University of North Carolina Athletics
Friday, March 18
Blacksburg, VA
5 p.m.
North Carolina
16-11, 4-2
0
at
10
Virginia Tech
19-3, 7-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Virginia Tech | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | X | 10 | 9 | 0 |
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Softball Falls to No. 6 Virginia Tech, 10-0
March 18, 2022 | Softball
BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Carolina softball team fell on the road to No. 6 Virginia Tech 10-0 in five innings on Friday night. The Tar Heels were only able to record two hits in the loss, with Virginia Tech pitcher Keely Rochard finishing the outing with 12 strikeouts.
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Freshman Lilli Backes (4-8) took the loss in the circle, allowing five earned runs and striking out two Hokies. Â
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Skyler Brooks and Destiny Middleton each had a base hit, while Taylor Greene drew Carolina's sole walk of the day.
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The Tar Heels will look to bounce back in game two of the series on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Tech Softball Park.
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Freshman Lilli Backes (4-8) took the loss in the circle, allowing five earned runs and striking out two Hokies. Â
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Skyler Brooks and Destiny Middleton each had a base hit, while Taylor Greene drew Carolina's sole walk of the day.
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The Tar Heels will look to bounce back in game two of the series on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Tech Softball Park.
Players Mentioned
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/ Softball
MIF
/ Softball
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/ Softball
3B/SS
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Keely Rochard (11-2)
L: Backes, Lilli (4-8)
Base Running:
SB: Brooks, Skyler 1
CS: Brooks, Skyler 1
Batting:
2B: Bre Peck 1
3B: Kelsey Brown 1
HR: Kelsey Brown 1
RBI: Kelsey Brown 4 ; Cameron Fagan 1 ; Ally Repko 1 ; Emma Ritter 2 ; Kelsey Bennett 1
SF: Emma Ritter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kelsey Brown 3 ; Cameron Fagan 1 ; Addy Greene 1 ; Emma Ritter 1 ; Bre Peck 1 ; Mackenzie Lawter 1 ; Darby Trull 2
SB: Cameron Fagan 1
Game Leaders
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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