As ugly as Friday night became, I would have been surprised if this NC State team didn’t have a response on Saturday. The Pack is too good and has been through too much to simply roll over, and it didn’t. State found its offense, Sam Highfill delivered a solid performance, and Evan Justice pitched through trouble to shut the door and force a game three in this Super Regional round.
Arkansas got out to a 2-0 lead with a home run in the second, but Highfill posted zeroes over the next four innings, allowing NC State to take a breath and find its footing, The Pack pushed one across in the bottom of the third, then scored four runs on three home runs in the decisive fourth inning.