Friday, April 22
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
4 pm
NC State
30-18, 6-13
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Boston College
19-22, 5-14
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NC State
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Boston College
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Taylor Johnson Hits NC State Past Eagles
4/22/2022 7:11:00 PM | Softball
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Taylor Johnson pushed NC State past Boston College, 3-2 on Friday evening in the Atlantic Coast Conference softball series opener inside of Harrington Athletics Village.
Johnson had an outstanding day at the plate to lead the Wolfpack (30-18, 6-13 ACC) as she finished 2-for-3, accounting for all of NC State's runs with three RBI.
Brittany Jackson turned in her eighth two-hit outing of the season as she went 2-for-3 with a double. Maddie McPherson improved to 11-8 in the circle after tossing her fourth complete game of the season finishing with a stat line of three hits, two runs (one earned), one walk and four strikeouts.
The Eagles (19-22, 5-14 ACC) took an early 1-0 lead in the second off a solo home run. NC State's bats woke up in the fifth as Johnson hit a solo home run, her eighth of the season to tie the game at one apiece.
Boston College answered with an RBI double in the bottom half of the frame to regain the lead, 2-1. In the sixth, Johnson stepped up to the plate and hit a two-RBI double to left center field to put the Pack back on top 3-2.
In the bottom of the seventh, McPherson shut the door as she had her fifth three up, three down inning to end the game.
Quick Hits
- NC State has reached 30 wins for the second time in the Jennifer Patrick-Swift era (2019)
- The Wolfpack has hit 71 home runs this season, one shy of the third-most in a single season in program history
- The Pack improved to 20-0 this season when out hitting its opponent
Up Next
The rubber match between NC State and Boston College is set for Saturday at 1 p.m. with the game broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.
#GoPack | @PackSoftball
Johnson had an outstanding day at the plate to lead the Wolfpack (30-18, 6-13 ACC) as she finished 2-for-3, accounting for all of NC State's runs with three RBI.
Brittany Jackson turned in her eighth two-hit outing of the season as she went 2-for-3 with a double. Maddie McPherson improved to 11-8 in the circle after tossing her fourth complete game of the season finishing with a stat line of three hits, two runs (one earned), one walk and four strikeouts.
The Eagles (19-22, 5-14 ACC) took an early 1-0 lead in the second off a solo home run. NC State's bats woke up in the fifth as Johnson hit a solo home run, her eighth of the season to tie the game at one apiece.
Boston College answered with an RBI double in the bottom half of the frame to regain the lead, 2-1. In the sixth, Johnson stepped up to the plate and hit a two-RBI double to left center field to put the Pack back on top 3-2.
In the bottom of the seventh, McPherson shut the door as she had her fifth three up, three down inning to end the game.
Quick Hits
- NC State has reached 30 wins for the second time in the Jennifer Patrick-Swift era (2019)
- The Wolfpack has hit 71 home runs this season, one shy of the third-most in a single season in program history
- The Pack improved to 20-0 this season when out hitting its opponent
Up Next
The rubber match between NC State and Boston College is set for Saturday at 1 p.m. with the game broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.
#GoPack | @PackSoftball
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: McPherson, Maddie (11-8)
L: Susannah Anderson (9-11)
Batting:
2B: Jackson, Brittany 1 ; Sack, Sam 1 ; Johnson, Taylor 1
HR: Johnson, Taylor 1
RBI: Johnson, Taylor 3
SH: Jackson, Brittany 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Farricker, Randi 1 ; Tarpey, Michele 1 ; Johnson, Taylor 1
SB: Farricker, Randi 1
HBP: Farricker, Randi 1
Batting:
2B: Kristin Giery 1
HR: Gianna Boccagno 1
RBI: Gianna Boccagno 1 ; Kristin Giery 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gianna Boccagno 1 ; Djhane Valido 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
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AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
3
AB
4
R
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H
1
RBI
0
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EmpowHER with Aisha Weixlmann #Shorts #NCState #GoPack
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