Softball Faces Notre Dame In First Round Of ACC Championship Wednesday

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The North Carolina softball team kicks off postseason play tomorrow, heading up the road to Durham for the 2024 ACC Softball Championship, hosted by Duke. The No. 7-seeded Tar Heels will face No. 10 Notre Dame in the opening round of the single-elimination tournament at 3:30 p.m. on the ACC Network.

Series Information:
(10) Notre Dame (26-22, 9-15 ACC)
vs. (7) North Carolina (30-19, 10-14 ACC)
Dates: Wednesday, May 8
Broadcast: ACC Network
Play-by-Play: Mark Neely
Analyst: Carol Bruggeman
First Pitch: 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: Durham, N.C.
Stadium: Duke Softball Stadium
Admission: Tickets can be purchased here

Series Breakdown:
Series: Notre Dame leads the series 22-12
Last time: The Tar Heels clinched a 2-1 series victory over the Irish in March, with Carlie Myrtle clinching the series with a walk-off double in game three
Neutral Site Matchups: Notre Dame is 7-2 in neutral site games against UNC. This is the first time the Tar Heels and Irish will play on a neutral site since 2011 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Last 10: Notre Dame is 6-4
First matchup in the series: 1991

Notables:

Carolina led the ACC in batting average as team in the regular season (.349) and three Tar Heels ranked in the top-10 individually: No. 2 Alex Coleman (.438), No. 3 Destiny Middleton (.426) and No. 9 Sanaa Thompson (.397)
The Tar Heels finished with the second-best fielding percentage in conference play in the league (.971) in the regular season. The Irish ranked No. 6 (.966)
In the regular-season series between Notre Dame and UNC, Abby Settlemyre (.667) and Carlie Myrtle (.625) led the Tar Heels at the plate. Settlemyre slugged a team-best 1.333 in the series with three hits, three RBIs, a pair of walks and two stolen bases
In the circle, both Kenna Raye Dark and Nikki Harris had victories over the Fighting Irish this season
It is the first time since 2019 that the Tar Heels have tallied 30 wins in a season and, with a current 30-19 record, are looking to post the first winning record in four years

Up Next:
If the Tar Heels advance, they will face No. 2 seed FSU on Thursday at 5 p.m. on ACC Network.

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Softball Faces Notre Dame In First Round Of ACC Championship Wednesday

Players Mentioned

Alex Coleman

Kenna Raye Dark

Nikki Harris

Destiny Middleton

Carlie Myrtle

Abby Settlemyre

Sanaa Thompson

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