In the final two games of North Carolina’s softball series with Louisville, the teams traded blows throughout. But UNC ultimately prevailed, taking the series with 6-5 and 8-6 wins in Sunday's doubleheader.
In the first game, the UNC softball team proved the old proverb true: The early bird does get the worm. It was deja vu to Saturday's game, when the Tar Heels used first inning power to take an early lead — except this time, UNC held on to win.
Berlynne Delamora fired the opening salvo for the Tar Heels with a home run over the right-field fence to give UNC a 2-0 lead. The next North Carolina batter, Kendra Lynch, drove in a home run of her own to push the advantage to 3-0.
Lauren Fuller held down the circle for UNC and allowed two runs through the first five innings.
But the sixth inning took a turn for the worst.
After Louisville plated three runs in the top of the seventh inning, the Tar Heels came to bat tied at five apiece.
Just as any classic narrative would go, Delamora came up with the bases loaded in a tie game — and she delivered. A walk-off single gave the Tar Heels the first game 6-5 in dramatic fashion.
The second game saw Delamora continue her Sunday hitting clinic.
She again broke the ice in the bottom of the first with a run-scoring single. Following that, Lynch carried some of her mojo from the earlier contest by doubling to left center, giving the Tar Heels a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first.
