Sunday, March 2
Raleigh, NC
12:30pm
NC State
15-7
7
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Queens University
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NC State
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Sixth Inning Rally Pushes Pack Past Queens
3/2/2025 3:10:00 PM | Softball
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State softball team used a sixth inning rally to earn the win over Queens, 7-2, to finish off The Raleigh Times tournament.
The Pack moves to 15-7 on the season and holds an 9-2 at Dail Softball Stadium this season.
How it Happened
The Pack will head to Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech in the opening weekend of conference play. The two teams will open ACC play on Friday, March 7 at 5pm.
The Pack moves to 15-7 on the season and holds an 9-2 at Dail Softball Stadium this season.
How it Happened
- The Royals posted a line on the board in the top of the third after a single down the left line allowed one to score.
- The top of the sixth saw another Royal reach home to push their lead to two.
- The Wolfpack had a sixth inning rally for the third time in the tournament and it all started with Taylor Ensley reaching base on an error that allowed Kendall Simmers to score. Payden Bordeau entered to pinch hit and recorded a single with bases loaded to bring two home.
- Junior Bailey Edwards recorded a sacrifice fly that allowed another to cross home and push the lead to two (4-2). Fellow junior Teagan Thrunk singled to drive home two more. Simmers took the box again and singled up the middle to drive in the Pack's seventh run of the frame.
- Junior right handed pitcher Wyne Gore held off the Royals in the top of the seventh. She finished the outing pitching 4.2 innings and recorded a new career high six strikeouts. She moves to 4-2 on the season in the circle.
The Pack will head to Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech in the opening weekend of conference play. The two teams will open ACC play on Friday, March 7 at 5pm.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gore, Wynne (4-2)
L: Abby Craver (0-4)
Batting:
2B: Taylor Jones 1 ; Alexi Markle 1
RBI: Kaylee DeJesus 1 ; Alexi Markle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Olivia Thornton 1 ; Emma Frye 1
SB: Kaylee DeJesus 1 ; Olivia Thornton 1
HBP: Makala Strickland 1
Batting:
2B: Tarpey, Michele 1
RBI: Simmers, Kendall 1 ; Ensley, Taylor 1 ; Bordeau, Payden 2 ; Edwards, Bailey 1 ; Thrunk, Teagan 2
SF: Edwards, Bailey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Simmers, Kendall 1 ; Tarpey, Michele 1 ; St. Jean, Lisey 1 ; Smith, Alaina 1 ; Ensley, Tori 1 ; Goodwin, Hannah 1 ; Thrunk, Teagan 1
SB: Munson, Kam 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
c/dh
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
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