Tar Heels Blank Northwestern, 5-0

Saturday, February 16

Chapel Hill, N.C.

3 PM

North Carolina

4-3

Northwestern

6-2

North Carolina

Northwestern

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

February 16, 2019 | Softball

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CHAPEL HILL – After a four-hour delay, North Carolina shutout Northwestern, 5-0 on the second day of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge to improve to 2-1 on the weekend.

Following two scoreless innings, the Tar Heels plated one run in the third and two runs each in the fourth and sixth to secure the five-run shutout victory over Northwestern. Brittany Pickett anchored North Carolina, striking out seven with a mere two walks. Freshman Hannah George plated three runs while Kiani Ramsey went 3-for-4 to lead Carolina's offense.

UNC improves to 4-3 on the season while the Wildcats fall to 6-2.

Key Moments vs. Northwestern
» Destiny DeBerry singled, out on FC that put Leah Murray on first. Stole second. Kiani Ramsey singled but a Northwestern miscue allowed Murray to come home for a 1-0 lead.
» Brittany Pickett retired the Wildcats in order on a nine-pitch third inning.
» After a walk and a Northwestern miscue, Hannah George slugged a two-run double to the center field warning track to extend Carolina's lead to three.
» Northwestern's Skyler Shellmyer sent a two-out double to the left-center warning track in the bottom of the seventh. However, Berlynne Delamora made a diving grab at third to hold off the Wildcats.
» Winning pitcher: Brittany Pickett (3-0) // Losing pitcher: Kenna Wilkey (1-1)

Noteworthy
» Megan Dray recorded her first hit of the season with a single to center in the fourth.
» Abby Settlemyre slugged her second triple of the weekend in the fifth.
» Leah Murray extended her hitting streak to 10 games with a bunt single in the sixth.
» Tainasha Vines made her Carolina debut as a pinch runner in the sixth.
» Striking out a season high of seven batters, Brittany Pickett retired every leadoff batter en route to her second shutout of the season.

Up Next
The Tar Heels wrap up the ACC/Big Ten Challenge Sunday at 12:30 p.m. vs. No. 17 Michigan.

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