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Baseball Preview: UNCW visits #16 NC State


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WILMINGTON, North Carolina – UNCW hits the road for its first test away from Brooks Field on Wednesday when the Seahawks visit nationally-ranked NC State for a 3 p.m. start at Doak Field.

The Seahawks own a 6-0 mark in the early going after sweeping the Hughes Bros. Challenge last weekend with wins against South Dakota State, Eastern Kentucky and longtime rival, VCU. UNCW also ran its streak of scoring in double digits to six with the sweep and enters Wednesday with 73 runs to its credit.

The Wolfpack, meanwhile, rallied past UNCG, 8-4, with six runs in the bottom of the eighth on Tuesday at Doak Field. NCSY improved to 6-2 with the non-conference win and 4-1 at home. The Wolfpack is hitting .306 as a team and the pitching staff has compiled a 5.00 earned run average.

Sophomore infielder Brian Mims was named Colonial Athletic Association Player-of-the-Week after hitting .700 and compiling a 1.300 slugging percentage. Mims collected three doubles and belted his first career home run during the weekend. Against South Dakota State, he doubled twice and homered while driving in a career-high six runs. He finished with the weekend with 10 RBI's after knocking in three against VCU.

The Seahawks return to Brooks Field this weekend when they host Penn State in a three-game series that begins on Saturday. First-pitch is set for 2 p.m.

5 things to know
  1. UNCW ranks second in the nation in scoring (13.2 runs per game) and is sixth with a .356 batting average
  2. UNCW has opened at 6-0 for the second straight season and the program record for consecutive wins to open a season is nine, set in 2009
  3. Red-shirt sophomore Clay Lockamon will be making his first collegiate start … He made nine relief appearances in 2015
  4. The Wolfpack and Seahawks did not play last season, with both games being canceled due to inclement weather
  5. NCSU's leading hitter is Brock Deatherage (.360) who is the older brother of UNCW rookie Blake Deatherage.

Players to watch
NC State – Preston Palmeiro, son of former MLB All-Star Rafael, has gotten out of the gates quickly, hitting .343 with two doubles and a pair of home runs. On the mound, reliever Will Gilbert stands at 2-0 with 13 strikeouts in eight innings over three games.
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Players Mentioned

Clay Lockamon

#14 Clay Lockamon

LHP
6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
L/L
Brian Mims

#4 Brian Mims

IF
5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
Blake Deatherage

#11 Blake Deatherage

INF
6' 3"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Clay Lockamon

#14 Clay Lockamon

6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
L/L
LHP
Brian Mims

#4 Brian Mims

5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
IF
Blake Deatherage

#11 Blake Deatherage

6' 3"
Freshman
R/R
INF