And in other good news from the diamond, softball takes its first ACC series of the season.
NC State finished up an unbeaten weekend in the Irish Classic with a 5-2 win over Bucknell Sunday. Chance Shepard took a day off from homering Saturday, ending his consecutive games with a homer streak at six, but beat #21 Alabama with a sacrifice fly. Shepard was back at it against the Bison, putting the Pack up 2-0 in the first with his seventh goner in eight games. The Pack have won seven straight and eight of nine.
Chance Shepard's younger brother Shane joined him with two hits in the game; led by Preston Palmeiro's 3-for-4 day, State banged out 13 hits.