The North Carolina softball team came into this weekend riding high after topping No. 10 Georgia 2-1 in extra innings on Wednesday, and turned that momentum into a weekend series win against ACC-foe Boston College, 6-2, 4-3, 2-5.
Though UNC (22-19, 7-8 ACC) started slowly, they caught fire late in the first game of this weekend’s series against the Eagles.
With Boston College (20-15, 4-5 ACC) leading 2-0 in the top of the sixth inning, Kendra Lynch stepped to the plate and smacked a two-run home run to even the score. It was her ninth of the season and changed the momentum for the entire day.
“When somebody does something like that, it just lets everybody breathe. It gave us some important runs and it was a big hit for sure,” said Coach Donna Papa.
Moments later, first-year Leah Murray stole second, causing an error by Boston College’s catcher. This opened the door for senior Erin Satterfield to score, giving the Tar Heels their first lead at 3-2.
Senior Lauren Fuller would seal the game for North Carolina in the final inning, blasting a three-run home run to push the score to 6-2.
UNC carried this momentum into the second game of Saturday’s double-header.
Senior shortstop Kristen Brown opened the scoring of game two with a two-run home run in the top of the third inning, her 14th home run of the season and 61st of her career.
Boston College worked to even the game at 2-2 in the fourth inning, but the Tar Heels reasserted themselves in the fifth.