University of North Carolina Athletics
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Coastal Carolina
Tar Heels Sweep Coastal Carolina 3-0, 11-0
March 27, 2004 | Softball
March 27, 2004
Game One Box Score Game Two Box Score
Conway, S.C. - Senior shortstop Emily Price hit two home runs in game one versus Coastal Carolina and the Tar Heels put eleven runs on the board in game two as they swept the Chanticleers 3-0, 11-0. UNC pitchers Crystal Cox and Alison Yin each pitched shutouts as the Tar Heels improve to 28-14 on the year and have now won 12 of their last 13 games.
In game one, the Tar Heels loaded the bases with no outs in the first inning as Dionne Streete, Natashalyn Snipes and Jessica Young all hit singles, but UNC was unable to drive a run across the plate. In the second inning, UNC again got runners on base with no outs. Joslin Higgins walked to lead off the inning and Anna Evans followed with a bunt single. The runners were left stranded again as Coastal Carolina's pitcher Danyelle Gerdts got three straight outs for the Chanticleers.
In the third inning, Price hit a solo home run to put the Tar Heels up 1-0.
In the seventh inning, Price hit another home run, this time a two-run shot that put North Carolina on top 3-0. Price drove in Young, who walked with one-out.
Cox pitched a complete-game shutout, striking out 12 batters and allowing just three hits and four walks. Cox improved to 15-8 on the season and pitched her ninth shutout of the season.
In game two, UNC got on the board early, as they scored two runs in the top of the first inning. Snipes got on base with a single up the middle and Young drove her in with a double to right field. Price followed with a single to advance Young to third base and Jessica Graziano drove Young in with a groundout to make it 2-0.
North Carolina continued the scoring in the second inning. Julia Bove hit a one-out single and Dionne Streete scored Bove, as she hit a two-out double to make the score 3-0. In the third inning, Young led off the inning with a single to left field. Price and Graziano each followed with walks to load the bases. The next batter, Theresa Nicholas, drove in pinch runner Marissa May on a sacrifice fly to make it 4-0 and Julia Bove made the score 5-0, as she doubled in Price.
The Tar Heels broke open the game in the fourth inning as they scored six runs on six hits and two errors. Streete and Snipes led off the inning by getting on base, both on errors by the shortstop. With runners on first and second, Young moved them over to second and third on a flyout. Price followed with a RBI single and Graziano followed Price with a RBI single of her own to make it 7-0. With two outs in the inning and two on, freshman Joslin Higgins smacked the first home run of her UNC career. UNC went up 10-0 and eventually made it 11-0 after Bove doubled and then scored on a pass ball.
Alison Yin picked up the win as she pitched five innings allowing just one hit. She improves to 11-6 on the season. The Tar Heels next host Charleston Southern on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the UNC Softball Complex.
Game One Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- North Carolina...... 001 000 2 - 3 7 0 Coastal Carolina.... 000 000 0 - 0 3 0 -----------------------------------------LOB - NC 9; Coastal 7. 2B - Sheppard. HR - Price 2.
North Carolina IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Crystal Cox......... 7.0 3 0 0 4 12 24 28
Coastal Carolina IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Danyelle Gerdts..... 7.0 7 3 3 5 6 28 33
Win - Cox (15-8). Loss - Gerdts (4-7). Save - None.
Game Two Score by Innings R H E -------------------------------------- North Carolina...... 212 60 - 11 13 0 Coastal Carolina.... 000 00 - 0 1 2 --------------------------------------
E - Sheppard 2. LOB - NC 6; Coastal 2. 2B - Streete; Young; Bove 2. HR - Higgins. SF - Nicholas. SB - Price; Allen.
North Carolina IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Alison Yin.......... 5.0 1 0 0 1 5 16 17
Coastal Carolina IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- rittany Nelson..... 3.1 8 8 5 2 2 19 22 Trish Kretchman..... 1.2 5 3 0 0 0 10 10
Win - Yin (11-6). Loss - Nelson (5-7). Save - None.
