Softball Set to Host the Marucci Classic

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RALEIGH -- The NC State softball team is set to host The Marucci Classic from Feb. 16-18 at Dail Softball Stadium. In addition to the Wolfpack, the 13-game tournament will feature North Dakota State, UConn, Elon, and Campbell.

The Pack will play its home opener against North Dakota State on Friday Feb. 16 at 2:30pm before facing Campbell at approximately 5pm. NC State will face off with Elon (12pm) and UConn (2:30pm) on Saturday, before facing Elon (12pm) and Campbell (2:30pm) again on Sunday.

Fans attending games prior to 5pm on Friday, will need to use the virtual parking permit. Only games that feature NC State will be ticketed and tickets are available for purchase at the link above.

A Win ...

Would mark the 13th home opening win in program history (13-6)
The first win of the weekend would mark the 597th win in program history and 230th at Dail Stadium
Would be the first win in Raleigh for first time head coach Lindsay Leftwich

Series History with NDSU (NC State leads 2-0)

Friday marks just the third meeting with the Bison. The last time the two met was in Atlanta in 2011, prior to that the two met in Tampa the season before (2010).
In the last meeting, NC State won 11-2 and tallied 13 hits. The Pack scored at least one run in all seven innings, except the fifth.

Series History with Campbell (NC State Leads 20-4)

Friday marks the 25th all-time meeting between the Camels and Wolfpack. NC State is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings (not including the 2015 meeting that was canceled).
The Pack is 4-0 when the meeting ends in a run-rule ('12, '13, '16, '19).
NC State has scored as many as 13 runs and as few as one -- The Pack has never not scored when playing the Camels.
In the most recent meeting, the Wolfpack scored one run after Rebecca Murray scored on a pass ball. The Camels won 4-1.

Series History with Elon (NC State Leads 15-8)

Saturday will mark the 24th meeting with the Phoenix. The Pack is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings, 4-1 when playing in Raleigh.
The Wolfpack has scored as many as 13 runs and as few as zero (only three games in the history where the Pack hasn't scored at least one run - all in 2005).
NC State is 6-0 when the game ends in a run-rule, but 0-1 when it goes to extra innings (2016).
When the two met last season, NC State won 11-3 in five innings. The Pack scored five runs in the second innings after a grand slam from MaKayla Marbury and Rebecca Murray was walked with bases loaded. The Pack would hit two more homers in the meeting (solo by Taylor Ensley and a three-run by Katlyn Pavlick).

Series History with UConn (UConn Leads 1-0)

Saturday will mark just the second meeting between the Huskies and Wolfpack. In the lone meeting in 2004, The Huskies won 7-0 in Atlanta. The Pack recorded three hits in the meeting, compared to the Huskies nine.

Walkin' the Pack

NC State was walked a total of 10 times vs St. John's, by three different pitchers.
The mark is tied for seventh most in program history in a single game. The last time the Pack was walked 10 times was against NC Central in 2023.

Inscoe Has Entered the ~~Chat~~ Circle

The sophomore right handed pitcher tallied a career high nine strikeouts against St. John's. She recorded six consecutive (third batter face in the bottom of the third to the first batter faced in the bottom of the fifth).
She surpassed her previous career high of seven K's in the bottom of the fourth inning against the Red Storm.

Sliding Sykes

Sophomore Nadia Sykes recorded three stolen bases in the win over St. John's, marking a new career high.
The mark ties for second most in a single game by an individual in program history. Her mark also ties for 6th most in a game in the NCAA this season.

Back & Making an Impact

Redshirt sophomore Michele Tarpey missed the 2023 season due to a hip injury.
She spent the off season finishing up rehab and working on all things softball to get back on the field in 2024.
In opening weekend, she holds a five game hit streak, including hitting the first home run for the Pack of 2024. She finished the weekend with six hits in five games, including a solo home run against Western Kentucky

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Players Mentioned

Taylor Ensley

MaKayla Marbury

Rebecca Murray

Katlyn Pavlick

Nadia Sykes

Michele Tarpey