Pack to Face Elon for Midweek Tilt

RALEIGH -- The Wolfpack softball team will host Elon for a midweek meeting on Wednesday Feb. 22 at Dail Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 5pm on ACCNX.

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Hoping to Maintain Momentum

After splitting the ACC/Big 10 Challenge, 2-2, the Pack looks to stay in the win column after winning the challenge finale against Purdue
The Pack picked up their first win of the 2023 season after defeating Iowa in eight innings -- a single up the left line by Madison Inscoe brought in two runs to give the Pack a 3-1 advantage in the top of the eighth
After the midweek tilt with the Phoenix, NC State will host the Wolfpack Classic

Pitcher Turned Utility Player?

Freshman pitcher Madison Inscoe started two games in the circle and won both to record her first two career wins as the Pack's pitcher
In the circle, she pitched eight consecutive no-hit innings (last four of game two against Iowa and first four in game two versus Purdue) and recorded five strikeouts
She started two games at first base, where she recorded 12 putouts with one assist
From the plate, she recorded two hits, one homerun, four RBI's at 13 at bats -- in addition to recording the hit that won the Pack's first game of the season versus Iowa

Early Reunion

This will be the first time graduate Rebecca Murray faces her former teammates and coaches (spent last four years at Elon)
Murray played and started all 167 games throughout her career with the Phoenix

Scouting Elon

Elon was tabbed to finish fourth in the Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Poll
The Phoenix are 4-5 overall thus far this season
The two teams have meet every year dating back to 2011
NC State has won the last two meeting and leads the all time series 14-9
Head coach Kathy Bocock became the program's winngest head coach after their win against JMU on Feb. 19 (278-262-2)
This will be the first time graduate Rebecca Murray faces her former teammates and coaches (spent last four years at Elon)

2023 Roster

The Pack returned 10 from the 2022 campaign and brought in an addition 11 during the offseason
JSP brought in eight freshman, which was tabbed the fourth ranked signing class as tabbed by Extra Elite 100
Also joining the Pack are transfers Katlyn Pavlick (Pitt), Rebecca Murray (Elon), and Hannah Goodwin (Clemson)

Quick Hits

The Pack is 11-9 in season openers and 13-6 in home openers
Over the past five seasons, the Pack has hit a homer in three of the last five season openers
NC State has won three of the last five home openers, including one against a ranked opponent
The 2023 season marks the 20th year of competition for the Wolfpack

2023 Outlook

In 2022, the Wolfpack finished with a 33-23 record
The Pack was tabbed to finish 10th in the ACC in the preseason poll

#HomerunMindset

Despite what most people think, the Homerun Mindset is not just about hitting home runs -- it's about giving 110% in everything you do in life and being the best version of yourself that you can be
NC State bats were on a tear last season as the Pack has tallied 82 homers and finished 16th in the country in home runs per game hitting 1.47 a contest
The 82 home runs were the second-most in program history in a single season and the most under the tenure of head coach Jennifer Patrick-Swift
The 2022 season marking the second year in program history that the team has hit 80 or more home runs -- the program record for home runs in a season is 88 set by the 2013 squad
On Saturday, March 27, 2022 against UNC, NC State hit a program best nine home runs (the previous school record was eight set against Boston College on April 27, 2013)
Freshman MaKayla Marbury recorded the teams first homer of the season against No. 12 Arizona (2/12/23)

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Players Mentioned

Hannah Goodwin

Madison Inscoe

MaKayla Marbury

Rebecca Murray

Katlyn Pavlick