Wednesday, March 22
Spartanburg, S.C. (Cyrill Softball Stadium)
4 P.M.
NC State
at
USC Upstate
Softball Heads To USC Upstate For Midweek Doubleheader
3/21/2017 10:44:00 AM | Softball
RALEIGH – After a series sweep over Virginia at Dail Stadium last weekend, the NC State softball team will head to Spartanburg, S.C., Wednesday to face USC Upstate for a doubleheader at Cyrill Stadium.
First pitch of game one is 4 p.m., and game two is set for a 6 p.m. start. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN3. The Wolfpack enters the matchup with an 11-16 (5-1 ACC) record while the Spartans are 23-6 (0-0 ASUN) this season.
PACK VS. SPARTANS HISTORY
Wednesday will mark the sixth meeting between the two teams, as NC State holds a 4-1 advantage in the all-time series. The teams last met at Dail Stadium on March 30, 2016, as the Pack shut out the Spartans 8-0.
ROAD STRETCH
12 of the next 14 games on the Pack's schedule will be on the road. NC State will host midweek games against Liberty March 29 and UNC-Greensboro April 5, and travel to No. 28/25 UNC-Chapel Hill, No. 20/19 Tennessee and Georgia Tech for weekend series and Elon for a midweek tilt.
LAST TIME OUT
The Pack swept Virginia in its series at Dail Stadium last weekend, powering past the Cavaliers 10-3 in game one, clinching an 8-6 win in game two and earning a 9-1 run-rule victory on Sunday.
OFF TO A STRONG START
-NC State now holds a 5-1 record in ACC play, which puts the team in a tie for third in the conference standings with UNC-CH.
-With the Pack's ledger in conference action, this marks the best start in ACC play since 2014 when it swept Virginia and Pittsburgh in back-to-back weekends. The sweep over Virginia was also the first at Dail Stadium since 2015 when it hosted Notre Dame.
HOME RUN TRACKER
-NC State holds 19 home runs on the season, as six of them were belted last weekend against Virginia.
-Haley Finn hit the first home run of her career, which was a grand slam in the fifth inning of Friday's game. This also marked the Pack's first grand slam of the year.
-Tyler Ross leads the team with five as she hit a solo home run to lead off Saturday's game and a three-run homer in the third inning of Sunday's game to extend her team's lead to 8-1.
GETTING ON BASE
-Ross has reached base safely in the last 14 games with a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch, holding a .464 on-base percentage. She additionally holds an eight-game hitting streak since March 5 against Fordham.
-Three other players on the team hold an on-base percentage above .400 – Jade Caraway (.484), Molly Hutchison (.423) and Alyssa Compton (.402).
PACK YOUTH
All nine underclassmen on the Pack's roster have made game appearances, while Caraway and Cheyenne Balzer have started all 27 games at their respective positions.
ABOUT USC UPSTATE
-The Spartans are coming off of two straight losses after falling to South Carolina, 7-5, and Ohio, 3-2, last week.
-Four players on their roster hold a batting average above .300, as Karla Beasley leads the team at the plate with a .348 clip with 31 hits and six home runs.
-All three pitchers on their staff hold a sub-2.00 earned-run average to combine for a team 1.26 ERA. Holly McKinnon leads the Spartans in the circle with a 1.00 ERA and 12-3 record.
First pitch of game one is 4 p.m., and game two is set for a 6 p.m. start. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN3. The Wolfpack enters the matchup with an 11-16 (5-1 ACC) record while the Spartans are 23-6 (0-0 ASUN) this season.
PACK VS. SPARTANS HISTORY
Wednesday will mark the sixth meeting between the two teams, as NC State holds a 4-1 advantage in the all-time series. The teams last met at Dail Stadium on March 30, 2016, as the Pack shut out the Spartans 8-0.
ROAD STRETCH
12 of the next 14 games on the Pack's schedule will be on the road. NC State will host midweek games against Liberty March 29 and UNC-Greensboro April 5, and travel to No. 28/25 UNC-Chapel Hill, No. 20/19 Tennessee and Georgia Tech for weekend series and Elon for a midweek tilt.
LAST TIME OUT
The Pack swept Virginia in its series at Dail Stadium last weekend, powering past the Cavaliers 10-3 in game one, clinching an 8-6 win in game two and earning a 9-1 run-rule victory on Sunday.
OFF TO A STRONG START
-NC State now holds a 5-1 record in ACC play, which puts the team in a tie for third in the conference standings with UNC-CH.
-With the Pack's ledger in conference action, this marks the best start in ACC play since 2014 when it swept Virginia and Pittsburgh in back-to-back weekends. The sweep over Virginia was also the first at Dail Stadium since 2015 when it hosted Notre Dame.
HOME RUN TRACKER
-NC State holds 19 home runs on the season, as six of them were belted last weekend against Virginia.
-Haley Finn hit the first home run of her career, which was a grand slam in the fifth inning of Friday's game. This also marked the Pack's first grand slam of the year.
-Tyler Ross leads the team with five as she hit a solo home run to lead off Saturday's game and a three-run homer in the third inning of Sunday's game to extend her team's lead to 8-1.
GETTING ON BASE
-Ross has reached base safely in the last 14 games with a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch, holding a .464 on-base percentage. She additionally holds an eight-game hitting streak since March 5 against Fordham.
-Three other players on the team hold an on-base percentage above .400 – Jade Caraway (.484), Molly Hutchison (.423) and Alyssa Compton (.402).
PACK YOUTH
All nine underclassmen on the Pack's roster have made game appearances, while Caraway and Cheyenne Balzer have started all 27 games at their respective positions.
ABOUT USC UPSTATE
-The Spartans are coming off of two straight losses after falling to South Carolina, 7-5, and Ohio, 3-2, last week.
-Four players on their roster hold a batting average above .300, as Karla Beasley leads the team at the plate with a .348 clip with 31 hits and six home runs.
-All three pitchers on their staff hold a sub-2.00 earned-run average to combine for a team 1.26 ERA. Holly McKinnon leads the Spartans in the circle with a 1.00 ERA and 12-3 record.
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