University of North Carolina Athletics
Wednesday, February 21
Chapel Hill, N.C.
4 p.m.
North Carolina
6-1
6
vs
4
UNCG
5-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNCG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| UNC | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 | 11 | 0 |
Softball Downs UNCG, 6-4, In Home Opener
February 21, 2024 | Softball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The North Carolina softball team (6-1) earned a 6-4 victory over UNCG (5-8) in the Tar Heels' home opener on Wednesday afternoon. Carolina is off to its best start to a season since starting the 2012 season 7-0.
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The Tar Heels outhit the Spartans 11-7, with nine of Carolina's players recording a hit in the game.
Freshman Kate Bubela led the Tar Heels at the plate, going a career-best 3-of-4 while plating a team-best two runs. Graduate Lexi Godwin hit a three-run home run, her second home run of the season and second multi-RBI game.
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Both senior Carsyn Snead and junior Alex Coleman extended their hitting streak to seven, while Autumn Owen reached base for the seventh straight game.
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In the circle, redshirt junior Britton Rogers improved to 3-0, allowing just four hits and two earned runs with six strikeouts in six innings of work.
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Sophomore Kenna Raye Dark earned her first career save, getting the Spartans swinging to record the final out of the game.
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Notables:
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The Tar Heels outhit the Spartans 11-7, with nine of Carolina's players recording a hit in the game.
Freshman Kate Bubela led the Tar Heels at the plate, going a career-best 3-of-4 while plating a team-best two runs. Graduate Lexi Godwin hit a three-run home run, her second home run of the season and second multi-RBI game.
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Both senior Carsyn Snead and junior Alex Coleman extended their hitting streak to seven, while Autumn Owen reached base for the seventh straight game.
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In the circle, redshirt junior Britton Rogers improved to 3-0, allowing just four hits and two earned runs with six strikeouts in six innings of work.
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Sophomore Kenna Raye Dark earned her first career save, getting the Spartans swinging to record the final out of the game.
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Notables:
- The Tar Heels drew a season-high six walks
- Carolina has recorded double-digit hits in four games this season
- The Tar Heels struck out just two times in 28 at-batsÂ
- Kenna Raye Dark's save is the first save of the season for the Tar Heels
- Isabela Emerling drew a pair of walks, matched her career-high
- Carolina has now won three straight over the SpartansÂ
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Players Mentioned
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OF
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C/INF
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1B
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C/INF
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RHP
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OF
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Rogers, Britton (3-0)
L: Jorde Chartrand (1-1)
S: Dark, Kenna Raye (1)
Batting:
2B: Brooklynn Maxwell 1 ; Grace Loftin 1
HR: Jorde Chartrand 2
RBI: Grace Loftin 2 ; Jorde Chartrand 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Brooklynn Maxwell 1 ; Jorde Chartrand 2 ; Blayke Batten 1
Batting:
2B: Thompson, Sanaa 1 ; Bubela, Kate 1
HR: Godwin, Lexi 1
RBI: Coleman, Alex 1 ; Owen, Autumn 1 ; Godwin, Lexi 3 ; Snead, Carsyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brooks, Skyler 1 ; Thompson, Sanaa 1 ; Emerling, Isabela 1 ; Bubela, Kate 2 ; Godwin, Lexi 1
SB: Coleman, Alex 2 ; Lee, Kayla 1
CS: Snead, Carsyn 1
PO: Coleman, Alex 1
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