Goins Career Night Pushes Pack Past Patriots in Five Innings

Tuesday, March 12

Raleigh, NC

6pm

NC State

15-8

George Mason

7-16

George Mason

NC STATE

Goins Career Night Pushes Pack Past Patriots in Five Innings

3/12/2024 9:06:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

RALEIGH – Sophomore Ellie Goins recorded two home runs to help push the NC State softball team (15-8) past George Mason (7-16), 11-0, Tuesday evening at Dail Softball Stadium.

The game marked the seventh of Goins career with two or more hits and was the first time she hit two homers in a game.

The shutout was the second of the season for the Wolfpack.

NC State 11, George Mason 0 (5 innings)
How it Happened

The Pack took a 1-0 lead in the opening frame after Michele Tarpey singled up the middle to bring Taylor Ensley home.
Goins hit her first homer of the evening in the bottom of the second to mark her second of the season and add two RBI's to her stats.
In the third, MaKayla Marbury was the leadoff batter for the Wolfpack. She drilled a homer to left center to mark her eighth of the season. Tarpey then hit a triple, the first of her career. With Tori Ensley at the plate, the first pitch thrown her way was wild which allowed Tarpey to score and push the Pack ahead 5-0. Goins then stepped up to the plate for her second at bat of the evening with two outs and drilled a homer to left center. The Wolfpack ended the third inning with a 6-0 lead.
The Patriots saw one get on base in the top of the fourth after a walk, but were unable to score as NC State grabbed the final out.
Alaina Smith doubled to left center in the bottom of the fourth with one out. Taylor Ensley then stepped up to the plate and singled to right center field, allowing Smith to score – Nadia Sykes entered to pinch run for Ensley. While Marbury was in the batter's box, Sykes stole second and Marbury was eventually walked. The Patriots brought in a pitching change in hopes of stopping the Pack. Tarpey recorded a double to left field in her third at bat of the evening allowing both Sykes and Marbury to score – Gabi Wilson entered to pinch run for Tarpey. Two more members of the Pack would score in the fourth to finish the inning with an 11-0 lead.
Rylee Wyman pitched four innings for the Wolfpack and picked up one strikeout – she walked just one batter. Kayla Fekel entered the circle in the fifth and faced four batters before the Pack picked up the final out. Wyman was credited with the win, making it her fourth this year.
Goins led the Pack offensively with two hits (two home runs) and four RBI's.
Tarpey also recorded two hits and finished with three RBI's.
Sykes finished the evening with two stolen bases to record her second game of the season with two or more.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Wyman, Rylee (4-2)

L: Jordan Tallman (1-3)

George Mason

Batting:

2B: Rachel Warrens 1

NC STATE

Batting:

2B: Tarpey, Michele 1 ; Smith, Alaina 1

3B: Tarpey, Michele 1

HR: Marbury, MaKayla 1 ; Goins, Ellie 2

RBI: Ensley, Taylor 1 ; Marbury, MaKayla 1 ; Tarpey, Michele 3 ; Goins, Ellie 4

Base Running:

RUNS: Ensley, Taylor 1 ; Sykes, Nadia 1 ; Marbury, MaKayla 2 ; Tarpey, Michele 1 ; Wilson, Gabi 1 ; Ensley, Tori 1 ; Hasler, Amanda 1 ; Goins, Ellie 2 ; Smith, Alaina 1