Softball Begins 2022 Season in Florida

RALEIGH – NC State softball begins its 19th year of competition this weekend as the Wolfpack travels to Florida to play in the River City Leadoff hosted by Jacksonville and North Florida.

Both games on Friday will be hosted by Jacksonville while the Wolfpack's remaining three games in the River City Leadoff will be played at North Florida.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday
- Winthrop at 11 a.m. | Live Stats
- at Jacksonville at 5 p.m. | Live Stats

Saturday
- Florida A&M at 1:30 p.m. | Live Stats | Watch
- at North Florida at 6:30 p.m. | Live Stats | Watch

Sunday
- Western Carolina at 10 a.m. | Live Stats | Watch

2022 ROSTER
» Head coach Jennifer Patrick-Swift enters her fourth season at the helm, holding a 76-58 record with the Wolfpack
» During the off season, Patrick-Swift added Deven Boland and Ketarah DeVries to the coaching staff. Boland serves as the team's Director of Operations/Player Personnel while DeVries is the Pitching Coach
» NC State returns 12 players from the 2021 campaign highlighted by Third Team All-ACC selection Randi Farricker who also led the league in home runs last season with 17
» Additionally, returning for her final season with the Wolfpack is Logan Morris who was an NFCA Third Team All-Region selection in 2021
» The 2022 roster is comprised of nine newcomers - five freshmen and four transfers

ALAINA SMITH NAMED TOP 75 IMPACT FRESHMEN
» Freshman Alaina Smith was selected as one of the top 75 freshmen who could make an immediate impact in the 2022 season by D1 Softball
» According to Extra Inning Softball, Smith was the #17 recruit in the class of 2021

QUICK HITS
» NC State is 10-8 in season openers in program history
» The Wolfpack has opened its season in Florida nine times, including six of the last seven seasons, holding a 6-3 record
» Friday's opener marks the second time in program history that NC State will begin its season in Jacksonville, Fla., as the Wolfpack defeated Coastal Carolina, 5-1 in Jacksonville on Feb. 12, 2016

2022 OUTLOOK
» In 2021, the Wolfpack finished the season with a 26-25 record highlighted by three ranked wins including a win over then-No. 6 Florida State which is the program's second-highest ranked win
» NC State was selected to finish ninth in the ACC in 2022

SCOUTING WINTHROP
» Winthrop finished its 2021 campaign with a 26-24 record, winning six of its last eight games
» The Eagles were voted to finish fourth in the Big South in 2022
» NC State holds a solid 6-1 advantage in the all-time series including holding the Eagles to only two runs in the past two meetings

SCOUTING JACKSONVILLE
» Jacksonville posted a 29-20 overall record in 2021
» The Dolphins were selected to finish eighth in the ASUN in 2022
» Jacksonville tied up the all-time series at one apiece with an 8-7 win in nine innings on Feb. 13, 2016

SCOUTING FLORIDA A&M
» Florida A&M is coming off a tough 2021 campaign as the Lady Rattlers finished with a 6-22 record
» The Lady Rattlers were picked to finish fourth in the SWAC Eastern Division despite receiving two first-place votes
» NC State run-ruled FAMU in the sole matchup between the programs on April 12, 2014 as the Wolfpack won, 8-0 in five innings

SCOUTING NORTH FLORIDA
» North Florida nearly finished .500 in 2021, compiling a 21-23 overall record
» The Ospreys were selected to finish seventh in the ASUN in 2022
» The Wolfpack leads the all-time series with a 3-1 record
» NC State has been dominant in the past two meetings, outscoring the Ospreys 14-0
» The sole North Florida victory came in Jacksonville on March 7, 2006 as the teams split the doubleheader

SCOUTING WESTERN CAROLINA
» Western Carolina posted a 27-26 record in 2021, making it to the SoCon Championship game but fell short to the No. 1 seed UNC Greensboro
» The Catamounts were selected to finished second in the SoCon in 2022
» Sunday's matchup will be the first meeting between the teams in program history

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Players Mentioned

Randi Farricker

Logan Morris

Alaina Smith