Friday, April 18
Chapel Hill, N.C.
5 PM
North Carolina
34-14, 0
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NC State
23-24, 0
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Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI
Softball Falls By One Run To NC State
April 18, 2025 | Softball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Carolina softball (34-14, 11-9) dropped a close game to NC State (23-24, 5-14) 5-4 on Friday, April 18.
Both teams traded runs in the second inning as Raeghan Carlson brought Sanaa Thompson home with a single to left field.
NC State responded with a two run fourth inning before Carolina responded.
Carlie Myrtle launched a moonshot of a home run over the left field scoreboard to bring the Tar Heels within one. Carolina tied up the game 4-4 with a passed ball scoring Lexie Roberts.
The Wolfpack took the lead with a home run in the seventh and went on to win the game by one.
Softball will look to win the series against the Wolfpack on senior day at 1:00 p.m. EST on ACCNX.
Both teams traded runs in the second inning as Raeghan Carlson brought Sanaa Thompson home with a single to left field.
NC State responded with a two run fourth inning before Carolina responded.
Carlie Myrtle launched a moonshot of a home run over the left field scoreboard to bring the Tar Heels within one. Carolina tied up the game 4-4 with a passed ball scoring Lexie Roberts.
The Wolfpack took the lead with a home run in the seventh and went on to win the game by one.
Softball will look to win the series against the Wolfpack on senior day at 1:00 p.m. EST on ACCNX.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Wynne Gore (6-4)
L: Harris, Nikki (8-3)
Batting:
2B: Taylor Ensley 1
HR: Taylor Ensley 1 ; Teagan Thrunk 1
RBI: Taylor Ensley 2 ; Teagan Thrunk 2 ; Ellie Goins 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tori Ensley 1 ; Taylor Ensley 1 ; MaKayla Marbury 1 ; Taryn Massey 1 ; Teagan Thrunk 1
SB: Tori Ensley 1 ; Taylor Ensley 1
Batting:
HR: Carlie Myrtle 1
RBI: Carlie Myrtle 2 ; Lumsden, Lindsay 1
SH: Jennings, Raegan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Roberts, Lexie 1 ; Thompson, Sanaa 2 ; Carlie Myrtle 1
SB: Jennings, Raegan 1
HBP: Roberts, Lexie 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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Players Mentioned
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