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NC State Falls in Series Opener Against Notre Dame
4/12/2019 8:25:00 PM | Softball
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The NC State softball team (22-19, 3-10 ACC) fell in its series opener against Notre Dame (25-13, 8-5 ACC) as the Fighting Irish picked up the 11-2 win Friday evening at Melissa Cook Stadium.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Pack managed to get a pair of quick outs in the bottom of the first inning, but Cait Brooks singled to reach first and advanced to second as Melissa Rochford was hit by a pitch. Still with two gone for the Fighting Irish, Abby Sweet stepped up to the plate and sent a three-run homer over the left center wall to put Notre Dame on the board first.
- After a scoreless second inning, the Irish added a run in the bottom of the third to extend its lead. Rochford led off with a single to shortstop and advanced to second on a Wolfpack error. Another fielder's choice sent Rochford to third, and she scored on a sac fly to put Notre Dame up 4-0.
- The bottom of the next frame saw Notre Dame plate seven runs on six hits and a pair of errors, highlighted by Rochford's three-run shot to center field.
- NC State got on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning. Skylar Johnston reached first base on a fielder's choice and moved to second as Logan Morris singled up the middle. With Morris and Johnston on first and second, respectively, Randi Farricker knocked a double to right field to score them for the Pack's two runs of the outing.
ON DECK:
NC State will wrap up the series against Notre Dame with a Saturday doubleheader. First pitch for game two is set for 1 p.m. from Melissa Cook Stadium, and game three will be played approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of game two. Both games will be broadcast on the ACC Network Extra.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Pack managed to get a pair of quick outs in the bottom of the first inning, but Cait Brooks singled to reach first and advanced to second as Melissa Rochford was hit by a pitch. Still with two gone for the Fighting Irish, Abby Sweet stepped up to the plate and sent a three-run homer over the left center wall to put Notre Dame on the board first.
- After a scoreless second inning, the Irish added a run in the bottom of the third to extend its lead. Rochford led off with a single to shortstop and advanced to second on a Wolfpack error. Another fielder's choice sent Rochford to third, and she scored on a sac fly to put Notre Dame up 4-0.
- The bottom of the next frame saw Notre Dame plate seven runs on six hits and a pair of errors, highlighted by Rochford's three-run shot to center field.
- NC State got on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning. Skylar Johnston reached first base on a fielder's choice and moved to second as Logan Morris singled up the middle. With Morris and Johnston on first and second, respectively, Randi Farricker knocked a double to right field to score them for the Pack's two runs of the outing.
ON DECK:
NC State will wrap up the series against Notre Dame with a Saturday doubleheader. First pitch for game two is set for 1 p.m. from Melissa Cook Stadium, and game three will be played approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of game two. Both games will be broadcast on the ACC Network Extra.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Payton Tidd (16-6)
L: Wallace, Devin (10-12)
Batting:
2B: Farricker, Randi 1
RBI: Farricker, Randi 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Johnston, Skylar 1 ; Morris, Logan 1
Batting:
2B: Cait Brooks 1 ; Emma Clark 1
HR: Melissa Rochford 1 ; Abby Sweet 1
RBI: Cait Brooks 2 ; Melissa Rochford 3 ; Abby Sweet 3 ; MK Bonamy 1 ; Quinn Biggio 1 ; Emma Clark 1
SH: Katie Marino 1
SF: Quinn Biggio 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ali Wester 1 ; Katie Marino 1 ; Cait Brooks 2 ; Melissa Rochford 3 ; Abby Sweet 2 ; Quinn Biggio 1 ; Emma Clark 1
HBP: Melissa Rochford 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
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RBI
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3b/dp
AB
3
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H
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RBI
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AB
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RBI
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