NC State scores three in sixth inning to rally past Pirates

by | Apr 23, 2025

The NC State softball team rallied for three runs in the sixth inning to beat East Carolina 4-3 on Tuesday.

Below is a press release from ECU Sports Information.

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By ECUPirates.com

Morgan Johnson hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the third inning but it wasn’t enough as East Carolina fell to NC State 4-3 on Tuesday evening at Max R. Joyner Family Stadium.

Kendall Frost tossed five strikeouts in the circle for the Pirates (25-23, 10-11 AAC) who have dropped their fourth straight game.

Both teams struggled to find any offense through the first two and a half innings until the Pirates got two runners on in the bottom of the third to set up Johnson for the three-run blast.

NC State got on the board with a solo shot in the top of the fourth and the Wolfpack would go in front on a three-run shot in the top of the sixth inning.

Hailey Massaro hit a single in the top of the seventh and would advance to second base but with two outs the Pirates were unable to get the game-tying run across home plate.

Frost (10-14) gave up four hits and four runs in the loss while Jordan Hatch pitched two innings in relief.

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