Pack Has Solid Performance in Win at Elon

Saturday, October 5

Elon, NC

12 pm

NC State

Elon

10/5/2019 4:47:00 PM | Softball

ELON, N.C. – NC State traveled to Elon for its first road game of the fall schedule, taking down the Phoenix, 9-2, Saturday afternoon. The Wolfpack scored nine runs on nine hits while drawing a total of eight walks.

It was a balanced game for NC State as the pitching trio of Devin Wallace, Sydney Nester and Sam Gress held Elon to two hits. The Wolfpack combined to strike out 15 batters. Sam Russ and Angie Rizzi led the team with two hits each.

Russ kicked off the game with a first-inning lead off single and eventually made her way around the base paths following a groundout and two fly outs. After a one-out single from Rizzi, Tatyana Forbes notched her first hit of the day and gave the Pack a 2-0 lead.

Forbes, who drew a total of three walks, scored in the sixth inning followed by another NC State run in the seventh. Up 4-2, NC State drew four consecutive walks to open the ninth inning. A bases-clearing triple from Sam Russ capped off the five-run frame.