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Softball Adds Radford Transfer Lexie Roberts
July 16, 2024 | Softball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The reigning Big South Player of the Year, Lexie Roberts, is the newest member of the Carolina softball team, head coach Megan Smith Lyon announced on Tuesday. Roberts, a Mebane, N.C., native, is joining the Tar Heels after two seasons at Radford as a rising junior.
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A two-time All Big South selection in the outfield, Roberts led the conference this season in batting average (.413), on-base percentage (.436), hits (62) and triples (5) and was second in runs scored (38) and stolen bases (29). She was also one of just two Highlanders to start all 47 games.
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Roberts joins Rayna Blackwell (Charlotte), Lindsay Lumsden (Campbell), Shelby Barbee (Virginia), Grace Jackson (Princeton) and Kat Rodriguez (Pitt) as the Tar Heels' six transfer additions this offseason.Â
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A two-time All Big South selection in the outfield, Roberts led the conference this season in batting average (.413), on-base percentage (.436), hits (62) and triples (5) and was second in runs scored (38) and stolen bases (29). She was also one of just two Highlanders to start all 47 games.
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Roberts joins Rayna Blackwell (Charlotte), Lindsay Lumsden (Campbell), Shelby Barbee (Virginia), Grace Jackson (Princeton) and Kat Rodriguez (Pitt) as the Tar Heels' six transfer additions this offseason.Â
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Stay up to date with Carolina Softball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram
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