Tuesday, March 1
Chapel Hill
5:00 p.m.
North Carolina
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Michigan
Photo by: Juan Blas
Softball Hosts No. 19 Michigan On Tuesday
February 28, 2022 | Softball
CHAPEL HILL – The Carolina softball team returns home on Tuesday at 5 p.m., hosting No. 19 Michigan at Anderson Softball Stadium. The matchup is the first of six straight home games for the Tar Heels after playing 14 of its first 15 games on the road. Admission is free.
For those unable to those unable to attend in person, the matchup will also air live on the ACC Network.
Carolina is coming off a 3-2 week, earning victories over North Carolina A&T and Bryant twice, while falling to No. 15 Georgia in Athens twice.
In that five-game stretch, junior Bri Stubbs batted a team-best .385, recording five hits, plating three runs and drawing five walks.
Graduate Sara Jubas batted .286 and led the team with five RBIs, while Kianna Jones slugged a team-high .467.
In the circle, Carlie Myrtle earned her first career victory over Bryant, pitching a complete game shutout over the Bulldogs while striking out 12. Freshman Lilli Backes made three appearances in the circle with a team-best 13 strikeouts, earning a win over the Aggies.
Notables:
For those unable to those unable to attend in person, the matchup will also air live on the ACC Network.
Carolina is coming off a 3-2 week, earning victories over North Carolina A&T and Bryant twice, while falling to No. 15 Georgia in Athens twice.
In that five-game stretch, junior Bri Stubbs batted a team-best .385, recording five hits, plating three runs and drawing five walks.
Graduate Sara Jubas batted .286 and led the team with five RBIs, while Kianna Jones slugged a team-high .467.
In the circle, Carlie Myrtle earned her first career victory over Bryant, pitching a complete game shutout over the Bulldogs while striking out 12. Freshman Lilli Backes made three appearances in the circle with a team-best 13 strikeouts, earning a win over the Aggies.
Notables:
- Carolina Head coach Donna J. Papa is just one victory away from her 1300th win at UNC
- Michigan head coach Carol Hutchins currently has the most career wins of any active head coach in the NCAA, while Papa ranks No. 3, behind Patty Gasso from Oklahoma
- Michigan leads the all-time series over the Tar Heels 11-3
- Current UNC senior Kiersten Licea hit a grand slam against the Wolverines on Feb. 15, 2019, to give the Tar Heels a 8-3 victory
- Michigan's top hitter Kristina Burkhardt graduated from North Carolina in 2021, who she played for from 2017-2021 (5 seasons). Burkhardt finished her career at UNC ranked No. 10 in career stolen bases (52) and stolen base percentage (.839) in program history and was a first-team All-ACC selection in 2019
- Carolina associate head coach Mary Jo Firnbach was an assistant coach under Coach Hutchins at Michigan from 1993-95, helping lead the Wolverines to Big Ten Conference regular season and tournament championships, the National Invitational Tournament title and to an appearance in the College World Series
- The Wolverines will be the third ranked opponent that the Tar Heels have faced this season (No. 17 Missouri/No. 13 Georgia)
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