UNC Softball
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Softball.
UNC Softball Improves To 17-3 With Run-Rule Win Over Furman
The North Carolina softball team (17-3) improved to 12-2 at Anderson Stadium with a 13-5 five-inning victory over Furman on Tuesday night. It was the Tar Heels' ninth run-rule victory of the season. Freshman Sanaa Thompson extended her hit-streak to 18 games with a 3-for-3 night at the plate with a three-run home run and a career-best six RBI. (
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Lexi Godwin Named ACC Softball Player Of The Week
UNC infielder Lexi Godwin has been named ACC Softball Player of the Week. Godwin batted .556 in the Tar Heels' six games last week, tallying 10 hits, 12 RBI, a pair of home runs, four runs, and a double. She also slugged a team-best .944 with a .556 on-base percentage. She set a Carolina single-game record with 10 RBIs against NCCU on Feb. 27. (
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UNC Softball Sweeps Doubleheader With Back-To-Back Shutouts
The North Carolina softball team (16-3) earned back-to-back shutout victories Sunday over Lafayette and Campbell to cap off a 5-1 week for the Tar Heels. UNC opened the day with a 13-0 five-inning victory over the Leopards, before grabbing a 6-0 win over the Camels. At the plate, Destiny Middleton hit a team-best .800, going 4-for-5 for Carolina. (
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UNC Softball Run-Rules Rider, 8-0, In Five Innings
UNC Softball (14-2) earned its eighth run-rule victory of the season Friday, shutting out Rider, 8-0, in five innings. Freshman Nikki Harris pitched another gem, tossing five scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and one walk with eight strikeouts. In her last three appearances, she has allowed just one earned run in eighteen innings with 26 strikeouts. (
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UNC Softball Edges Out Oakland University, 1-0
UNC Softball (13-2) ended up on the right side of a pitcher's duel Wednesday, defeating Oakland University 1-0. Sophomore pitcher Kenna Raye Dark picked up her third win of the season in the circle, throwing a complete-game shutout, tallying six strikeouts and allowing just six hits. Dark has allowed just three earned runs this season in 20.2 innings. (
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UNC Softball Slugs 21-1 Victory Over NC Central
UNC Softball (12-2) slugged its way to a 21-1 victory over NCCU on Tuesday, hitting five home runs by three different Tar Heels and tallying 16 hits. Lexi Godwin set a new UNC single-game record with 10 RBIs, going 4-for-4 at the plate with two home runs, including a grand slam. The previous record (7) was held by head coach
Megan Smith Lyon. (
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Sanaa Thompson Named ACC Softball Player Of The Week
After helping lead the UNC Softball team to a 6-1 record last week, freshman Sanaa Thompson has been named ACC Player of the Week. Thompson had a blazing hot week at the plate with a .632 batting average, tallying 12 hits, nine RBIs and two home runs, while leading Carolina in slugging (1.053), on-base percentage (.640), runs (11) and walks (6). (
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UNC Softball Splits Doubleheader On Final Day Of Carolina Classic
The North Carolina softball team (11-2) split its doubleheader in the final two games of the Carolina Classic on Sunday. The Tar Heels dropped a 1-0 decision to Lipscomb, before bouncing back with an 8-0 run-rule victory over Mount St. Mary's. Carolina went 6-1 on the week and 5-1 in the home tournament. The Tar Heel pitchers shined in the circle. (
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UNC Softball Improves To 10-1 With Saturday Doubleheader Sweep
The North Carolina softball team continued its hot start to the 2024 season on Saturday afternoon, improving to 10-1 with a pair of win over Mount St. Mary's and George Washington on the second day of the Carolina Classic in Chapel Hill. As a team, the Tar Heels combined for 24 hits, 17 runs, 4 home runs, two doubles and eight walks in 12 innings. (
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UNC Softball Picks Up Pair Of Wins On First Day Of Carolina Classic
UNC Softball improved to 8-1 Friday with a pair of run-rule victories on the first day of the Carolina Classic. The Tar Heels opened the doubleheader with a five-inning 12-4 win over Lipscomb, before capping off the day with a six-inning 9-1 victory over George Washington. UNC bats were blazing, with the Tar Heels outhitting their two opponents .538 to .125. (
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