Softball to Host N.C. Central for Midweek Doubleheader

RALEIGH — The Wolfpack softball team will host North Carolina Central for a midweek double header on Wednesday March 8. Game one will begin at 4pm and be broadcast at ACCNX; game two will start at 7pm and be broadcast on ACCN. 

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Looking Forward

• The Wolfpack looks to improve their overall record during the midweek doubleheader against the Eagles
• Despite holding a strong lead in game two with the No. 14 Hokies, the Pack fell 7-3 in the end
• Graduate outfielder Rebecca Murray led the team with four hits on the weekend, including the only hits recorded in game one
• Murray and fellow graduate Katlyn Pavlick each recorded a homerun against the Hokies
• After hosting the Eagles for a midweek doubleheader, the Pack will host Boston College for the second ACC series of the season

Mid-Season Changes

• The Wolfpack will be led by assistant coaches Deven Boland and Carson Shaner through the remainder of the 2023 season
• Assistant Coach Deven Boland will be handling all on-field duties, while Deputy Ad Stephanie Menio will be handling all off-field duties for the remainder of the 2023 season
• Athletic Director Boo Coorigan will not be naming an interim head coach, rather dividing duties between Boland and Menio

Scouting North Carolina Central

• The Eagles picked up their first win of the season after defeating Furman in nine innings over the weekend
• NCC was tabbed to finish fourth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and landed three on the preseason team
• NC State leads the all-time series, 5-0, with the last meeting occurring during the a year to the date of this seasons meeting
• In the last meeting, the Pack run-ruled the Eagles, 10-0, in five innings

Past the Fence (and then some)

• In five days, the Pack went from totaling seven home runs on the season to 20 (week of Feb. 22)
• Sophomore Taylor Ensley leads the team with five, all of which she recorded in five days (week of Feb. 22)
• Ensley is tied for 36th in the country for most homers this season
• Freshman Amanda Hasler and MaKayla Marbury each have a grand slam on their resume through the first 15 games of the season
• The Wolfpack ranks 12th nationally for homers per game, the only other team in the ACC to rank higher is Virginia Tech (T-2) and Virginia (11)

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