Softball Heads To Elon Tuesday For Midweek Matchup

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – After a 17-game home stand and for the first time Feb. 16 the Carolina softball team (19-4, 2-1 ACC) is hitting the road for a midweek matchup at Elon on Tuesday night.

First pitch against the Phoenix is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Hunt Softball Stadium and will be streamed on FloSoftball.

The Tar Heels are coming off a 2-1 weekend series victory over Virginia, the team's first conference series win of the season.

SERIES BREAKDOWN
vs. Elon (8-14)
Series: UNC leads the series 34-17-1
At Elon: UNC is 11-5-1 at Elon
Last time: The Phoenix led 5-0 after three innings and the Tar Heels came back to score nine unanswered, including a grand slam walk off from Isabela Emerling

NOTABLES:

For the second week in a row, Sanaa Thompson (.557) and Alex Coleman (.556) rank first and second in the NCAA in batting average
As a team, North Carolina ranks second in the NCAA in batting average (.400) and leads the country in stolen bases per game (3.26)
The Tar Heels lead the ACC in batting average and rank third in pitching (2.33 ERA)

Up next, the Tar Heels travel to Clemson for a three-game series in South Carolina on March 15-17.

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Players Mentioned

Alex Coleman

Isabela Emerling

Sanaa Thompson

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