Jacksonville, Fla. – The 12th-ranked NC State baseball team hits the road for the first time this season to take part in the 2025 Jax College Baseball Classic beginning on Friday, Feb 21-23. NC State will take on Ohio State, Alabama, and Coastal Carolina throughout the weekend, with all games streamed exclusively on D1Baseball.com.
2025 Jax College Baseball Classic Schedule: Friday, Feb. 21 2 p.m. – Ohio State vs. NC State Saturday, Feb. 22 4 p.m. – NC State vs. Alabama Sunday, Feb. 23 3:00 p.m. – NC State vs. Coastal Carolina
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PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERS: Friday: LHP Dominic Fritton (NCSU) vs. TBD (OSU) Saturday: RHP Heath Andrews (NCSU) vs. RHP Riley Quick (UA) Sunday: LHP Ryan Marohn (NCSU) vs. RHP Riley Eikhoff (CCU)
THE MATCHUP: Ohio State Meeting for just the second time in program history, the Buckeyes have won the lone meeting before Friday. This will be the first game between the two programs since 1998 when Ohio State beat NC State, 10-4.
THE MATCHUP: Alabama Saturday's game between the Crimson Tide and the Wolfpack will be the seventh meeting between them, but only the second time during the regular season.
NC State is 4-2 against Alabama. The first meeting came in 1968 in game one of the District three Championship. The last regular season game between the two schools was March 5th, 2016, when NC State won 2-1. THE MATCHUP: Coastal Carolina With a 21-14 record in the series with the Chanticleers, the two programs will be meeting for the first time since 2023, which saw a 16-4 victory by the Wolfpack.
The first meeting was in 1987, when Sam Esposito's Wolfpack won 9-6. Under head coach Elliott Avent, NC State is 10-8 against Coastal Carolina.
The Wolfpack will look to get back in the win column after dropping a midweek clash with Liberty. Leading the Wolfpack with an impressive .625 batting average after four games, Justin DeCriscio ranks fourth nationally and first in the ACC with a remarkable .813 on-base percentage. DeCriscio is one of three NC State players to have hit safely in all four of the Wolfpack's games this season.
Chris McHugh will look to continue his hot start to the season. McHugh delivered a standout performance in his fourth start, recording two hits, three RBIS, and his first double of the season. He currently ranks 17th nationally and second in the ACC with nine RBIs on the year.
The weekend rotation for the Wolfpack remains the same as on the opening weekend when the Pack swept Fordham. Fritton, Andrews, and Marohn combined for 17 strikeouts, just five walks, and seven hits allowed against Fordham.
Andrew Shaffner and Andrews got their first collegiate wins during the opening weekend. Shaffner came on in relief in game one, pitched 3.2 innings, and only allowed three hits and no runs.
In his second career start, Andrews pitched a career-best 5.0 innings, allowing two runs on two hits and five strikeouts, which is also a career-high.