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NC State Opens Play at Wolfpack Classic with Two Wins
2/18/2022 6:09:00 PM | Softball
RALEIGH – NC State softball began its home schedule with two victories as the Wolfpack defeated Lehigh, 3-0 before taking down Fairfield in walk-off fashion, 5-2 on Friday at Dail Softball Stadium in the Wolfpack Classic.
The Wolfpack's (6-1) offense started slowly in both games but the team was able to muster up a couple of key hits late in each game to finish day one of the Wolfpack Classic undefeated.
LEHIGH RECAP
NC State only needed one inning to earn its 13th home-opening win in program history as the Pack earned its second shutout of the season.
In the fifth inning Sam Sack, Randi Farricker and Brittany Jackson all hit two-out singles to load the bases for Kaylee Lambrecht. Lambrecht recorded her second double of the season that cleared the bases to put the Pack up 3-0.
Sam Gress earned the win in the circle, her second of the season (2-0) after tossing 6.2 scoreless innings and striking out three batters. Maddie McPherson came in to relieve Gress and earned her second save of the season after getting the final batter out with runners on first and second.
Lambrecht recorded her third two-hit game of the season with a career-high three RBI while Sack added a two-hit performance to lead NC State at the plate.
FAIRFIELD RECAP
The Wolfpack fought back in the final two frames to earn its second walk-off win, taking down Fairfield, 5-2.
Fairfield was able to take an early 2-0 lead off a RBI-single in the third and a solo home run in the fourth. The Stags homer was the first homer hit against NC State this season. NC State responded in the fourth as Randi Farricker hit a RBI-double to right center field to reduce the deficit to 2-1.
Farricker saved the day once again as she tallied her first homer this season to knot the game at two in the bottom of the sixth. In the seventh, Jackson led the inning with a double before Logan Morris drew a walk.
Carson Shaner stepped up to the plate with one out and hit a three-run walk-off home run to centerfield to give NC State the 5-2 win. Maddie McPherson earned her first win of the season in the circle as she tossed 4.0 scoreless innings with a career-high eight strikeouts.
At the plate, Morris and Farricker racked up two hits apiece with Farricker adding two RBI to her stat line.
Up Next
The Wolfpack will continue action hosting the Wolfpack Classic on Saturday as NC State takes on Fairfield (3 p.m.) and Mount St. Mary's (5:30 p.m.). Both games will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra
#GoPack | @PackSoftball
The Wolfpack's (6-1) offense started slowly in both games but the team was able to muster up a couple of key hits late in each game to finish day one of the Wolfpack Classic undefeated.
LEHIGH RECAP
NC State only needed one inning to earn its 13th home-opening win in program history as the Pack earned its second shutout of the season.
In the fifth inning Sam Sack, Randi Farricker and Brittany Jackson all hit two-out singles to load the bases for Kaylee Lambrecht. Lambrecht recorded her second double of the season that cleared the bases to put the Pack up 3-0.
Sam Gress earned the win in the circle, her second of the season (2-0) after tossing 6.2 scoreless innings and striking out three batters. Maddie McPherson came in to relieve Gress and earned her second save of the season after getting the final batter out with runners on first and second.
Lambrecht recorded her third two-hit game of the season with a career-high three RBI while Sack added a two-hit performance to lead NC State at the plate.
FAIRFIELD RECAP
The Wolfpack fought back in the final two frames to earn its second walk-off win, taking down Fairfield, 5-2.
Fairfield was able to take an early 2-0 lead off a RBI-single in the third and a solo home run in the fourth. The Stags homer was the first homer hit against NC State this season. NC State responded in the fourth as Randi Farricker hit a RBI-double to right center field to reduce the deficit to 2-1.
Farricker saved the day once again as she tallied her first homer this season to knot the game at two in the bottom of the sixth. In the seventh, Jackson led the inning with a double before Logan Morris drew a walk.
Carson Shaner stepped up to the plate with one out and hit a three-run walk-off home run to centerfield to give NC State the 5-2 win. Maddie McPherson earned her first win of the season in the circle as she tossed 4.0 scoreless innings with a career-high eight strikeouts.
At the plate, Morris and Farricker racked up two hits apiece with Farricker adding two RBI to her stat line.
Up Next
The Wolfpack will continue action hosting the Wolfpack Classic on Saturday as NC State takes on Fairfield (3 p.m.) and Mount St. Mary's (5:30 p.m.). Both games will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra
#GoPack | @PackSoftball
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gress, Sam (2-0)
L: Nori, Gabriella (0-1)
S: McPherson, Maddie (2)
Batting:
2B: Cimino, Emily 1
SH: Barjaktarovich, C. 1 ; Charles, Josie 1
Base Running:
HBP: Chesson, Jaelynn 1
Batting:
2B: Lambrecht, Kaylee 1 ; Tarpey, Michele 1
RBI: Lambrecht, Kaylee 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Roberts, Gracie 1 ; Farricker, Randi 1 ; Jackson, Brittany 1
CS: Jackson, Brittany 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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H
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RBI
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AB
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R
1
H
1
RBI
0
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