North Carolina State University Athletics
Softball Heads to Boston College
3/31/2011 12:00:00 AM | Softball
March 31, 2011
RALEIGH, N.C. - NC State softball hits the road this weekend to take on Boston College in a three-game ACC series. This marks the second weekend in a row that the Wolfpack will be traveling for conference play. Games against the Eagles are slated for Saturday, April 2 at 1 and 3 p.m., and Sunday, April 3 at noon in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
The Pack holds a14-3 advantage all-time versus Boston College, including victories in the last five matchups with the Eagles. A year ago, NC State swept the series, winning the three games by a combined 14-5 margin.
This season, the Wolfpack is lead offensively by Alyssa Allbritten, who, in 92 at-bats, has posted a .391 average in addition to slugging six doubles and three homeruns. She also is tops on the squad with 24 RBI, trailed closely by senior Bridget Desbois who has driven in 22 runners.
Junior Morgan Peeler and freshman Kayla Cox have shouldered much of the pitching duty for the Pack, throwing a combined 175.3 innings. Cox has compiled more wins (7), but Peeler boasts a slightly better ERA (3.97) in the 2011 season.
Last weekend, NC State (15-15, 1-5 ACC) dropped a three-game series at Georgia Tech, falling to the Yellow Jackets in two closely fought games.
Boston College (7-18, 3-3 ACC) was swept by Virginia Tech in ACC play a week ago. The Eagles are paced at the plate by Brittany Wilkins, who sports a .392 batting average to go along with nine doubles, 11 homeruns and 26 RBI this season. Allison Gage has appeared in a team-high 18 games in the circle for BC, picking up two wins in the campaign.
All the Pack's games this weekend will be available on Gametracker via the link on GoPack.com. In addition, for inning-by-inning updates, check the PackSoftball Twitter account.
