University of North Carolina Athletics
Saturday, February 16
Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Tar Heels Blank Northwestern, 5-0
February 16, 2019 | Softball
CHAPEL HILL – After a four-hour delay, North Carolina shutout Northwestern, 5-0 on the second day of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge to improve to 2-1 on the weekend.
Following two scoreless innings, the Tar Heels plated one run in the third and two runs each in the fourth and sixth to secure the five-run shutout victory over Northwestern. Brittany Pickett anchored North Carolina, striking out seven with a mere two walks. Freshman Hannah George plated three runs while Kiani Ramsey went 3-for-4 to lead Carolina's offense.
UNC improves to 4-3 on the season while the Wildcats fall to 6-2.
Key Moments vs. Northwestern
» Destiny DeBerry singled, out on FC that put Leah Murray on first. Stole second. Kiani Ramsey singled but a Northwestern miscue allowed Murray to come home for a 1-0 lead.
» Brittany Pickett retired the Wildcats in order on a nine-pitch third inning.
» After a walk and a Northwestern miscue, Hannah George slugged a two-run double to the center field warning track to extend Carolina's lead to three.
» Northwestern's Skyler Shellmyer sent a two-out double to the left-center warning track in the bottom of the seventh. However, Berlynne Delamora made a diving grab at third to hold off the Wildcats.
» Winning pitcher: Brittany Pickett (3-0) // Losing pitcher: Kenna Wilkey (1-1)
Noteworthy
» Megan Dray recorded her first hit of the season with a single to center in the fourth.
» Abby Settlemyre slugged her second triple of the weekend in the fifth.
» Leah Murray extended her hitting streak to 10 games with a bunt single in the sixth.
» Tainasha Vines made her Carolina debut as a pinch runner in the sixth.
» Striking out a season high of seven batters, Brittany Pickett retired every leadoff batter en route to her second shutout of the season.
Up Next
The Tar Heels wrap up the ACC/Big Ten Challenge Sunday at 12:30 p.m. vs. No. 17 Michigan.
Stay up to date with Carolina Softball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
Following two scoreless innings, the Tar Heels plated one run in the third and two runs each in the fourth and sixth to secure the five-run shutout victory over Northwestern. Brittany Pickett anchored North Carolina, striking out seven with a mere two walks. Freshman Hannah George plated three runs while Kiani Ramsey went 3-for-4 to lead Carolina's offense.
UNC improves to 4-3 on the season while the Wildcats fall to 6-2.
Key Moments vs. Northwestern
» Destiny DeBerry singled, out on FC that put Leah Murray on first. Stole second. Kiani Ramsey singled but a Northwestern miscue allowed Murray to come home for a 1-0 lead.
» Brittany Pickett retired the Wildcats in order on a nine-pitch third inning.
» After a walk and a Northwestern miscue, Hannah George slugged a two-run double to the center field warning track to extend Carolina's lead to three.
» Northwestern's Skyler Shellmyer sent a two-out double to the left-center warning track in the bottom of the seventh. However, Berlynne Delamora made a diving grab at third to hold off the Wildcats.
» Winning pitcher: Brittany Pickett (3-0) // Losing pitcher: Kenna Wilkey (1-1)
Noteworthy
» Megan Dray recorded her first hit of the season with a single to center in the fourth.
» Abby Settlemyre slugged her second triple of the weekend in the fifth.
» Leah Murray extended her hitting streak to 10 games with a bunt single in the sixth.
» Tainasha Vines made her Carolina debut as a pinch runner in the sixth.
» Striking out a season high of seven batters, Brittany Pickett retired every leadoff batter en route to her second shutout of the season.
Up Next
The Tar Heels wrap up the ACC/Big Ten Challenge Sunday at 12:30 p.m. vs. No. 17 Michigan.
Stay up to date with Carolina Softball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Pickett, Brittany (3-0)
L: Wilkey, Kenna (1-1)
Batting:
2B: George, Hannah 1 ; Dray, Megan 1
3B: Settlemyre, Abby 1
RBI: George, Hannah 3 ; DeBerry, Destiny 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Murray, Leah 1 ; Licea, Kiersten 1 ; Settlemyre, Abby 2 ; Dray, Megan 1
SB: Murray, Leah 1 ; Ramsey, Kiani 1
PO: Cole, Hailey 1
Batting:
2B: Shellmyer, Skyler 1
Base Running:
SB: Bartz, Emma 1
HBP: Nelson, Maeve 1
Game Leaders
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