North Carolina State University Athletics
Softball Heads to ECU for Mid-Week Action
4/13/2009 12:00:00 AM | Softball
RALEIGH, N.C. The NC State softball team will make the short trek to Greenville, N.C., for one game against East Carolina this coming Wednesday, April 15. First pitch is slated for 5 p.m. with live stats available via GoPack.com.
The game will mark the Pack’s last non-conference game of the season. The Pack has won seven of its last eight games outside of conference play.
NC State stands at 20-19 (3-9 ACC) after dropping a weekend series at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga. Hannah Ojeda leads the team with a .278 batting average, while both Alyssa Allbritten (.277) and Alyssa Ishibashi (.275) stand right behind her. Allbritten’s 31 hits is a team-high, as is Bridget Desbois’ 20 RBIs. Kristine Bechtholdt and Allison Presnell both own seven long balls on the year, while Bechtholdt and Desbois each have five doubles.
Lindsay Campana (10-9) has accumulated a 1.58 ERA in 124 innings of action, racking up 133 K’s in 11 complete games. Mendy McKenzie (8-8) has tossed 116.2 frames, good for a 2.58 ERA and 118 strikeouts. Both pitchers have had to suffer through a combined 55 unearned runs.
East Carolina carries a 29-11 record, 11-6 at home. The Pirates have won 14 of its last 16 games, including a three-game sweep of UTEP this past weekend in El Paso, Texas. Jessica Johnson leads the squad in batting average (.386), hits (44), home runs (6), RBIs (27), total bases (74), slugging percentage (.649) and on-base percentage (.478). Christi Merrida has swiped 11 bases in 15 attempts, while Jillian Gallagher is 8-of-11 on the base path.
The Pirates pitching staff is comprised of four hurlers, with Toni Paisley (21-6) and Brooke Swann (6-1) seeing the vast majority of action. Paisley owns 1.22 ERA with 198 strikeouts in 188.2 innings of work, while Swann’s ERA is at 1.80 after 54.1 innings.
The Pack holds a 5-2 advantage in the all-time series between the two programs, despite dropping a 5-0 decision to the Pirates in Raleigh earlier this season on March 18.
NC State will wrap up its home schedule this weekend with a three-game ACC set against Florida State. The Pack and Seminoles will play two games on Saturday, April 18 beginning at 1 p.m., with the third and final game coming at 12 noon on Sunday, April 19. GoPack.com will carry live stats for the entire series, while ACC Select will offer a live video broadcast of Sunday’s contest.
Saturday’s twin bill against Florida State will serve as “Pack 4 Pink” a breast cancer awareness and fundraising event. The NC State softball team will wear specially designed pink Under Amour jerseys to commemorate the event, which will be sold off via a silent auction. All proceeds will go directly to the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund. Other items on the auction block include but are not limited to coach’s jerseys, pink visors signed by the team and a pink Wilson basketball.
During the game fans can place bids, with the players presenting and autographing winning items after the game. Only cash or checks will be accepted for the silent auction, and bids will be accepted until the fifth inning of the second game of the doubleheader.
Breast cancer survivors in attendance will be recognized, and contests and prizes will be held throughout both games.
The game will mark the Pack’s last non-conference game of the season. The Pack has won seven of its last eight games outside of conference play.
NC State stands at 20-19 (3-9 ACC) after dropping a weekend series at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga. Hannah Ojeda leads the team with a .278 batting average, while both Alyssa Allbritten (.277) and Alyssa Ishibashi (.275) stand right behind her. Allbritten’s 31 hits is a team-high, as is Bridget Desbois’ 20 RBIs. Kristine Bechtholdt and Allison Presnell both own seven long balls on the year, while Bechtholdt and Desbois each have five doubles.
Lindsay Campana (10-9) has accumulated a 1.58 ERA in 124 innings of action, racking up 133 K’s in 11 complete games. Mendy McKenzie (8-8) has tossed 116.2 frames, good for a 2.58 ERA and 118 strikeouts. Both pitchers have had to suffer through a combined 55 unearned runs.
East Carolina carries a 29-11 record, 11-6 at home. The Pirates have won 14 of its last 16 games, including a three-game sweep of UTEP this past weekend in El Paso, Texas. Jessica Johnson leads the squad in batting average (.386), hits (44), home runs (6), RBIs (27), total bases (74), slugging percentage (.649) and on-base percentage (.478). Christi Merrida has swiped 11 bases in 15 attempts, while Jillian Gallagher is 8-of-11 on the base path.
The Pirates pitching staff is comprised of four hurlers, with Toni Paisley (21-6) and Brooke Swann (6-1) seeing the vast majority of action. Paisley owns 1.22 ERA with 198 strikeouts in 188.2 innings of work, while Swann’s ERA is at 1.80 after 54.1 innings.
The Pack holds a 5-2 advantage in the all-time series between the two programs, despite dropping a 5-0 decision to the Pirates in Raleigh earlier this season on March 18.
NC State will wrap up its home schedule this weekend with a three-game ACC set against Florida State. The Pack and Seminoles will play two games on Saturday, April 18 beginning at 1 p.m., with the third and final game coming at 12 noon on Sunday, April 19. GoPack.com will carry live stats for the entire series, while ACC Select will offer a live video broadcast of Sunday’s contest.
Saturday’s twin bill against Florida State will serve as “Pack 4 Pink” a breast cancer awareness and fundraising event. The NC State softball team will wear specially designed pink Under Amour jerseys to commemorate the event, which will be sold off via a silent auction. All proceeds will go directly to the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund. Other items on the auction block include but are not limited to coach’s jerseys, pink visors signed by the team and a pink Wilson basketball.
During the game fans can place bids, with the players presenting and autographing winning items after the game. Only cash or checks will be accepted for the silent auction, and bids will be accepted until the fifth inning of the second game of the doubleheader.
Breast cancer survivors in attendance will be recognized, and contests and prizes will be held throughout both games.
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