Softball Continues Homestand Against Virginia

Friday, April 9

Chapel Hill, N.C.

4 PM

North Carolina

Virginia

Photo by: Andy Mead

April 8, 2021 | Softball

Notes Anderson Stadium Attendance Policy

CHAPEL HILL – Continuing its homestand in Chapel Hill, North Carolina welcomes Virginia to Anderson Stadium for a four-game series Friday through Sunday.

Friday's doubleheader is slated for 4 p.m. with game two beginning approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. Saturday's first pitch is at 3 p.m. with the series concluding Sunday at 1 p.m.

Each game will be broadcast on ACCNX. Fans can follow live stats at UNClivestats.com. Anderson Stadium's updated attendance policy can be found on goheels.com.

The Tar Heels enter the weekend 10-13 overall, 6-7 in ACC play while Charlotte comes to Chapel Hill with a 11-19 record, 7-14 in league play.

Recently for Carolina
Although the Tar Heels threatened with runners in scoring position in the seventh, North Carolina fell to Charlotte 11-4 in Chapel Hill on Tuesday evening in UNC's first midweek game of the season. Charlotte jumped to an early six-run lead by the second inning. The Tar Heels managed to bring it within two thanks to a two-run home run by Brittany Pickett and heads up base-running by Skyler Brooks and Campbell Hutcherson that caused the 49ers' infield to scramble. However, Charlotte's momentum continued with five unanswered runs to earn the midweek win.

» Freshman Brooke Miller made her collegiate pitching debut in the sixth inning.
» Carolina split innings among four pitchers: Katie Grace Olinger, Gaby Katz, Alyssa Stanley and Brooke Miller.
» Tuesday's 11-4 decision marks Carolina's first loss to Charlotte at home since 1997.

About Virginia
Entering the weekend with an 11-19 record, Virginia is coming off a six-inning loss to Liberty and a 2-2 weekend against Boston College. Katie Golfberg leads the Cavaliers with a .307 average with 31 RBIs on the season.

Up Next
Carolina hits the road for eight-straight, beginning with Pittsburgh April 16-18 and ending at Duke April 23-25.

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