University of North Carolina Athletics
Softball Adds Rutgers Transfer Riley Hwang
June 26, 2026 | Softball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Carolina softball head coach Megan Smith Lyon announced the signing of infielder transfer Riley Hwang.
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Hwang comes to Chapel Hill after two seasons with Rutgers in the Big Ten. She joins the Tar Heels as a career .318 hitter across 105 games played and 76 starts. Hwang has nine home runs and 42 RBI while playing shortstop.
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She is fresh off the best season of her career, hitting .346 with eight home runs, 36 RBI, and a .445 on-base percentage. She added 11 doubles and seven stolen bases.
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Hwang joins a Carolina offense that re-wrote the record book in 2026, setting the program record with 100 home runs and scoring 407 runs.
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Hwang comes to Chapel Hill after two seasons with Rutgers in the Big Ten. She joins the Tar Heels as a career .318 hitter across 105 games played and 76 starts. Hwang has nine home runs and 42 RBI while playing shortstop.
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She is fresh off the best season of her career, hitting .346 with eight home runs, 36 RBI, and a .445 on-base percentage. She added 11 doubles and seven stolen bases.
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Hwang joins a Carolina offense that re-wrote the record book in 2026, setting the program record with 100 home runs and scoring 407 runs.
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