Softball Splits Twin Bill in DoubleTree RDU Invite

Friday, March 18

Raleigh, N.C.

3 P.M.

NC State

13-12

Ohio

13-7

Ohio

NC State

Photo by: Greg Mintel

Softball Splits Twin Bill in DoubleTree RDU Invite

3/18/2016 10:00:00 PM | Softball

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Wolfpack defeats Bryant, falls to Ohio

RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State softball team split a pair of games Saturday afternoon in the DoubleTree RDU Invite at Dail Stadium. The Wolfpack defeated Bryant, 4-1, but fell to Ohio, 2-0, in the first game of the day.

NC State moves to 14-12 on the year, while Ohio improves to 13-7 and Bryant falls to 0-18.

Quick Hits (Versus Ohio)
- Ohio's Savannah Jo Dorsey turned in a standout pitching performance against NC State to lead her Bobcats to a 2-0 victory, the first time the Wolfpack has been shut out this season.
- Dorsey went the distance in the circle to earn her eighth win of the year, striking out 12 batters.
- Macauley Prickett had the lone hit for the Wolfpack.
- Ohio plated single runs in the fourth and sixth innings to record the victory.
- Courtney Mirabella started in the circle for NC State and pitched her ninth complete game of the season, allowing four hits and two earned runs with three strikeouts.

Quick Hits (Versus Bryant)
- NC State scored early in the second game of the day with a couple runs in the first inning to grab a 2-1 lead.
- Hanna Sommer had the big hit in the frame with a two-RBI single to right center, scoring Tyler Ross and Maggie Hawkins on the play.
- The Wolfpack extended its lead to 3-1 in the second thanks to a solo home run by Hannah Yeager. The junior smacked the third pitch of her at-bat to deep right field for her second round-tripper of the year.
- Hawkins walked with the bases loaded to push across the final run of the contest for NC State.
- Sophomore Harli Hubbard started in the circle for the Pack and pitched the first 6.2 innings before handing the ball over to Brittany Nimmo.
- Hubbard allowed just one run and struck out six to earn her third win, as Nimmo recorded the final out with the bases loaded to tally her first career save.

On Deck
NC State returns to action Saturday at 12:30 p.m. against IUPUI at Dail Stadium.