RALEIGH, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team was defeated 9-6 by the NC State Wolfpack in a non-conference midweek game on Tuesday night at Doak Field at Dail Park.

The Spartans got on the board with five runs on four hits and help from an error during the second inning. Luke Holland got the rally started with a one-out triple to center. Luke Jenkins then singled to left to score Holland from third. After Jose Perez was hit by a pitch, Tyler Steele launched a no-doubt three-run home run out to left to make it 4-0. UNCG kept it going in the second with Jeremy Wolf doubling to left before stealing third and scoring on a throwing error down to third.

NC State answered with three runs in the bottom half of the second inning thanks to a home run out to left by Brayden Fraasman.

The Wolfpack then tied it in the third, 5-5, with a pair of runs scoring on an RBI single hit to right by Ty Head.

Josh Hogue gave NC State its first lead of the night when he singled through the right side, allowing Luke Nixon to score from second and make it 6-5 Wolfpack.

NC State scored the tying run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Head drove in Hogue when he grounded out to second.

The Wolfpack extended their lead to 7-5 during the bottom of the seventh inning when Head grounded out to second, which allowed Hogue to score from third.

The Spartans answered to cut the gap back to one, 7-6, when Jenkins hit a grounder to the right side, allowing Parker Wight to score from third.

The Wolfpack tacked on two insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth to secure the eventual 9-6 victory. Hogue singled up the middle to score Drew Lanphere before Justin DeCriscio laid down a sacrifice bunt for a successful squeeze play that scored Nixon.

NOTES:

• Steele led the Spartans with three RBI thanks to his second home run of the season, a three-run blast in the second inning.
• Jenkins finished the game with two RBI.
• Wight led UNCG with two hits.
• Perez drew a pair of walks and was hit by a pitch.
• Six different Spartans all scored a run.
• Jake Colucci, Rob Ready, Danny Thompson Jr. and Mayson Dear all made appearances on the mound for UNCG.
• UNCG turned the game's only double play.
• The Spartans finished with more stolen bases by a 4-2 margin.

PITCHING RECORDS:
Jaxon Lucas: W, 1-0
Rob Ready: L, 1-3
Andrew Shaffner: Save, 3

RECORDS:
UNCG: 12-16, 2-1 SoCon
NCSU: 19-10, 5-4 ACC

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The Spartans will travel to Johnson City, Tennessee, to resume action in the SoCon against the East Tennessee State Buccaneers. First pitches for Friday, Saturday and Sunday are slated for 6:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m., respectively.