Saturday, April 23
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Wolfpack Clinches Series Against Boston College
4/23/2022 5:26:00 PM | Softball
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – NC State cruised past Boston College, 7-3 on Saturday to clinch the series in Atlantic Coast Conference softball action in Harrington Athletics Village.
The Wolfpack (31-18, 7-13 ACC) used an explosive fourth inning while adding some insurance runs in the fifth to hold off the Eagles (19-23, 5-15 ACC) and clinch its third ACC series this year.
Brittany Jackson paced the Wolfpack going 2-for-4 including a bunt single to go along with a pair of RBI and a run scored. Alaina Smith followed behind with a 1-for-2 outing at the plate alongside two walks and two runs scored while Sam Sack added a hit and two RBI.
Maddie McPherson continued her dominance in the circle as she earned her third consecutive win to improve to 12-8 on the season. McPherson finished with a stat line of 5.1 innings, three hits, one earned run, one walk and seven strikeouts.
In McPherson's last three outings, she has tossed 16 strikeouts with only giving up two walks and three earned runs in 17.2 innings.
Randi Farricker opened the scoring with an RBI single to center field in the first. BC answered with a two-run second inning to gain a 2-1 lead. In the fourth with the bases loaded, Logan Morris drew a walk to score a run before Sack hit a single up the middle that allowed three runs to score to put NC State back on top, 5-2.
Jackson added two insurance runs in the fifth as she singled to left field which drove home Smith and Gracie Roberts. The Eagles scored the final run of the game off a solo homer in the bottom half of the frame, leading to the final score of 7-3.
Quick Hits
- NC State's 31 wins tie for the most wins in a season with Jennifer Patrick-Swift as the head coach
- The Wolfpack is 24-0 on the season when having the same or more hits than its opponent
- The Pack drew eight walks in the contest, just one shy of its season high
Up Next
The series finale between NC State and Boston College is set for Sunday at noon on ACC Network Extra.
#GoPack | @PackSoftball
The Wolfpack (31-18, 7-13 ACC) used an explosive fourth inning while adding some insurance runs in the fifth to hold off the Eagles (19-23, 5-15 ACC) and clinch its third ACC series this year.
Brittany Jackson paced the Wolfpack going 2-for-4 including a bunt single to go along with a pair of RBI and a run scored. Alaina Smith followed behind with a 1-for-2 outing at the plate alongside two walks and two runs scored while Sam Sack added a hit and two RBI.
Maddie McPherson continued her dominance in the circle as she earned her third consecutive win to improve to 12-8 on the season. McPherson finished with a stat line of 5.1 innings, three hits, one earned run, one walk and seven strikeouts.
In McPherson's last three outings, she has tossed 16 strikeouts with only giving up two walks and three earned runs in 17.2 innings.
Randi Farricker opened the scoring with an RBI single to center field in the first. BC answered with a two-run second inning to gain a 2-1 lead. In the fourth with the bases loaded, Logan Morris drew a walk to score a run before Sack hit a single up the middle that allowed three runs to score to put NC State back on top, 5-2.
Jackson added two insurance runs in the fifth as she singled to left field which drove home Smith and Gracie Roberts. The Eagles scored the final run of the game off a solo homer in the bottom half of the frame, leading to the final score of 7-3.
Quick Hits
- NC State's 31 wins tie for the most wins in a season with Jennifer Patrick-Swift as the head coach
- The Wolfpack is 24-0 on the season when having the same or more hits than its opponent
- The Pack drew eight walks in the contest, just one shy of its season high
Up Next
The series finale between NC State and Boston College is set for Sunday at noon on ACC Network Extra.
#GoPack | @PackSoftball
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: McPherson, Maddie (12-8)
L: Peyton Schnackenberg (7-6)
Batting:
2B: Tarpey, Michele 1
RBI: Jackson, Brittany 2 ; Morris, Logan 1 ; Sack, Sam 2 ; Farricker, Randi 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lambrecht, Kaylee 1 ; Jackson, Brittany 1 ; Morris, Logan 1 ; Roberts, Gracie 1 ; Schmeiser, Maddy 1 ; Smith, Alaina 2
SB: Farricker, Randi 1
Batting:
3B: Ellie Mataya 1
HR: Gianna Boccagno 1
RBI: Hannah Slike 1 ; Gianna Boccagno 1 ; Kristin Giery 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gianna Boccagno 1 ; Nicole Giery 1 ; Kristin Giery 1
HBP: Hannah Slike 1 ; Gianna Boccagno 1
Game Leaders
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