Friday, April 11
Raleigh, NC
6 p.m.
NC State
vs
Louisville
No. 14 Louisville Visits The Doak to Take on NC State
4/10/2025 4:25:00 PM | Baseball
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State Baseball will square off with their first-ranked opponent of the year when No. 14 Louisville comes to Raleigh for an ACC weekend series beginning on Friday, April 11th at 6 p.m. All three games will be broadcast on ACCNX and heard on WKNC 88.1 FM and the Varsity Network App.
Friday's game will be Military Appreciation Night, Saturday is AG Day, and the first 500 fans will receive the third set of this year's Pack9 Baseball trading cards. On Sunday, it is Kids Day, where kids run the bases post-game.
Winners of four of their last five, NC State (22-11, 7-5) will look to win its fourth ACC series of the season. The Wolfpack is coming off a 4-1 midweek victory over East Carolina and taking two out of three from Virginia last weekend.
Louisville (24-7, 8-4) comes to Raleigh fourth in the ACC. The Cardinals have a 21-7 advantage in the all-time series and have won four straight over the Wolfpack. The Cardinals came to Raleigh in 2008 in the first meeting between the two schools, where Louisville won 3-1. This season, Louisville is 2-3 on the road.
PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERS:
Friday: LHP Dominic Fritton (NCSU) vs. RHP Patrick Forbes (UL)
Saturday: RHP Heath Andrews (NCSU) vs. LHP Ethan Eberle (UL)
Sunday: LHP Ryan Marohn (NCSU) vs. RHP Peter Michael (UL)
Dominic Frinton, the conference leader in innings pitched, will look to add to his total when he makes his ninth start of the season Friday. His 2.85 ERA is 10th in the league, and he ranks fourth in strikeouts with 62.
Brayden Fraasman and Josh Hogue enter the weekend on seven-game hitting streaks, the longest by an NC State player this year. Hogue hit his team-leading seventh home run of the season against the Pirates on Tuesday. He leads the team in SLG% (.602), doubles (13), and total bases (71).
The Wolfpack bullpen is starting to establish itself again. Freshman Anderson Nance picked up his fifth win of the season after tossing five innings of no-run baseball on Tuesday against ECU, retiring 13 straight batters at one point. He is second on the team in ERA (3.37) and has thrown 34.2, the most of a bullpen arm.
Jacob Dudan has also been a key piece to the pen; the 2024 Freshman All-American has two saves on the season and has come on in 12 games in relief. Over his last six outings, Dudan has not allowed a run and just given up three hits with 10 strikeouts. NC State is 19-1 when leading after the sixth inning.
Freshman Ty Head continues to be one of the most patient hitters in the country. His 37 walks on the season are second in the ACC and fourth in the nation overall, but the most by a freshman. He is 10 walks away from cracking the top 10 in program history.
Junior Matt Heavner added his 12th sacrifice bunt against ECU, which leads the nation. It is the most sacrifice bunts since J.T. Jarrett had 20 in 2018.
NC State is 16-5 this season in the friendly confines of Doak Field. When the Wolfpack limits the opposing hitters, it usually results in wins. NC State is 13-0 when their opponents score two runs or less compared to 8-7 when opponents score 3-9 runs. When NC State gives up 10 or more runs, they are just 1-4.
Friday's game will be Military Appreciation Night, Saturday is AG Day, and the first 500 fans will receive the third set of this year's Pack9 Baseball trading cards. On Sunday, it is Kids Day, where kids run the bases post-game.
Winners of four of their last five, NC State (22-11, 7-5) will look to win its fourth ACC series of the season. The Wolfpack is coming off a 4-1 midweek victory over East Carolina and taking two out of three from Virginia last weekend.
Louisville (24-7, 8-4) comes to Raleigh fourth in the ACC. The Cardinals have a 21-7 advantage in the all-time series and have won four straight over the Wolfpack. The Cardinals came to Raleigh in 2008 in the first meeting between the two schools, where Louisville won 3-1. This season, Louisville is 2-3 on the road.
PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERS:
Friday: LHP Dominic Fritton (NCSU) vs. RHP Patrick Forbes (UL)
Saturday: RHP Heath Andrews (NCSU) vs. LHP Ethan Eberle (UL)
Sunday: LHP Ryan Marohn (NCSU) vs. RHP Peter Michael (UL)
Dominic Frinton, the conference leader in innings pitched, will look to add to his total when he makes his ninth start of the season Friday. His 2.85 ERA is 10th in the league, and he ranks fourth in strikeouts with 62.
Brayden Fraasman and Josh Hogue enter the weekend on seven-game hitting streaks, the longest by an NC State player this year. Hogue hit his team-leading seventh home run of the season against the Pirates on Tuesday. He leads the team in SLG% (.602), doubles (13), and total bases (71).
The Wolfpack bullpen is starting to establish itself again. Freshman Anderson Nance picked up his fifth win of the season after tossing five innings of no-run baseball on Tuesday against ECU, retiring 13 straight batters at one point. He is second on the team in ERA (3.37) and has thrown 34.2, the most of a bullpen arm.
Jacob Dudan has also been a key piece to the pen; the 2024 Freshman All-American has two saves on the season and has come on in 12 games in relief. Over his last six outings, Dudan has not allowed a run and just given up three hits with 10 strikeouts. NC State is 19-1 when leading after the sixth inning.
Freshman Ty Head continues to be one of the most patient hitters in the country. His 37 walks on the season are second in the ACC and fourth in the nation overall, but the most by a freshman. He is 10 walks away from cracking the top 10 in program history.
Junior Matt Heavner added his 12th sacrifice bunt against ECU, which leads the nation. It is the most sacrifice bunts since J.T. Jarrett had 20 in 2018.
NC State is 16-5 this season in the friendly confines of Doak Field. When the Wolfpack limits the opposing hitters, it usually results in wins. NC State is 13-0 when their opponents score two runs or less compared to 8-7 when opponents score 3-9 runs. When NC State gives up 10 or more runs, they are just 1-4.
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