The offense wasn’t quite what it was in the season opener - expecting that would be a bit much - but it was plenty enough as NC State staved off a late Evansville rally to win the game, 6-4.
Matt Willadsen worked through some wildness (4 BB, 2 WP) to toss 4.2 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit while striking out six Purple Aces batters. Canaan Silver followed him up with 3.0 innings of relief in earning the win, finishing off the 5th inning for Willadsen and working scoreless frames in the 6th and the 7th. Silver surrendered a two-run homer in the 8th inning, retired another hitter, then handed the ball off to Logan Whitaker to finish off the game.