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N.C. State started fast but faltered after the first inning Friday night before enduring overnight rain delay and losing its NCAA Tournament opener Saturday.<\/p>\n

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UCF brushed aside an early three-run deficit, pounding four home runs on the way to an 9-3 NCAA Tournament Auburn Regional win in game that started Friday night but ended Saturday at Plainsman Park.<\/p>\n

The loss dropped the Wolfpack (32-23) into a 3 p.m. elimination game Saturday against Auburn (38-20), the regional host and No. 4 national seed which lost 13-8 to Milwaukee earlier Friday. That means Saturday could mark the end of N.C. State coach Elliot Avent\u2019s career.<\/p>\n

UCF (32-21) and Milwaukee (26-31) meet Saturday at 8 p.m. for a berth in the regional final.<\/p>\n

The 70-year-old Avent announced his plan to retire<\/a> after this season on May 21. He\u2019s coached the Wolfpack for 30 seasons and this is the program\u2019s 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in the past 11 seasons.<\/p>\n

The Wolfpack grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first inning Friday night, with Mikey Ryan driving in the first run with an infield single before Dalton Barko followed with a two-run single to left field.<\/p>\n

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UCF fought back immediately, though, as Andrew Williamson slugged the first of his three home runs in the game. Williamson\u2019s two-run shot off Wolfpack starting pitcher Anderson Nance. Jordan Lodise tied the score at 3 with a solo home run in the second inning.<\/p>\n

In the fourth inning, UCF took the lead for good on run-scoring singles by Zak Skinner and Landon Moran.<\/p>\n

Williamson picked on Nance again in the fifth inning, blasting a three-run home run extending UCF\u2019s lead to 8-3. Williamson added a solo home run in the seventh inning.<\/p>\n

N.C. State collected 12 hits but stranded 14 runners and was unable to make a dent in the deficit.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published May 30, 2026 at 12:33 PM<\/span> with the headline “NC State baseball drops rain-delayed NCAA Tournament game to UCF. What\u2019s next..” <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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