NC State Softball Travels to South Carolina

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RALEIGH – NC State softball begins a seven-game road trip on Friday traveling to Columbia, S.C. to play in the Garnet & Black Round Robin hosted by South Carolina.

The Wolfpack will open the Round Robin with an 11 a.m. game against East Tennessee State followed by a 2 p.m. game against host South Carolina on Friday. On Saturday, the Pack will face ETSU at noon and South Carolina at 5 p.m. to wrap up action.

NC State's games against ETSU will not be broadcasted but Friday's match against South Carolina will be televised on ESPN2 with the Round Robin finale on Saturday broadcast on SEC Network Plus.

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 holds a 21-3 record in non-conference action, winning its last four non-conference matchups
» On the season, Logan Morris leads the team with a .414 batting average, .767 slugging percentage, .489 on-base percentage, 48 hits, 11 homers and 40 RBI while being second on the team in runs (26)
» In the circle, Aisha Weixlmann leads the team in innings pitched (102.0), strikeouts (110) and opposing batting average (.217)
» NC State is ninth in the country in home runs per game hitting 1.69 a contest

#HOMERUNMINDSET
» NC State bats have been on a tear this season as the Pack has tallied 66 homers
» The 66 home runs is tied for the sixth-most in program history in a single season
» Under the tenure of Jennifer Patrick-Swift, the most homers in a season is 69 set last season
» The program record for home runs in a season is 88 set by the 2013 squad

SCOUTING ETSU
» East Tennessee State dropped both games of its Wednesday doubleheader at App State to extend its losing streak to eight games
» In the final game of the doubleheader, ETSU lost 8-0 in five innings
» Friday's matchup will be the first meeting between the Bucs and Pack in program history

SCOUTING SOUTH CAROLINA
» South Carolina was swept by then-No. 21 Missouri over the weekend to extend its losing streak to nine
» The Gamecocks dropped a tight 2-1 decision in the series finale with the Tigers
» NC State trails in the all-time series against South Carolina, 3-1
» The sole Wolfpack win came in the last meeting on April 19, 2011 when NC State earned a 4-2 victory in the only meeting in Columbia

LAST TIME OUT
» NC State softball pitcher Aisha Weixlmann put on a show on Wednesday night, leading the Wolfpack to a 1-0 win over Longwood
» Weixlmann (11-5) recorded her second one-hit shutout this year in her fifth complete game of the season. She tallied seven strikeouts on the day, marking her 10th outing of five or more strikeouts
» Brittany Jackson recorded the sole hit for NC State, which was a big one as she hit an RBI triple in the fifth that allowed Maddy Schmeiser to score from first

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Players Mentioned

Brittany Jackson

Logan Morris

Maddy Schmeiser

Aisha Weixlmann