North Carolina State University Athletics
Sunday, February 24
Charleston, S.C.
2:00 PM
NC State
6-7
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Softball Edges Liberty, 2-1
2/24/2008 12:00:00 AM | Softball
CHARLESTON, S.C. NC State topped Liberty, 2-1, at the College of Charleston’s Cougar Classic on Sunday, Feb. 24. Mendy McKenzie (4-2) picked up the victory while allowing four hits and fanning five batters. Sarah Ellis (0-1) took the loss for the Flames.
The red and white moves to 6-7 with the win, while Liberty falls to 1-2-1.
Shanna Smith scored twice, collected two stolen two bases, and added a base hit to front the Pack’s offense.
State secured its first run of the contest in the bottom of the third. Smith picked up a leadoff walk, swiped second, and took third on a sac-bunt from Ashleigh Davis. Smith later scored when Lacey Holm sent a grounder to second, which Cassie Hendrix bobbled, giving the Pack a 1-0 lead.
The Pack hit paydirt again in the bottom of the fifth. Smith reached first on an error at second, then moved up a bag on another sac-bunt from Davis. Smith then stole third, and crossed the plate when Allbritten sent a sac-fly to left.
The Flames certainly made things interesting in its last at-bat. McKenzie issued her first walk of the ballgame to Beth Bennett with one out, and it proved to be costly. J’nae Jefferson followed with a double into center during the next at-bat, bringing in a run and ending the shutout bid.
State will stay on the field to immediately take on Kennesaw State in its final game at the Cougar Classic.
The red and white moves to 6-7 with the win, while Liberty falls to 1-2-1.
Shanna Smith scored twice, collected two stolen two bases, and added a base hit to front the Pack’s offense.
State secured its first run of the contest in the bottom of the third. Smith picked up a leadoff walk, swiped second, and took third on a sac-bunt from Ashleigh Davis. Smith later scored when Lacey Holm sent a grounder to second, which Cassie Hendrix bobbled, giving the Pack a 1-0 lead.
The Pack hit paydirt again in the bottom of the fifth. Smith reached first on an error at second, then moved up a bag on another sac-bunt from Davis. Smith then stole third, and crossed the plate when Allbritten sent a sac-fly to left.
The Flames certainly made things interesting in its last at-bat. McKenzie issued her first walk of the ballgame to Beth Bennett with one out, and it proved to be costly. J’nae Jefferson followed with a double into center during the next at-bat, bringing in a run and ending the shutout bid.
State will stay on the field to immediately take on Kennesaw State in its final game at the Cougar Classic.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: McKenzie, Mendy (4-2)
L: ELLIS, Sarah (0-1)
Batting:
2B: JEFFERSON, J'nae 1
RBI: JEFFERSON, J'nae 1
Base Running:
RUNS: LAMPMAN, Elena 1
Batting:
RBI: Allbritten , Alyssa 1
SH: Davis, Ashleigh 2 ; Harkey, Blair 1
SF: Allbritten , Alyssa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Shanna 2
SB: Smith, Shanna 2 ; Presnell, Allison 1
Game Leaders
AB
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RBI
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Players Mentioned
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/ SoftballSS
/ Softball#BehindThe20 with former Pack Stars Abbie Sims and Renada Davis
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Softball: Players Presser (2/15)
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Softball: Coach Leftwich Presser (2/15)
Thursday, February 15
EmpowHER with Aisha Weixlmann #Shorts #NCState #GoPack
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