Coming off a trip to Puerto Rico to open up the season, the North Carolina softball team (3-3) returned to Chapel Hill in victorious fashion as it captured a 6-2 victory over Elon (3-1) in the first home game of the season.
The North Carolina softball team enters the season projected to finish fourth in the ACC behind Florida State, Louisville and Notre Dame. Here’s what to expect from UNC as it hosts Elon at 4 p.m. today in its home opener.
The North Carolina softball team kicked off the 2017 season at the Puerto Rico D1 Tournament this weekend. The Tar Heels are debuting an overwhelmingly young team after returning only eight players with collegiate experience, while 10 out of the 19 players on the roster are freshmen.
The North Carolina softball team competed in the Harrisonburg Regional of the NCAA Tournament this weekend in Harrisonburg, Va. The Tar Heels won a dramatic first game over Longwood, but lost their next two games and failed to advance in the tournament.
The North Carolina softball team lost to Florida State, 7-1, Friday afternoon at Dail Stadium in Raleigh in the second round of the ACC Softball Championship. The loss ended the Tar Heels' hopes of winning an ACC title and getting an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament.
The North Carolina softball team defeated Boston College, 6-0, on Thursday afternoon at Dail Stadium in Raleigh in the first round of the ACC Softball Championships.
The grind of a college softball season will bring out the best or worst in a player. In a sport where teams are routinely playing double headers, and the same people will be on the field for every pitch, it becomes clear which teams are built to handle it and which teams simply cannot.
The North Carolina softball team came into the final weekend of the regular season needing a series win over Georgia Tech to solidify its place in the ACC Tournament and bolster the team’s resume with the NCAA Tournament getting closer.
It may have been Kristen Brown’s last game at Anderson Softball Stadium on Wednesday, but the senior shortstop for the North Carolina softball team isn’t finished just yet.
Wednesday evening brought both an exciting and emotional game at Anderson Softball Stadium. Coming off a series win on senior weekend, many members of the North Carolina softball team would play their final game at home against Campbell.
The North Carolina softball team is known for its power. With players like “Downtown” Kristen Brown, Tracy Chandless and Kendra Lynch, the Tar Heels can hit the ball out of the park.
Kristen Brown is no stranger to coming through in the clutch. She just typically does it with the long ball.
Inconsistency plagued the North Carolina Softball team once again in Sunday afternoon’s “Senior Weekend” double header against No.18 Notre Dame at Anderson Stadium.
A figurative weight was lifted off senior shortstop Kristen Brown’s shoulders.
Entering Wednesday evening’s game against UNC-Charlotte, the North Carolina softball team had won five of its past six games.
The North Carolina softball team came into this weekend riding high after topping No. 10 Georgia 2-1 in extra innings on Wednesday, and turned that momentum into a weekend series win against ACC-foe Boston College, 6-2, 4-3, 2-5.
Lauren Fuller batted in four runs on Sunday while also recording a win and a save on the mound.
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.
Even after a hot start, the North Carolina softball team dropped the opener of its weekend series against Louisville, 9-5.
Coming into Wednesday night’s matchup with UNC-Greensboro, North Carolina (17-17) senior shortstop Kristen Brown was riding a seven-game hitting streak and had 15 hits in her last 12 games.
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