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NC State Wolfpack head coach Elliott Avent talks with officials after the game as Auburn Tigers take on NC State Wolfpack during the NCAA Regional Baseball tournament at Plainsman Park in Auburn, Ala. on Saturday, May 30, 2026. Auburn Tigers defeated NC State Wolfpack 17-13. | Jake Crandall/ Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
NC State’s pitching was brutal in Auburn, and not surprisingly, the result was two losses. On Saturday afternoon, Cooper Consiglio couldn’t even make it out of the first inning, surrendering eight runs will recording just one out. The Wolfpack was down 10-0 and up against incredibly long odds before it could get its bearings.
To the Pack’s credit, it did mount two separate rallies, and pulled to within 10-7 thanks to a five-run third that was highlighted by a Dalton Bargo two-run homer. But the pitching staff could not keep the game within reach, as Auburn scored seven unanswered from there. Heath Andrews, who replaced Consiglio in the first, fell apart in the sixth, and his replacement wasn’t good either.
I don’t think anyone was terribly shocked by what happened today, though of course it’s disappointing anyway. NC State wasn’t pitching well down the stretch of the regular season, got clocked in the ACC tournament, and then barfed up 26 runs allowed in two NCAA tournament games. They were, uh, not exactly playing their best baseball. But at least the offense was better today!
The team’s season, and Elliott Avent’s career, ended on a batter’s clock violation for the final strike, a result as amusing as it was ridiculous, but such was this weekend.
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