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Carolina Begins Rivalry Week Series at Duke on Thursday Evening
April 21, 2021 | Softball
CHAPEL HILL – Carolina continues the road trip with a shorter journey this week—eight miles down the road—to play the Duke Blue Devils at Duke Softball Stadium with sights set on ending a five-game losing streak.
The series begins on Thursday evening at 5 p.m., moved up based on an altered schedule due to inclement weather. Friday will be host to a double header with first pitch at 5 p.m., then the second game beginning roughly 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first. The Tar Heels will close out the weekend on Sunday at Noon versus the Blue Devils.
All four of the games will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
The Tar Heels enter the weekend 12-15 overall, 8-9 in ACC play, while the Blue Devils are 30-10 with a league record of 15-4.
Recently for Carolina
The Tar Heels are looking to bounce back from a tough weekend at Pitt, where they dropped all four games the series to the Panthers. The first three games of the series were close decisions, all three decided by two runs or less.
» Carolina recorded 22 runs and 36 hits at Pitt, keeping the score close throughout the series.
» Brittany Pickett, Kristina Burkhardt and Kiersten Licea all recorded home runs during the series against the Panthers, with Pickett notching two of them.
» Freshman Kiannah Pierce recorded seven hits at 15 at bats in Pittsburgh, with a batting average of .467.
» Pitcher Katie Grace Olinger had two consecutive 1-2-3 innings and no walks to start the game in the circle, her tenth appearance on the year, in the finale of the Pitt Series.
About Duke
No. 21 ranked Duke heads into the weekend after defeating the Louisville Cardinals at Ulmer Stadium last weekend, winning the last three in a row. The Blue Devils picked up their 30th win of the season, an all-time high for the program, to claim their fourth ACC series in 2021.
Up Next
North Carolina has a week off, before hosting the University of Louisville at Anderson Stadium in Chapel Hill May 7-9.
Stay up to date with Carolina Softball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
The series begins on Thursday evening at 5 p.m., moved up based on an altered schedule due to inclement weather. Friday will be host to a double header with first pitch at 5 p.m., then the second game beginning roughly 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first. The Tar Heels will close out the weekend on Sunday at Noon versus the Blue Devils.
All four of the games will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
The Tar Heels enter the weekend 12-15 overall, 8-9 in ACC play, while the Blue Devils are 30-10 with a league record of 15-4.
Recently for Carolina
The Tar Heels are looking to bounce back from a tough weekend at Pitt, where they dropped all four games the series to the Panthers. The first three games of the series were close decisions, all three decided by two runs or less.
» Carolina recorded 22 runs and 36 hits at Pitt, keeping the score close throughout the series.
» Brittany Pickett, Kristina Burkhardt and Kiersten Licea all recorded home runs during the series against the Panthers, with Pickett notching two of them.
» Freshman Kiannah Pierce recorded seven hits at 15 at bats in Pittsburgh, with a batting average of .467.
» Pitcher Katie Grace Olinger had two consecutive 1-2-3 innings and no walks to start the game in the circle, her tenth appearance on the year, in the finale of the Pitt Series.
About Duke
No. 21 ranked Duke heads into the weekend after defeating the Louisville Cardinals at Ulmer Stadium last weekend, winning the last three in a row. The Blue Devils picked up their 30th win of the season, an all-time high for the program, to claim their fourth ACC series in 2021.
Up Next
North Carolina has a week off, before hosting the University of Louisville at Anderson Stadium in Chapel Hill May 7-9.
Stay up to date with Carolina Softball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
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