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NC State knocks out Army, now needs to beat Auburn twice

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N.C. State beat Army at its own game to pay back the Black Knights and stay alive in the NCAA tournament.

The Wolfpack manufactured some runs early, without getting hit until the sixth inning, and used Army’s mistakes against them in a 11-1 win.

The top-seeded Wolfpack (42-17) will face No. 2 seed Auburn at 7 p.m. on Sunday night. N.C. State needs to beat the Tigers twice to win the Raleigh Regional.

N.C. State lost 5-1 to No. 4 seed Army (37-24) on Friday night in a game where the Black Knights scrapped together runs and minimized mistakes.