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UNC Sets New Program Record in Shutout Win over Louisville
April 26, 2019 | Softball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Drawing 14 walks in the series opener, Carolina blanked Louisville, 6-0 under the lights Friday night at Ulmer Stadium, while resetting the Tar Heels' single-game walk record in the win.
The Tar Heels capitalized on Louisville's walks for four runs in addition to a passed ball, RBI-single by Megan Dray and a ground ball to Kiani Ramsey. Perfect Carolina defense in addition to eight strikeouts by Brittany Pickett kept the Cardinals off the board for UNC's 14th shutout win.
The series resumes at Ulmer Stadium Saturday at 1 p.m. With the win, UNC improves to 32-15, 16-6 in conference play. Louisville falls to 32-16, 11-8 in conference.
Key Moments
» The Tar Heels jumped to 4-0 lead in the first inning, platting each run with two outs. Dray singled to left for the first run of the inning before Taylor Puetz scored on a passed ball. A pair of RBI-walks upped UNC's score to four before a ground-out ended the inning.
» Following a pair of strikeouts, Louisville's Megan Hensley sent a triple to right. However, Pickett stranded her on third with a strikeout at the plate.
» Carolina tacked on two more in the second on Ramsey's grounder to second and an-RBI walk drawn by Campbell Hutcherson.
» Lexi Godwin logged her second hit of the day in the sixth and Kristina Burkhardt singled in the seventh, but the Tar Heels could not convert on the board.
» Louisville's Maddy Newman led off the seventh with a single to second, Carolina's errorless defense secured the win.
» Winning Pitcher: Brittany Pickett (19-9) // Losing pitcher: Danielle Watson (10-12)
Noteworthy
» Pickett dished out eight strikeouts and retired six of seven leadoff batters in her 19th win of the season.
» The Tar Heels reset the single-game walks record with 14 walks in the series opener. The previous record was 12 three times, most recently in 2009.
» With five stolen bases, Carolina upped its season total to 102. Carolina has totaled 100 or more stolen bases in each of the last four seasons.
» Leah Murray is up to 101 career stolen bases – two away from breaking the UNC program record.
Stay up to date with Carolina Softball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
The Tar Heels capitalized on Louisville's walks for four runs in addition to a passed ball, RBI-single by Megan Dray and a ground ball to Kiani Ramsey. Perfect Carolina defense in addition to eight strikeouts by Brittany Pickett kept the Cardinals off the board for UNC's 14th shutout win.
The series resumes at Ulmer Stadium Saturday at 1 p.m. With the win, UNC improves to 32-15, 16-6 in conference play. Louisville falls to 32-16, 11-8 in conference.
Key Moments
» The Tar Heels jumped to 4-0 lead in the first inning, platting each run with two outs. Dray singled to left for the first run of the inning before Taylor Puetz scored on a passed ball. A pair of RBI-walks upped UNC's score to four before a ground-out ended the inning.
» Following a pair of strikeouts, Louisville's Megan Hensley sent a triple to right. However, Pickett stranded her on third with a strikeout at the plate.
» Carolina tacked on two more in the second on Ramsey's grounder to second and an-RBI walk drawn by Campbell Hutcherson.
» Lexi Godwin logged her second hit of the day in the sixth and Kristina Burkhardt singled in the seventh, but the Tar Heels could not convert on the board.
» Louisville's Maddy Newman led off the seventh with a single to second, Carolina's errorless defense secured the win.
» Winning Pitcher: Brittany Pickett (19-9) // Losing pitcher: Danielle Watson (10-12)
Noteworthy
» Pickett dished out eight strikeouts and retired six of seven leadoff batters in her 19th win of the season.
» The Tar Heels reset the single-game walks record with 14 walks in the series opener. The previous record was 12 three times, most recently in 2009.
» With five stolen bases, Carolina upped its season total to 102. Carolina has totaled 100 or more stolen bases in each of the last four seasons.
» Leah Murray is up to 101 career stolen bases – two away from breaking the UNC program record.
Stay up to date with Carolina Softball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Pickett, Brittany (19-9)
L: Danielle Watson (10-12)
Batting:
3B: Burkhardt, Kristina 1
RBI: Ramsey, Kiani 1 ; Dray, Megan 1 ; Hutcherson, Campbell 2 ; Goodman, Zoë 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Burkhardt, Kristina 1 ; Ramsey, Kiani 1 ; Pickett, Brittany 1 ; Puetz, Taylor 1 ; Dray, Megan 1 ; Delamora, Berlynne 1
SB: Burkhardt, Kristina 1 ; Ramsey, Kiani 3 ; Vines, Tainasha 1
Batting:
3B: Megan Hensley 1
Base Running:
SB: Celene Funke 1
HBP: Madison Cousineau 1
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