NC State
24-13, 4-10
Louisville
19-14, 3-5
Wolfpack Suffers Saturday Setback
4/2/2022 4:50:00 PM | Softball
The Wolfpack (24-13, 4-10 ACC) was able to jump out to an early lead but the Cardinals (19-14, 3-5 ACC) never gave up hope and pulled off the comeback win.
Logan Morris finished 3-for-5 at the plate to lead NC State with a run and an RBI. Brittany Jackson followed behind going 2-for-3 with a run, an RBI and a walk while Libby Whittaker added a home run with two RBI and a career-high two walks.
Sam Gress was dealt the loss to move to 7-3 on the season after tossing 3.2 innings giving up two runs while striking out one batter.
The Pack scored first as Taylor Johnson crossed home plate off an error in the second inning. Later in the inning, Whittaker hit her fifth homer of the season, a two-run shot to increase NC State's lead to 3-0. The Wolfpack scored two more runs in the second off a hit by pitch and a walk to take a commanding 5-0 lead.
The Cardinals' bats exploded in the fourth as the Cards posted seven runs in the inning off two three-run homers and an RBI double. Trailing 7-5 in the fifth, Jackson stepped up and hit an RBI double off the left field wall to score Maddy Schmeiser. Morris followed behind with an RBI single to tie the game at 7.
In the seventh, Louisville hit a two-RBI double and shut NC State down in the bottom of the frame to earn the 9-7 win.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Taylor Roby (9-5)
L: Gress, Sam (7-3)
Batting:
2B: Carmyn Greenwood 1 ; Hannah File 1
HR: Carmyn Greenwood 1 ; Dylann Cravens 1
RBI: Carmyn Greenwood 5 ; Dylann Cravens 3 ; Hannah File 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Carmyn Greenwood 1 ; Mia Forsythe 1 ; Kendall Smith 1 ; Dylann Cravens 1 ; Ally Alexander 2 ; Vanessa Miller 2 ; Hannah File 1
HBP: Taylor Roby 1 ; Ally Alexander 2
Batting:
2B: Johnson, Taylor 1 ; Jackson, Brittany 1
HR: Whittaker, Libby 1
RBI: Morris, Logan 1 ; Haislip, Haley 1 ; Johnson, Taylor 1 ; Whittaker, Libby 2 ; Jackson, Brittany 1
SH: Smith, Alaina 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lambrecht, Kaylee 1 ; Morris, Logan 1 ; Johnson, Taylor 1 ; Tarpey, Michele 1 ; Whittaker, Libby 1 ; Schmeiser, Maddy 1 ; Jackson, Brittany 1
CS: Johnson, Taylor 1
HBP: Haislip, Haley 1
