Pond helps Pack take first game of Regionals 6-2

Ryan Pond's two-out, two-run double in the seventh leads Pack on to victory.

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The win marks the first time in four years that State has won the first game of the Regionals, and puts them into a matchup with hot-hitting South Carolina tonight at 7:00.

The Gamecocks destroyed the Charlotte 49ers 15-8 in the first game of the Regionals. State will be sending their top ace--and freshly-minted Second-Team All America--Clayton Shunick to the hill to try to throw some water on the Gamecock bats.

Should be a great game tonight, and with tickets sold out well in advance, if you don't have one already you'll most likely be listening to it on the radio with folks like myself.

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Pack takes two of three from Duke

The Pack posted wins on Saturday and Sunday after losing on Friday to take the homes series with Duke over the weekend at the Doak.

Ryan Pond continued his strong hitting at the plate on Sunday, going 3-for-5 with 4 RBIs.

Here's how the ACC baseball standings look as of April 14th. The Pack's second in a weak Atlantic Division headed up by FSU, while the Coastal goes four-deep with strong teams.

TLANTIC DIVISION School Conference Pct. Overall Pct. Florida State 17-1 .944 31-3 .912 NC State 10-7 .588 23-11 .676 Wake Forest 6-11 .353 13-21 .382 Clemson 6-12 .333 18-17 .514 Maryland 5-13 .278 20-17 .541 Boston College 5-13 .278 18-17 .514 COASTAL DIVISION School Conference Pct. Overall Pct. Miami 15-1 .938 30-3 .909 North Carolina 13-4 .765 29-7 .806 Virginia 11-7 .611 29-9 .763 Georgia Tech 9-9 .500 26-10 .722 Duke 5-12 .294 23-12 .657 Virginia Tech 3-15 .167 15-21 .417

The big game coming up this week at home is a one-game matchup with East Carolina Tuesday night. State beat the Pirates earlier this month, so no doubt the Pirates will be looking to exact some revenge. Should be a good one, especially as well as State has been hitting as of late.

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Pack baseball 2nd in Atlantic division, 4th overall in conference

The Pack baseball team is heating up. They've won six straight at this point, and currently reside in second place in the Atlantic division at 8-6 (20-9 overall).



Ryan Pond picked up some plaudits this week, as well, being named ACC Baseball Player of the Week on Monday and National Hitter of the Week on Tuesday after batting a blistering .600 to guide State to a 5-0 record last week, including wins over East Carolina and a sweep of Wake Forest.

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