NC State
21-11, 0
North Carolina
17-14, 0
#HomeRunMindset Leads to Program Record
3/26/2022 5:17:00 PM | Softball
The Pack (21-11, 3-8 ACC) set a program record by hitting nine home runs in the game. NC State has hit two or more home runs as a team in 14 games this season.
Logan Morris had an outstanding day at the plate as she finished 3-of-4 with two home runs, five RBI and two runs scored. Taylor Johnson and Libby Whittaker followed behind with two home runs and two RBI apiece.
Kaylee Lambrecht went 3-for-5, her first three-hit performance of the season and 12th multi-hit game. Lambrecht added two RBI, a home run, a double and three runs scored to her stat line.
Aisha Weixlmann earned the win in the circle to improve to 9-5 on the season after tossing 4.1 innings.
NC State's offense began heating up in the second inning as Johnson began the home run derby with a solo shot. Later in the inning, Morris teed up a three-run home run to take a 5-1 lead. In the third inning, Johnson stepped up to bat and hit her second homer to increase NC State's lead to 6-1.
Morris and Randi Farricker hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning to give the Pack an 8-2 lead. The homers continued in the fifth as Whittaker, Alaina Smith and Lambrecht smashed homers, with Smith's being a two-run shot to allow the Wolfpack to hold a comfortable 12-3 lead.
UNC (17-14, 3-5 ACC) responded with four runs in its half of the inning to avoid being run-ruled. Whittaker hit the final NC State home run in the sixth inning to set the program record.
Quick Hits
- The previous record for homers in a game was eight against Boston College (4/27/13)
- The Wolfpack has hit 14 home runs in its last four games
- Logan Morris and Taylor Johnson have hit two home runs twice this season
Up Next
The series finale between NC State and North Carolina is set for 4 p.m. on Sunday with the game televised live on ACC Network.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Weixlmann, Aisha (9-5)
L: Hannah George (9-2)
Batting:
2B: Lambrecht, Kaylee 1 ; Smith, Alaina 1
HR: Lambrecht, Kaylee 1 ; Morris, Logan 2 ; Farricker, Randi 1 ; Johnson, Taylor 2 ; Whittaker, Libby 2 ; Smith, Alaina 1
RBI: Lambrecht, Kaylee 2 ; Morris, Logan 5 ; Farricker, Randi 1 ; Tarpey, Michele 1 ; Johnson, Taylor 2 ; Whittaker, Libby 2 ; Smith, Alaina 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Lambrecht, Kaylee 3 ; Morris, Logan 2 ; Farricker, Randi 1 ; Johnson, Taylor 2 ; Whittaker, Libby 3 ; Jackson, Brittany 1 ; Smith, Alaina 3
HBP: Tarpey, Michele 1 ; Jackson, Brittany 1
Batting:
2B: Bri Stubbs 1 ; Sara Jubas 1 ; Taylor Greene 1 ; Kiannah Pierce 2
HR: Alex Brown 1 ; Kianna Jones 1
RBI: Sara Jubas 2 ; Alex Brown 4 ; Kianna Jones 1
SH: Skyler Brooks 1 ; Katie Perkins 1
SF: Sara Jubas 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bri Stubbs 2 ; Sara Jubas 1 ; Taylor Greene 1 ; Carsyn Snead 1 ; Alex Brown 1 ; Kianna Jones 2
CS: Destiny Middleton 1
HBP: Taylor Greene 1
