Over the last four games, N.C. State has committed 16 errors and dropped three out of their last four games. Wednesday night seemed to include much of the same as the Wolfpack fell to the Elon Phoenix, losing 13-9 and after four different players committed four separate errors throughout the game.

After an apparently blown call on a fair ball call down the third base line drove in two for Elon, Coach Elliott Avent came out to discuss the play with the home plate umpire.

“I let him know that there was a fair ball call that everyone in the park saw was clearly foul, almost in slow motion,” Avent said. “I stepped away because I didn’t want to leave my team and have to go to the press box.”

The win puts Elon’s record against the ACC at 6-0 with two wins over Clemson and Wake Forest and a defeat of UNC-Chapel Hill earlier in the season.

The loss drops the Pack to 26-17 overall and continues a losing streak that has now reached four, the longest such streak of the season for State.

The game was by no means perfect for either team, with both teams combining to use 15 pitchers and score 22 runs.

“I’m awfully proud of the players to keep playing and keep fighting,” Avent said. “It’s so hard to keep fighting back from behind.”

Freshman shortstop Matt Bergquist and senior second baseman Dallas Poulk both had good nights. Bergquist went 4-5 from the plate and scored three runs and drove in two on the night, while Poulk went 2-5 with an RBI and a run scored.

“It feels good to get a few hits tonight,” Bergquist said. “I’ve been in a slump here lately, and while it’s never good to lose, I feel more confident going into the weekend.”

Bergquist had one of his best hitting nights of the season, which bodes well for the Pack going into the final stretch of the season.

Poulk also felt happy with his night, as he extended his hitting streak to 14 games from the leadoff position tonight following the loss.

“I’ve felt good at the plate and have been seeing the ball lately,” Poulk said. “The team has been hitting well lately, but we have to put it together on the other side of the ball.”

State now looks ahead to a weekend series against the No. 6 ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

“We have a great team coming in here, obviously one of the best teams in the country,” Avent said. “We’re going to have to put it all together to beat them.”