After losing two of three games to Wake Forest, NC State baseball needed to come out with some more urgency in its three-game set on the road against Virginia Tech. Instead, the Wolfpack offense completely sputtered in another ugly Friday matchup as the team fell to the Hokies 4-0, tallying just three hits in the team's 15th overall loss and 10th defeat since the start of ACC play.

Other than freshman outfielder Rett Johnson , who tallied two of the Pack's three hits, the NC State lineup was completely stifled by Virginia Tech starter Brett Renfrow, who worked for eight innings, striking out nine members of the Wolfpack.…