North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State
33-19
Appalachian State
14-34
Weiman Throws No-Hitter in DH Sweep at Appalachian State
5/2/2015 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Box Score (Game One) | Box Score (Game Two)
BOONE, N.C. -- Senior pitcher Emily Weiman silenced the Appalachian State bats to record her third career no-hitter and the NC State Softball team put up 20 runs on the day to sweep the doubleheader at Sywassink/Lloyd Stadium Saturday afternoon. The Wolfpack shut out the Mountaineers in game one, 10-0, and scored 10 more runs in the second game to win it, 10-1.
NC State concludes the regular season with a 34-19 record on the year, while Appalachian State concludes its season at 14-35. The Wolfpack will return to action on Thursday, May 7, at the ACC Championship hosted by Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. NC State will be the fifth seed in the event and play Louisville, the four seed, at 1:30 p.m. in a contest that will air live on Regional Sports Networks (RSN).
Weiman struck out the side in the bottom of the fifth to put the finishing touches on her third no-hitter of her career, as the game was stopped after five innings due to the eight-run mercy rule. The Pasadena, Md., native fanned seven batters in the contest, induced six groundouts and only walked one batter.
It was the second no-hitter of the season for the Wolfpack pitching staff, as sophomore Courtney Mirabella threw the first no-hitter of the year against Dayton on Feb. 20.
Quick Hits (Game One)
- NC State jumped on Appalachian State early in the first game of the doubleheader with nine runs in the first inning.
- The first six batters in the Wolfpack batting order reached base and all came around to score in the frame.
- Senior Renada Davis scored the first run of the contest after freshman Meredith Burroughs drew an RBI walk. Morgan Tharrington reached on a fielder's choice to plate Tyler Ross from third base to make it 2-0.
- Junior Lana Van Dyken singled up the middle to bring in Hutchison from third base. Alyssa Compton followed with an RBI single to center field, as Burroughs and Tharrington crossed home plate.
- Ross and Hutchison hit back-to-back RBI singles to drive in the final three runs of the frame to make it 9-0.
- Ross smacked a solo home run to right field in the third inning to give the Wolfpack a 10-0 advantage. It was her 12th round-tripper of the season.
Quick Hits (Game Two)
- The Wolfpack broke the scoreless tie in the top of the fourth with six runs, headlined by junior Maggie Hawkins' three-run homer to put the Pack up 3-0.
- Davis plated the fourth run of the game with an RBI double down the left field line and Ross followed with her second home run of the day, a two-run blast to center field. Ross is now tied for the team lead in round-trippers with 13 on the year.
- Sophomore Morgan Medford smacked a single to center field in the fifth inning and came around to score on a fielder's choice by Davis.
- NC State tacked on three more runs in the seventh to extend the lead to 10-0. Ross had an RBI double, followed by a sacrifice fly from Hutchison and an RBI single from Burroughs.
- Appalachian State plated its lone run of the day on a solo home run by Caroline Chambers in the bottom of the seventh.
Inside the Box Score
- Ross led the Wolfpack at the plate in game one of the twin bill with a 2-for-3 performance, highlighted by a home run, two runs batted in (RBI) and two runs scored. Davis was also 2-for-3 with two runs scored, while Hutchison was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored.
- Compton, Van Dyken and Yeager had the other three hits in a nine-hit outing for the Wolfpack.
- In game two, Ross turned in a 3-for-4 outing with three RBI and two runs scored to lead NC State offensively. Compton was also 3-for-4 with two runs scored and freshman Macauley Prickett was 2-for-3.
- Burroughs, Davis, Hawkins, Hutchison and Medford had one hit apiece in the second contest.
In the Pitcher's Circle
- Weiman earned the win in game one to run her record to 27-14 on the year in another complete game shutout performance.
- In game two, Mirabella started in the circle and held the Mountaineers' bats at bay to collect her 7th win of the season. She struck out nine batters and allowed just one earned run.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Weiman, Emily (27-14)
L: Williford, K (4-7)
Batting:
HR: Ross, Tyler 1
RBI: Ross, Tyler 2 ; Hutchison, Molly 2 ; Burroughs, Meredith 1 ; Tharrington, Morgan 1 ; Van Dyken, Lana 1 ; Yeager, Hannah 1 ; Compton, Alyssa 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Davis, Renada 2 ; Ross, Tyler 2 ; Hutchison, Molly 1 ; Burroughs, Meredith 1 ; Tharrington, Morgan 1 ; Van Dyken, Lana 1 ; Yeager, Hannah 1 ; Compton, Alyssa 1
SB: Davis, Renada 1
