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Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
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.
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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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