
Pack Falls In Second Game Of Weekend Series At UNC-Chapel Hill
3/25/2017 3:14:00 PM | Softball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The NC State softball team fell to No. 28/25 UNC-Chapel Hill on Saturday afternoon, 12-4, in its second game of the weekend at Anderson Softball Stadium.
The Wolfpack moves to 11-20 (5-3 ACC) and the Tar Heels improve to 26-7 (7-1 ACC) on the season.
Game Rewind
-Both teams were kept at bay in the first inning, and the Pack took a 1-0 lead in the second. Haylee Kobziak scored from second base on Cheyenne Balzer's double down the left field line. Kobziak led off the inning with a single to right field and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Alyssa Compton.
-The Tar Heels plated three runs in the bottom frame to take the lead. Kendra Lynch led off the inning with a home run to right field, and Brittany Pickett hit a two-run homer to center field with two outs on the board.
-In the third inning UNC-CH extended its lead to 10-1, highlighted by Katie Bailiff's grand slam to right center. Additionally, Destiny DeBerry scored on a wild pitch, pinch runner Campbell Hutcherson scored from third on a fielder's choice to second base and Berlynne Delamora hit an RBI single to bring Leah Murray home.
-NC State cut the deficit to 10-3 in the fourth inning, as Balzer hit a two-run homer to center field after Compton drew a one-out walk. This marked Balzer's fourth bomb of the year.
-The Heels threatened in the bottom of the inning, loading the bases with two outs, but a fly out to left field ended it. They threatened again in the fifth with runners on first and third with two outs, but was stopped by a groundout to third base.
-Molly Hutchison led off the sixth inning with her fifth home run of the season to left field to trim the deficit to 10-4.
-UNC-CH sealed the win in the bottom of the frame with back-to-back RBI singles to the right part of the infield.
-Brittany Nimmo earned the start in the circle and Harli Hubbard came in to relieve in the middle of the third inning.
-Balzer led the team at the plate with a 2-for-3 performance along with three runs batted in.
On Deck
NC State will play the final game of its weekend series with the Tar Heels Sunday. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. at Anderson Softball Stadium, and the game will be broadcast live on the ACC Network Extra.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lynch,K (8-3)
L: Nimmo, Brittany (4-9)

Batting:
2B: Balzer, Cheyenne 1
HR: Hutchison, Molly 1 ; Balzer, Cheyenne 1
RBI: Hutchison, Molly 1 ; Balzer, Cheyenne 3
SH: Compton, Alyssa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hutchison, Molly 1 ; Kobziak, Haylee 1 ; Compton, Alyssa 1 ; Balzer, Cheyenne 1

Batting:
HR: Lynch,K 1 ; Bailiff,K 1 ; Pickett,B 1
RBI: Murray,L 1 ; Wike,T 2 ; Delamora,B 1 ; Lynch,K 1 ; Bailiff,K 4 ; Pickett,B 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Murray,L 1 ; Wike,T 1 ; Abbatine,M 1 ; Lynch,K 2 ; Bailiff,K 1 ; DeBerry,D 2 ; Shifflett,K 1 ; Pickett,B 2 ; Hutcherson,C 1
SB: Murray,L 1 ; DeBerry,D 1
CS: Wike,T 1
HBP: Delamora,B 1