After dropping the first game in four straight ACC series, NC State finally got off on the good foot Friday night behind Johnny Piedmonte and Joe O’Donnell; the two combined to hold a potent Virginia Tech offense to five hits and a pair of runs. Joe Dunand stayed blisteringly hot with his league-leading 16th home run in the 5-2 win at the Doak at Dail.
Two of those Hokies hits came in the first, with a Tom Stoffel double putting runners on second and third with one out. Piedmonte, making his first Friday night start of the season, limited the damage to a run.