The Wolfpack bats that were silent last night, woke up this afternoon.
NC State beat Northeastern 9-3 to live to fight another day.
Senior pitcher Brian Brown pitched a complete game (131 pitches) to save the bullpen for the tomorrow’s possible doubleheader. He gave up 3 earned runs, and struck out 8. It was his 61st career start, marking a new school record, passing Terry Harvey.
Freshman catcher Patrick Bailey led the way offensively, hitting two home runs, and knocking in 5 RBI’s.
First baseman Evan Edward knocked in three more runs with an RBI triple.