Tar Heels Come Up Short to No. 5 Tennessee

Wednesday, March 20

Chapel Hill, N.C.

2:30 PM

North Carolina

15-10

Tennessee

24-4

Tennessee

North Carolina

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

March 20, 2019 | Softball

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CHAPEL HILL – Despite limiting the 11th-highest scoring offense to five hits, North Carolina dropped a 2-0 decision to No. 5 Tennessee on Wednesday at Anderson Stadium.

The Lady Vols' RBI-single in the first inning would be all they to clinch the win over UNC. Berlynne Delamora broke up Ashley Rogers' perfect game with a single in the fifth. Carolina put a runner in scoring position in the sixth, but Tennessee held the Tar Heels at one hit.

Up next, UNC hosts Georgia Tech Friday through Sunday at Anderson Stadium. With the setback to Tennessee, Carolina falls to 15-10 while UT improves to 24-4.

Key Moments
» Tennessee struck first with an RBI-single by Kaili Phillips for a 1-0 lead.
» Both Megan Dray and Abby Settlemyre battled through a 10-pitch at-bats in the second.
» Brittany Pickett caught the last batter of the third looking for her first strikeout of the day.
» The Lady Vols tacked on another run as Jenna Holcomb sent a triple to left field before scoring on a UNC miscue.
» Delamora broke up the perfect game with a single down the left line to lead off the fifth.
» The Tar Heels dished out a 1-2-3 inning on defense in the seventh.
» Kristina Burkhardt took a pitch to lead off the seventh, but solid infield defense stranded the runner.
» Winning pitcher: Ashley Rodgers (9-1) // Losing pitcher: Brittany Pickett (8-5)

Noteworthy
» Without an earned run, Pickett struck out four in her ninth complete game of the season.
» The Tar Heels are 2-2 against SEC foes in 2019. UNC falls to 4-5 against ranked teams this season.

Up Next
The Tar Heels wrap up their homestand with Georgia Tech Friday through Sunday at Anderson Stadium.

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