Softball Takes #6 Florida State to the Wire

Friday, April 30

Tallahassee, FL

6:00 PM

NC State

24-18, 0

Florida State

34-7-1, 0

NC State

Florida State

4/30/2021 10:17:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. – The NC State softball team took a ranked opponent down to the wire for the fourth-consecutive game, dropping a close 2-1 contest to #6 Florida State Friday evening in Tallahassee.

In a pitching dominant game, NC State was led offensively by Sam Russ who went 2-for-3 with a double and a stolen base.

Abby Trahan pitched the complete game for NC State, going 6.2 innings where she allowed the two runs on seven hits with six strikeouts.

GAME RECAP
Trahan forced Florida State to leave three base runners on through the first three innings before NC State was left stranded themselves. Russ led off the fourth inning with a double to center field before a walk and fielders' choice allowed NC State to load the bases. However, back-to-back outs did not allow the Wolfpack to score the first run.

The Seminoles struck first in the bottom of the fourth taking a 1-0 lead on a solo home run. After a scoreless fifth inning, NC State tied the ball game in the sixth. Russ led off the inning for her second-straight at bat with a hit. After stealing her 100^th career stolen base, she advanced to third on a Florida State error. A walk to Logan Morris extended the inning and set up a sac fly by Randi Farricker.

Sack recorded her hit with two outs in the top of the seventh, however, Florida State was able to score the game-winning run on a close play at first in the bottom of the inning.

OF NOTE

13 of NC State's 18 losses this season have been by two or less runs, including six of those against ranked opponents.
Russ becomes the first NC State softball player to reach 100 career stolen bases. She is 10 away from entering the top-10 all-time mark in the ACC.
Russ joins Trea Turner as the only baseball or softball player at NC State to surpass the century mark in stolen bases.

UP NEXT
NC State will continue the four-game series with a doubleheader tomorrow, May 1 beginning at 1 p.m. on ACCNX.