NC State baseball sweeps Georgia Tech to move into first in division

statebaseballNo. 16 Georgia Tech took a 7-6 lead to the ninth inning, but No. 17 NC State rallied with a pair of runs to steal Sunday’s game, 8-7, at Russ Chandler Stadium. Grant Clyde hit a grand slam home run for the Wolfpack while Brett Williams had four hits including a key RBI and run in the ninth inning.

Trea Turner contributed a 3-for-4 effort with two runs and a walk.

It’s the first late-inning loss of the year for Tech, which was 24-0 when taking a lead to the ninth inning. The Jackets slipped to 27-13 overall and 11-10 in the ACC, while the Wolfpack improved to 32-10, 14-7 with the weekend sweep.

The Pack is now a game ahead of Florida State in the Atlantic Division of the ACC while rival North Carolina, the No. 1 team in the country, is tops in the Coastal Division with a 16-2 conference mark.

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