Softball Welcomes Louisville

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RALEIGH - NC State softball will play its penultimate home ACC series this season against Louisville this weekend.

The series opener is set for Friday at 6 p.m. while Saturday and Sunday's games will start at 1 p.m. and noon, respectively. All three games will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.

QUICK HITS
» NC State started the season 13-1, marking the best start to a season in program history
» The Wolfpack set a program record for most home runs in a game with nine at UNC on March 26
» NC State's bats are heating up as the Pack has hit 21 home runs in its last five games
» Head Coash Jennifer Patrick-Swift is one win away from 100 at NC State
» On the season, Logan Morris leads the team with a .420 batting average, .820 slugging percentage, .504 on-base percentage, 42 hits, 11 homers (16th in D1) and 36 RBI (19th in D1) while being second on the team in runs (23)
» In the circle, Aisha Weixlmann leads the team in innings pitched (85.1) and strikeouts (94)
» NC State ranks seventh in the nation in home runs per game, averaging 1.77 a contest

ACC OUTLOOK
» Logan Morris ranks second in hits (42), home runs (11) and RBI (36), third in batting average (.420), fourth in slugging percentage (.820) and eighth in on-base percentage (.504)
» Kaylee Lambrecht ranks third in hits with 40
» Aisha Weixlmann ranks eighth in innings pitched (85.1) and strikeouts (94), ranks sixth in wins (10) and saves (2)
» As a team, NC State leads in home runs (62), ranks second in slugging percentage (.556), ranks third in hits (248) and ranks fourth in RBI (188)
» NC State's 62 home runs are 11 more than the second-highest team in conference (Duke, 51)

SCOUTING LOUISVILLE
» Louisville came up short against Liberty, 9-7 on Wednesday in Kentucky
» In their most recent ACC series, the Cardinals took the last game from then-No. 16 Clemson to avoid being swept, 4-2 (8 inn.) on March 27 in South Carolina
» The Cards lead in the all-time series against the Pack, 11-8 including a 5-1 advantage in Raleigh
» Louisville snapped NC State's five-game winning streak in the series with a tight 5-4 win in the last outing on Feb. 20, 2021
» The Wolfpack has won six of the last eight meetings

LAST TIME OUT
» NC State earned its second win in as many days taking down Charlotte, 9-4 on Wednesday
» Logan Morris led the charge for the Pack as she finished 2-for-4 at the plate with a home run, her 11th of the season, three RBI and two runs scored
» Kaylee Lambrecht followed behind going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a walk
» Maddie McPherson earned the win to improve to 6-5 on the season after tossing 5.2 innings with five strikeouts and three runs

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Players Mentioned

Kaylee Lambrecht

Maddie McPherson

Logan Morris

Aisha Weixlmann