistakes to start turning this thing around: they’ve allowed 11 home runs already and 28 extra base-hits total.