The UNC softball team started its four-game road trip on the right track by topping the Campbell, 7-2 in Buies Creek, N.C. The win improved UNC’s impressive road record to 7-2, and 27-14 overall. The Tar Heels took advantage of the Camels (19-26), who are 1-6 in their last seven games.
What happened?
UNC jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning as a result of several critical mistakes from Campbell. A throwing error helped Leah Murray score the first run for the Tar Heels, while a few more miscues by the Camels notched a pair of unearned runs for the visiting team.
The two teams traded blows, with scoreless innings in the second and third before UNC broke through again in the top of the fourth. A single from Abby Settlemyre allowed Tainasha Vines to tag home and give the Tar Heels the 4-0 lead.
Singles from Megan Dray and Lexi Godwin put the Tar Heels in position for two more runs by the end of the inning.
Redshirt sophomore Kristina Burkhardt busted a triple on the first at-bat of the fifth inning. The hit set up UNC’s seventh and final run when Brittany Pickett flew out to right field.
A triple from Campbell in the sixth put two runs on the board for the home team. UNC quickly closed them out in the bottom of the seventh to take the game, 7-2.
Who stood out?
First-year pitcher Hannah George continues to play beyond her years with yet another stellar showing from the mound.
