University of North Carolina Athletics
North Carolina
23-9
#22 Arizona State
28-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Softball Uses Gem From Frost & Five Homers To Split Doubleheader
March 28, 2026 | Softball
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Game one saw the Tar Heels respond to a leadoff home run from the Sun Devils with an Emily LeGette two run home run to take a 2-1 lead. After that though the Arizona State took over and ended up winning 15-3.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: UNC 3, No. 22 Arizona State 15
- Emily LeGette belted her 18th home run of the year moving into fourth in single season program history
- The LeGette homer was the 70th home run of the season for the Tar Heels
- Sanaa Thompson's home run extended her hit streak to 14 games and on-base streak to 17
- Lexie Roberts extended her on-base streak to 14 games and hit streak to six games
Game two featured a lineup change; Shelby Barbee moved to short for the first time in her career and Michele Tarpey moved to third base for the first time this season.
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The lineup change brought some some pop with the Tar Heels scoring seven runs in the second inning which featured back to back homers from Shelby Barbee and MC Eaton.
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Eaton's home run was her 10th which gave UNC its fourth hitter with double digit home runs which has only happened once (2015) in program history before now.
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Rayna Blackwell belted a homer in the third for her sixth of the season.
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Kendall Frost was outstanding, throwing a complete game while striking out six Red Fox hitters allowing just one earned run.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: UNC 12, Marist 2
- Lexie Roberts extended her on base streak to 15 games and hit streak to seven
- Sanaa Thompson extended her on-base streak to 18 games, but her hit streak was snapped
- Emily LeGette picked up her 60th RBI of the year to move to 4th most in single season program history
- This was the 11th game with at least 3 home runs for Carolina
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brown, Kenzie (7-3)
L: Maxton, Carly (6-3)
Batting:
2B: Schepp, Emily 1 ; Ho-Ching, Tiare 1 ; Swan, Samantha 1
HR: Mejia, Ashleigh 2 ; Pond, Kaylee 1
RBI: Ho-Ching, Tiare 1 ; Mejia, Ashleigh 8 ; Swan, Samantha 1 ; Avila, Yazzy 1 ; Pond, Kaylee 2 ; Ulrich, Brooklyn 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Schepp, Emily 1 ; Ho-Ching, Tiare 2 ; Mejia, Ashleigh 2 ; Brown, Ryan 2 ; Swan, Samantha 1 ; Avila, Yazzy 2 ; Pond, Kaylee 3 ; Ulrich, Brooklyn 2
CS: Schepp, Emily 1
HBP: Brown, Ryan 1 ; Avila, Yazzy 1 ; Pond, Kaylee 3
Batting:
2B: Eaton, MC 1
HR: LeGette, Emily 1 ; Thompson, Sanaa 1
RBI: LeGette, Emily 2 ; Thompson, Sanaa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: LeGette, Emily 1 ; Roberts, Lexie 1 ; Thompson, Sanaa 1
SB: Roberts, Lexie 1
