RALEIGH, N.C. – The William & Mary baseball team had four players collect two hits each, but it wouldn't be enough as fifth-ranked NC State dispatched the Tribe, 7-3, in the series finale on Sunday. The Wolfpack (34-12) took advantage of 10 walks in completing a sweep of W&M (15-32).
 
The Green and Gold answered first for the second straight time after scoring in the opening frame. Sophomore Brandon Raquet barreled a double to right center to lead off the first. Following the first out, senior Ryan Hall crushed another double down the right line to plate Raquet.
 
After being held in check through three innings, NC State was able to break through with five runs through the fourth and fifth. The Wolfpack manufactured four runs on four hits and two Tribe errors in the fourth. During the fifth, the Wolfpack placed runners on the corners, before using a sac bunt to take a 5-1 lead.
 
An RBI single from rookie Matt McDermott in the sixth inning and a seventh inning leadoff bomb from Raquet trimmed the margin to 5-3. Nonetheless, the Wolfpack used a two-out spark to take those W&M runs back in the bottom half of the seventh. After the first two batters were retired, Terrell Tatum and Stephen Pitarra both walked. Both were runners were then scored via back-to-back singles for the 7-3 final.
 
Tribe Standouts
Raquet provided majority of the power with his double and home run, adding two scored runs as well. Junior Colin Lipke and senior Ryan Hall both tallied two hits with a double. Junior Zach Pearson notched two more hits, while McDermott delivered the RBI single.
 
Inside the Numbers
- Despite each team totaling 10 hits apiece, NC State held a higher batting average of .313.
- W&M held a .222 (2-for-9) rate with runners in scoring position, while the Wolfpack owned a .333 (6-for-18) percentage.
- The NC State pitching staff gave up its first walk of the weekend, while W&M reached double-digits.
- Nick Swiney (4-0) gained the win by striking out four and surrendering just two runs (one earned) on four hits in 2.1 innings.
- Sophomore Chris Farrell (2-4) received the loss after conceding four runs on five hits over 3.1 innings.

Notes
Senior Charlie Fletcher increased his all-time Tribe appearance record to 101…Ryan Hall ties third in W&M history with his 212^th career starts and improved to second in career at bats…Hall also notched his 56^th career double which is good for fourth in the school record books…The Tribe finished the weekend with four home runs in total…Raquet has went yard in three of his last five games and generated an extra base hit in all five…Lipke is also riding a five-game hitting streak.
 
Up Next
The Tribe will conclude its home schedule with a three-game CAA series against Delaware on May 11 (doubleheader) and 13^th. Senior day will be held prior to first pitch of the series finale.