Wolfpack to Host Wolfpack Classic

RALEIGH — The NC State softball team is set to host their final home tournament of the season with the Wolfpack Classic.

The Pack is set to host East Tennessee State, Penn, and James Madison. Play begins Thursday Feb. 23 with a single game and will wrap up Sunday Feb. 26.

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On a Positive Trend

• The Pack run ruled its first opponent after taking down Elon, 11-3, in a midweek meeting
• MaKayla Marbury recorded the first grand glam of the season for the Wolfpack — the hit was her second homer of the season
• The Pack looks to remain in the win column during the Wolfpack Classic where they will play a total of five games before starting conference play on March 3
• The 11 runs scored against Elon were the most scored thus far in the 2023 campaign and the most since April 2, 2022 (10 vs Louisville)

Past the Fence

• Through 10 games last season, the Pack tallied 13 homeruns
• NC State recorded three home runs against Elon (2/22), including the first grand slam of the season
• The Pack has at least two homeruns in the last two games
• The three homers against Elon were the most in a game this season

Pitcher Turned Utility Player?

• Freshman pitcher Madison Inscoe started two games in the circle and won both to record her first two career wins as the Pack’s pitcher
• In the circle, she pitched eight consecutive no-hit innings (last four of game two against Iowa and first four in game two versus Purdue) and recorded five strikeouts
• She started two games at first base, where she recorded 12 putouts with one assist
• From the plate, she recorded two hits, one home run, four RBI’s in 13 at bats — in addition to recording the hit that won the Pack’s first game of the season versus Iowa

Scouting ETSU

• The Bucs are looking to pic up their first win of the season after starting 0-9
• ETSU was picked to finish seventh in the Southern Conference
• Infielder Cameron Young earned preseaon honors after finishing the ’22 season with 47 hits and a .297 batting average

Scouting Penn

• The Quakers will open the 2023 season at the Wolfpack Classic
• Leslie King, the winningest head coach in program history announced her retirement in January and assistant coacl Dani Gonzales was named interim head coach
• Penn…