Softball Hosts Notre Dame For Weekend Conference Series

Thursday, March 28

Chapel Hill, N.C.

5 P.M.

North Carolina

Notre Dame

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

March 27, 2024 | Softball

Game Notes (PDF)

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. –The Carolina softball program returns to Anderson Stadium this Thursday to host a three-game Atlantic Coast Conference weekend series with Notre Dame.

The Tar Heels (22-8, 4-5) are coming off a 2-1 series victory over Georgia Tech and are looking to clinch their third conference home series.

Series Information:
Notre Dame (20-10, 5-4 ACC)
at North Carolina (22-8, 4-5 ACC)
Dates: Thursday, March 28-Saturday, March 30, 2024
Broadcast: ACCNX
First Pitch: 5 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. ET
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Stadium: Anderson Softball Stadium
Admission: Free admission to all games

Series Breakdown:
Series: Notre Dame leads the series 21-10
At Home: Notre Dame is 5-2 against the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill
Last time: The Irish swept the Tar Heels in a three-game series in South Bend in 2022
Last UNC series win: The Tar Heels took a 2-1 series victory against Notre Dame on the road in South Bend during 2018
First matchup in the series: 1991

Notables:

The Tar Heels are 16-4 at Anderson Stadium this season and 4-2 in ACC play at home
Redshirt sophomore Isabela Emerling has a team-best 38 RBIs in 30 games this season That is the most in a season for a Tar Heel since Kristina Burkhardt in 2019 (39) and Burkhardt tallied that in 58 games. Emerling ranks No. 13 in the NCAA in total RBIs
Junior Alex Coleman ranks No. 1 in the NCAA in batting average (.526), second in total hits (50), fourth in on-base percentage (.587) and seventh in total stolen bases (20)
As a team, North Carolina ranks No. 4 in the NCAA batting average in the (.376) and stolen bases per game

Upcoming Milestones:

Alex Coleman – 10 hits away from 150 career hits
Autumn Owen – 7 RBI away from 250 career RBI
Skyler Brooks – one stolen base from ranking in the top-10 in career stolen bases. She's currently at 51 stolen bases

Cause Weekend:
This weekend, the Tar Heels will each wear a shirt during batting practice that represents a cause they support.

Nikki Harris – Colon Cancer
Carsyn Snead – Laryngeal Cancer
Alex Coleman – Alzheimer's
Regan Weisner – Diabetes
Britton Rogers – Childhood Cancer
Caroline Fox – Adoption Awareness
Raeghan Carlson – Breast Cancer Awareness
Lexi Godwin – Mental Health Awareness
Autumn Owen – Burkitt Lymphoma
Isabela Emerling - Alzheimer's and Dementia Awareness
Carlie Myrtle - The Trevor Project (Mental Health Organization for LGBTQ Youth)
Kiannah Pierce - Mental Health Awareness
Sanaa Thompson – Breast Cancer Awareness
Erin Parker – Breast Cancer Awareness
Camryn Martin – Thyroid Cancer
Kenna Raye Dark – Ovarian Cancer
Skyler Brooks - Breast Cancer Awareness
Abby Settlemyre – Leukemia Awareness
Bailey McCachren – Ovarian Cancer
Talia Hannappel – Prostate Cancer
Destiny Middleton – Lung Cancer
Janelle Wilson – Human Trafficking Awareness
Kate Bubela - Breast Cancer Awareness
Kayla Lee - Breast Cancer Awareness

Up Next
Following the series with the Irish, the Tar Heels hosts UNCW in a midweek on April 3 at 5 p.m.

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