Pack Wins 14th Straight, Extends Longest Home Streak in Program History

Friday, March 6

Raleigh, NC

3:30pm

NC State

16-7

Stetson

14-9

Stetson

NC State

Pack Wins 14th Straight, Extends Longest Home Streak in Program History

3/6/2026 8:46:00 PM | Softball

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RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State softball team extended its home winning streak to 14 games—the longest in program history—after victories over Stetson and Mercer on day two of the Marucci Classic.

NC State is now two-thirds of the way through its record-setting 21-game homestand. Led by offensive surges from freshman Morgen Talley and Carly Short, the Pack improves to 17-7 on the season.

NC State 4, Stetson 2

Rylee Wyman started in the circle and tossed five scoreless innings, allowing four hits to keep the Hatters off the scoreboard early.
NC State struck first in the second when Taryn Massey's fielder's choice scored Hannah Church for a 1-0 lead.
The Pack extended the lead in the fourth on a solo home run by Morgen Talley to deep center field.
Stetson tied the game in the sixth with a two-run homer, 2-2.
NC State responded immediately in the bottom half of the sixth as Hannah Church crushed a two-run homer to left field, plating Lily Livingston and reclaiming the lead.
Wynne Gore closed the door in the seventh, earning the win in relief.
Talley led the offense, going 3-for-3, and NC State recorded seven hits overall.

NC State 8, Mercer 0 (5 innings)

Talley dominated on the mound, throwing a two-hit complete-game shutout with six strikeouts to improve to 7-1 on the season.
NC State scored first in the opening inning on an RBI single from Hannah Church, bringing home Carly Short.
The Pack added two runs in the second as Kendall Simmers drove in a pair with an RBI single, extending the lead to 3-0.
The offense broke the game open in the fourth with three more runs, highlighted by a two-RBI single from Taryn Massey.
NC State tacked on two more in the fifth, including an RBI triple by Carly Short and an RBI single by Talley to push the score to 8-0 and trigger the run-rule.
Short went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs scored, while Simmers and Massey each drove in two runs. NC State finished the game with 13 hits and five walks.

By the Numbers

Pack pitchers allowed just two runs and seven hits across two games.
Talley went 3-for-3 against Stetson and threw a two-hit complete-game shutout against Mercer.
NC State totaled 20 hits over the two games—13 vs. Mercer, 7 vs. Stetson.
Talley delivered her second game-winning RBI in 24 hours, including the walk-off single in game two.

Up Next
NC State will wrap up the Marucci Classic with a rematch against Mercer at 3 p.m. Saturday, streamed live on ACCNX.