University of North Carolina Athletics
Friday, March 18
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Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Softball Falls to No. 6 Virginia Tech, 10-0
March 18, 2022 | Softball
BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Carolina softball team fell on the road to No. 6 Virginia Tech 10-0 in five innings on Friday night. The Tar Heels were only able to record two hits in the loss, with Virginia Tech pitcher Keely Rochard finishing the outing with 12 strikeouts.
Freshman Lilli Backes (4-8) took the loss in the circle, allowing five earned runs and striking out two Hokies.
Skyler Brooks and Destiny Middleton each had a base hit, while Taylor Greene drew Carolina's sole walk of the day.
The Tar Heels will look to bounce back in game two of the series on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Tech Softball Park.
Freshman Lilli Backes (4-8) took the loss in the circle, allowing five earned runs and striking out two Hokies.
Skyler Brooks and Destiny Middleton each had a base hit, while Taylor Greene drew Carolina's sole walk of the day.
The Tar Heels will look to bounce back in game two of the series on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Tech Softball Park.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Keely Rochard (11-2)
L: Backes, Lilli (4-8)
Base Running:
SB: Brooks, Skyler 1
CS: Brooks, Skyler 1
Batting:
2B: Bre Peck 1
3B: Kelsey Brown 1
HR: Kelsey Brown 1
RBI: Kelsey Brown 4 ; Cameron Fagan 1 ; Ally Repko 1 ; Emma Ritter 2 ; Kelsey Bennett 1
SF: Emma Ritter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kelsey Brown 3 ; Cameron Fagan 1 ; Addy Greene 1 ; Emma Ritter 1 ; Bre Peck 1 ; Mackenzie Lawter 1 ; Darby Trull 2
SB: Cameron Fagan 1
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