RALEIGH, N.C. – Georgia Tech softball (5-11) dropped to NC State 7-4 in the first game of the weekend series on Friday. The Yellow Jackets took the lead early with three runs in the top of the first, but were unable to sustain the lead throughout the game.
The Jackets kicked off the game with a bang as junior utility player
Breanna Roper led off with a solo shot over right center in the top of the first. After a single by senior outfielder
Cameron Stanford, senior first baseman
Tricia Awald extended the lead with a two-run no-doubter to give Georgia Tech a 3-0 lead.
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THE FLATS – Georgia Tech softball (5-6) came up short in a pair of heartbreakers against Clemson on Sunday, losing both contests by a combine three runs. The Yellow Jackets trailed by a run going into the bottom of the sixth before falling game one, 5-3. Tech ignited a three-run rally in the bottom of the seventh of game two to trim Clemson’s lead to one, but the comeback bid fell shy, resulting in a 5-4 loss. The Jackets made a number of notable defensive plays throughout the day, highlighted by freshman shortstop
Jin Sileo’s triple play.
Game One: Clemson got on the board first in game one, scoring three runs on an RBI single and a two-run homerun to follow in the bottom of the first. Georgia Tech responded in the following inning, scoring a run of its own. Junior shortstop