Final Game in the Sunshine State

🆚 No. 7/8 Florida State
⏰ 12pm
📍 Tallahassee, Fla.
💻 ACCNX
📊 https://t.co/WrCM727Yun pic.twitter.com/IpY3c0jHTH

— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) March 30, 2025

Final. #ItTakesWhatItTakes | #GoPack pic.twitter.com/m2uWG2MBHW

— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) March 30, 2025

The NC State softball team looks to move back into the win column with a midweek meeting with UNC Greensboro on Wednesday, April 2. The two programs will meet for the first time since 2022 at 5:30pm on ESPN+ at UNCG Softball Stadium.

https://gopack.com/news/2025/4/1/softball-wolfpack-to-head-to-greensboro-for-midweek-match-up

Another Wednesday Game Day!

🆚 UNCG
⏰ 5:30pm
📍 Greensboro, N.C.
💻 ESPN+
📊 https://t.co/WrCM728wjV pic.twitter.com/UZP0UuSeIH

— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) April 2, 2025

The NC State softball team dropped its midweek meeting at UNC Greensboro, 4-3, Wednesday evening at UNCG Softball Stadium.

How it Happened
The Pack began the outing by seeing the top of the batting order walked to load the bases for junior Hannah Church. The Spartans managed to strikeout the Pack's best hitter to pick up the first out of the meeting.
Junior MaKayla Marbury fell behind 0-1 in the count before smacking the ball to left center to bring home two to get the Pack on the board in the opening frame.
UNCG's Sam Beck led off the bottom of the third inning with a first pitch homer to put the Spartans on the board and minimize the Pack's lead.
Redshirt-sophomore Wynne Gore pitched 4.1 innings for the Pack and finished with four strikeouts. Sophomore Carly Maxton entered the circle in the top of the fifth with one out on the board.
Grace Loftin smacked a three run homer in the top of the fifth with two outs to give the Spartans the lead, 4-2.
With a 1-1 count on the board, senior Taylor Ensley led off the sixth inning with a solo homer to minimize the deficit to one. Junior Hannah Church worked a full count before being thrown ball four to head to first but she would be stranded in the end as the Spartans picked up the final two outs of the frame.
Graduate Hannah Goodwin led off the seventh inning by reaching base on an error by the Spartans infield and would advance to second. Senior Alaina Smith entered to pinch hit and smacked a ball to left field to put runners on the corners but UNCG picked up three straight outs to end the game.
NC State moves to 21-16 on the season.

Next Up
The Pack will return to Raleigh for an eight game homestead starting with a series against No. 13/11 Virginia Tech. The first game will be Friday, April 4 at 6pm on ACC Network.

https://gopack.com/news/2025/4/2/softball-pack-drops-midweek-at-uncg

The NC State softball team is scheduled to host No. 13/11 Virginia Tech for its fifth conference series of the 2025 campaign started on Friday, April 4 at Dail Softball Stadium.

The Pack will host the Hokies at 6pm Friday on ACC Network with Raine Wilson and Kevin Fitzgerald on the call. Saturday's match up is scheduled for 5pm and the series finale will be player at 1pm on Sunday with both games streamed on ACCNX.

Fans planning to come to campus prior to 5pm on Friday will need to utilize the virtual parking permit linked above. Traffic around campus on Saturday and Sunday will be heavier than normal due to Dreamville Music Festival at Dix Park, therefore fans should allot more time to get to park and get into the stadium.

https://gopack.com/news/2025/4/3/softball-wolfpack-ready-to-host-13-11-virginia-tech-for-fifth-conference-series

Back on our turf.

🆚 No. 13/11 Virginia Tech
⏰ 6pm
📍 Dail Softball Stadium
💻 ACC Network
📊https://t.co/WrCM728wjV pic.twitter.com/FHeebFMTq2

— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) April 4, 2025

The NC State softball team dropped the series opener with No. 13/11 Virginia Tech, 10-2, in five innings Friday evening at Dail Softball Stadium.

The Pack moves to 21-17 on the season and 4-9 in ACC play.

How it Happened
The Hokies wasted no time as they posted four on the board in the opening frame on five hits.
Freshman Kendall Simmers minimized the Hokies lead in the bottom of the first with a solo rocket to left field to mark her seventh homer of the season.
The two teams posted zeros on the board in the next two innings but Virginia Tech added two more runs in the top of the fourth to push the lead to five.
NC State responded in the bottom of the fifth after Hannah Goodwin reached base on a fielding error that allowed Simmers to score to move the score to 6-2.
Virginia Tech posted four more runs in the top of the fifth a wild pitch and a three-run homer from Cori McMillan pushed the score to 10-2.
The Pack saw both Ensley sisters walked with two outs in the bottom half of the frame but the Hokies struck out the final Pack batter to end the meeting.
Next Up
The Wolfpack softball team will return to Dail Softball Stadium on Saturday, April 5 at 5pm for game two against the No. 13/11 Hokies.

https://gopack.com/news/2025/4/4/softball-pack-falls-to-hokies-in-five-innings

New day.

🆚 No. 13/11 Virginia Tech
⏰ 5pm
📍 Dail Softball Stadium
💻 ACCNX
📊 https://t.co/WrCM727Yun pic.twitter.com/gQufvS3XBV

— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) April 5, 2025

#WPN is special♥️

Tonight’s game against Virginia Tech is SOLD OUT!

Tickets for game three of the series are still available on https://t.co/g7u64KoGTC! pic.twitter.com/r3zPLl2WDz

— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) April 5, 2025

The NC State softball team held No. 13/11 Virginia Tech scoreless and hitless for three consecutive innings before the Hokies managed to take a 3-0 lead that the Pack was unable to overcome in game two of the series. The Pack moves to 4-10 in conference play this season and 21-18 overall. How it Happened The first three innings were a pitchers battle as neither team could get a hit or score to take a lead. Bree Peck smashed a ball to center field in the fourth to get a hit on the board and add a two-run homer to her stat line. Sophomore outfielder Tori Ensley led off the bottom half of the fourth inning with a walk and became the first member of the Wolfpack to get on base in the game. She ended up stranded as the Hokies picked up three outs to stop her from scoring.

The Hokies added the third and final run to the board in the top of the fifth after a fielding error by the Pack allowed runners to move up a base and one to score.

Senior outfielder Taylor Ensley recorded the first hit of the day for the Wolfpack in the bottom of the sixth when she singled through the right side. Junior Hannah Church singled down the left line in the bottom of the seventh in hopes of starting a rally for the squad, but the Hokies got the next three Wolfpack batters out to end the game.

Sophomore right-handed pitcher Carly Maxton started in the circle for NC State and pitched 3.1 innings. She tallied two strikeouts. Redshirt-sophomore pitcher Wynne Gore finished the game in the circle, throwing 3.2 innings and finished with three strikeouts.

Next Up The Wolfpack softball team will return to Dail Softball Stadium on Sunday, April 6 at 1pm for the final game of the series against the No. 13/11 Hokies.

https://gopack.com/news/2025/4/5/softball-attempted-rally-not-enough-as-pack-falls-to-hokies-3-0

Sundays are for the Pack.

🆚 No. 13/11 Virginia Tech
⏰ 1pm
📍 Dail Softball Stadium
💻 ACCNX
📊 https://t.co/WrCM728wjV pic.twitter.com/wG6DulJvOz

— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) April 6, 2025

Final. #ItTakesWhatItTakes | #GoPack pic.twitter.com/auk66dgETA

— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) April 6, 2025

The NC State softball team dropped the series finale with No. 13/11 Virginia Tech, 10-0, in six innings Sunday afternoon at Dail Softball Stadium.

The Pack moves to 21-19 overall and 4-11 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.

How it Happened
The Hokies wasted no time taking a lead, as they posted four in the opening frame. The Wolfpack struggled defensively as the infield tallied two errors in the top of the first.
Sophomore Tori Ensley worked a full count before hitting a single up the middle to lead off the bottom half of the first. Older sister Taylor Ensley was thrown four straight balls to head to first and put two on and freshman Kendall Simmers was also walked.
With two outs on the board, graduate Payden Bordeau worked a full count before being thrown ball four and headed to first to load the bases. The Pack left three stranded as the Hokies picked up the final out.
Junior Teagan Thrunk singled through the left side with one out in the bottom of the second but was left stranded in the end.
The top of the fourth saw the Hokies post three more runs after a homer from Trinity Martin.
The bottom of the fifth saw freshman Lisey St. Jean entered to pinch hit and was hit by the second pitch thrown her way. She headed to first and junior Ellie Goins re-entered to run. With one out on the board, Taylor Ensley recorded a single up the middle but her and Goins were left stranded in the end.
The Hokies added three more runs to the board in the top of the sixth to take a 10-0 lead over the Pack.
NC State struggled to get anything going in the bottom of the sixth to keep the game going.
Redshirt-sophomore Wynne Gore started in the circle and threw 3.2 innings. She finished with one strikeout.
Junior right handed pitcher Rylee Wyman threw 1.2 innings and sophomore Carly Maxton threw 0.2. Maxton finished with one strikeout.

Next Up
The Wolfpack softball team will return to Dail Softball Stadium on Friday, April 11th as it hosts Clemson for its sixth conference series of the season. First pitch is scheduled for 7pm on ACC Network.

https://gopack.com/news/2025/4/6/softball-defensive-struggles-doom-pack-in-series-finale-with-hokies

Even though @PackSoftball is in the midst of a seven-game losing streak, Assistant Sports Editor @AidanCarls0n says it's not time to panic yet.

Sitting at 11th in the ACC standings, the Wolfpack is once again fighting just to stay alive for the ACC Tournament. With an expanded conference, 12 teams make the tournament, and the Wolfpack sits just inside.

NC State holds just one more win than the four below it little breathing room for the Red-and-White. And if recent play holds, the Pack may find itself on the wrong side of that 12-team cutoff by season's end.

https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/column-wolfpack-softball-midseason-takeaways-don-t-panic/article_aada99c0-e0dd-4ec4-8c5e-90028dc50d3a.html

It's Little League Weekend at the Dail 🎉 pic.twitter.com/gAc5nGylQu

— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) April 10, 2025

College Softball

Clemson at North Carolina State ACC Network, 8 p.m.

https://x.com/PackSoftball/status/1910679233858326556?t=-***JGgedShDfTg2MT1IEQ&s=19

The NC State softball team fell to No. 24/21 Clemson, 17-3, in five innings Friday evening at Dail Softball Stadium in the series opener.

The Pack moves tot 21-20 on the season and 4-12 in conference play.

How it Happened
The Tigers wasted no time posting a crooked number on the scoreboard as two fielder's choices and an error allowed runners to score in the opening frame.
The Wolfpack responded in the bottom half of the first with a solo home run from freshman Kendall Simmers to minimize the deficit to two, 3-1.
The top of the second inning saw eight Tigers cross home plate and the frame was highlighted by a grand slam from Marian Collins.
NC State struggled to get going offensively as the Clemson defense continued to shut down the Pack.
Clemson posted five more runs in the top of the fourth and one in the fifth to take a 17-1 lead.
Two members of the Pack reached base on errors by the Tigers' infield to put two on in the bottom of the fifth. Junior Ellington Whitaker was walked to load the bases for sophomore Tori Ensley with two outs. Ensley singled to right field to bring home two to minimize the deficit, 17-3.
Freshman Anna McGowan entered the circle for the first time this season and picked up her first collegiate strikeout. She finished the outing with two in 1.1 innings pitched.

Next Up
The Pack will return to Dail on Saturday, April 12 at 5pm for game two of the series with the Tigers. The game will be streamed on ACCNX.

https://gopack.com/news/2025/4/11/softball-pack-falls-in-series-opener-with-tigers

New day.

🆚 No. 24/21 Clemson
⏰ 5pm
📍 Dail Softball Stadium
💻 ACCNX
📊 https://t.co/xkez01Gy6V
🎉 tote giveaway & post-game autographs pic.twitter.com/Nu1cdH42m5

— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) April 12, 2025

Back-to-back homers with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning allowed the NC State softball team to come within one run of No. 24/21 Clemson, but the late rally fell short as the Tigers picked up the final two outs to clinch the series Saturday evening.

The game was marked a sellout, making it the third sellout for the Pack this season and third in eight days.

How it Happened
Alex Brown led off the game with a home run to put Clemson in front, 1-0, in the opening frame.
After five scoreless frames, the Tigers added a second run to the board in the top of the fourth after a single down the left line allowed a runner score.
The Wolfpack responded in the bottom of the fourth after junior Hannah Church smashed a two-run homer to center field to even the score.
With two outs in the top of the fifth, Taylor Pipkins was walked with the bases loaded to force a runner homer and push the Tigers ahead, 3-2.
Freshman Kendall Simmers helped the Pack respond in the bottom half of the frame as she hit an infield single to drive home Michele Tarpey. Church stepped back into the batter's box and reached base on an error by the Tigers to drive home Taylor Ensley and give the Pack its first lead of the series, 4-3.
The Tigers responded once again in the top of the sixth with a two-run homer by Maddie Moore to give Clemson back the lead, 5-4.
Clemson added three more runs in the top of the seventh after Brown hit her second homer of the meeting and increased the Tigers lead to four, 8-4.
With one out on the board in the bottom half of the seventh, Taylor Ensley was hit by the third pitch thrown her way to head to first. Simmers stepped up to the plate for the third time and smashed a homer to left center field to minimize the deficit to two. Church worked a full count before smashing her second ball past the centerfield wall to bring the Pack within one of the Tigers.
The game marked the third this season that Church recorded two homers.
After a nine-pitch at bat, Payden Bordeau was thrown ball four and headed to first and sophomore Tori Ensley followed it up with a single to center field.
Freshman Taryn Massey, who earned her first career start, reached base on a fielder's choice as the Tigers picked up the second out of the game.
Clemson grabbed the final out as junior Teagan Thrunk hit a flyout to center field.
Redshirt-sophomore Wynne Gore started in the circle and picked up one strikeout in her 2.1 innings pitched. Sophomore Carly Maxton threw 3.2 innings and led the staff with three strikeouts.
The Pack moves to 21-21 on the season and 4-13 in ACC play.

https://gopack.com/news/2025/4/12/softball-seventh-inning-rally-falls-short-against-24-21-clemson

The NC State softball team started the series finale with Clemson with a bang but came up short in the end as the Pack fell, 8-3.

The Wolfpack moves to 21-22 on the season and 4-14 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.

How it Happened
Michele Tarpey smashed the second ball thrown her way over the left field wall to put the Pack on the board, 1-0.
Clemson responded in the top of the second after a sacrifice fly brought home one to tie things up.
The Tigers took the lead in the top of the fourth after back-to-back home runs.
Freshman Kendall Simmers worked a full count before smashing her 10th homer of the season to minimize the deficit to one, 3-2.
The fifth inning saw the Wolfpack knot the game up three-all after a single from junior MaKayla Marbury brought home Tori Ensley.
Clemson posted four on the board in the top of the sixth to push the lead to four, 7-3, after a double and an error allowed runners to score.
Kylee Johnson hit a solo homer in the top of the seventh to push the deficit to five for the Wolfpack. Three quick outs in the bottom half of the frame ended the outing with Clemson on top.
Carly Maxton threw 3.1 innings for the Pack and picked up two strikeouts. She moves to 9-8 on the season in the circle.
Wynne Gore also pitched for the Pack, throwing 3.2 innings and finished with one strikeout.

Next Up
The Pack remains in Raleigh as it hosts Longwood for a double-header on Tuesday, April 15. Game one is set for 4pm and game two will be played approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one.

https://gopack.com/news/2025/4/13/softball-despite-several-lead-changes-pack-falls-to-tigers

The losing streak extended to 10 straight games for @PackSoftball as it fell to No. 18 Clemson for the third-straight game.

With just 12 games left in the season, NC State sits outside of the ACC Tournament picture.

📝 @dsus_sushttps://t.co/OlpxrJVLdc

— Technician Sports (@TechSports) April 14, 2025

Getting swept to extend its losing streak to 10 is not a desirable result, but the Pack has shown a lot of fight in recent games. With 12 games to play, and being on the outside of the ACC Tournament field looking in, there is some work to be done. 12 teams make it into the field, and NC State is ranked No. 13, just behind Boston College (18-21, 4-11 ACC).

Before heading to UNC-Chapel Hill next weekend, the Pack will play a midweek doubleheader versus Longwood on Tuesday, Apr. 14 at Dail Softball Stadium, with the first game starting at 4:00 p.m. and the second game starting at 6:00 p.m.

Is this the coaches 2nd year with the pack? Off to a rough start.

FlockaWolf said:

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Is this the coaches 2nd year with the pack? Off to a rough start.

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sadly its normal for Pack Softball, they've consistently been a subpar program for close to two decades.

Softball is growing in the Carolinas but uNC and Duke have a massive jump on us in talent level.

Final midweek at home

🆚 Longwood (DH)
⏰ 4pm & 6pm
📍 Dail Softball Stadium
💻 ACCNX
📊 https://t.co/xkez01G0hn
🅿️ https://t.co/mdyST0Wci9 pic.twitter.com/zA9E3CFg94

— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) April 15, 2025

We'll be back in approximately 30 minutes.#ItTakesWhatItTakes | #GoPack pic.twitter.com/Ozo3jvcg9y

— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) April 15, 2025

Back in the win column ✅#ItTakesWhatItTakes | #GoPack pic.twitter.com/r75arhjqQr

— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) April 16, 2025

"It's nice, we needed that," said head coach Lindsay Leftwich. "We needed that one. When we roll back out to UNC, it will get hard again, but we're gonna take every little win we get right now. Whether it's in the win column or not, wins at bats, wins at practice, every win we can find, we're gonna try and do that and keep running with it."

"That was awesome to watch her come out and just pitch confidently after the lineups that she's faced in the last couple of weeks and I was really proud of her resiliency right there," said Leftwich. "She kept going. It was really cool."

https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-softball-splits-doubleheader-with-longwood-snaps-losing-streak/article_a40e5bbf-3a95-4a9a-acfd-023abaafd422.html

Tatted_Umpire said:

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FlockaWolf said:

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Is this the coaches 2nd year with the pack? Off to a rough start.

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sadly its normal for Pack Softball, they've consistently been a subpar program for close to two decades.

Softball is growing in the Carolinas but uNC and Duke have a massive jump on us in talent level.

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I'm still very new to following NC State softball, and don't really have a good grasp on our talent level vs unc and duke and other programs.

However, it is very possible and achievable for us to make up the gap and compete with unc/duke or anyone, in any sport. Look at what we've done in women's tennis over the last decade as a prime example. For decades (in the 1980s through mid 2010s), the NC State women's tennis program was a cellar dweller in ACC, with unc and duke being national powers. Then, with the hiring of head coach Simon Earnshaw around 2014, he turned the program around. We went from absolutely terrible prior to his arrival (eg, averaging around 1-11 or 2-10 conference records per season) to a consistent top 10 or top 15 program in the country over the last 5 years. It just took about 4 or 5 seasons of steady improvement from 2014 to 2019/2020 until we got to that level.

Before Earnshaw was hired, people would have thought it was "impossible" for NC State women's tennis to ever be able to compete against unc or duke in women's tennis.

So I would say give Leftwich a few seasons to build a foundation and then by year 3 or 4 hopefully you start seeing meaningful improvement.

One big positive I'm seeing is the fan support is there, with a lot of sellouts over the last several games. That should help recruiting, and if you have a good recruiting class coming in next year, perhaps they are starting to "turn the corner".

i 100% agree, once Leftwich can get this program rolling it wont stop, it easily has the potential to match the height of our baseball program in competing for ACC championships and world series appearances consistently.

She just needs that initial momentum.

Admin, roll the @maxton_carly tape📽️ pic.twitter.com/1fFsXAvQ1J

— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) April 16, 2025

In state showdown starts TONIGHT

🆚 UNC
⏰ 5pm
📍 Chapel Hill, N.C.
💻 ACCNX
📊 https://t.co/xkez01G0hn pic.twitter.com/tWUV1mHhrE

— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) April 17, 2025

We'll be back tomorrow. #ItTakesWhatItTakes | #GoPack pic.twitter.com/F81TCTJuJj

— NC State Softball (@PackSoftball) April 17, 2025

Tatted_Umpire said:

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FlockaWolf said:

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Is this the coaches 2nd year with the pack? Off to a rough start.

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sadly its normal for Pack Softball, they've consistently been a subpar program for close to two decades.

Softball is growing in the Carolinas but uNC and Duke have a massive jump on us in talent level.

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What happened exactly? It wasn't too long ago we won an ACC Championship and made a Super Regional. Had a lot of momentum there. Don't even think Duke had a team until recently. It fell apart quick!