Pack Falls 1-0 to No. 8 Florida State

Friday, April 3

Raleigh, N.C.

6:30 PM

NC State

18-11, 0

Florida State

25-7, 0

Florida State

NC State

4/3/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

April 3, 2015

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Top Performers:
Logan Ratledge (1-for-4, 2B), Brian Brown (7+ IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
FSU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1
NC STATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

Brian Brown worked a career-long seven innings, but a seemingly harmless pop-up to shallow right center proved the difference, as No. 8 Florida State edged the Pack 1-0 on Friday at Doak Field at Dail Park.

Over the last three outings, Wolfpack (18-11, 6-7 ACC) starting pitching brandishes a 1.40 ERA through 19 1/3 innings, allowing just three earned with 24 strikeouts. Brown (3-2) became the second starter in a row saddled with a tough-luck loss, going seven-plus with one run allowed on five hits with six punchouts. Curt Britt worked the last two frames, holding the Seminoles (25-7, 11-3) scoreless on two hits with one strikeout.

Logan Ratledge extended his team-leading hitting streak to 12 games, finishing 1-for-4 with a double. Joe Dunand doubled in a 1-for-3 effort. Andrew Knizner and Jake Armstrong provided the Pack's other two hits. Knizner threw out a pair of runners on the basepaths, improving to 9-for-18 on gunning down attempted basestealers this season.

The play of the game came with a runner at first and two away in the top first. A pop to shallow right found a landing strip between three converging fielders. The throw home was on the money but a touch late, allowing the Noles to score the game's only run.

NC State returns to action on Saturday for the series finale at 2 PM, streaming on ESPN3. Radio duties will be handled by 88.1 WKNC. Fans can also follow along with live stats from GoPack.com, or Twitter updates via @NCStateBaseball.