Softball Hosts North Carolina A&T Wednesday For Home Opener

CHAPEL HILL, N.C - After opening the 2022 softball season with 10 games on the road, the Tar Heels will finally play at Anderson Softball Stadium. Carolina hosts North Carolina A&T on Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the team's home opener. Admission to the game is free.

For those unable to those unable to attend in person, the matchup will also be streamed live on ACCNX with Matt Krause on the call.

After the Tar Heels opened the season 4-0 on the road at South Carolina, Carolina has gone 2-4 over the last six games, falling to 6-4 on the year. NC A&T enters the game with the same record, 6-4, coming off a 6-5 win over George Mason on Feb. 20.

The Tar Heels are 21-4 in the all-time series over the Aggies, riding an eight-game win streak. The last matchup came on March 25, 2003, when Carolina earned a 13-0 victory in Greensboro, N.C.

Notables

Senior catcher Taylor Greene has reached base in each of the first 10 games of the season and has a .469 on-base percentage. She has also been walked six times
Sophomore Skyler Brooks leads the team with a .360 batting average
Graduate Sara Jubas has scored a team-best six runs
Redshirt sophomore Kianna Jones has hit both of Carolina's home runs, leading the team with seven RBIs and a .533 slugging percentage
Sophomore Carsyn Snead is 4/4 on stolen bases this season
Senior Hannah George has a .51 earned run average in 27.1 innings pitched. She has struck out a team-high 24 batters and is 4-0 this season

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Players Mentioned

Skyler Brooks

Hannah George

Taylor Greene

Kianna Jones

Sara Jubas

Carsyn Snead

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