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Softball Releases 2023 Schedule
December 2, 2022 | Softball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Head softball coach Donna J. Papa has announced Carolina's full 2023 schedule.
"Our schedule will be an exciting one for our team to play and our fans to watch," Papa said. "We will face teams that were Women's College World Series, NCAA Super Regional and Regional participants in 2022. We will have great opportunities to make some big statements as we move through the schedule.
In February and March, we will play in four tournaments, opening in Mexico at the Puerto Vallarta Challenge. These tournaments will provide us with challenging competition and give us an early gage of who we are as a team."
UNC is scheduled to play 32 games at Anderson Softball Stadium, highlighted by four ACC home series and two tournaments.
The full-season slate features 12 teams who played in the 2022 NCAA Tournament (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Villanova, UNCW, Campbell, Liberty, Oklahoma State, Duke, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Ole Miss) and three team who finished in the top 25 (Virginia Tech, Duke, Oklahoma State).
The Tar Heels open the season on the road at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico on Feb. 9-12, where they will play four games against Cal Baptist, BYU, Ole Miss and Oklahoma State.
The next weekend, Carolina returns home to host the ACC/Big 10 Challenge from Feb. 17-19. The Tar Heels will play four games, welcoming Minnesota and Maryland to Chapel Hill.
Carolina then travels to the Sunshine State to play in the Joan Joyce Classic in Boca Raton from Feb. 24-26, hosted by Florida Atlantic. The Tar Heels will face the host Owls, Wisconsin and Villanova over the course of five games.
UNC then returns to Anderson Stadium for the Carolina Classic from March 3-5. Carolina will host Purdue and James Madison for four games.
Carolina's nonconference midweek slate includes matchups at Elon (Feb. 15), vs. NCCU (Feb. 21), vs. Winthrop (Feb. 28), at South Carolina (March 1), at App State (March 8), at Coastal Carolina (March 14), at UNCW (March 15), vs. East Carolina (March 29), at UNCG (April 4), at Longwood (April 12), vs. Charlotte (April 26) and vs. Furman (May 3).
UNC opens ACC play on March 10-12 at home vs. Virginia Tech. The other seven conference series on the schedule includes: vs. Duke (March 17-19), at Boston College (March 24-26), at Virginia (March 31-April 2), vs. Pittsburgh (April 7-9), vs. Syracuse (April 14-16), at NC State (April 21-23) and at Georgia Tech (April 28-30).
"Our ACC series opponents will push us to be at our best every game of every series," Papa said. "Those games are never over until the last out. We also have some outstanding non-conference opponents mid-week that will require us to be focused for every game. This schedule will prepare us well for the ACC Championships and postseason play. We are looking forward to lacing up our cleats and getting the 2023 season started."
Stay up to date with Carolina Softball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
"Our schedule will be an exciting one for our team to play and our fans to watch," Papa said. "We will face teams that were Women's College World Series, NCAA Super Regional and Regional participants in 2022. We will have great opportunities to make some big statements as we move through the schedule.
In February and March, we will play in four tournaments, opening in Mexico at the Puerto Vallarta Challenge. These tournaments will provide us with challenging competition and give us an early gage of who we are as a team."
UNC is scheduled to play 32 games at Anderson Softball Stadium, highlighted by four ACC home series and two tournaments.
The full-season slate features 12 teams who played in the 2022 NCAA Tournament (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Villanova, UNCW, Campbell, Liberty, Oklahoma State, Duke, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Ole Miss) and three team who finished in the top 25 (Virginia Tech, Duke, Oklahoma State).
The Tar Heels open the season on the road at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico on Feb. 9-12, where they will play four games against Cal Baptist, BYU, Ole Miss and Oklahoma State.
The next weekend, Carolina returns home to host the ACC/Big 10 Challenge from Feb. 17-19. The Tar Heels will play four games, welcoming Minnesota and Maryland to Chapel Hill.
Carolina then travels to the Sunshine State to play in the Joan Joyce Classic in Boca Raton from Feb. 24-26, hosted by Florida Atlantic. The Tar Heels will face the host Owls, Wisconsin and Villanova over the course of five games.
UNC then returns to Anderson Stadium for the Carolina Classic from March 3-5. Carolina will host Purdue and James Madison for four games.
Carolina's nonconference midweek slate includes matchups at Elon (Feb. 15), vs. NCCU (Feb. 21), vs. Winthrop (Feb. 28), at South Carolina (March 1), at App State (March 8), at Coastal Carolina (March 14), at UNCW (March 15), vs. East Carolina (March 29), at UNCG (April 4), at Longwood (April 12), vs. Charlotte (April 26) and vs. Furman (May 3).
UNC opens ACC play on March 10-12 at home vs. Virginia Tech. The other seven conference series on the schedule includes: vs. Duke (March 17-19), at Boston College (March 24-26), at Virginia (March 31-April 2), vs. Pittsburgh (April 7-9), vs. Syracuse (April 14-16), at NC State (April 21-23) and at Georgia Tech (April 28-30).
"Our ACC series opponents will push us to be at our best every game of every series," Papa said. "Those games are never over until the last out. We also have some outstanding non-conference opponents mid-week that will require us to be focused for every game. This schedule will prepare us well for the ACC Championships and postseason play. We are looking forward to lacing up our cleats and getting the 2023 season started."
Stay up to date with Carolina Softball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
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