RALEIGH – After over three hours of play, the Wolfpack softball team dropped the finale of the Wolfpack Classic after falling short to James Madison, 14-11, in eight innings.
The Dukes wasted no time getting on the board as Hannah Shifflet hit a home run of the first pitch of the game. JMU later recorded two doubles to increase the lead to four.
Rylee Wyman entered the circle for the Pack at the start of the second. She faced four batters , with one strike out before retiring the top of the inning.
The bottom of the fourth opened with two walks for the Wolfpack. After Madison Inscoe took second and Taylor Ensley took first, Hannah Goodwin stepped into the box. She swung at the first pitch thrown and drilled it over the outfield wall for a three run homer. The hit was Goodwin’s second homer in less than 24 hours.
Freshman Nadia Sykes stepped into the box and hit a ball in foul territory on the right side, but the ball rolled back into play allowing her to reach first. Her hit allowed Ellie Goins, who was at second, to score and tie the meeting four all. The Pack ended the second inning with four runs and two hits.
JMU scored two more in the top of the third after an error by the Wolfpack and a single by Kate Carrier brought Bella Hensler home.
Two outs had nothing on Taylor Ensley in the bottom of the third as she stepped in the box and drilled the second pitch thrown her way past the outfield wall. The homer was the fifth in five days for the sophomore.
NC State struggled defensively in the second half of the game, as they picked up an error in both…
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