Two runs in the first inning would prove to be all the offense of seventh-ranked NC State needed in its 4-1 over the Binghamton baseball team Friday night in the second game of the NCAA Raleigh Regional Friday night at Doak Field at Dail Park. With the loss, BU is set to play 23-rd ranked Ole Miss in an elimination game on Saturday.

The Bearcats (30-24) scattered eight hits in the contest and put their leadoff hitter on base in six of the first seven frames, but couldn’t muster enough timely two-out hits. Eight of BU’s first 21 batters reached base, but they only cashed out with one run.

The Wolfpack (45-14) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning after a two-run homer by Terran Senay, but BU would cut the deficit in half in the next frame. Junior designated hitter Shaun McGraw singled up the middle to leadoff the second before coming around to score on a ball hit by junior shortstop John Howell.

The Bearcats’ biggest scoring threat came in the fourth. A leadoff single by junior second baseman Daniel Nevares and a walk by Howell set the stage for Binghamton to grab the lead. But with two outs, sophomore catcher Nick Pancerella drilled a ball to the corner in right field that was intercepted by a diving Wolfpack outfielder. The highlight-reel catch put an end to BU’s threat and preserved NC State’s 2-1 lead.

The Wolfpack retired 12 of Binghamton’s final 14 batters to end the game.

Junior starter Jack Rogalla (5-5) pitched 6 2/3 innings of four-run ball in the loss. He surrendered eight hits and struck out four before freshman Jake Cryts went the last 1 1/3.

Six different Bearcats tallied hits, while sophomore Zach Blanden led the Bearcats offensively, finishing 3-for-4.

BU and Ole Miss are set to begin play at 2 p.m.