NC State
7-15, 0
Syracuse
12-7, 0
NC State Softball Splits Doubleheader With Syracuse
3/10/2017 8:28:00 PM | Softball
RALEIGH - The NC State softball team opened its ACC schedule on Friday afternoon at Dail Stadium, splitting a doubleheader with Syracuse. The Wolfpack won the first game, 3-0, and dropped an 11-5 decision in the nightcap.
The Pack moves to 7-16 and the Orange move to 13-7 on the season, and both teams are 1-1 in conference play.
Game One Rewind
-The Pack took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning after Tyler Ross led off the frame with a home run to center field. This marked her third of the season and 39th of her career.
-In the fourth inning Haylee Kobziak hit a two-run homer to center field to extend NC State's lead to 3-0, giving her three on the season. Molly Hutchison started the scoring play with a double to left field, as Natalie Jones came in to pinch run for the senior catcher.
-Syracuse threatened in the sixth and seventh innings, leaving two runners on base in both frames.
-Freshman Peyton Silverman pitched her second-straight complete game shutout of the season without walking any batters. The last time back-to-back complete game shutouts were recorded by the same pitcher was on April 26, 2015, by Emily Weiman against Virginia Tech.
-Ross, Jade Caraway, Cheyenne Balzer and Hutchison each had one hit in their three plate appearances.
Game Two Rewind
-The Orange struck first as Sydney O'Hara hit her first of four home runs in the game with a two-run bomb to left center.
-The Pack answered in the bottom of the frame as Hutchison hit an RBI double to allow Ross to cross the plate from second base.
-In the second inning NC State took a 3-2 lead on Caraway's 2-RBI triple down the left field line, giving her four this season which ties the school record for most triples in a single season.
-O'Hara knotted the game in the third inning with a solo home run to center field.
-Syracuse added four more runs in the fifth on Alicia Hansen's RBI single and O'Hara's three-run homer to right field.
-The Orange extended its lead in the top of the seventh to 11-3 with four more runs. O'Hara belted a two-run home run to right field and Olivia Martinez followed with a 2-RBI single up the right side.
-NC State tried to rally in the bottom of the frame as Ross smacked a 2-RBI single up the middle to bring Alyssa Compton and Molly Martin home from second and third.
-Brittany Nimmo earned the start in the circle, and Ross led the team in batting with two hits in her three trips to the plate.
On Deck
NC State will face Syracuse Saturday in game three of the weekend series. First pitch for the rubber match is slated for 2 p.m. at Dail Stadium.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: AnnaMarie Gatti (4-3)
L: Nimmo, Brittany (3-7)
Batting:
2B: Alyssa Dewes 1
HR: Sydney O'Hara 4
RBI: Alicia Hansen 1 ; Sydney O'Hara 8 ; Olivia Martinez 2
SH: Hannah Dossett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sammy Fernandez 1 ; Alicia Hansen 3 ; Sydney O'Hara 4 ; Toni Martin 1 ; Hannah Dossett 1 ; Rachel Burkhardt 1
Batting:
3B: Caraway, Jade 1
RBI: Ross, Tyler 2 ; Caraway, Jade 2 ; Hutchison, Molly 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ross, Tyler 2 ; Compton, Alyssa 1 ; Martin, Molly 2
SB: Ross, Tyler 1
HBP: Kobziak, Haylee 1 ; Compton, Alyssa 1
