The North Carolina softball team will travel to Oxford, Miss., this weekend to compete in the double-elimination regional round of the 2017 NCAA Softball Championship. The Tar Heels will play Arizona State on Friday night and either Ole Miss or Southern Illinois on Saturday. Here's a quick look at each of the four teams competing.
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North Carolina softball head coach Donna Papa’s gut feeling was that her team’s season would continue. The Tar Heels had an RPI ranking in the mid-30s, reached the ACC Tournament championship game and finished third in the conference during the regular season with 14 wins — all of which gave UNC a strong résumé for an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament. But there’s nothing like hearing your name called and seeing it show up on the bracket. It removes all doubt. This year, Papa and her players didn’t have to wait long.
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Regardless of the fact that this was a game many expected FSU to win – the Seminoles remain unbeaten against ACC foes – there’s always going to be that sting that comes with a loss.
Read More »Playing in the ACC Tournament championship game on its home field, the task was tough for No. 3 North Carolina.
Read More »When North Carolina takes the field at Anderson Stadium, its home field, against Florida State in the ACC Tournament Championship on Saturday afternoon, it will be doing so against a softball powerhouse. The Seminoles are appearing in their 21st ACC title game and have won the tournament three years in a row. This season, not a single ACC opponent has managed to win against FSU.
Read More »North Carolina had it in the bag — or so it appeared. Up four runs through four innings, the third-seeded Tar Heels seemed to be well on their way to an easy win against seventh-seeded N.C. State to earn a spot in Sunday’s ACC Tournament Championship. Then things changed quickly. The Wolfpack took the lead thanks to a five-run fifth inning, and the mood at Anderson Stadium went from relaxed to shocked.
Read More »Having the luxury of playing in its home ballpark, the third-seeded North Carolina softball team opened up the ACC Softball Championship with a much-needed 8-4 victory against No. 7 seed Syracuse Thursday night in the tournament's quarterfinals at Anderson Stadium behind a huge first inning. With the win, UNC (37-18, 14-9) will face No. 7 seed N.C.
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Earlier that day, Leah Murray was fine.
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In its final home games of the season, the North Carolina softball team and No. 14 James Madison University combined for 27 hits through 12 innings. But the Tar Heels only claimed nine of those hits as the Dukes swept them in a midweek doubleheader.
Read More »The North Carolina softball team (36-15, 14-6 ACC) faced No. 14 James Madison (41-6, 12-2 CAA) on Wednesday for its final two nonconference games of the regular season. The Tar Heels fell short in the first game, 4-3, and got were blown out in the second game, 8-0, in five innings.
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Whether it was the rain or the need to catch a plane, the North Carolina softball team couldn’t quite fit in its three-game series against Syracuse this weekend — but that didn’t stop the Tar Heels from leaving the Empire State on a positive note.
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In a thrilling mid-week battle, the North Carolina softball team dropped a close one at Anderson Stadium on Wednesday, falling to Winthrop, 8-7.
Read More »The North Carolina softball team saw its five-game winning streak come to an end with a 8-7 loss at home to Winthrop Wednesday. Plagued by a lack of command from its pitchers for most of the day, UNC (35-12, 13-5) fell behind 4-0, but rallied late as a three-run home run from senior Kendra Lynch in the bottom of the seventh inning cut the deficit to one.
Read More »The North Carolina softball team’s weekend series against Boston College was billed as “Senior Weekend,” meant to honor UNC’s two soon-departing seniors, Kendra Lynch and Erin Sugg.
Read More »A six-run fifth inning ensured North Carolina’s (35-11, 13-5 ACC) 8-3 victory and series sweep over the Boston College Eagles (24-17, 8-6) on Saturday in Chapel Hill. What happened? Senior Tar Heel pitcher Kendra Lynch got off to a rocky start as the Eagles scratched across two runs on four hits in the top of the first inning. Lynch struggled to settle down, allowing eight hits over three innings.
Read More »In its final home ACC series of the season, the North Carolina softball team (34-11, 12-5 ACC) faced off against Boston College (24-16, 8-5 ACC) in a doubleheader on Friday afternoon, winning the first game by a score of 7-4 and the second game 2-0.
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There was no transition period to help North Carolina pitcher Brittany Pickett acclimate to college softball.
Read More »It was a series of ups and downs for North Carolina softball, but the Tar Heels were able to salvage a win on Sunday in their weekend series with Notre Dame.
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With two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, the North Carolina softball team had one final chance to come back against Longwood.
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The North Carolina softball team has made its mark this year with in-game resiliency — constantly coming back in games that are seemingly out of reach.
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