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North Carolina ace Danielle Spaulding suffered a hand injury that shortened her playing time.

Johnson takes starting reins for UNC softball

By Ryan Davis | March 29

What’s ailing the No. 19 North Carolina softball team is a simple question with a much more complicated answer.Although UNC’s bats have not shown ...

Johnson takes starting reins for UNC softball

By Ryan Davis | March 29

What’s ailing the No. 19 North Carolina softball team is a simple question with a much more complicated answer.Although UNC’s bats have not shown ...

Johnson takes starting reins for UNC softball

By Ryan Davis | March 29

What’s ailing the No. 19 North Carolina softball team is a simple question with a much more complicated answer.Although UNC’s bats have not shown ...

Freshman Haleigh Dickey set a school softball record for most home runs in a single game.

Haleigh Dickey powers UNC with three home runs

By Ryan Davis | March 26

In star senior Danielle Spaulding’s first game pitching in almost two weeks, a lesser-known North Carolina player stole the show.Freshman third baseman ...

UNC softball struggles without ace

By Ryan Davis | March 21

The North Carolina softball team wanted revenge against Georgia Tech this weekend. In its final regular season series last year, the Yellow Jackets swept ...

UNC, Ga. Tech softball series provides player of the year competition

By Grant Fitzgerald | March 21

The weekend softball series between North Carolina and Georgia Tech was more than a competition between the top contenders for the ACC regular season ...

Tarheels pitchers lead softball team to victory

By Ryan Davis | February 28

The North Carolina pitching staff continued its dominance this weekend, recording two no-hitters and allowing only one run as the Tar Heels cruised to ...

All-American Danielle Spaulding a nation-high average of 14.3 strikeouts per seven innings last season. DTH file

UNC softball's Spaulding and team attack

By Grant Fitzgerald | February 11

The UNC women’s softball team has adopted a new mantra for the 2010 season: attack.No more playing defense or defending leads — the Tar Heels want ...

Softball: Georgia eliminates Heels

By Jennifer Kessinger Staff Writer | May 20

Junior pitcher Danielle Spaulding did everything she could to help North Carolina stave off elimination against sixth-seeded Georgia in the NCAA Regionals ...

Softball falls in ACC semis

By Grant Fitzgerald Staff Writer | May 13

RALEIGH — With two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning North Carolina pitcher Lisa Norris was facing a full count against Florida State's Kaleigh ...

Softball: Spaulding's position change spurs success

By Mark Thompson Staff Writer | April 22

It wasn't until a national tournament on an Oklahoma club team that Danielle Spaulding realized she could be a top-tier pitcher. There are certain moments ...

Softball: Brown Heels slide past UNC-Charlotte

By Mark Thompson Staff Writer | April 22

Breanna Brown took off in a dead sprint to steal second base. As Brown slid into second the throw from UNC-Charlotte catcher Tenaya Tucker bounced off ...

Softball: UNC softball reaches 40 wins in record time against Va. Tech

By Grant Fitzgerald Staff Writer | April 20

Danielle Spaulding fell short of her 14.6 strikeout per game average Saturday afternoon but then again the game lasted only five innings. In the first ...

Softball: UNC pitching duo stifles Cavs

By Mark ThompsonStaff Writer | April 12

In what is becoming a recurrent storyline for the softball team North Carolina's dynamic pitching duo locked down its opponent once again Saturday afternoon. ...

Softball: Heels cruise to N.C. State sweep

By Jonathan Jones" Staff Writer | April 6

RALEIGH — The No. 15 North Carolina softball team had a 10-game winning streak entering Saturday's doubleheader against N.C. State in Raleigh. Dominant ...

Softball: Three homers 17 runs pace Heels

By Grant Fitzgerald Staff Writer | March 30

North Carolina softball coach Donna Papa knew her team could do better. For two games Saturday her team struggled to put away an overmatched Boston College ...

Softball: Lady heels sweep doubleheader

February 25

UNC-Greensboro's hopes of a possible upset of No. 16 North Carolina (14-3) were dashed after a pair of home runs in the second game of their doubleheader. ...

Sports briefs for February 23

By From staff and wire reports | February 23

Swimming & diving - The North Carolina women's swimming and diving teams placed second in the ACC Championships this weekend finishing 246.5 points behind ...

Softball: Tar Heels sweep Carolina Classic

February 16

North Carolina hosted four teams this weekend in the Carolina Classic and defeated all of them improving to 8-2 on the season. Friday afternoon the Tar ...

Softball: Heels get first home win

By Chris Hempson | February 11

Early in the fourth inning UNC-Wilmington second baseman Morgan Walters boomed a double off the outfield wall. As Walters stood on second moments later ...