University of North Carolina Athletics
North Carolina Head To Atlanta For Buzz Classic
March 18, 2004 | Softball
March 18, 2004
The North Carolina softball team, coming off a sweep of Marshall on Wednesday, heads to Atlanta, Ga. for the 2004 Buzz Classic March 19-21 on the campus of Georgia Tech. UNC faces Ball State and Georgia Southern on Friday and then take on Middle Tennessee State and Troy State on Saturday before bracket play begins. The Tar Heels head into the tournament on a season high five-game winning streak.
Carolina has been led this year by strong pitching with sophomores Crystal Cox and Alison Yin. Cox has pitched two no-hitters this season and is second in the ACC in shutouts with eight. Cox leads the team with a 1.64 ERA and is 11-7 on the season. Yin has a 1.82 ERA and is 8-6 this season with two shutouts.
On the offensive side, UNC is led by seniors Dionne Streete and Emily Price, junior Jessica Young and freshman Anna Evans. Streete and Price are one and two respectively in the ACC in batting average as Streete hits .385 and Price averages .380. Streete also leads the team in runs with 23 and stolen bases with eight. Price leads UNC in home runs with 4 and RBI's with 20. Young is coming off a terrific FSU Invitational performance where she had five RBI's and three doubles to lead the UNC offense. On the year she hits .290 with eight doubles and 13 RBI's. Evans has made strong contributions as a freshman, as she is second on the team in stolen bases with six and fourth in batting average (.263) and RBI's (10).
UNC has faced one of their opponents this weekend before, as they beat Troy State 6-1 in the consolation championship of the FSU Invitational. In that game, senior Natashalyn Snipes led the way by going 3-4 with two RBI's and a stolen base.
