North Carolina State University Athletics
Friday, March 20
Blacksburg, VA
6pm
NC State
at
#14/14 Virginia Tech
Pack Heads North to Blacksburg for First Road Conference Series
3/18/2026 10:01:00 AM | Softball
RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State softball team is set to head north to Blacksburg, Virginia for its first road conference series of the season and first trip to Tech Softball Park since 2023. The Pack will face No. 14/14 Virginia Tech starting on Friday, March 20 at 6pm for game one of the series.
The two teams will then faceoff on Saturday at 2pm before wrapping up the series at 12pm. All games will be streamed on ACCNX.
The Series History With The Opponent
The two teams will then faceoff on Saturday at 2pm before wrapping up the series at 12pm. All games will be streamed on ACCNX.
The Series History With The Opponent
- The weekend series marks the 18th series and Friday will be the 53rd meeting between the Wolfpack and Hokies.
- NC State trails in the series, 23-29.
- In 2025, the Hokies swept the series, outscoring the Pack 2-23. The Pack's bats struggled in the series as Kendall Simmers were the only
- be the first win over VT since 2024
- be the second ACC win of the season
- be the 20th of the 2026 campaign
- be the 55th win over a top-25 team in program history
- be the 75th under Leftwich
- be the 178th ACC win in program history
- be the 671st in program history
- be the first of the 2026 season
- be the fourth under Leftwich
- be the sixth series win over the Hokies in program history
- be the 49th ACC series won in program history
- be the 50th in program history
- Conference series wins can be hard to come by and something the Pack has struggled to secure throughout program history.
- In the last 10 seasons, the Pack has totaled 18 conference series wins - averaging 1.8 per season. The most series won in a season for the Pack was six, which was accomplished in both 2006 and 2014.
- No one on the current Wolfpack roster has won more than two series at most in a season while in Raleigh.
- It is worth noting that the last two seasons the Wolfpack has had one of the hardest ACC schedules in the conference, playing at least four ranked teams through eight weeks of conference action.
Players Mentioned
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