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UNC Sweeps UNCG In Softball Doubleheader
April 15, 2004 | Softball
April 15, 2004
Greensboro, NC - The North Carolina softball team swept both games of a doubleheader versus UNC Greensboro, Thursday afternoon, at Campus Field. UNC took game one 6-1 before edging the Spartans 4-3 in game two. Crystal Cox struck out a career-high 14 batters and Emily Price hit her 11th home run of the season in game one to lead the Tar Heels to victory. UNC improves to 37-15 on the season, while UNC Greensboro falls to 23-20.
In game one, UNC recorded six runs on 12 hits and Crystal Cox tossed a complete game five-hitter, as the Tar Heels downed UNCG 6-1.
North Carolina opened the scoring in the third inning on a three-run home run to right center by Emily Price. The Tar Heels then tacked on three more runs in the top of the seventh. Following back-to-back hits from Young and Price, Jessica Graziano singled up the middle, driving in two. Graziano then scored on a Higgins double, giving UNC a 6-0 advantage.
The Spartans would rally for a single run in the seventh to make the final score 6-1.
Price went 3-for-4 with three runs batted in to lead UNC. Cox earned the victory allowing one earned run on five hits, striking out a career-high 14.
In game two, North Carolina (37-15) jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the third inning. With two outs, Natashalyn Snipes singled to left and then scored on a double by Jessica Young. Emily Price then plated Young with a RBI single.
UNCG (23-20) responded in the fifth inning to take the lead, scoring three runs on three hits. Heather Branche opened the scoring rally with an infield single. Christina Montana followed with a single through the left side of the infield. Jennifer Hubbard then drove home both runners with a home run to right center.
North Carolina knotted the score with a single run in the sixth inning, as Joslin Higgins doubled home Price. The Tar Heels then pushed across the winning run in the seventh inning. With one out, Dionne Streete singled and advanced to third on a Snipes single and a fielder's choice. Streete would score the winning run on a wild pitch that sailed just over the head of Spartan catcher Vanessa Massie.
Alison Yin earned the win for UNC, allowing three earned runs on five hits, striking out 10, tying a career-high. Snipes went 3-for-4 at the plate to pace the Tar Heel offense, while Price went 1-for-1 with one RBI.
UNC will return to action this weekend with a doubleheader versus Georgia Tech at the UNC Softball Complex on Sunday, April 18 at 2 p.m.
Game One Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- North Carolina...... 003 000 3 - 6 12 2 UNC Greensboro...... 000 000 1 - 1 5 1 -----------------------------------------E - Higgins; Cox; CLOUSER. LOB - UNC 9; UNCG 10. 2B - Young; Price; Higgins. HR - Price. SH - Branche. SB - HUBBARD.
North Carolina IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Crystal Cox......... 7.0 5 1 1 5 14 26 32
UNC Greensboro IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Danielle Byrne...... 7.0 12 6 6 2 6 34 36
Win - Cox (20-9). Loss - BYRNE (7-8). Save - None. Umpires - HP: Mickey Call 1B: Eddie Walker Start: 2:30 pm Time: 2:10 Attendance: 107
Game Two Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- North Carolina...... 002 001 1 - 4 7 1 UNC Greensboro...... 000 030 0 - 3 5 1 -----------------------------------------
E - Price; HUBBARD. LOB - UNC 7; UNCG 4. 2B - Young; Higgins; GOMEZ. HR - HUBBARD. SH - Streete; Graziano. SB - Snipes; Price.
North Carolina IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Alison Yin.......... 7.0 5 3 3 1 10 27 28
UNC Greensboro IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Vanessa Oakes....... 7.0 7 4 4 3 6 27 32
Win - Yin (14-6). Loss - OAKES (10-8). Save - None. WP - OAKES. PB - MASSIE. Umpires - HP: Eddie Walker 1B: Mickey Call Start: 5:10 Time: 1:50 Attendance: 87
