University of North Carolina Athletics
Friday, March 8
Chapel Hill, N.C.
5 p.m.
North Carolina
vs
Virginia
Softball Opens ACC Play Friday In Three-Game Home Series With Virginia
March 7, 2024 | Softball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Carolina softball team (17-3) continues its homestand on Friday at 5 p.m. to open Atlantic Coast Conference play, hosting hosting Virginia (14-5) in a three-game ACC series at Anderson Stadium.
The Tar Heels will face the Cavaliers at 1 p.m. on Saturday and 12 p.m. Sunday. For those unable to attend in person, all three games will be streamed on ACCNX. Admission to Anderson Stadium is free. Gates open one hour prior to game time.
VS. VIRGINIA
Series: UNC leads the series 95-38-1
Last time: Virginia took 2-of-3 from the Tar Heels in Charlottesville in 2023
In Chapel Hill: UNC is 46-15 in Chapel Hill vs. Virginia
NOTABLES:
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Includes:
The Tar Heels will face the Cavaliers at 1 p.m. on Saturday and 12 p.m. Sunday. For those unable to attend in person, all three games will be streamed on ACCNX. Admission to Anderson Stadium is free. Gates open one hour prior to game time.
VS. VIRGINIA
Series: UNC leads the series 95-38-1
Last time: Virginia took 2-of-3 from the Tar Heels in Charlottesville in 2023
In Chapel Hill: UNC is 46-15 in Chapel Hill vs. Virginia
NOTABLES:
- The Tar Heels rank No. 1 in the NCAA in batting average (.421) and No. 2 in stolen bases per game (3.75)
- Sanaa Thompson (.577) and Alex Coleman (.571) rank No. 1 and No. 2 in the NCAA in batting average. They also rank No. 2 and No. 4 in the country in on base percentage, respectively
- Coleman ranks No. 1 in the country in stolen bases (19) and Carsyn Snead ranks No. 4 (16)
- Isabela Emerling ranks No. 5 in the NCAA in RBI (30) and No. 7 in home runs (8)
- Thompson enters the weekend on a 18-game hit streak. The school record is 21 by Tiffany Tolleson in 2002. Thompson, a true freshman, has a hit in every game she has ever played in at Carolina
- The Tar Heels already have 75 stolen bases in 20 games this season. In 2024, Carolina had a total of 70 stolen bags in 54 games
Sunday, March 10 – Fan Fest - Starts at 11 a.m.
Includes:
- Face Painting
- Bounce House
- Yard Games
- Girls Scout Birthday Celebration with UNC Softball
- Sunday Runday (Children 12-under can run the bases post-game)
- UNC Flag Giveaway (First 200 fans)
Players Mentioned
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