UNC Heads To Maryland For ACC Finale

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. North Carolina heads to College Park, Md., this weekend for the final ACC series of the regular season. The Tar Heels will play the Terps Saturday at 1 and 3 pm, and on Sunday at 1 pm.

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Coming into the Game

North Carolina is 37-13 overall and 12-6 in ACC contests. Maryland is 27-23 on the season with a 9-3 conference mark. Florida State has already clinched the conference regular season title, while UNC currently sits in second and Maryland in third.

The Tar Heels are 37-16 all-time against the Terps. The 2012 series between the two teams was rained out, but Carolina won the 2011 series 2-1.

Top Tar Heels

Kristen Brown heads the Carolina offense with a .367 batting average and 32 RBIs and 36 runs on 54 hits, including 11 homers. Constance Orr (.358) leads in RBIs, with 36, and home runs, with 14 while tallying a .715 slugging percentage.

Lori Spingola is 27-11 with a 2.47 ERA, leading the ACC with 258 strikeouts. Ashley Bone (3.81) is 6-4 with 44 strikeouts.

Scouting Maryland

Lindsey Schmeiser (.349) ranks second in the ACC with 53 RBIs, tallying 44 runs and 44 hits, including 10 home runs. Shannon Bustillos (.289) has 40 RBis and 39 runs, and Juli Strange (.306) has 41 runs with 28 RBis.

Leading Maryland in the circle is Kaitlyn Schmeiser, 13-10 with a 3.59 ERA. She has 104 strikeouts in 136 innings of work.

Up Next

The Tar Heels have a weekend off from competition before heading to the ACC tournament, which will be held May 9-11, in Tallahassee, Fla.

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