Tar Heels Split Doubleheader at Pittsburgh, Win Third ACC Series

Saturday, March 30

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Noon

North Carolina

19-12, 8-3

Pittsburgh

4-28, 1-10

North Carolina

Pitt

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Tar Heels Split Doubleheader at Pittsburgh, Win Third ACC Series

March 30, 2019 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Game One Box Score Game Two Box Score

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Despite dropping the final game, the North Carolina picked up its third ACC series win of the year, topping Pittsburgh, 2-1, in the Steel City on Saturday.

Drawing three walks in the doubleheader, Berlynne Delamora tied Carolina's career walks record with 122. Delamora currently owns the UNC record for hit-by-pitches with 35 to date.

Thanks to home runs from Delamora and Zoë Goodman, the Tar Heels took an early six-run lead by the third inning and held off Pitt for a 6-2 win to clinch the series on Saturday afternoon. However, despite a Campbell Hutcherson gone ball, the Panthers bounced back to take the series finale, 14-5 in five innings. Carolina led through the second inning, 2-1, but a 10-run third frame was too much for the Tar Heels to come back from.

Carolina improves to 19-13 overall, 8-4 in the ACC. Pitt sits to 5-28, 2-10 in conference. UNC wraps up its roadtrip at Longwood, Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Key Moments in Game One (W, 6-2)
» Following a scoreless first inning, UNC jumped on the board with four runs in the second. After a leadoff walk, Shayla Thompson stole second. Berlynne Delamora singled to the pitcher to put Carolina in scoring position. Entering to run, Tainasha Vines stole second before Abby Settlemyre laced a two-run single to center, putting UNC on the board. Campbell Hutcherson singled to right-center but was caught out at second. Destiny DeBerry followed suit with a bunt-single and stolen base before Zoë Goodman put an exclamation on the inning with a no-doubter to left for a 4-0 lead.
» After a leadoff walk, Berlynne Delamora slugged her second home run of the season for a six-run advantage.
» The Panthers got on the board with Walker Barbee's sac-fly in the fourth. George worked through a nine-pitch at bat before Leah Murray snagged a line-drive to end the innings.
» Pitt tacked on an second run in the fifth on Gabrille Frederick's RBI-single.
» Both Dray and Settlemyre singled in the seventh but Carolina was unable to score.
» Hannah George went the distance for her fourth complete game of the season, striking out three.
» Winning pitcher: Hannah George (7-4) // Losing pitcher: Brittany Knight (2-14)

Key Moments in Game Two (L, 5-14 in five innings)
» After going 2-for-4 in game one, Hutcherson slugged her first gone-ball of the season to put Carolina ahead 2-0 in the second.
» Dray's single and a pair of walks loaded the bases for Settlemyre who singled to left, scoring one run. Goodman made solid contact as a pinch-hitter but Pitt's center fielder Hunter Levesque robbed her of the hit.
» The Panthers took their first lead of the series on a pair of home runs. Pitt worked through two UNC pitchers in the frame, scoring 10 runs on 10 hits for an 11-3 lead. Entering in relief, Hannah Nommensen struck out the final batter to end the inning.
» Murray and Burkhardt opened the fourth with back-to-back hits. Murray scored on a passed ball and Burkhardt made it home on Dray's sac-fly to right, cutting the deficit to six.
» Pitt responded with three runs in the fourth before Pickett reentered to strikeout the final batter.
» DeBerry singled in the fifth, but the Panthers held on to win the final game of the series.
» Winning pitcher: Brittany Pickett (11-7) // Losing pitcher: Abby Edwards (3-7)

Noteworthy
» Carolina recorded double-digit hits for the ninth time this season, and second in two days. Five Tar Heels had double-digit hits: Burkhardt, Dray, Delamora, Settlemyre and Hutcherson. Settlemyre, Goodman and Delamora each drove in two runs in game one. Hutcherson plated two in the second game.
» UNC stole five bases in game one, making it 18 in week eight of the season.
» Hannah George threw her first complete game since March 8 in a 4-2 win at Duke.
» Berlynne Delamora broke the UNC career walks record after drawing one walk in game one and two in game two, totaling 122.

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