Pack Defeats Pirates in Five Innings
2/28/2024 6:59:00 PM | Softball
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The NC State softball team defeated East Carolina 11-2 Wednesday evening at Mark E. Joyner Family Stadium to mark the program's 12th straight win and advance to 13-3 on the season.
The Pack hit six doubles in the outing to set a new single-game program record.
How it Happened
Next Up
The Wolfpack will head south to Clemson for the 2024 conference opener. Play against the Tigers begins on Friday March 1 at 6pm.
The Pack hit six doubles in the outing to set a new single-game program record.
How it Happened
- The Pack scored two runs in the top of the second after Tori Ensley doubled up the middle to bring Ellie Goins and Kaylee Lambrecht home.
- Bat's were still hot in the third as Amanda Hasler led off the inning with a home run to push NC State ahead, 3-0. Taylor Ensley then doubled to left center and Hannah Goodwin was walked with no outs. Michele Tarpey stepped into the batter's box and doubled down the left line to bring Ensley home. With two outs, Lambrecht stepped up to the plate for her second appearance. She hit another double to left center, allowing Goodwin and Tarpey to score, putting NC State ahead 6-0. The Pack scored a fifth run before the Pirates ended the scoring run.
- The Pack added two more runs in the fourth inning after Goodwin hit her second homer of the season.
- Taylor Ensley recorded her third double of the evening in her third at bat. The mark sets a career high for most doubles in a single game. The hit allowed one to score, putting NC State up 10-0.
- The Pirates managed to score two in the bottom of the fifth after a single allowed two to score.
- Madison Inscoe pitched all five innings for the Pack and finished with three strikeouts. The win marks her third of the season.
- Six members of the Pack recorded a hit in the outing, with three recording two hits (Amanda Hasler, Kaylee Lambrecht, Tori Ensley) and one recording three (Taylor Ensley).
Next Up
The Wolfpack will head south to Clemson for the 2024 conference opener. Play against the Tigers begins on Friday March 1 at 6pm.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Inscoe, Madison (3-1)
L: Jordan Hatch (7-2)

Batting:
2B: Ensley, Taylor 2 ; Tarpey, Michele 1 ; Lambrecht, Kaylee 2 ; Ensley, Tori 1
HR: Hasler, Amanda 1 ; Goodwin, Hannah 1
RBI: Hasler, Amanda 1 ; Ensley, Taylor 1 ; Goodwin, Hannah 2 ; Tarpey, Michele 2 ; Lambrecht, Kaylee 2 ; Ensley, Tori 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Hasler, Amanda 2 ; Wilson, Gabi 1 ; Ensley, Taylor 2 ; Goodwin, Hannah 2 ; Tarpey, Michele 1 ; Goins, Ellie 1 ; Lambrecht, Kaylee 2
SB: Wilson, Gabi 1

Batting:
RBI: Anna Sawyer 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kanisha Anderson 1 ; Makenzie Mason 1
HBP: Joie Fittante 1
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Hitting
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