University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Host Softball Invitational
June 21, 1999 | Softball
April 8, 1999
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--The North Carolina softball team will host the Tar Heel Invitational on Saturday and Sunday at Finley Field. Besides UNC, the tournament field includes Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Florida State and Southern Mississippi.
Games begin at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in a round-robin format. Carolina, 28-16 heading into a Friday double-header with ACC-rival Florida State, will play at noon and 4 p.m. on both days.
Friday's UNC-FSU games will begin at 2 p.m. at Finley Field. The Seminoles, 29-21-1 overall, currently lead the ACC with a record of 5-1 in conference play. Their pitchers boast the conference's lowest ERA, 1.60, while the Tar Heels (1-1 ACC) are second in the conference in batting with a team average of .300.
The tournament schedule is as follows:
Saturday, April 10
10 a.m.: Florida State vs. Florida Atlantic, Florida International vs. Southern Mississippi; Noon: North Carolina vs. Florida International; 2 p.m.: Southern Mississippi vs. Florida State; 4 p.m.: North Carolina vs. Florida Atlantic
Sunday, April 11
10 a.m.: Southern Mississippi vs. Florida Atlantic, Florida International vs. Florida State; Noon: North Carolina vs. Florida State; 2 p.m.: Florida International vs. Florida Atlantic; 4 p.m.: North Carolina vs. Southern Mississippi
