BATON ROUGE – The NC State softball team split day two of the Purple & Gold Challenge. After falling to BYU in game one, Aisha Weixlmann and Katlyn Pavlick paced the Pack in game two to top L..A Tech 5-0.
NC State 0, BYU 1
The Wolfpack struggled to gain momentum offensively throughout the meeting.
Freshman pitcher Madison Inscoe picked up her first strikeout of the afternoon in the second inning when she got Hailey Marrow looking. She then grabbed an assist on the next play when she threw to Taylor Ensley, who covered first, to record the third out.
The Pack picked up two outs to start the offensive efforts in the second inning. Sophomore Taylor Ensley singled through the left side and senior Libby Whittaker hit an infield single to put two on base for Inscoe. Inscoe was walked by Cougars pitcher Alyssa Aguillar and junior Haley Haislip entered the box with two outs, bases loaded. BYU stopped the Pack from getting on the board as their first baseman caught the foul ball hit by Haislip.
To start the fourth inning, freshman right fielder Ellie Goins picked up the first out after a diving catch in right center. The Pack got the next two Cougar batters out to end the top of the fourth.
It wasn’t until the fifth inning that someone got on the board. BYU scored one after a double by Martha Epenesa brought Maddie Bajarano home to give the Cougars a 1-0 lead.
Whittaker led the Pack off with a single down the…
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