Pitching with some semblance of command is very important, and Saturday’s game between NC State and Boston College was another case in point. State’s pitchers were all over the place, while BC starter Jacob Stevens lived around the strike zone and led the Eagles to an 8-3 victory.
NC State starter Sean Adler did not make it out of the first inning, surrendering four runs on four hits and one walk. He managed only 22 pitches before being replaced by Johnny Piedmonte, who did his job by keeping BC off the scoreboard for the next four innings, but wore down at the end of his relief effort.