Saturday, February 26
Raleigh, N.C.
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Softball Splits Games on Saturday
2/26/2022 9:56:00 PM | Softball
RALEIGH – NC State softball split its games on Saturday as the Wolfpack defeated Central Connecticut State, 13-3 in five innings before falling to Delaware, 12-4 in the nightcap of the NC State Invitational at Dail Softball Stadium.
NC State (13-2) was able to knock off CCSU (0-7) in walk-off fashion but was unable to keep its hot bats against the Blue Hens (8-5) as Delaware snapped the Wolfpack's nine-game win streak.
CCSU RECAP
NC State hit five home runs against the Blue Devils to hold them at bay and earn the first win of the day.
Taylor Ensley led the way at the plate for the Pack as she went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs scored while Taylor Johnson also had a perfect batting performance as she went 2-for-2 with two home runs, three RBI and a pair of runs scored.
Aisha Weixlmann (5-1) continued her dominance in the circle as she earned her fifth win of the season after tossing 3.0 scoreless innings with six strikeouts and only allowed one hit.
Sam Sack began the scoring outbreak with a two-run shot on a 3-0 count in the first inning. Carson Shaner stepped up to the plate right after Sack and hit a solo home run, her team-leading sixth of the season to make it a 3-0 ball game after one.
In the second inning, Johnson hit a no-doubt homer to left center field that scored Randi Farricker to increase NC State's lead to 5-0. In the ensuing inning, Johnson smashed her second homer of the game, a solo shot to center field.
The Blue Devils tacked on a run in the fourth off a sacrifice fly to right field before adding two more runs in the fifth from a two-run home run. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Alaina Smith hit an RBI-double to center field before Libby Whittaker hit a two-RBI single up the middle to give the Pack a 10-3 run.
With runners on first and second, Maddy Schmeiser stepped up to the plate and hit a walk-off three-run home run to left center, her first homer of her career to allow NC State to run rule CCSU, 13-3.
DELAWARE RECAP
NC State could not find a consistent offensive rhythm and dropped its first home contest of the season to Delaware.
Kaylee Lambrecht, Logan Morris and Sam Sack all racked up two-hit performances with a run scored. Lambrecht added two RBI to her stat line while Morris and Sack each tallied one RBI. Maddie McPherson (3-1) suffered the loss in the circle with 3.1 innings pitched, giving up seven runs on five hits.
The Pack seemed like it kept its momentum from the first win as Morris began the game with a solo home run in the first inning. Delaware responded in the third with an RBI triple and a three-run home run to take a 4-1 lead it would not let up.
NC State tried to battle back as the Pack came within one as Lambrecht tallied an RBI-double in the third before Sack hit a leadoff home run in the fourth to trail the Blue Hens, 4-3. In the fifth through seventh inning, Delaware added eight runs to limit any hopes for NC State.
Lambrecht recorded NC State's final run with a home run to left field, her fourth of the season.
Up Next
The Wolfpack wraps up action at the NC State Invitational on Sunday with rematches against Delaware (12:30 p.m.) and Central Connecticut State (3 p.m.) Both games will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.
#GoPack | @PackSoftball
NC State (13-2) was able to knock off CCSU (0-7) in walk-off fashion but was unable to keep its hot bats against the Blue Hens (8-5) as Delaware snapped the Wolfpack's nine-game win streak.
CCSU RECAP
NC State hit five home runs against the Blue Devils to hold them at bay and earn the first win of the day.
Taylor Ensley led the way at the plate for the Pack as she went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs scored while Taylor Johnson also had a perfect batting performance as she went 2-for-2 with two home runs, three RBI and a pair of runs scored.
Aisha Weixlmann (5-1) continued her dominance in the circle as she earned her fifth win of the season after tossing 3.0 scoreless innings with six strikeouts and only allowed one hit.
Sam Sack began the scoring outbreak with a two-run shot on a 3-0 count in the first inning. Carson Shaner stepped up to the plate right after Sack and hit a solo home run, her team-leading sixth of the season to make it a 3-0 ball game after one.
In the second inning, Johnson hit a no-doubt homer to left center field that scored Randi Farricker to increase NC State's lead to 5-0. In the ensuing inning, Johnson smashed her second homer of the game, a solo shot to center field.
The Blue Devils tacked on a run in the fourth off a sacrifice fly to right field before adding two more runs in the fifth from a two-run home run. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Alaina Smith hit an RBI-double to center field before Libby Whittaker hit a two-RBI single up the middle to give the Pack a 10-3 run.
With runners on first and second, Maddy Schmeiser stepped up to the plate and hit a walk-off three-run home run to left center, her first homer of her career to allow NC State to run rule CCSU, 13-3.
DELAWARE RECAP
NC State could not find a consistent offensive rhythm and dropped its first home contest of the season to Delaware.
Kaylee Lambrecht, Logan Morris and Sam Sack all racked up two-hit performances with a run scored. Lambrecht added two RBI to her stat line while Morris and Sack each tallied one RBI. Maddie McPherson (3-1) suffered the loss in the circle with 3.1 innings pitched, giving up seven runs on five hits.
The Pack seemed like it kept its momentum from the first win as Morris began the game with a solo home run in the first inning. Delaware responded in the third with an RBI triple and a three-run home run to take a 4-1 lead it would not let up.
NC State tried to battle back as the Pack came within one as Lambrecht tallied an RBI-double in the third before Sack hit a leadoff home run in the fourth to trail the Blue Hens, 4-3. In the fifth through seventh inning, Delaware added eight runs to limit any hopes for NC State.
Lambrecht recorded NC State's final run with a home run to left field, her fourth of the season.
Up Next
The Wolfpack wraps up action at the NC State Invitational on Sunday with rematches against Delaware (12:30 p.m.) and Central Connecticut State (3 p.m.) Both games will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.
#GoPack | @PackSoftball
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Weixlmann, Aisha (5-1)
L: ANTONAZZO, Ashley (0-1)
Batting:
HR: LASANE, Jazmin 1
RBI: LASANE, Jazmin 2 ; DUGAS, Meg 1
SH: GORMAN, Meg 1
SF: DUGAS, Meg 1
Base Running:
RUNS: LASANE, Jazmin 1 ; STRINGER, Paige 1 ; FEDISON, Brooke 1
Batting:
2B: Smith, Alaina 1
HR: Schmeiser, Maddy 1 ; Sack, Sam 1 ; Shaner, Carson 1 ; Johnson, Taylor 2
RBI: Schmeiser, Maddy 3 ; Sack, Sam 3 ; Shaner, Carson 1 ; Smith, Alaina 1 ; Johnson, Taylor 3 ; Whittaker, Libby 2
SF: Sack, Sam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Schmeiser, Maddy 1 ; Morris, Logan 1 ; Sack, Sam 1 ; Shaner, Carson 1 ; Haislip, Haley 1 ; Tarpey, Michele 1 ; Farricker, Randi 1 ; Smith, Alaina 1 ; Johnson, Taylor 2 ; Whittaker, Libby 1 ; Ensley, Taylor 2
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