Pack Falls to #8/9 Tigers After Three Hour Battle

Sunday, March 3

Clemson, SC

12pm

NC State

14-5, 0

#8/9 Clemson

13-4, 0

NC STATE

Clemson

Pack Falls to #8/9 Tigers After Three Hour Battle

3/3/2024 3:51:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

CLEMSON, S.C. – The NC State softball team (14-5,1-2) fell to No. 8/9 Clemson (13-4, 2-1) in game three of the series after a three-hour long battle at McWhorter Stadium.

The two teams combined for 23 runs, 26 hits, four walks, and just four strikeouts.

No. 8/9 Clemson 14, NC State 9
How it Happened

Bats were hot to start as NC State jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the opening frame. MaKayla Marbury led off with a solo bomb to centerfield to mark her sixth of the year. Amanda Hasler was hit by a pitch and Taylor Ensley reached on a fielding error by the Tigers, putting runners on for former Tiger Hannah Goodwin. The junior reached on a fielder's choice, loading the bases for senior Kaylee Lambrecht. Lambrecht doubled to left center, plating two runs and pushing the lead to three. Lambrecht later scored after a throwing error by the Tigers catcher. With one out, Michele Tarpey recorded a sacrifice fly that allowed Ellie Goins to score the final run of the frame for the Wolfpack.
The Tigers responded in the bottom half of the first by adding three runs to the board after a single and home run allowed runners to score.
NC State called upon a pitching change after facing one batter in the bottom of the second – with Aisha Weixlmann entering the circle. Clemson scored three more runs in the bottom of the second after Valerie Cagle hit a three-run homer. The Tigers added two more runs to push their lead to two (7-5), forcing the Pack to change pitchers once again. Madison Inscoe entered the circle and picked up the final out of the inning. Clemson finished the frame with an 8-5 lead over NC State.
NC State regained the lead in the top of the fourth after a double by Goins, a single by Tarpey, and a single by Madison Inscoe allowed four to reach home.
The Tigers took the lead back in the bottom of the third after scoring three runs. Clemson added its final three runs in the bottom of the fifth to move ahead 11-9.
The Wolfpack was unable to get runners home, despite getting runners into scoring position in both the fourth and fifth innings.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Regan Spencer (1-0)

L: Inscoe, Madison (3-2)

S: Brooke McCubbin (1)

NC STATE

Batting:

2B: Lambrecht, Kaylee 1 ; Goins, Ellie 1

HR: Marbury, MaKayla 1

RBI: Marbury, MaKayla 1 ; Lambrecht, Kaylee 2 ; Goins, Ellie 1 ; Tarpey, Michele 2 ; Inscoe, Madison 2

SF: Tarpey, Michele 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Marbury, MaKayla 1 ; Hasler, Amanda 1 ; Ensley, Taylor 1 ; Goodwin, Hannah 1 ; Wilson, Gabi 1 ; Lambrecht, Kaylee 1 ; Goins, Ellie 2 ; Sykes, Nadia 1