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Softball Earns Dramatic Comeback Victory Over Furman
May 3, 2023 | Softball
The Tar Heels scored eight runs in the bottom of the sixth, the most runs plated in a single inning this season and most since scoring 11 against NC State on March 27, 2022.
10 different Tar Heels tallied hits in the win, led by two apiece from Bri Stubbs, Carsyn Snead, Carlie Myrtle and Kianna Jones. Isabela Emerling had Carolina's sole home run of the game, a three-run shot, her fifth of the season. This is the second time she has hit home runs in back-to-back games.
Myrtle (2-1) earned the victory the circle, allowing just two earned runs in six innings with four strikeouts and no walks.
NOTABLES:
- The Tar Heels tallied four doubles in the victory, the most in a single game this season and most since tallying five against NC State on March 26, 2022
- Carolina scored 10 runs against Furman, just one run shy of a season-high and the fourth time the Tar Heels have plated double-digit runs in 2023
- Alex Brown extended her hit streak to 17 games, going 1-of-2 at the plate with a walk and an infield single on the night
- The Tar Heels are now 3-1 against South Carolina teams this season, improving to 19-0 all-time at home against Furman. Carolina has earned victories over Winthrop, Coastal Carolina and Furman
- Kiersten Licea has tallied a double in three straight games, bringing her season total to nine, matching Abby Settlemyre for a team-best
- Carolina has won 13 of the last 16 games
The Tar Heels have locked up the No. 6 seed in the ACC Tournament, hosted by Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., from May 10-13. Carolina earned a first-round bye and will play its first game of the tournament on Thursday, May 11. The Tar Heels' opponent is still to be determined.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Myrtle, Carlie (2-1)
L: Lauralee Scott (3-9)
Batting:
2B: Chrissy Fleming 1
HR: Kiley Perry 2 ; Alex Rose Molinar 1
RBI: Riley Ludlam 1 ; Kiley Perry 3 ; Alex Rose Molinar 3 ; Caitlin Goldwait 1
SH: Ashlee Lykins 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kiley Perry 2 ; Sylvia Burroughs 1 ; Ainsley Yoshizumi 1 ; Alex Rose Molinar 1 ; Chrissy Fleming 1 ; Chloe Fabio 1 ; Caitlin Goldwait 1
Batting:
2B: Stubbs, Bri 1 ; Myrtle, Carlie 1 ; Licea, Kiersten 1 ; Middleton, Destiny 1
HR: Emerling, Isabela 1
RBI: Stubbs, Bri 2 ; Myrtle, Carlie 1 ; Licea, Kiersten 1 ; Middleton, Destiny 2 ; Emerling, Isabela 3
SH: Brown, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Stubbs, Bri 2 ; Jordan, Aneshia 1 ; Licea, Kiersten 1 ; Brooks, Skyler 1 ; Middleton, Destiny 1 ; Jones, Kianna 1 ; Emerling, Isabela 1 ; Snead, Carsyn 2
SB: Brown, Alex 1 ; Stubbs, Bri 1
CS: Middleton, Destiny 1
