NC State
16-33, 0
Boston College
28-18, 0
Softball Falls To Boston College In Series Opener
4/28/2017 5:57:00 PM | Softball
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -Â The NC State softball team opened its series at Boston College on Friday evening at Shea Field, falling 6-1.
The Wolfpack moves to 16-33 (9-10 ACC) and the Eagles improve to 28-18 (12-6 ACC) on the season.Â
Game RewindÂ
-The Eagles took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Taylor Coroneos plated the first run as she scored from second on an outfield single after leading off with a double. Two more runs were plated on bunts with runners at the corners.
-BC extended its lead to four in the second on a sac fly to center field. Annie Murphy came across home plate from third after a Wolfpack error and bunt single put her in scoring position.
-BC added another run in the fourth inning with an RBI double to left field, as Coroneos plated her second run of the day after leading off with a triple.Â
-NC State got on the board in the fifth, as Tyler Ross scored from second on Jade Caraway's single to the shortstop, which was followed by a Boston College error after hitting a one-out double to center field.
-Chloe Sharabba extended the Eagles' lead to 6-1 in the sixth with an RBI double to left field, as Dani Thomas opened the frame with a walk and a pair of groundouts put her in scoring position.
Inside The Box Score
-Peyton Silverman started in the circle for the Pack, and was relieved by Brittany Nimmo in the fifth inning.Â
-Caraway led the team at the plate with a 2-for-3 performance, while Haylee Kobziak and Ross each tallied a hit.Â
On Deck
The teams will meet Saturday for the second game of the series. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. at Shea Field.Â
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Dreswick (21-10)
L: Silverman, Peyton (11-20)
Batting:
2B: Ross, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ross, Tyler 1
HBP: Hutchison, Molly 1 ; Martin, Molly 1
Batting:
2B: Coroneos 1 ; Murphy 1 ; Sharabba 1
3B: Coroneos 1
RBI: Murphy 2 ; Sharabba 1 ; Chimento 1 ; DiEmmanuele 1
SF: Murphy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Coroneos 2 ; Murphy 1 ; Sharabba 1 ; Thomas 2
