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Pack Opens ACC Play With Dominant 7-0 Win Over Pitt
3/2/2018 7:21:00 PM | Softball
RALEIGH – Thanks to Timberlyn Shurbutt's three-run shot in the fifth inning and Chandley Garner's three-run blast in the sixth, the NC State softball team opened ACC play on Friday evening with a dominant 7-0 win over Pittsburgh at Dail Stadium.
After holding the Panthers to just four base hits NC State improves to 12-5 (1-0 ACC) and Pitt falls to 8-6-1 (0-1 ACC) on the season. The victory marks the team's fourth consecutive win and eighth in nine games.
How It Happened
-Jade Caraway brought in the first run of the game in the fifth inning with an RBI single up the middle, scoring Chandley Garner from second after she led off the frame with a walk and advanced on Natalie Jones's one-out single through the left gap.
-After an error and fielder's choice put runners on the corners, Shurbutt went deep to left center to extend the Pack's lead to four.
-In the sixth Alyssa Compton led off with a double to left center and Haylee Kobziak followed with a walk, putting two on for Garner as she homered to center field to bring in the other three runs of the game.
Inside The Box Score
-Compton led the Pack at the plate with a 3-for-3 performance, highlighted by her third double of the season, as the team tallied nine in the game.
-Shurbutt belted the third home run of her career while Garner hit her second of the season.
-Devin Wallace threw her second complete game shutout of the season as she gave up four hits and struck out eight batters. She improves to 7-3 on the season.
Up Next
NC State and Pitt will meet Saturday for the second game of the series. First pitch is 2 p.m. at Dail Stadium and the game will be streamed on the ACC Network Extra.
After holding the Panthers to just four base hits NC State improves to 12-5 (1-0 ACC) and Pitt falls to 8-6-1 (0-1 ACC) on the season. The victory marks the team's fourth consecutive win and eighth in nine games.
Thoughts from Coach Rychcik on tonight's dominant 7-0 win over Pittsburgh pic.twitter.com/Hu2vKVNLR3
— PackSoftball (@PackSoftball) March 3, 2018
How It Happened
-Jade Caraway brought in the first run of the game in the fifth inning with an RBI single up the middle, scoring Chandley Garner from second after she led off the frame with a walk and advanced on Natalie Jones's one-out single through the left gap.
-After an error and fielder's choice put runners on the corners, Shurbutt went deep to left center to extend the Pack's lead to four.
-In the sixth Alyssa Compton led off with a double to left center and Haylee Kobziak followed with a walk, putting two on for Garner as she homered to center field to bring in the other three runs of the game.
Inside The Box Score
-Compton led the Pack at the plate with a 3-for-3 performance, highlighted by her third double of the season, as the team tallied nine in the game.
-Shurbutt belted the third home run of her career while Garner hit her second of the season.
-Devin Wallace threw her second complete game shutout of the season as she gave up four hits and struck out eight batters. She improves to 7-3 on the season.
Up Next
NC State and Pitt will meet Saturday for the second game of the series. First pitch is 2 p.m. at Dail Stadium and the game will be streamed on the ACC Network Extra.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Wallace, Devin (7-3)
L: Sarah Dawson (6-4)
Base Running:
HBP: Kaitlyn Kruger 1
Batting:
2B: Compton, Alyssa 1
HR: Shurbutt, Timberlyn 1 ; Garner, Chandley 1
RBI: Caraway, Jade 1 ; Shurbutt, Timberlyn 3 ; Garner, Chandley 3
SH: Shurbutt, Timberlyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Caraway, Jade 1 ; Russ, Sam 1 ; Shurbutt, Timberlyn 1 ; Compton, Alyssa 1 ; Kobziak, Haylee 1 ; Garner, Chandley 2
CS: Prickett, Macauley 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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RBI
3
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