In Logan Foulks’ first game back following an eye injury, she registered a rookie season-high four runs alongside her two earned hits.
Free of stitches, Foulks came off the bench to pinch hit for shortstop Paige Williams in the fifth inning of the first game of a double header.
Foulks hit a line drive over the center field fence, scoring teammate Tisha Mahon. Foulks’ big at-bat gave the North Carolina softball team a 2-1 lead against UNC-Greensboro and helped the Tar Heels beat the Spartans 4-1 in the first game of the night at Williams Field before dropping the second contest later that night.
“My team just told me relax and hit the ball,” Foulks said. “I had nothing to lose, so I just got out there and hit the ball.”
Foulks stepped to the plate again in the bottom of the sixth with the bases loaded. She singled up the middle to score Chelsey Butler and Kelsey Green to achieve the final score.
“Logan is a good hitter and did a great job in a pressure situation,” said UNC coach Donna Papa. “She delivered a home run when we were down, drove some runners in and had a really great day at the plate.”
Freshman pitcher Lori Spingola fanned 11 batters, registering her fourth double-digit strikeouts game this season. She held the Spartans to just four hits during six innings.
“I really just wanted to throw loose but have the mentality of getting big strikeouts,” Spingola said.
With a three-run pad in the final frame, Spingola showed her confidence in the circle, striking out the first two batters and throwing an easy pop out to right field to end the game.
