Bryan Pyrtle

North Carolina

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Senior Writer at Canes Country

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Resilient performance drives NC State baseball to big win at UNC

4 days ago | 247sports.com | Bryan Pyrtle

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- No. 16 NC State baseball put its resilience on full display in a win at No. 4 UNC Friday night. The Wolfpack seized a 4-0 lead through six innings before the Tar Heels clawed back to tie the game at 5-5 entering the ninth. Rather than fold under the pressure of a Heels comeback in Chapel Hill, the red and white responded with three runs in the top of the ninth to retake the lead, then Andrew Shaffner slammed the door with his seventh save of the season.
NC State baseball outlasts UNC in 8-5 victory

5 days ago | 247sports.com | Bryan Pyrtle

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- No. 16 NC State baseball returned to the win column with a 8-5 win at No. 4 North Carolina Friday night. The Wolfpack (32-16, 16-9 ACC) bounced back thanks to its offense seizing scoring chances and staved off a Heels (37-11, 16-10 ACC) comeback to even the top 2o series. Never a dull momentThe red and white took a 4-0 lead into the seventh inning stretch but a Heels rally made things interesting late.
NC State baseball drops series opener at UNC, 8-1

6 days ago | 247sports.com | Bryan Pyrtle

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- No. 16 NC State baseball fell 8-1 in its series opener at No. 4 North Carolina Thursday night. The Wolfpack (31-16, 15-9 ACC) allowed eight unanswered runs by the Tar Heels (37-10, 16-9 ACC), falling to keep pace after taking a 1-0 lead. A mix of defensive mistakes and bad BABIP luck saw Ryan Marohn allow seven runs -- five of them earned -- in 6.1 innings while Jake Knapp stifled State's bats in 8.1 innings of one-run ball, at one point retiring 18 straight batters.
NC State baseball slips to high No. 2 seed in latest NCAA Tournament projections

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Bryan Pyrtle

RALEIGH, N.C. -- No. 16 NC State baseball sits on the cusp on the regional host conversation entering the final two weeks of the regular season. D1Baseball and Baseball America both project the Wolfpack as a high-end No. 2 seed in the latest NCAA Tournament projections. D1B placed the Pack down in Conway with No. 11 national seed Coastal Carolina Tuesday, followed by BA slating State in Morgantown against No. 14 national seed West Virginia Wednesday.
NC State baseball bounces back with 14-4 win at UNCW

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Bryan Pyrtle

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- No. 16 NC State baseball snapped a three-game losing skid Tuesday, throttling UNC-Wilmington 14-4. The Wolfpack (31-15, 15-8 ACC) seized control early against the Seahawks (26-22, 13-9 CAA) scoring nine unanswered runs after going down 3-0 in the first. Shane Van Dam rebounded on the mound in the second, setting the table for a great relief outing by Carson Kelly and the Pack bullpen.
NC State RHP Shane Van Dam to make 2025 debut at UNCW

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Bryan Pyrtle

RALEIGH, N.C. -- No. 16 NC State baseball announced Shane Van Dam as its projected starter for Tuesday's game at UNC-Wilmington. The right-hander prepares to make his season debut after his injury-shortened 2024 campaign. Van Dam takes the mound for the first time in 368 days after a UCL injury ended his first season with the Pack. Van Dam posted a 4.58 ERA in 37.1 innings in 2024, playing a prominent role in the Wolfpack's pitching staff for most of the season.
No. 13 NC State baseball goes 0-2 in shortened series at Miami

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Bryan Pyrtle

MIAMI -- No. 13 NC State baseball went 0-2 in its abbreviated road series at Miami. The Wolfpack (30-15, 15-8 ACC) dropped each of the first two games and trailed 2-0 in the third inning of game three before a weather delay turned the series finale into a no contest. In a battle between two of the hottest teams in the country entering the weekend, the Canes (29-18, 14-9 ACC) got the upper hand on the Pack. Situational hitting vexed State's offense throughout the weekend.
No. 13 NC State baseball drops series at Miami with 10-3 loss

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Bryan Pyrtle

MIAMI -- No. 13 NC State baseball suffered its second ACC series loss of the season by falling 10-3 at Miami Saturday night. The Wolfpack (30-15, 15-8 ACC) struggled to produce much of anything against AJ Ciscar while Canes (29-18, 14-9 ACC) piled up runs with a parade of extra-base hits. The resulting game two loss handed the Pack its first series loss since March 28-30 at Duke. Death by BABIPMiami pelted Heath Andrews with a barrage of soft-contact hits.
No. 13 NC State baseball falls short at Miami, 6-4

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Bryan Pyrtle

RALEIGH, N.C. -- NC State baseball saw its seven-game ACC win streak snapped by Miami Friday night, losing 6-4. Daniel Cuvet rocked the Wolfpack (30-14, 15-7 ACC) early with a two-run home run in each of his first two at-bats, setting the tone for the evening. The red and white pulled even in the fourth but the Hurricanes (28-18, 13-9 ACC) notched a pair of runs down the stretch to take the series opener.
NC State baseball projected as regional host by D1Baseball, Baseball America

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Bryan Pyrtle

RALEIGH, N.C. -- No. 13 NC State baseball looks primed to host back to back Raleigh Regionals for the first time since 2012-13. Both D1Baseball and Baseball America projected the Wolfpack to host a regional in the NCAA Tournament. D1Baseball slated the Wolfpack as the No. 13 national seed while Baseball America penciled it in as the No. 16 seed. These projections come after State swept then-No. 2 Clemson at Doak Field in its most recent series.