University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Travel To UCF Tuesday
March 7, 2011 | Softball
March 7, 2011
CHAPEL HILL --- In the midst of a 10-game road trip, North Carolina travels to UCF Tuesday for a midweek tilt at 7 p.m. from UCF Softball Complex. The Tar Heels are 13-8 and will travel to Alabama for the ACC/SEC challenge later this week.
AT A GLANCE
Records: UNC 13-8, UCF 7-14
Rankings: Neither team is ranked.
TV/Radio/Live Stats: Live Stats.
On the web: UCFathletics.com (UCF)
UCF SERIES NOTES
• North Carolina and UCF have met only once on the diamond in 2004.
• Carolina defeated UCF 4-0 in the Spring Fling Street Tournament in St. Augustine, Fla. Crystal Cox tossed one her eight career no-hitters in that contest.
NOTING THE TAR HEELS
• Carolina features a balanced attack with a .293 team batting average, 2.56 staff ERA and a .965 fielding percentage. Carolina has won four of their last seven times on the diamond. In those three losses, all have been decided by just one run and two have come in the eighth inning.
• Carolina's pitching staff is headlined by freshman Lori Spingola. The Atlanta, Ga., native anchors the staff with a 1.64 ERA, 98 strikeouts and a 10-6 record. Classmate Sara Buchholz chips in a 3.92 ERA and 3-2 record in the circle.
• Kelli Wheeler paces the UNC attack with a .406 batting average and five home runs. Wheeler finished last week with an above .400 batting average, three home runs, five RBI and 20 total bases. The junior belted a three-run walk off home run in UNC's 6-5 win over Long Island Saturday. Sophomore Haleigh Dickey and junior Ally Blake both register above .370 batting averages.
NOTING UCF
• The Black Knights are 7-14 overall, but have won two straight. UCF has played 16 of their 21 games at home and will challenge Ball State at 4:30 p.m. prior to their meeting with the Tar Heels.
• UCF owns one common opponent with UNC in Notre Dame this season. The Fighting Irish defeated both squads by a combined three runs.
• At the plate, Natalie Land leads the Black Knights with a .359 batting average. UCF features a quartet in the circle anchored by Lacy Dinney, who posts a 4-3 record and 2.51 ERA.
