University of North Carolina Athletics
Tuesday, March 5
Chapel Hill, N.C.
5 p.m.
North Carolina
vs
Furman
Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI
Softball Hosts Furman In Tuesday Midweek Matchup
March 4, 2024 | Softball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Carolina softball team (16-3) is back in action on Tuesday, hosting Furman (10-8) at 5 p.m. in Anderson Stadium. The Tar Heels are coming off a 5-1 week and back-to-back shutouts of Campbell and Lafayette on Sunday.
The first 200 fans in attendance will receive Carolina Softball stickers. Admission is free and gates open at 5 p.m. For those unable to attend in person, the game will be streamed on ACCNX.
Matchup vs. Furman
Series: UNC leads the series 29-13 and is 19-0 all-time at home
Trend: UNC has won the last six matchups
Last time: The Tar Heels beat Furman 10-8 on April 3, 2023, in Chapel Hill. Carolina trailed 6-0 after two innings in the matchup but came back to win, a comeback that included an eight-run sixth inning
NOTABLES:
The first 200 fans in attendance will receive Carolina Softball stickers. Admission is free and gates open at 5 p.m. For those unable to attend in person, the game will be streamed on ACCNX.
Matchup vs. Furman
Series: UNC leads the series 29-13 and is 19-0 all-time at home
Trend: UNC has won the last six matchups
Last time: The Tar Heels beat Furman 10-8 on April 3, 2023, in Chapel Hill. Carolina trailed 6-0 after two innings in the matchup but came back to win, a comeback that included an eight-run sixth inning
NOTABLES:
- For the second week in a row, the Tar Heels lead the NCAA in batting average (.417) and rank second in stolen bases per game (3.74)
- Sanaa Thompson has the second-highest batting average in the NCAA (.551), while Alex Coleman ranks fourth (.542)
- Three Tar Heels rank in the top-10 in the NCAA in stolen bases: No. 1 Alex Coleman (17), No. 3 Carsyn Snead (16) and No. 9 Skyler Brooks (13)
- Isabela Emerling ranks No. 5 in the NCAA in RBIs (30) and sixth in home runs (8)
- The Tar Heels tallied 70 stolen bases in all of 2023. Just 19 games into the 2024 season, Carolina has 71 stolen bags
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