Friday, March 22
South Bend, Ind.
4pm
NC State
18-10, 1-6
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5
Notre Dame
18-10, 3-4
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NC State
2
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6
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Notre Dame
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5
9
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Pack Falls to Irish in Game One of Series
3/22/2024 6:27:00 PM | Softball
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The NC State softball team dropped the first game of the series with Notre Dame, 5-3, Friday evening at Melissa Cook Stadium in South Bend.
Notre Dame 5, NC State 3
How it Happened
The Pack will return to Melissa Cook Stadium for game two of the series with Notre Dame. First pitch is scheduled Saturday, March 23 at 3pm on ACCNX.
Notre Dame 5, NC State 3
How it Happened
- With two outs on the board in the opening frame, Madison Inscoe stepped up to the plate and doubled down the left line to record the first hit of the afternoon. Sophomore Amanda Hasler's bat was hot as she drilled a two run homer to left field – her ninth of the season – to put NC State on the board 2-0.
- Notre Dame tied things up in the bottom of the first after back-to-back doubles to right field allowed runners to score.
- The Irish added one in the bottom half of the third after Emily Tran grounded out to the Pack infield allowing Carlli Kloss to take the lead 3-2.
- The top of the fourth saw two members of the Pack get left on base as Inscoe and Hasler each recorded their second hit of the meeting.
- The Irish added two more in the bottom of the fourth after an error by the Pack and a single brought one home, to take a 5-2 lead.
- The Pack ended the fourth inning with a 6-3-5 double play to pick up outs two and three.
- NC State attempted to rally back in the top of the seventh as Hannah Goodwin found a gap on the left side and singled – she would later advance to second on a wild pitch. Michele Tarpey then reached base on an error and advanced to second, allowing Goodwin to score and minimize the deficit. Tarpey was left on base in the end as the Irish picked up the final out to end the meeting with the win.
- Inscoe led the Pack offensively throughout the meeting as she went 3-for-3 from the batter's box (two singles, one double). Hasler added two hits of her own and led with two RBI's.
- Inscoe started in the circle for the Pack and pitched a total of three innings, picking up two strikeouts. Aisha Weixlman finished the outing for the Pack, pitching three innings of her own.
The Pack will return to Melissa Cook Stadium for game two of the series with Notre Dame. First pitch is scheduled Saturday, March 23 at 3pm on ACCNX.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Alexis Laudenslager (8-3)
L: Inscoe, Madison (5-4)
S: Shannon Becker (5)
Batting:
2B: Inscoe, Madison 1 ; Hasler, Amanda 1
HR: Hasler, Amanda 1
RBI: Hasler, Amanda 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Inscoe, Madison 1 ; Hasler, Amanda 1 ; Goodwin, Hannah 1
Batting:
2B: Karina Gaskins 1 ; Addison Amaral 1
3B: Carlli Kloss 1
RBI: Emily Tran 1 ; Addison Amaral 2 ; Mac Vasquez 1
SH: Jane Kronenberger 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Carlli Kloss 1 ; Emily Tran 1 ; Karina Gaskins 1 ; Cassidy Grimm 1 ; Jane Kronenberger 1
Game Leaders
p/dp
AB
3
R
1
H
3
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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/ SoftballC
/ SoftballRHP/UTL
/ SoftballIF
/ Softball#BehindThe20 with former Pack Stars Abbie Sims and Renada Davis
Wednesday, April 24
Softball: Players Presser (2/15)
Thursday, February 15
Softball: Coach Leftwich Presser (2/15)
Thursday, February 15
EmpowHER with Aisha Weixlmann #Shorts #NCState #GoPack
Monday, October 16