The No. 17 N.C. State (24-10, 11-7 ACC) baseball team defeated Clemson (20-17, 9-9 ACC) on the road Sunday, taking a three-game series from the Tigers.

Game One

Clemson stole the first game of the series from the Wolfpack , winning 7-6 in a 12-inning battle.

The Tigers came out of the gates with a roaring start at the plate, taking a 4-0 lead after three innings.

However, the Pack would not go down quietly.

Freshman Trea Turner led the sixth inning off for State with a single to center field. Freshman Brett Austin followed up with a walk. After a hit-by-pitch, the bases became loaded for junior Danny Canela .

Canela came through for the Wolfpack , knocking a two RBI double to right field to cut the Tigers’ lead in half. Junior Tarran Senay continued to do work at the plate, hitting a pinch-hit sacrifice fly to drive in junior Chris Diaz, bringing the Pack within a run, 4-3.

In the bottom half of the inning, Clemson was able to tack on another run, but State continued to swing the bat well into the seventh inning.

Following a hit-by-pitch and a walk, Turner laid down a bunt single that resulted in a throwing error. Junior Matt Bergquist was hit home and senior Andrew Ciencin was hit to third to once again cut Clemson’s lead to one. Turner then stole second base to put both runners in scoring position.

Austin came through with a sacrifice fly to bring in Ciencin and tie the game 5-5. Turner then took third base with another steal, tying the ACC single-game record for steals.

“It’s pretty cool to have those [records], but it’s more about the wins,” Turner said.

Diaz closed the offensive production out for the Pack, lining out to center field to bring Turner home and give State a 6-5 lead.

Clemson would return in the eighth inning with another run to knot things up at six, sending the game into extra innings. The Pack was unable to perform offensively from that point on, as the Tigers took the game in walk-off fashion in the twelfth, 7-6.

Game Two

The Pack bounced back from the loss Saturday afternoon, taking the game by a 3-1 count.

There was much less of an offensive turnout for both teams as the pitching pair dueled on the mound.

Wolfpack freshman pitcher Carlos Rodon went eight innings, allowing only one run on three hits, along with eight strikeouts, and improved his record to 6-0 in his stellar freshman campaign.

“I just felt like I had to go out there throwing strikes and let my defense make the plays,” Rodon said. “[Yesterday’s loss] made me more determined to come out and dominate the game.”

Clemson pitcher Dominic Leone had an impressive performance as well. Leone went 7.1 innings, allowing only three runs and striking out seven.

Falling behind 1-0, the Pack tacked on its first runs of the game in the seventh inning. Redshirt senior Ryan Mathews got on base for State with a double to left center. After a strikeout, Ciencin hit an infield single to third base with no advance from Mathews.

Both runners were put into scoring position on a groundout. Turner came through for the Wolfpack with a two-out double to right center field, bringing in two runs to give State a 2-1 lead.

Senay increased the lead to 3-1 with an RBI double in the eighth inning, bringing home Canela. The score would be the eventual final, giving the Pack its first win of the series.

Game Three

N.C. State took the series from Clemson Sunday afternoon with a 6-3 win that saw little trouble for the team.

State jumped out to take the 1-0 lead in the first inning on a sacrifice bunt from Mathews to bring home Diaz from third base. The lead increased to 2-0 when Canela drove in Turner on a groundout.

The Tigers came back to tie things up 2-2, but the Red Terrors attacked again in the fifth. Canela hit a ground rule double to bring in the first run of the inning. Mathews followed up with another double to center field to bring in two more runs. Austin closed out the inning with a sacrifice fly to bring Mathews home and give State a 6-2 lead.

Clemson was able to put up another run in the seventh, but the damage had been done by State as they took the 6-3 victory.

The win also gave State a two-game lead over the Tigers in the ACC Atlantic Division.

“The guys played really well all weekend,” head coach Elliot Avent said. “This is a tough place to play and it always has been. It’s kind of been a bit of a nemesis for us in years past. But these guys came down here and played extremely well.”