RALEIGH — All Jacob Dudan could do was watch as the NC State bullpen blew a four-run lead in the top of the ninth inning. While his 7.2 innings of one-run ball looked squandered in that brief moment, he never lost belief in his team as it went for a sweep of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday.
“I’m not really thinking too much about it, I’ve got confidence in every single one of the guys who came in,” Dudan said. “Even when we gave up the lead, I had a feeling that we were going to walk it off because our hitters have been so great this week. I just had a lot of confidence that we were going to walk it off.”
A WOLFPACK WALKOFF SWEEP!! pic.twitter.com/nvjxoQRyaK
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As it turned out, Dudan knew better than anyone else in the dugout. After two members of the Wolfpack made it to second and third with one out, sophomore outfielder Ty Head singled to right-center, bringing both runs home and securing the sweep for Dudan and the rest of the NC State group…