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Tar Heels Split with N.C. State 2-5, 3-2 (8)
April 9, 2004 | Softball
April 9, 2004
Game One Box Score Game Two Box Score
Chapel Hill, N.C. - North Carolina split a doubleheader with N.C. State 2-5, 3-2 (8) as the Tar Heels mounted a comeback in game two to get the split at the UNC Softball Complex. UNC, down 2-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning, scored two runs to tie the game and then in the eighth inning Dionne Streete led off with a solo home run to win the game for Carolina 3-2. The Tar Heels improve to 33-15 and 3-1 in the ACC, while N.C. State is now 28-18 and 1-1 in the ACC.
The meeting between the two teams was the first ever because 2004 is N.C. State's inaugural season. The doubleheader was also the Wolfpack's first ever ACC games.
In game one, N.C. State got on the board first as they scored two runs in the top of the third inning. UNC cut it to 2-1 in the bottom of the inning when Streete hit her first home run of the day, a solo shot. The Tar Heels tied it up at two in the sixth inning when senior Emily Price hit her tenth home run of the season.
In the top of the seventh, N.C. State scored three runs to make it 5-2. The Wolfpack's Miranda Ervin hit a three-run home run to win it for N.C. State. UNC tried to mount a charge ion the bottom of the seventh, but Price struck out looking with the bases loaded, Just one pitch before, Price came within feet of hitting a grand slam but the ball fell just short of the fence in foul territory where an N.C. State outfielder dropped the ball.
In game two, N.C. State again struck first. They scored a run in the third and fourth innings to make the score 2-0. UNC's Alison Yin pitched scoreless ball the rest of the way for the Tar Heels but N.C. State's Shaina Ervin pitched a no-hitter threw six innings to keep the score at 2-0.
In the bottom of the seventh, UNC finally got their bats in gear, as pich-hitter Marissa May sparked the team with a lead-off double to left field. Jessica Young advanced May to third on a ground out and then Emily Price ran out an infield single that scored May to close the gap to one run.
Jessica Graziano followed with a single of her own and Price scored after the N.C. State centerfielder bobbled the ball. After an out and two straight walks, the Tar Heels had the bases loaded but were unable to convert with two outs, causing the game to go to extra innings.
In the top of the eighth inning, N.C. State's Renee LaCroix led off with a single and then advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt. With one out in the inning, State's Heather Gelbard singled up the middle. LaCroix rounded third on the play and tried to score the go-ahead run but UNC's centerfielder Natashalyn Snipes saved the run with a perfect throw to the catcher to nab LaCroix at home plate.
In the bottom of the eighth, Dionne Streete led off with a solo home run to win it for the Tar Heels. Streete's home run is the seventh of the season for her, and her second game-winning walk-off home run of the year, as she beat Mississippi with a two-run shot earlier in the season.
Yin improves to 13-6 on the year with the win as she let off two runs on five hits and did not walk a batter. UNC will next travel to Greensboro, N.C. on April 14 for a doubleheader with UNC-Greensboro starting at 2:30 p.m.
Game One Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- N.C. State.......... 002 000 3 - 5 9 2 North Carolina...... 001 001 0 - 2 6 3 -----------------------------------------E - Sims; Chamberlin; Price; Cox 2. LOB - ST 6; NC 8. 2B - LaCroix. HR - Ervin M; Streete; Price. HBP - Young. SH - Cuculich; Snipes. CS - May.
N.C. State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Abbie Sims.......... 7.0 6 2 2 2 10 27 31
North Carolina IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Crystal Cox......... 7.0 9 5 5 0 9 31 32
Win - Sims (19-6). Loss - Cox (17-9). Save - None. WP - Cox. HBP - by Sims (Young). Umpires - HP: John Costabile 1B: Wayne Beasley Start: 3 p.m. Time: 2:30 Attendance: 525
Game Two Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------ N.C. State.......... 001 100 00 - 2 5 1 North Carolina...... 000 000 21 - 3 4 1 ------------------------------------------
E - Sims; Streete. LOB - ST 3; NC 4. 2B - Chamberlin; May. HR - Chamberlin; Streete. SH - Jedrey 2. CS - Streete.
N.C. State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Shaina Ervin........ 7.0 4 3 2 4 9 24 28
North Carolina IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Alison Yin.......... 8.0 5 2 1 0 2 27 29
Win - Yin (13-6). Loss - Ervin S (7-9). Save - None. Umpires - HP: Beasley 1B: Costable Start: 6:05 Time: 2:15 Attendance: 525 Ervin S faced 1 batter in the 8th.
