North Carolina State University Athletics

Pack Drops Series Finale at #20/19 Stanford
4/19/2026 6:52:00 PM | Softball
STANFORD, Calif. – The NC State softball team dropped the series finale, 1-3, at No. 20/19 Stanford on Sunday afternoon at Stanford Softball Stadium.
The loss moves NC State to 25-20 overall and 6-11 in ACC play.
How It Happened
The Wolfpack remains on the road as it heads to No. 18/23 Virginia for the next conference series. The Pack will face the Hoos starting on Friday, April 24 at 6pm on ACCNX.
The loss moves NC State to 25-20 overall and 6-11 in ACC play.
How It Happened
- Stanford broke through in the second inning, scoring three runs on three hits, highlighted by a two-RBI double.
- NC State got on the board in the fourth as Lily Livingston scored on a wild pitch to make it 3–1.
- The Wolfpack put runners on base in the fifth but was unable to bring a run across.
- Stanford was held scoreless over the final four innings as NC State pitching settled in.
- NC State threatened in the seventh with a runner advancing to third but was unable to capitalize as Stanford closed out the game.
- Rylee Wyman started in the circle for the Pack and provided 3.2 innings of work with four strikeouts.
- Charli Orsini entered in relief, throwing 2.1 innings with two strikeouts.
The Wolfpack remains on the road as it heads to No. 18/23 Virginia for the next conference series. The Pack will face the Hoos starting on Friday, April 24 at 6pm on ACCNX.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Prystajko, Zoe (15-5)
L: Wyman, Rylee (6-9)

Base Running:
RUNS: Livingston, Lily 1

Batting:
2B: Jones, Emily 1
RBI: Jones, Emily 2 ; Kern, Taryn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kern, Taryn 1 ; Sheppard, Addyson 1 ; Jin, Sophia 1
SB: Jones, Emily 1
CS: Chan, Kyra 1
HBP: Sheppard, Addyson 1
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
Kayla's Comeback
Wednesday, March 11
#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












