Tatyana Forbes joined elite company Friday evening, as the redshirt senior became one of just four active Division 1 players to eclips 300 career hits. Forbes recorded her 300th career hit in the second inning of game one of Friday's double header against #16.
Despite battling back in the second game to tie the score going into the seventh, NC State was unable to take the lead over Clemson as the Tigers won both games of Friday's doubleheader by scores of 9-3 and 4-3. The series is scheduled to continue tomorrow, April 24, at 5 p.m. on ACCNX.
Randi Farricker led the Wolfpack, going 3-for-3 in the final game of the doubleheader with a home run and two RBI. Forbes was also perfect in the second game, going 3-for-5 on the day.
Estelle Czech started the first game, going 3.1 innings before being relieved by
Sydney Nester. Czech (3-3) allowed eight runs (four earned) on five hits with a strikeout.
Abby Trahan started game two, before also being relieved by Nester. Nester (7-7), despite being charged with the loss, pitched lights out in both appearances. She pitched a total of 7.0 innings between the two games, allowing two runs on three hits.
GAME 1 RECAPClemson came out early with two solo home runs in the first inning for a 2-0 lead. NC State would quickly cut the deficit in half scoring a run in the third on a pair of Clemson miscues. The Tigers pushed out to a 5-1 lead with four runs in the bottom half of the frame that included two miscues on the NC State side.
After NC State scored an additional run, Clemson kept its lead strong pushing it out to 9-2 through five innings. The highlight of the game for NC State came in the sixth inning on a solo home run by
April Visser. The home run only the fourth allowed by Clemson pitcher Valerie Cagle all season.
GAME 2 RECAPAfter Clemson scored all its runs in the first two innings, Nester shut down the Clemson batting order as NC State mounted a comeback. All of the Wolfpack's runs were scored in the fourth inning.
Logan Morris led off the frame with a walk before
Randi Farricker launched her 16th home run of the season to left center field. The hitting continued with a single by Forbes and an RBI double by
Brigette Nordberg that tied the game.
NC State threatened in both the sixth and seventh innings, putting four runners into scoring position but were unable to bring across a go-ahead run. After recording an out against the lead off Clemson hitter, NC State intentionally walked Cagle before Marissa Guimbarda recorded the final RBI to win the game.
NC State's three runs in both games are the second most Clemson has given up all season.