North Carolina State University Athletics
Softball Concludes Regular Season Slate at Appalachian State
5/1/2015 12:00:00 AM | Softball
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The NC State softball team will conclude its regular season slate on Saturday when it travels to Boone, N.C., for a doubleheader against Appalachian State. First pitch of the twin bill is slated for 1 p.m. at Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium. 
The Wolfpack enters the weekend with a 32-19 record on the season, while the Mountaineers have a mark of 14-33. 
NC State and Appalachian State have met five times in the history of the two programs, with the Wolfpack owning a 4-1 advantage in the series. Saturday's trip to Boone will be the first for the Pack, as the previous matchups have been at home or a neutral site. 
The two squads last met in 2009 when the Wolfpack earned a 6-1 win against the Mountaineers at Dail Stadium.
Last Time Out
In its last outing of the season, NC State earned a 13-4 run-rule victory at Virginia Tech to complete the series sweep. It was the Pack's first sweep in Blacksburg since 2005.
Taking Over at the Top
Senior Renada Davis smacked her 62nd career home run in the series finale at Virginia Tech to break the ACC's all-time career home run mark. She drove a 3-1 pitch out of Tech Softball Park for her 12th round-tripper of the season to set the conference mark. 
Scouting Appalachian State
The Appalachian State Mountaineers have compiled a 3-10 record in home games at Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium this season. In their last outing on Wednesday, the squad split a home doubleheader with East Tennessee State. App State won the first game, 7-6, but dropped the second contest, 14-13. 
Cynthia Gomez leads the team offensively with a batting average of .324 and a team-leading 47 hits. Sara Warnock is second on the squad with a .323 clip at the plate. Two players are tied for the team lead with eight home runs apiece, as the team has hit a total of 44. The Mountaineers have a team batting average of .272 and score 4.55 runs per game.
In the pitcher's circle, Vanessa Ciocatto paces the staff with an earned run average (ERA) of 6.16 and a record of 4-11. Appalachian State has a team ERA of 7.12 and allows 6.13 runs per game. 
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