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Wolfpack Earns Two Commanding Wins on Day Two of The Raleigh Times
3/1/2025 8:03:00 PM | Softball
RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State softball team bounced back on day two of The Raleigh Times tournament with two commanding wins.Â
The Pack shutout Queens, 8-0, in six innings before scoring 10 in the third inning to soar past UNCW, 14-1, in five frames.Â
NC State moves to 14-7 on the season.Â
NC State 8, Queens 0 (6 innings)
How it Happened
How it Happened
The Pack will return to Dail Softball Stadium for the final game of The Raleigh Times on Sunday, March 2 at 12:20pm. NC State will host Queens for the final time on ACCNX.
The Pack shutout Queens, 8-0, in six innings before scoring 10 in the third inning to soar past UNCW, 14-1, in five frames.Â
NC State moves to 14-7 on the season.Â
NC State 8, Queens 0 (6 innings)
How it Happened
- Sophomore pitcher Carly Maxton started the outing by striking out the first batter faced on the day. The Wolfpack picked up the second out after senior Taylor Ensley threw a rocket from right field to the plate for junior Hannah Church to get the tag, stopping the Royals from getting on the board.
- Taylor Ensley recorded the first hit of the outing for the Pack with a single to right to bring home younger sister Tori Ensley and advance Kendall Simmers to third. A single to center by junior Hannah Church brought the other two home to push the lead to three in the bottom of the first.Â
- NC State added a fourth run to the board in the bottom of the second after a single to center field by Taylor Ensley allowed one to score.Â
- The fourth inning saw Taylor Ensley record her third hit of the outing when she hit her seventh homer of the season with a rocket to the left field post. The run scored pushed the Pack's lead to five.Â
- To open up the bottom of the sixth inning, Tori Ensley hit her first homer of the season with a shot to center. With an out on the board, graduate Michele Tarpey drove home Kendall Simmers to push the lead to seven. Shortly after, junior MaKayla Marbury hit an infield single to bring home the eighth run and end the meeting in six innings.Â
- Sophomore Carly Maxton pitched all six innings and finished with four strikeouts and just one batter walked. She moves to 4-1 on the season in the circle.Â
How it Happened
- With an out on the board in the bottom of the first, back-to-back NC State batters were walked to put two on for junior Hannah Church. After working a hitters count (2-0), Church drilled a ball over the netting and light pole in left field to record her seventh homer of the season and push NC State ahead, 3-0.Â
- The Seahawks scored one in the top of the third, its only run of the evening.Â
- The bottom of the third saw the Wolfpack post a season high 10 runs in the frame. Six members of the Pack were walked and UNCW picked up three wild pitches allowing runners to advance or score. Senior Taylor Ensley led off the inning with a single and graduate Michele Tarpey had two hits in the frame, including a grand slam.Â
- The Wolfpack finished the third frame leading, 13-1.Â
- The bottom of the fourth saw Bailey Edwards reach home after a single by Teagan Thrunk.Â
- Wynne Gore picked up the win in the circle, throwing all five innings and striking out two batters with only one walk.Â
The Pack will return to Dail Softball Stadium for the final game of The Raleigh Times on Sunday, March 2 at 12:20pm. NC State will host Queens for the final time on ACCNX.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Maxton, Carly (4-1)
L: Kenzie Forrester (0-2)
Batting:
SH: Kaylee DeJesus 1
Base Running:
SB: Kaylee DeJesus 1
Batting:
HR: Ensley, Tori 1 ; Ensley, Taylor 1
RBI: Ensley, Tori 1 ; Ensley, Taylor 3 ; Church, Hannah 1 ; Tarpey, Michele 1 ; Marbury, MaKayla 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ensley, Tori 2 ; Simmers, Kendall 2 ; Ensley, Taylor 2 ; Wilson, Gabi 1 ; Goins, Ellie 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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AB
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R
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