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#19/19 Tennessee
Wolfpack Falls To No. 19/19 Tennessee In First Of Three-Game Series
3/31/2017 8:16:00 PM | Softball
KNOXVILLE, TENN. - The NC State softball team fell to No. 19/19 Tennessee, 8-3, on Friday evening in its first of a three-game series at the Sherri Parker Lee Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn.
The Wolfpack moves to 12-22 (6-3 ACC) and the Volunteers improve to 29-5 (6-3 SEC) on the season.
Game Rewind
-The Volunteers grabbed an early 4-0 lead in the first inning on Megan Geer's grand slam to left field. Back-to-back infield singles and a one-out walk loaded the bases.
-NC State plated two runs in the third inning. Jade Caraway drew a four-pitch walk on loaded bases to bring Brittany Nimmo across home plate for the first run. Nimmo led off the inning with a single through the right field gap, Molly Martin was hit-by-pitch and Tyler Ross hit a one-out single to left field to start the threat.
-Martin tacked on the other run in the frame, scoring on a wild pitch by Caylan Arnold.
-UT extended its lead to 7-2 in the bottom of the inning with a two-run homer by Meghan Gregg to center field and a solo home run by Scarlet McSwain to left field.
-The Pack cut the deficit to four in the fifth inning as Martin scored from second base on Ross's double to left center. She led off the side with a single to the shortstop and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Macauley Prickett.
-The Vols extended its lead to five in the bottom of the frame on an RBI single up the middle to allow McSwain to score after leading off with a two-out double down the left field line.
-Tennessee threatened in the sixth with the bases loaded twice. Harli Hubbard stopped a run from scoring after catching a ball going over her head in the circle and throwing to Molly Hutchison at home, and Alyssa Compton tagged second base on a fielder's choice with two outs to get out of the jam.
-The Pack threatened in the seventh with a runner left on second, as Prickett hit a one-out single to the pitcher and advanced to second on Ross's groundout to first base. A groundout to UT's third baseman sealed the win.
-Peyton Silverman earned the start in the circle, and Hubbard came in to relieve in the sixth inning.
-Ross led the team at the plate with a 2-for-4 performance along with one RBI.
-NC State tallied its 14th double play of the season in the fourth inning. Prickett caught a fly ball and threw it to Cheyenne Balzer at first who threw to Compton at second to tag the runner coming back.
On Deck
NC State will face Tennessee Saturday in its second of a three-game series at the Sherri Parker Lee Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. First pitch is set for 4 p.m.
