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Bienlien, O’Donnell handcuff Blue Hens

Michael Bienlien and Joe O’Donnell combined on a four-hit shutout to lead NC State to its seventh straight win, a comfortable 7-0 final over visiting Delaware. The seven-game spurt has put a once-floundering Pack back in the conversation for the NCAA tournament; the team’s RPI is 45th as of this posting.

Bienlien worked the first 5.1 innings and surrendered just a pair of hits while fanning four. O’Donnell worked through a bit more trouble, allowing two hits and two walks in his 3.2-inning save, but he struck out six, including two in a row on 3-2 counts to escape a bases-loaded jam in the eighth.