Miami (FL) at North Carolina State
RALEIGH, N.C. (Interstat) — Max Galvin hit a grand slam in the seventh inning to rally Miami past North Carolina State 12-9 on Friday in the first game of a doubleheader at Doak Field.
The Hurricanes improved to 33-13 overall, while the Wolfpack dropped to 29-17 in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup.
Miami jumped out early, scoring two runs in the first inning on an RBI single by West and a sacrifice fly by Alvarez. The Hurricanes added four more in the second on a run-scoring single by Williams and a three-run homer by Sosa to lead 6-0.
North Carolina State answered with an eight-run fourth inning, sending 12 batters to the plate. Fraasman singled in the first run, and Wiggins added an RBI single. Johnson singled through the left side to plate another run, Nixon walked with the bases loaded, and McHugh was hit by a pitch to force in a run. Head was also hit by a pitch to bring home a run, and Johnson then singled for two more runs, taking advantage of a fielding error by Galvin in left field. The Wolfpack took an 8-6 lead.
McHugh doubled in the fifth inning to score Serrano and extend the NC State advantage to 9-6.
Miami reclaimed the lead in the top of the seventh. Alvarez singled, Sheahan singled, and after a strikeout, Peralta laid down a bunt single to load the bases. Ogden walked to force in Alvarez, cutting the deficit to 9-7. Galvin then launched a deep center-field home run, clearing the bases and giving Miami an 11-9 lead. The grand slam was Galvin’s fourth hit of the game; he finished 2 for 5 with four RBIs.
Williams added an RBI single in the ninth inning for the final margin. Williams went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and three stolen bases. Ogden finished 3 for 5 with an RBI, and Sosa was 2 for 5 with a homer and three RBIs.
Miami used six pitchers. Glidewell threw two scoreless innings with four strikeouts, allowing no hits. Dorn and Lofgren each tossed a scoreless inning. Santos-Olson recorded 1 2/3 innings with four strikeouts but surrendered one earned run. The Hurricanes’ bullpen held NC State to one run over the final five innings.
For NC State, McHugh went 2 for 3 with two RBIs. The Wolfpack had 10 hits but left nine runners on base.
The win snapped a two-game slide for Miami, which had lost its previous two games at Stanford and at home to California. The Hurricanes entered Friday having won four of their last five.
North Carolina State was coming off a 12-2 win over East Carolina on Tuesday but had lost three of its previous four games, including a series defeat at Virginia Tech.
The game was the first of a three-game weekend series. The teams were scheduled to play again Saturday.
Interstat’s ELO system gave North Carolina State a 56.00 percent probability to win the game.