• To begin the rain delayed playoff game, NC State starting pitcher Johnny Piedmonte struggled to find the plate, with four walks and four earned runs in 3 2/3 innings.
• Brett Kinneman put NC State in front with a two-run moon shot home run to right field in the second inning.
• NC State held a 5-4 lead into the seventh when Kentucky put up 3 runs in the seventh and the ninth on only 2 hits.
• Kentucky got a clutch relief job from the SEC pitcher of the year and game winner Sean Hjelle.