Softball Falls In Extra Innings To Boston College In Series Finale

Sunday, April 8

Raleigh, NC

12:00 PM

NC State

20-19, 4-10

Boston College

19-15, 8-3

Boston College

NC State

Softball Falls In Extra Innings To Boston College In Series Finale

4/8/2018 3:34:00 PM | Softball

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RALEIGH – Despite Jade Caraway's two-out RBI double in the bottom of the seventh to knot the score at three and send the series finale to extra innings, the NC State softball team fell 5-3 (9) to Boston College on Sunday afternoon at Dail Stadium.

The Eagles sweep the weekend series and improve to 19-15 (8-3 ACC), while the Wolfpack falls to 20-19 (4-10 ACC) on the season.

How It Happened
-After four scoreless innings the Pack plated a run in the fifth to take a 1-0 lead. Angie Rizzi led off the frame with a base hit to left field, and with two outs on the board Lily Bishop was hit-by-pitch. Macauley Prickett pinch ran for Bishop at first, and after Jade Caraway hit a chopper to BC's second baseman Prickett beat the tag on a fielder's choice as Rizzi capitalized on the play and scored.
-The Eagles knotted the game in the sixth with a solo shot to right field.
-NC State answered in the bottom frame to take a 2-1 advantage. Cheyenne Balzer led off with a single to left field, her second hit of the game, and Sam Russ pinch ran for her. After a sacrifice bunt and groundout moved her to third, Russ scored on a fielder's choice to third base.
-In the seventh BC plated two runs to take a 3-2 lead. An error with runners on second and third brought the first run in, and a single to center field with runners at the corners allowed the other run to cross home plate.
-Caraway knotted the game in the bottom half with a two-out double, her seventh of the season, to the left center wall. Madeline Curtis hit a one-out single and an error advanced her to second where Brittany Nimmo entered to pinch run.
-In the top of the ninth inning after a leadoff single to left field, a two-out double to right center followed by an RBI single up the middle brought the insurance runs across to secure BC's sweep.
-Kama Woodall (6-7) relieved starter Devin Wallace in the eighth and took the loss after giving up the two earned runs in extras.

Up Next
NC State returns to action Wednesday when it hosts Campbell in a midweek contest. First pitch is 5 p.m. at Dail Stadium and the game will be streamed on the ACC Network Extra.