The State baseball team ended a three game series against Quinnipiac today with a 17-7 victory. The Wolfpack offense was explosive early and explosive late, scoring seven runs in the first three innings and scoring five in the eighth alone.
The Wolfpack swept the weekend series three games to none, winning each game by at least a 10-run margin. This margin of victory has happened in five of the team’s 10 wins. Meanwhile, Quinnipiac only scored 16 runs in the entire three-day series.
Second baseman Dallas Poulk scored five of those 17 runs with three hits, three rbi and two walks. Dallas Poulk is now batting .512 for the season and is one of two N.C. State players batting .500 or over.
Dallas Poulk and center fielder Kyle Wilson have each scored 22 runs with six of their teammates scoring 10 or more times. Right-fielder Drew Poulk drove in four runs on his three hits in Sunday’s game.
The team also received significant contributions Sunday from Russell Wilson, who had three runs and two gigantic hits. The first was a triple in the second inning and the second was an inside home run in the eighth.
Russell said he tried to capitalize on every opportunity in order to help the team and he always tries to bring energy to the game, but that it is important to also be calm.
Senior Dallas Poulk echoed his statements, saying he continually tries to put his team in a position to win.
“I try to take a simple approach,” Poulk said. “Each time I’m at bat it seems I have a job to do and I really try to focus on that job.”
The Wolfpack’s record now rests at 10-1 and the team remains undefeated at home. The team will put that record on the line Tuesday against North Carolina A&T at Doak Field. From Friday, March 12, through Tuesday, March 23, the team will be on the road playing nine road games over the course of 11 days.
The road trip begins with a three-game series against Clemson and ends with a game at Campbell. This road trip will challenge the team, but head coach Elliott Avent said he believes the team’s motivation will help them through it.
“When playing good, players don’t care where they play, there is no question about that,” Avent said. “Being on the road builds camaraderie, so we are excited about that.”