North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State
5-7
Providence
2-5
Livingston Propels Pack Past Providence
2/20/2026 10:13:00 PM | Softball
The evening marked the first two-home-run game of the freshman's career and second with four RBIs.
How It Went Down
- The Friars struck first when Cameron Dunn blasted a ball to center field in the opening inning to give Providence a 1-0 lead.
- The Wolfpack responded in the bottom of the first, scoring five runs on five hits and two walks. Senior Maia Townsend led off with a single, followed by freshman Carly Short reaching after being hit by a pitch and Kendall Simmers drawing a walk.
- With the bases loaded and one out, senior Hannah Church delivered an RBI single to tie the game. After Providence recorded the second out, sophomore Taryn Massey singled to left-center to bring home two runs and give the Pack a 3-1 advantage.
- Senior Teagan Thrunk added an RBI single to right field, and NC State closed the inning with a 5-1 lead.
- Providence cut into the deficit in the second inning as Sofia Peterson led off with a home run to center field, followed by Hailey Frantz's solo shot to make it 5-3.
- Livingston responded with her first homer of the night, a 206-foot blast to deep center field, marking her third of the season and driving in two runs.
- Elisa Smith scored in the third inning on a groundout, extending the Pack's lead.
- A six-run fourth inning put the game out of reach. Kendall Simmers launched a two-run homer before Livingston added her second long ball of the night with a solo shot.
- With two outs, senior Ellington Whitaker recorded her second hit of the game with a single to center field, and junior Sarah Johnson followed with an RBI single to the opposite field.
- Short tallied her second double of the game and seventh of the season, ripping one down the left-field line to score two more runs. NC State finished the fourth inning with six runs on eight hits to take a 14-4 lead.
- Providence added two final runs on Peterson's second home run of the game.
- Senior Rylee Wyman earned the win in the circle, tossing 2.1 innings with two strikeouts. Wynne Gore and Charli Orsini each recorded a strikeout in relief.
- The victory marked NC State's 60th win under head coach Lindsay Leftwich and the 656th in program history.
NC State returns to action Saturday, Feb. 21, facing Akron at 2:30 p.m. before meeting Providence again at 5 p.m. on day two of the Raleigh Times. Both games will be streamed on ACCNX.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Wyman, Rylee (1-4)
L: Grifone, Tori (0-3)
Batting:
HR: Frantz, Hailey 1 ; Dunn, Cameron 1 ; Peterson, Sofia 2
RBI: Frantz, Hailey 1 ; Dunn, Cameron 1 ; Renny, Julia 1 ; Peterson, Sofia 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Elisa 1 ; Buckley, Emerson 1 ; Frantz, Hailey 1 ; Dunn, Cameron 1 ; Peterson, Sofia 2
HBP: Dunn, Cameron 1
Batting:
2B: Short, Carly 2
HR: Livingston, Lily 2 ; Simmers, Kendall 1
RBI: Livingston, Lily 4 ; Thrunk, Teagan 2 ; Johnson, Sarah 1 ; Church, Hannah 1 ; Massey, Taryn 2 ; Simmers, Kendall 2 ; Short, Carly 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Townsend, Maia 1 ; Livingston, Lily 2 ; Johnson, Sarah 1 ; Whitaker, Ellington 1 ; Church, Hannah 1 ; Massey, Taryn 2 ; Simmers, Kendall 3 ; Short, Carly 3
SB: Johnson, Sarah 1
HBP: Short, Carly 1
