Wolfpack to Host Boston College

RALEIGH -- The Pack softball team is set to host Boston College for the third conference series of the season. Play will begin Friday at 12pm on ACCNX and wrap up Sunday at 12pm on ACCNX.

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Scouting Boston College

The Eagles enter Raleigh 15-7, 0-0 in conference play and on an eight game winning streak
Abigal Knight leads BC with a .324 batting average, 23 hits, three home runs, and 20 RBI's
Abby Dunning leads the pitchers with a 1.03 ERA and 5-0 record in the circle -- she also ranks third in the ACC for ERA

Time To Bounce Back

The Pack enters their third conference series 1-5 and 7-17 overall
Coaches Boland and Shaner have been playing with the lineup and have found a new permanent face in the infield -- freshman Nadia Sykes (second or third base)
Amanda Hasler and Taylor Ensley lead the team with five homers each
Aisha Weixlmann recorded a season high six strikeouts against Campbell

Building the Resume

Freshman catcher Amanda Hasler can add pitch caller to her resume
The freshman called the pitches for all three games against Notre Dame and is only the second catcher to do so in program history (Alyssa Allbritten, '08-'11)
Coach Boland and Shaner said the freshman knows the pitchers better than anyone, she's a nerd of the game
She is tied for first on the team with RBI's (16) and homers (5) -- she leads with putouts (83)

Inked the Record Book

The Wolfpack's 19 runs scored in game one against NC Central was the third most runs scored in program history
The 19 runs scored was one short of tying the second most scored in program history
After recording five stolen bases, three coming from Ellie Goins, the Pack tied the third most in program history in a single game

Meant More Than You Know

Freshman outfielder Bailey Edwards recorded her first collegiate home run in game one against NC Central on March 8
As she was rounding third base to tag home, the freshman pointed up at the sky -- those who know her know she was thinking of her mom who she lost in early 2022
Post game, the freshman said her mom was the first person she thought of when she saw the ball go over the fence

Lineup Changes and Season Highs

The Wolfpack saw a different lineup against NC Central --catcher and outfield were the only positions that were occupied by a familiar face
Coaches Boland and Shaner wanted to see how things went with different people in different places
Most notably, senior Libby Whittaker totaled eight on the evening and six in game two alone
The Pack's four home runs in game one was also a season record -- all scored by different people as well
Freshman Ellie Goins totaled a season high four stolen bases on the day (3/8/23) -- her three in game one was the most by someone on the team this season

Mid-season Changes

The Wolfpack will be led by assistant coaches Deven Boland and Carson Shaner through the remainder of the 2023 season
Assistant Coach Deven Boland will be handling all on-field duties, while Deputy Ad Stephanie Menio will be handling all off-field duties for the remainder of the 2023 season
Athletic Director Boo Coorigan will not be naming an interim head coach, rather dividing duties between Boland and Menio

Past the Fence (and then some)

In five days, the Pack went from totaling seven home runs on the season to 32
Sophomore Taylor Ensley and Amanda Hasler lead the team with five
Freshman Amanda Hasler and MaKayla Marbury each have a grand slam on their resume through the first 15 games of the season
Fellow freshman Nadia Sykes recorded her first homer, a grand slam, against NCCU on March 8
The Wolfpack ranks 34th nationally for homers per game, the only other team in the ACC to rank higher is Virginia Tech (1), Clemson (8) and Virginia (20)

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Players Mentioned

Bailey Edwards

Taylor Ensley

Ellie Goins

Amanda Hasler

MaKayla Marbury

Nadia Sykes

Aisha Weixlmann

Libby Whittaker

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