Virginia splits weekend series with NC State

Posted on Monday, Mar. 22, 2021, 6:25 pm

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Courtesy UVA Media Relations

The Virginia softball team (8-15, 4-13 ACC) fell in the series finale with NC State (14-8, 10-8 ACC) by a score of 5-0 at Palmer Park on Monday. The teams split the four-game weekend series as the Cavaliers won games one and three of the weekend.

Aly Rayle (Herndon, Va.) took the loss in her second start of the weekend, allowing four runs – three of them earned – on two hits. Rayle (1-2) walked two and struck out two in her 2.2 innings of work.

Estelle Czech (1-1) picked up the win in her second straight outing, allowing one hit with a walk in her 5.0 innings of work.

NC State struck first for the first time on the weekend, taking advantage of a Virginia miscue defensively to push home a run in the inning. The Wolfpack then added three more runs in the third with an RBI triple and a two-run home run.

The Wolfpack added a fifth run in the fifth inning for the final margin of victory.