Notre Dame baseball held a 4-1 lead after the fifth inning on Saturday, but No. 22 NC State came roaring back in the later innings and pulled off a 7-6 comeback victory at home in Raleigh, NC.
Heading into the ninth inning, the score was tied at 4 apiece. The Irish broke that tie when grad student David Glancy drilled a two-run homer to left field in the top of the ninth. Glancy also hit singles in the third and fifth inning, respectively, and finished with four RBI.
However, NC State (18-7, 8-4 ACC) responded in the bottom of the ninth with a three-run walk-off homer from grad student Garrett Pennington to sweep the three-game series. The pitch came from junior right-handed pitcher Ricky Reeth, who threw 44 strikeouts and allowed four runs and five hits in 3.2 innings pitched.
Pennington also hit a homer off of Irish sophomore infielder/right-handed pitcher Rory Fox in the fifth inning. Fox received the start and also threw 44 strikeouts while giving up three runs and six hits in five innings pitched.
In addition to Glancy, senior infielder Connor Hincks and junior infielder Jack Penney each also finished with an RBI.
Notre Dame (14-12, 2-10 ACC) returns to South Bend for a matchup against Michigan State (10-14, 1-3 Big Ten) on Tuesday. The game is slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. EST.
FINAL BOX SCORE (from live stats feed)
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Heading into the ninth inning, the score was tied at 4 apiece. The Irish broke that tie when grad student David Glancy drilled a two-run homer to left field in the top of the ninth. Glancy also hit singles in the third and fifth inning, respectively, and finished with four RBI.
However, NC State (18-7, 8-4 ACC) responded in the bottom of the ninth with a three-run walk-off homer from grad student Garrett Pennington to sweep the three-game series. The pitch came from junior right-handed pitcher Ricky Reeth, who threw 44 strikeouts and allowed four runs and five hits in 3.2 innings pitched.
Pennington also hit a homer off of Irish sophomore infielder/right-handed pitcher Rory Fox in the fifth inning. Fox received the start and also threw 44 strikeouts while giving up three runs and six hits in five innings pitched.
In addition to Glancy, senior infielder Connor Hincks and junior infielder Jack Penney each also finished with an RBI.
Notre Dame (14-12, 2-10 ACC) returns to South Bend for a matchup against Michigan State (10-14, 1-3 Big Ten) on Tuesday. The game is slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. EST.
FINAL BOX SCORE (from live stats feed)
Highlights from X/Twitter:
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