RALEIGH – The Wolfpack softball team stunned No. 8 Clemson, 7-5, Sunday afternoon at Dail Stadium in front of a sold out crowd. The win is the first over a top 25 opponent since 2021 when the Pack defeated then No. 6 Florida State, as well as then No. 16 LSU and it is the first win over the Tigers in series history.
NC State took a 4-0 lead in the first that was started by sophomore Hannah Goodwin. She started the scoring run with a solo shot to center field against her former team as the leadoff hitter for the Pack. With two on base, freshman Amanda Hasler took her chance in the box and drilled a ball to right center to record her eighth homer of the season.
It wasn’t until the third inning that the Tigers found some momentum in the batter’s box. Valerie Cagle hit a three run homer to bring the Tigers within one of the Pack. NC State brought in a pitching change and had Aisha Weixlmann enter the circle. With one out, Alia Logoleo hit a sacrifice fly to get out number two, but Caroline Jacobsen scored to tie it four all.
The Wolfpack continued to battle with the No. 8 Tigers and picked up three more runs in the fifth. Katlyn Pavlick, a graduate left fielder, drilled a ball past the outfield wall to tally her ninth homer of the season. The hit brought three across home plate to increase the Wolfpack’s run total to seven.
Weixlmann and the Pack defense held the Tigers scoreless in the sixth, but Clemson managed to score one in the top of the seventh to make it a two run deficit. With bases loaded, Weixlmann struck out the next batter and Goodwin recorded out number three to end…
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