Softball - The Daily Tar Heel

Preview: UNC softball set for weekend series against Louisville

By Caroline Yaffa | April 7

After difficult losses to Clemson and Charlotte, the North Carolina softball team (19-18, 4-8 ACC) will need to bounce back as it travels to face the ...

UNC softball drops midweek game against Charlotte on Wednesday, 6-2

By Asheebo Rojas | April 7

A rough stretch continues for the North Carolina softball team (19-18, 4-8), as it dropped its fourth straight game to Charlotte (23-14, 4-8) on Wednesday, ...

UNC softball loses the hitting battle in series against No. 18 Clemson

By Asheebo Rojas | April 6

“You have to find a way to allow yourself to fail because this is a failure sport,” junior outfielder Bri Stubbs said. “And once you get in that ...

Preview: UNC softball looks to bounce back on the road against Charlotte

By Riley Kennedy | April 6

After being swept by No. 18 Clemson, the North Carolina softball team looks to bounce back against Charlotte on Wednesday. This game will start a five-game ...

UNC softball loses final game of the series to Clemson, 12-4

By Asheebo Rojas | April 4

In the final game of the weekend’s series, the North Carolina softball team (19-17, 4-8) dropped its third straight game to No. 18 Clemson (25-10, 6-6), ...

UNC softball drops its first of three games to Clemson on Friday, 12-4

By Cooper Metts | April 1

The North Carolina softball team (19-15, 4-5) lost to No. 18 Clemson (23-10, 4-6) 12-4 in the Tar Heels’ first game of a weekend-long series with the ...

Preview: UNC softball gears up for weekend series against No. 18 Clemson

By Lindsey Ware | March 31

After a two-game win streak, UNC softball will remain in Chapel Hill for a three-game series against No. 18 Clemson. In order to assure success in these ...

UNC softball defeats Appalachian State on Wednesday, 8-4

By Kaitlyn Schmidt | March 31

In its sixth Wednesday contest of the season, the UNC softball team (19-14, 4-4) beat the Appalachian State Mountaineers (17-13, 5-4), 8-4.

UNC softball scores 11 runs in second inning to cruise past rival N.C. State

By Abigail Keller | March 29

“Our goal was like keep our swings short and know what your plan is going into the box to just get it done,” redshirt sophomore outfielder Kianna ...

UNC softball dominates N.C. State in home series finale, winning 16-4 in rubber match

By Abigail Keller | March 27

Until the second inning, the game could’ve flipped in either of the teams’ favor, but it only took loaded bases and a pitching error by N.C. State ...

UNC softball drops second game of home stand to N.C. State 15-8

By Abigail Keller | March 27

With N.C. State leading the majority of the game and the Tar Heels just a few steps behind them, the win was in their favor. The fifth inning for the ...

UNC softball defeats N.C. State 12-11 in first game of home series

By Abigail Keller | March 26

On the offensive side, multiple Tar Heels performed and brought in the necessary runs.

UNC softball picks up 4-2 win against Liberty on Wednesday

By Erin Singleton | March 20

The North Carolina softball team (16-10, 2-1 ACC) defeated Liberty University (14-12) on Wednesday afternoon with a 3-2 win.

UNC softball drops game one of series to No. 6 Virginia Tech, 10-0

By Shelby Swanson | March 20

The UNC softball team (16-11, 2-2 ACC) was mercy-ruled by No. 6 Virginia Tech (19-3, 7-0 ACC) in a 10-0 shutout on Friday night in Blacksburg.

UNC softball uses first no-hitter in nine years to defeat UNC Wilmington 2-0

By Shelby Swanson | March 15

The UNC softball team (15-10, 2-1 ACC) beat UNC Wilmington (17-4, 0-0 CAA) in a 2-0 shutout victory on Tuesday night at Anderson Softball Stadium.

UNC softball rallies to win third game of the series against Boston College, 7-3

By Ryan Heller | March 13

After trailing 3-0 in the second inning, the UNC softball team (14-10, 2-1 ACC) scored eight unanswered runs to secure a 7-3 victory and the season ...

UNC loses to Boston College, 4-2, in first game of the series

By Ryan Heller | March 11

The UNC softball team (12-10) only records gets two hits in a 4-2 defeat against Boston College (12-7) in its first ACC game of the season.

Preview: UNC softball travels to Greenville to face ECU following back-to-back victories

By Erin Singleton | March 8

Three things will be crucial as the Tar Heels look to continue their momentum going into this match-up: strong hitting, defensive prowess and pitching. ...

UNC softball bounces back from two early losses with two Sunday wins in Carolina Classic

By Ben Exum | March 8

“We were able to stay within ourselves and not feel defeated after they were able to come back,” junior outfielder Bri Stubbs said. “In some moments, ...

UNC softball defeats UConn, 8-7

By Evan Rogers | March 6

In its first of two games Sunday, the North Carolina softball team (11-9) inched out a win over the UConn Huskies (9-10), 8-7, at Anderson Stadium.