NC State softball begins its 19th year of competition this weekend as the Wolfpack travels to Florida to play in the River City Leadoff hosted by Jacksonville and North Florida.
Both games on Friday will be hosted by Jacksonville while the Wolfpack's remaining three games in the River City Leadoff will be played at North Florida.
WEEKEND SCHEDULEFriday
- Winthrop at 11 a.m. |
Live Stats- at Jacksonville at 5 p.m. |
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- Florida A&M at 1:30 p.m. |
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Watch- at North Florida at 6:30 p.m. |
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WatchSunday
- Western Carolina at 10 a.m. |
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Watch2022 OUTLOOK In 2021, the Wolfpack finished the season with a 26-25 record highlighted by three ranked wins including a win over then-No. 6 Florida State which is the program's second-highest ranked win
NC State was selected to finish ninth in the ACC in 2022
SCOUTING WINTHROP Winthrop finished its 2021 campaign with a 26-24 record, winning six of its last eight games
The Eagles were voted to finish fourth in the Big South in 2022
NC State holds a solid 6-1 advantage in the all-time series including holding the Eagles to only two runs in the past two meetings
SCOUTING JACKSONVILLE Jacksonville posted a 29-20 overall record in 2021
The Dolphins were selected to finish eighth in the ASUN in 2022
Jacksonville tied up the all-time series at one apiece with an 8-7 win in nine innings on Feb. 13, 2016
SCOUTING FLORIDA A&M Florida A&M is coming off a tough 2021 campaign as the Lady Rattlers finished with a 6-22 record
The Lady Rattlers were picked to finish fourth in the SWAC Eastern Division despite receiving two first-place votes
NC State run-ruled FAMU in the sole matchup between the programs on April 12, 2014 as the Wolfpack won, 8-0 in five innings
SCOUTING NORTH FLORIDA North Florida nearly finished .500 in 2021, compiling a 21-23 overall record
The Ospreys were selected to finish seventh in the ASUN in 2022
The Wolfpack leads the all-time series with a 3-1 record
NC State has been dominant in the past two meetings, outscoring the Ospreys 14-0
The sole North Florida victory came in Jacksonville on March 7, 2006 as the teams split the doubleheader
SCOUTING WESTERN CAROLINA Western Carolina posted a 27-26 record in 2021, making it to the SoCon Championship game but fell short to the No. 1 seed UNC Greensboro
The Catamounts were selected to finished second in the SoCon in 2022
Sunday's matchup will be the first meeting between the teams in program history
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