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After letting the series at Florida State slip through their fingers on Sunday, the Wolfpack bounced back Tuesday afternoon to take care of NC A&T, 5-3. LuJames Groover III and Josh Hood both homered, with Hood’s three-run shot providing the decisive runs for NC State.
Groover’s solo shot came on the second pitch of the bottom of the first.
.@groover_gino tees off!
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) March 22, 2022
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Garrett Payne got the start on the mound and pitched well through four innings, and had a little help from his friends.
Someone call the cops, @willmarcy_ just robbed a home run in right field
— #Pack9 ⚾️ (@NCStateBaseball) March 22, 2022
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The Aggies began hitting him harder in the fifth, though. NC A&T pushed one across in that frame, and put a couple more on via walks in the sixth, which put an end to Payne’s day. Canaan Silver came in in relief and allowed a two-out, two-run double, then worked around a fielding error to get out of the frame with no additional damage done.
Silver kept A&T off the board in the final three innings, striking out four in the process, to earn the save.
State improved to 12-8 with the win and has yet another challenging weekend series straight ahead with Georgia Tech coming to town. Getting two out of three would sure be helpful.