University of North Carolina Athletics
Friday, March 6
Chapel Hill, N.C.
6:00 PM
North Carolina
18-2, 2-2
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#16 Virginia
21-1, 1-0
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Virginia
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North Carolina
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Photo by: DALTON WAINSCOTT
Softball Drops Series Opener To No. 16 Virginia, 7-3
March 6, 2026 | Softball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Carolina softball fell on Friday night to No. 16 Virginia by a score of 7-3.
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Emily LeGette stayed hot in the first inning ripping an RBI single to score Sanaa Thompson. She now has a 14 game hit streak which is the longest of any Tar Heel this season surpassing Sanaa Thompson's 13 game streak.
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Virginia tied it up in the second with a solo home run. Thompson punched back immediately with a two run home run to put the Tar Heels back in front 3-1. It was her fifth home run of the season and her second in the last two games.
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Virginia scored the next six runs to win the game 7-3. Timely hitting hurt the Tar Heels all night as they left six runners on base.
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UNC has a chance to bounce back tomorrow with a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. with game two slated for 5:30 p.m.
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Emily LeGette stayed hot in the first inning ripping an RBI single to score Sanaa Thompson. She now has a 14 game hit streak which is the longest of any Tar Heel this season surpassing Sanaa Thompson's 13 game streak.
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Virginia tied it up in the second with a solo home run. Thompson punched back immediately with a two run home run to put the Tar Heels back in front 3-1. It was her fifth home run of the season and her second in the last two games.
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Virginia scored the next six runs to win the game 7-3. Timely hitting hurt the Tar Heels all night as they left six runners on base.
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UNC has a chance to bounce back tomorrow with a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. with game two slated for 5:30 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Layne, Courtney (8-0)
L: Frost, Kendall (7-1)
Batting:
2B: Cabral, Bella 1
HR: Cabral, Bella 1 ; Hackett, Kelsey 1
RBI: Cabral, Bella 4 ; Hackett, Kelsey 1 ; Hudson, Kassidy 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Hylton, Jade 1 ; Cabral, Bella 1 ; Hackett, Kelsey 1 ; Woody-Giggetts, Kamyria 1 ; Eaton, Macee 1 ; Griffith, Jaiden 2
SB: Woody-Giggetts, Kamyria 1 ; Griffith, Jaiden 1
CS: Hylton, Jade 1
Batting:
2B: Jennings, Raegan 1
HR: Thompson, Sanaa 1
RBI: LeGette, Emily 1 ; Thompson, Sanaa 2
SH: Blackwell, Rayna 1 ; Roberts, Lexie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jennings, Raegan 1 ; Thompson, Sanaa 2
Game Leaders
AB
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2
RBI
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AB
4
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2
RBI
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AB
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H
2
RBI
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AB
3
R
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H
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RBI
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Players Mentioned
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