University of North Carolina Athletics
Sunday, April 26
Blacksburg, Va.
Noon
North Carolina
31-18, 9-15
4
at
5
#13 Virginia Tech
41-9, 15-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Virginia Tech | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Photo by: DALTON WAINSCOTT
Softball Drops Regular Season Finale To No. 13 Virginia Tech, 5-4
April 26, 2026 | Softball
BLACKSBURG, Va. – UNC softball fell to No. 13 Virginia Tech in its regular season finale on Sunday, 5-4.
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Emily LeGette capped off a historic regular season with another home run and three RBI. She finishes the regular season as the single season leader in homer runs (26), slugging (1.121), second in RBI (74), walks (43), and on base percentage (.570).
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After grabbing the first inning lead, Virginia Tech responded with three of its own to take a 3-1 lead after one.
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LeGette drove in her second RBI of the day to make it 3-2 in the third which was immediately followed by a Michele Tarpey triple to tie things up.
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In the fifth LeGette grounded out to the pitcher and Sanaa Thompson scored all the way from second to put UNC back in the lead.
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Jil Livengood was able to keep the Hokies off the board in the fifth but a two run home run in the sixth proved to be the difference.
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The Tar Heels now turn their attention to the ACC Tournament where their seeding and first round opponent will be decided next weekend after ACC regular season concludes.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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Emily LeGette capped off a historic regular season with another home run and three RBI. She finishes the regular season as the single season leader in homer runs (26), slugging (1.121), second in RBI (74), walks (43), and on base percentage (.570).
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After grabbing the first inning lead, Virginia Tech responded with three of its own to take a 3-1 lead after one.
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LeGette drove in her second RBI of the day to make it 3-2 in the third which was immediately followed by a Michele Tarpey triple to tie things up.
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In the fifth LeGette grounded out to the pitcher and Sanaa Thompson scored all the way from second to put UNC back in the lead.
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Jil Livengood was able to keep the Hokies off the board in the fifth but a two run home run in the sixth proved to be the difference.
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The Tar Heels now turn their attention to the ACC Tournament where their seeding and first round opponent will be decided next weekend after ACC regular season concludes.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Emily LeGette hit her 26th home run of the season in the first inning
- Four different Tar Heels have hit a triple this season
- UNC finishes the regular season with a program record 97 home runs
- Lexie Roberts on-base streak was snapped at 30 games
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Emma Mazzarone (13-4)
L: Livengood, Jil (1-3)
S: Bree Carrico (5)
Batting:
3B: Tarpey, Michele 1
HR: LeGette, Emily 1
RBI: LeGette, Emily 3 ; Tarpey, Michele 1
SH: Roberts, Lexie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thompson, Sanaa 2 ; LeGette, Emily 2
HBP: Barbee, Shelby 1
Batting:
2B: Nora Abromavage 1
HR: Kylie Aldridge 1 ; Rachel Castine 1
RBI: Kylie Aldridge 3 ; Rachel Castine 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Addison Foster 1 ; Jordan Lynch 1 ; Kylie Aldridge 1 ; Nora Abromavage 1 ; Rachel Castine 1
HBP: Addison Foster 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
3
rf/dp
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
1
R
2
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
INF
/ Softball
RHP
/ Softball
OF
/ SoftballINF
/ SoftballOF
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