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Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Dray Powers Carolina Over Pitt, 11-5
March 29, 2019 | Softball
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Tar Heels slugged three extra-base hits, including a three-run home run by Megan Dray, en route to Carolina's 11-5 win over Pittsburgh to open the series on Friday night.
Three was the lucky number for Kristina Burkhardt who went 3-for-3 at the plate, scored three runs and stole three bases. Both Berlynne Delamora and Campbell Hutcherson, in addition to Dray, had three hits. Starting pitcher Brittany Pickett struck out a season-high, 10 batters, in the complete-game victory.
The Tar Heels scored three runs in the first, third and fourth innings to down the Panthers who scored two home runs. Carolina improves to 18-12 overall, 7-3 in the ACC. Pitt falls to 4-27, 1-9 in conference. Due to the weather forecast, Saturday's game at Pitt has been moved to a noon first pitch.
Key Moments
» Both Leah Murray and Burkhardt singled and stole second in the first before Kiani Ramsey drew a walk to load the bases. Lexi Godwin gave UNC the lead on a sac-fly before Dray drove in two more on a single to left for a 3-0 edge to begin the game.
» Pittsburgh made things interesting with a two-run home run off Olivia Gray in the second.
» Godwin and Dray drew a pair of walks to begin the inning. Berlynne Delamora doubled to right-center, scoring pinch runners Shayla Thompson and Tainasha Vines. Campbell Hutcherson tacked on one more run for Carolina with an RBI-double to right-center.
» After a pair of singles and a double steal by Burkhardt and Ramsey, Dray cleared the park for her third home run of the season and a 9-2 UNC lead in the fourth.
» Morgan Batesole drove in Pitt's third run on a single to right, scoring Olivia Gray. A walk loaded the bases, but Abby Settlemyre fired across to Hutcherson for the groundout.
» A leadoff walk set up Burkhardt for her fourth triple of the season, scoring one run. Godwin slugged her second sac-fly of the day for an 11-3 lead.
» Alexee Haynes slugged Pitt's second home run, cutting Carolina's margin down to six runs. Settlemyre turned UNC's second double play of the game to end the inning.
» Pickett struck out two in the seventh for her 11th complete game of the season.
» Winning pitcher: Brittany Pickett (11-6) // Losing pitcher: Abby Edwards (2-7)
Noteworthy
» Carolina recorded double-digit hits for the eighth time this season. Four Tar Heels had double-digit hits: Burkhardt, Dray, Delamora and Hutcherson.
» Burkhardt was perfect at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three runs and three stolen bases.
» Pickett reset her single-game season high to 10 strikeouts – matching a career high set three times in 2018.
Stay up to date with Carolina Softball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
Three was the lucky number for Kristina Burkhardt who went 3-for-3 at the plate, scored three runs and stole three bases. Both Berlynne Delamora and Campbell Hutcherson, in addition to Dray, had three hits. Starting pitcher Brittany Pickett struck out a season-high, 10 batters, in the complete-game victory.
The Tar Heels scored three runs in the first, third and fourth innings to down the Panthers who scored two home runs. Carolina improves to 18-12 overall, 7-3 in the ACC. Pitt falls to 4-27, 1-9 in conference. Due to the weather forecast, Saturday's game at Pitt has been moved to a noon first pitch.
Key Moments
» Both Leah Murray and Burkhardt singled and stole second in the first before Kiani Ramsey drew a walk to load the bases. Lexi Godwin gave UNC the lead on a sac-fly before Dray drove in two more on a single to left for a 3-0 edge to begin the game.
» Pittsburgh made things interesting with a two-run home run off Olivia Gray in the second.
» Godwin and Dray drew a pair of walks to begin the inning. Berlynne Delamora doubled to right-center, scoring pinch runners Shayla Thompson and Tainasha Vines. Campbell Hutcherson tacked on one more run for Carolina with an RBI-double to right-center.
» After a pair of singles and a double steal by Burkhardt and Ramsey, Dray cleared the park for her third home run of the season and a 9-2 UNC lead in the fourth.
» Morgan Batesole drove in Pitt's third run on a single to right, scoring Olivia Gray. A walk loaded the bases, but Abby Settlemyre fired across to Hutcherson for the groundout.
» A leadoff walk set up Burkhardt for her fourth triple of the season, scoring one run. Godwin slugged her second sac-fly of the day for an 11-3 lead.
» Alexee Haynes slugged Pitt's second home run, cutting Carolina's margin down to six runs. Settlemyre turned UNC's second double play of the game to end the inning.
» Pickett struck out two in the seventh for her 11th complete game of the season.
» Winning pitcher: Brittany Pickett (11-6) // Losing pitcher: Abby Edwards (2-7)
Noteworthy
» Carolina recorded double-digit hits for the eighth time this season. Four Tar Heels had double-digit hits: Burkhardt, Dray, Delamora and Hutcherson.
» Burkhardt was perfect at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three runs and three stolen bases.
» Pickett reset her single-game season high to 10 strikeouts – matching a career high set three times in 2018.
Stay up to date with Carolina Softball by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Pickett, Brittany (11-6)
L: A. Edwards (2-7)
Batting:
2B: Delamora, Berlynne 1 ; Hutcherson, Campbell 1
3B: Burkhardt, Kristina 1
HR: Dray, Megan 1
RBI: Burkhardt, Kristina 1 ; Godwin, Lexi 2 ; Dray, Megan 5 ; Delamora, Berlynne 2 ; Hutcherson, Campbell 1
SH: Settlemyre, Abby 1
SF: Godwin, Lexi 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Murray, Leah 1 ; Burkhardt, Kristina 3 ; Ramsey, Kiani 2 ; Thompson, Shayla 1 ; Dray, Megan 1 ; Vines, Tainasha 1 ; Puetz, Taylor 1 ; DeBerry, Destiny 1
SB: Murray, Leah 1 ; Burkhardt, Kristina 3 ; Ramsey, Kiani 2
HBP: Burkhardt, Kristina 1
Batting:
HR: A. Haynes 1 ; O. Gray 1
RBI: A. Haynes 2 ; O. Gray 2 ; M. Batesole 1
SH: H. Levesque 1
Base Running:
RUNS: G. Frederick 1 ; A. Haynes 1 ; T. Myers 1 ; O. Gray 2
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