The NC State baseball team dominated Louisville 10-3 to win the series on Sunday afternoon in Louisville, Kentucky. 

This is the eighth consecutive ACC series win for the Wolfpack (25-6, 11-4), dating back to April 2017 when NC State got swept by Boston College. Since, the Pack has won 11 total series in a row, including the eight ACC series wins. The Cardinals (20-11, 6-9) have lost four series in a row. 

Junior left fielder Brett Kinneman was the star, again, for the Wolfpack. Kinneman blasted his ACC-leading 13th home run of the year, a three-run blast, and added an RBI groundout to bring his RBI total to 44, which also leads the ACC.

Sophomore Michael Bienlien got the start on the mound and threw 3.2 solid innings. He tied his career high with six strikeouts and only allowed one run.

Redshirt junior Nolan Clenney (3-0) relieved Bienlien and was spectacular in 3.1 innings. He didn’t allow a run and struck out seven and only allowed one baserunner to reach, via walk.

Freshman Nick Swiney tossed the final two innings and gave up two runs. He also struck out two hitters.

Outside of Kinneman, the Wolfpack offense got a lot of help from the Cardinals. Louisville walked nine Pack batters, including senior second baseman Stephen Pitarra, freshman designated hitter Terrell Tatum and sophomore shortstop Will Wilson twice each, and also committed three errors. Five of the Wolfpack’s 10 runs were unearned and the Pack only totaled six hits. Pitarra and Kinneman scored three runs each.

NC State will at least maintain its lead in the Atlantic Division and in the ACC halfway through the ACC season, depending on other results from around the league that have yet to finish. The Pack will likely continue to rise in national polls that come out Monday, after coming into the weekend as a consensus top-eight team in the country.

The Wolfpack returns to action Wednesday with a trip to face the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks at Brooks Field. First pitch is at 6 p.m.