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Photo by: Greg Mintel
NC State Softball Falls in Season Finale at No. 19 Notre Dame
5/8/2016 3:58:00 PM | Softball
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Despite NC State having the tying run step to the plate in the seventh, 19th-ranked Notre Dame avoided the threat and secured a 4-0 victory Sunday afternoon to clinch the series.
The Wolfpack concludes the season with a 23-33 overall record and a 6-18 clip in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play, while the Fighting Irish complete the regular season at 39-10 and 13-7.
The Rundown
- One of the ACC's top offenses struck early in the contest, as Notre Dame plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the first to take a 2-0 lead.
- Kimmy Sullivan had an RBI single in the frame and the other run scored as the result of an NC State error.
- The Irish added a run in the second and the third, before going quietly in its final three at-bats.
- Trailing 4-0, the Wolfpack looked to mount a comeback in the seventh.
- Senior Maggie Hawkins led off the frame with a sharply-hit single to center field in the final at-bat of her collegiate career.
- Alyssa Compton also singled to center field and Cheyenne Balzer dropped a single into right center to load the bases with one down to bring the tying run to the plate.
- Unfortunately for the Pack, a pair of swinging strikeouts followed, as Notre Dame escaped with a 4-0 victory.
Quick Hits
- Compton paced the Wolfpack at the plate with a 2-for-3 performance and she was the only player in the game with more than one hit.
- Balzer, Hawkins, Macauley Prickett and Hanna Sommer each had one hit in the contest.
In the Circle
- Junior Courtney Mirabella went the distance for NC State in the circle, allowing two earned runs to go along with four strikeouts.
- For Notre Dame, senior Allie Rhodes was equally as impressive with a shutout performance, highlighted by 12 strikeouts.
Season Highlights
- NC State finished the season with three wins against opponents that appeared in the top 25 at one point in the year.
- The Wolfpack also hit 72 home runs, the second most in the ACC this season, third most in program history and tied for seventh in the NCAA.
- NC State also compiled a team batting average of .270, which is the third best in a single season.
- The squad returns seven of its nine starters for next season and welcomes three recruits that were named to the top 100 'Watch List'.
The Wolfpack concludes the season with a 23-33 overall record and a 6-18 clip in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play, while the Fighting Irish complete the regular season at 39-10 and 13-7.
The Rundown
- One of the ACC's top offenses struck early in the contest, as Notre Dame plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the first to take a 2-0 lead.
- Kimmy Sullivan had an RBI single in the frame and the other run scored as the result of an NC State error.
- The Irish added a run in the second and the third, before going quietly in its final three at-bats.
- Trailing 4-0, the Wolfpack looked to mount a comeback in the seventh.
- Senior Maggie Hawkins led off the frame with a sharply-hit single to center field in the final at-bat of her collegiate career.
- Alyssa Compton also singled to center field and Cheyenne Balzer dropped a single into right center to load the bases with one down to bring the tying run to the plate.
- Unfortunately for the Pack, a pair of swinging strikeouts followed, as Notre Dame escaped with a 4-0 victory.
Quick Hits
- Compton paced the Wolfpack at the plate with a 2-for-3 performance and she was the only player in the game with more than one hit.
- Balzer, Hawkins, Macauley Prickett and Hanna Sommer each had one hit in the contest.
In the Circle
- Junior Courtney Mirabella went the distance for NC State in the circle, allowing two earned runs to go along with four strikeouts.
- For Notre Dame, senior Allie Rhodes was equally as impressive with a shutout performance, highlighted by 12 strikeouts.
Season Highlights
- NC State finished the season with three wins against opponents that appeared in the top 25 at one point in the year.
- The Wolfpack also hit 72 home runs, the second most in the ACC this season, third most in program history and tied for seventh in the NCAA.
- NC State also compiled a team batting average of .270, which is the third best in a single season.
- The squad returns seven of its nine starters for next season and welcomes three recruits that were named to the top 100 'Watch List'.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rhodes (18-5)
L: Mirabella, Courtney (13-17)
Base Running:
SB: Prickett, Macauley 1
Batting:
2B: Brooks 1
HR: Reed 1
RBI: A. Wester 1 ; Sullivan 1 ; Reed 1
SH: Wester 1 ; A. Wester 1 ; Piccinich 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wester 1 ; Brooks 1 ; Reed 1 ; Sorlie 1
SB: Wester 1
CS: Bigler 1
Game Leaders
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