New rankings were released March 4th.

Highest: 8
Lowest: 14

[Edited on March 7, 2013 at 10:06 AM. Reason : Page 3 right before ACC play]

3/7/2013 10:06:07 AM

Planning on taking my 1 year old to the game Sunday. Should I buy a ticket ahead of time or just buy there

3/7/2013 10:32:16 AM

watch outside the fence and go in for free in the 4th

3/7/2013 10:33:15 AM

can someone put the ESPN3 stream up on a different website?

3/8/2013 2:51:53 PM

Rodon struggling in the 4th. Up near 80 pitches. 4-2 State but Clemson has bases loaded after Rodon has walked a few, given up two tweeners and a solid single.

3/8/2013 4:15:33 PM

State fails to turn two against a Clemson speeder. Run scores. 4-3 State, runners on the corners, 2 outs.

Popout to catcher ends the inning finally. Rodon over 80 pitches through 4 innings. 4-3 State going to the bottom of the 4th

[Edited on March 8, 2013 at 4:17 PM. Reason : ...]

3/8/2013 4:16:54 PM

Looks like we are struggling

9-5 going into the 9th

Pitching hasn't been our strength

[Edited on March 8, 2013 at 5:56 PM. Reason : G]

3/8/2013 5:52:40 PM

Lost 10-5 and Trea Turner got hurt running to first on the last out. He was able to get up and limped off the field. Have to wait and hear the extent of the injury.

3/8/2013 6:56:50 PM

Not feeling good about 2/3 from this weekend. Needed to win today with the way the back half the staff has thrown.

Hope Trea isn't hurt.

3/8/2013 8:57:51 PM

Turner didn't play today and we lost again 7-4

3/10/2013 12:05:54 AM

sounds about right

3/10/2013 12:48:54 AM

Stone starting for us today. The team has to respond today and salvage a game.

3/10/2013 9:59:46 AM

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2013/03/saturday-roundup-n-c-state-loses-series%E2%80%94and-trea-turner/

Clemson clinched a big road series at No. 9 North Carolina State with a 7-4 win Saturday, but that was the least of the Wolfpack's troubles. Preseason All-America shortstop Trea Turner, who stepped awkwardly on first base trying to beat out an infield single in the final play of Friday's game, arrived at the ballpark Saturday wearing a protective boot. Turner is expected to miss four to six weeks with a sprained ankle—a huge blow for the Wolfpack heading into Atlantic Coast Conference play. Turner is college baseball's most dynamic player, and he was off to a blistering start, hitting .464/.522/.893 with five homers, 18 RBIs and eight steals in eight tries. Veteran Matt Bergquist started in his place at shortstop Thursday and should be an able substitute defensively, but Turner's offensive value is impossible to replace.

Meanwhile, N.C. State's pitching struggles continued in Saturday's loss, as Ethan Ogburn (1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB) gave the Wolfpack its fourth very poor weekend start over the last two weeks. Thomas Brittle's second-inning grand slam put Clemson in control of the game for good, and the Tigers' bullpen was solid after Clate Schmidt (3.2 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 ER) exited in the fourth.

3/10/2013 12:47:28 PM

Won 4-1 today. Finally got a decent start and bullpen was good again

3/10/2013 4:51:31 PM

and we finally got a clutch hit.

3/10/2013 6:10:12 PM

Game vs Quinnipiac tonight at 6. Jernigan on the mound for us.

The team is doing a head shaving fundraising event for Vs. Cancer Foundation on April 7th.

You can donate/sign up here: http://gopack.com/shave

I've sign up to get my head shaved. http://stayclassy.org/chrishathcock

3/12/2013 3:45:44 PM

Defeated Quinnipiac 1-0. 5 State pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts in the 4-hit shutout.

3/13/2013 12:07:49 AM

Defeated Old Dominion 5-0. The pitching staff hasn't allowed a run in 24 innings.

State is at Wake for the weekend series.

3/13/2013 11:26:38 PM

If offense a problem for the team so far this year? Doesn't look like we're racking up the runs in these early season games.

3/14/2013 8:10:13 AM

^ Offense was a concern at the start of the season and losing Turner hurts a lot. Ultimately State will live and die by the starting pitching this season.

3/14/2013 8:48:52 AM

Losing Trea hurt, but what really hurt was that we had to bring back Ratledge with a bum hand and he wasn't allowed to swing until the Quinnipiac game. We basically gave Clemson an out each time through the rotation.

The good news is it appears that Brett Austin has gotten into a hitting grove. He's now up to .300 for the season and leads the team in doubles.

3/14/2013 9:20:40 AM

We played Clemson Saturday without Trea and compiled 16 hits and only scored 4 runs. It's more than just Trea ... it has a lot to do with timely hitting.

The good thing is, I think anyone in the lineup, save Bergquist when playing, can get a hit. It's just a matter of getting those hits strung together.

Bullpen looks great so far this year. If we can get our Saturday and Sunday starters in a groove, we're going to be a tough team to face.

Need 2/3 from Wake this weekend.

3/14/2013 9:40:51 PM

Lost 13-4 to Wake.....team is slowly following basketball's lead on disappointment.

3/16/2013 8:38:00 PM

^

Can we blame the refs ?

3/16/2013 9:29:20 PM

Beat Wake 5-2 and took the series 2-1.

Record is now 16-5 (3-3) and currently tied with Clemson for 2nd in the Atlantic, so 3rd on the tiebreaker.

Next game is Tuesday at 6pm vs UNC Greensboro at the Doak.

3/18/2013 6:34:37 AM

Lost 8-5 in 11 innings. Jernigan was pulled in the first after loading the bases and walking in a run.

UNCG scored in the 11th off a passed ball and then a throwing error to 1st that resulted in 2 runs.

The lack of quality innings from our starters is starting to tax our bullpen.

3/19/2013 11:02:37 PM

Yeah I thought a rotation of Rodon, Ogburn, Jernigan was going to be pretty formidable. Each of them have had their struggles, some more than others. Bullpen's been taxed and the offense isn't strong enough to make up for it.

3/19/2013 11:29:57 PM

Typical NCSU hype coming up short.

Went from certain we'd host a super regional to just hoping we'll make it past the ACC tournament.

3/20/2013 4:36:47 AM

Swept by UVA

3/24/2013 2:46:54 PM

Certain we'd host a regional is a little strong. I thought we would be a top tier team, but I don't think there are many certainties in finishing top 8. UNC-CH this year is one of the few that was projected to be that good and actually is.

I don't know what happened to Ogburn. Jernigan's struggles were to be expected -- a great fall and a disappointing season is becoming his MO -- but Ogburn was supposed to be a solid #2.

There's a lot of season left and we haven't had a continuous streak with a completely healthy lineup yet. Hope we can get some consistency on the mound. We get that, we could start becoming the team writers and supporters thought we would be.

3/24/2013 5:18:05 PM

And FWIW, UVa is near about the hottest team in the country. Not trying to rationalize anything, but an inconsistent lineup with unpredictable pitching ran up against a buzzsaw ... these things happen sometimes.

3/24/2013 5:20:55 PM

This team is an even bigger bust than the basketball team. Rodon was a legit #1 overall contender and Turner a first rounder too. Our basketball team just had a ton fringe 1st/2nd rounders

This would be like missing the tournament with John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins

3/24/2013 5:35:13 PM

^Well to be fair, Trea has missed a bunch of games. Still so far more disappointing than bball was, if that is possible.



[Edited on March 24, 2013 at 8:45 PM. Reason : Maryland/VTech at home next two weekends. Better go 5-1 or better. ]

3/24/2013 8:42:10 PM

^^that analogy is terrible

3/24/2013 9:03:03 PM

Won at UNCW 10-6. Trea was finally back in the lineup as DH. He might be able to play 1st base this weekend.

Weekend schedule vs Maryland

6:30, 6:30, 1

3/28/2013 3:56:02 PM

In both games against Maryland, all of State's runs have been scored in the 1st inning.

Last night it was enough for a 3-2 win. Tonight, not so much. Lost 3-2.

3/30/2013 10:15:30 PM

Can't wait to be at te elon game

3/30/2013 10:36:46 PM

State was finally able to do something offensively outside of the 1st inning. Pack wins 9-4. Freshman Brad Stone got the win with 6 IP, the longest outing of his collegiate career.

Interesting stat from the weekend: If State scored in an inning, we scored at least 2 runs. If Maryland scored in an inning, they only scored 1 run.

State is now 19-10 (5-7 ACC).

State travels to Greenville to face ECU on Tuesday.

3/31/2013 6:50:53 PM

I've heard that Wilkins will start tonight, but haven't seen it confirmed.

4/2/2013 10:44:32 AM

I was planning to drive back to Greenville tonight for the game, but of course I have a ton of other shit to do...

4/2/2013 12:06:10 PM

Pack defeats ECU 6-1. Ryan Wilkins was dominant and threw 5 innings of no hit baseball. Easley entered in the 6th and then Sasser entered with the bases loaded with 1 out in the 8th. Carlos was the DH and went 2-3. Brett Williams had 3 RBI. State scored 3 in the 3rd and then 1 in the 7/8/9th.

State returns home tomorrow to face Elon. Hope to get some revenge.

4/2/2013 9:05:27 PM

State defeated Elon on Wednesday 8-6. DJ Thomas and Grant Sasser were great coming out of the pen, both in tough situations.

As with most ACC series the remainder of the season, the series with Virginia Tech is a crucial one. VT took 2 of 3 from Florida State last weekend and their one loss was 11-10. A series win over VT would be a boost to our RPI with VT at 9. We're currently 21st.

One post season prediction based off current resume has us the 2 seed playing at South Carolina.

Today's game is at 6:30 and will be on ESPN3.

4/5/2013 9:34:24 AM

I feel like we play South Carolina a lot.

But I guess that's what happens when a "regional" really means teams from the same region.

4/5/2013 4:10:45 PM

also tomorrows 1 PM game is on FSS

4/5/2013 4:18:03 PM

Won last night 8-7 in 14 innings. With 1 out, Grant Clyde got a hit and advanced to second on a fielding error. He then advanced to third on a balk before the first pitch to Ratledge. The second pitch got away from the catcher and Clyde slid home just as the catcher got to the ball. There wasn't a play at the plate.

Story and game highlights: http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/040613aaa.html

4/6/2013 7:56:38 AM

Caught the game on TV (1st time seeing them this year)...they looked awesome. Scored 7 in the 6th - started with no one on and 2 outs.

4/6/2013 4:40:39 PM

state rounding into form? at least unc and uva are in the other division...

4/6/2013 6:49:17 PM

^ I think Turner is just getting back from his injury. Think he's played the last few games. And the pitching is getting better.

Turner is huge for the team. He just gets things started from hitting to base running and D.

4/6/2013 7:40:46 PM

Turner and ratledge both were injured earlier this season. Swept a ranked vt today which is huge. Really starting to heat up

4/7/2013 5:46:44 PM

Another thing that is starting to come around for us is starting pitching. We've finally gotten some quality outings and they've gone deeper into games which has rested our bullpen. Stone had his longest outing of the year today and basically his best one too. Virginia Tech threw over to 1st 9+ times when Turner got on to start the 8th.

We're now 24-10 (8-7 ACC) and have ECU coming to Raleigh on Tuesday. Good news is we only have 1 midweek game each week here on out, so that should help our bullpen.

4/7/2013 11:09:08 PM