Thursday’s game in the ACC baseball tournament didn’t have any effect on N.C. State’s chances to advance.
That’s good for the third-seeded Wolfpack. Virginia got seven-plus strong innings from starter Derek Casey to hand N.C. State a 4-2 loss.
The Wolfpack (40-15) knew before Thursday’s game that it only needed to beat Florida State on Friday to advance to the semifinals. Not that N.C. State didn’t try to win against the Wahoos (29-25).
The Wolfpack led 2-0 after a home run from freshman catcher Patrick Bailey in the second inning and an RBI single by senior Josh McLain in the third.