On a beautiful Thursday afternoon in College Park, Md.,
http://www.theacc.com/#!/news-detail/2014-ACCSB-Championship-Quarterfinals-Recaps_05-08-14_yelc7othe No. 5 seed North Carolina softball team kicked off the ACC tournament against a familiar opponent, fourth-seeded N.C. State.No. 5 and No. 4: http://www.theacc.com/#!/news-detail/2014-ACCSB-Championship-Quarterfinals-Recaps_05-08-14_yelc7o
On the opening day of the three-day tournament, the Tar Heels came out hot against N.C. State in the ACC quarterfinals — notching five runs before the Wolfpack offense appeared at the plate — in an 8-4 victory.Box: http://raycomsports.com/sports_labs_docs/w-softbl/SB14box2.pdf
Before the Tar Heels faced two outs in the first inning, the top of the order delivered. Sophomore shortstop Kristen BrownBrown bio: http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205690386&DB_OEM_ID=3350was one of several Tar Heels to reach base before freshman Kendra LynchLynch bio: http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209283893&DB_OEM_ID=3350launched a homer into right center field.Summary: http://www.theacc.com/#!/news-detail/2014-ACCSB-Championship-Quarterfinals-Recaps_05-08-14_yelc7o
Senior pitcher Lori SpingolaSpingola bio: http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205530712&DB_OEM_ID=3350had a solid outing, pitching 5.1 innings striking out eight N.C. State hitters and only walking one.Spingola box: http://raycomsports.com/sports_labs_docs/w-softbl/SB14box2.pdf
After four scoreless innings, the N.C. State bats heated up. Charging back from a 7-0 deficit, the Wolfpack made it interesting by scoring four unanswered runs3rd and 5th innings: http://raycomsports.com/sports_labs_docs/w-softbl/SB14box2.pdfbehind the bat of senior first basemen Leah Jones,Jones bio: http://www.gopack.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/leah_jones_720273.html who recorded a home run and two RBI’s.Jones stats: http://raycomsports.com/sports_labs_docs/w-softbl/SB14box2.pdf
The Tar Heels hope to continue their winning ways Friday against Florida State, who advanced past Georgia Tech Thursday.http://www.theacc.com/#!/news-detail/2014-ACCSB-Championship-Quarterfinals-Recaps_05-08-14_yelc7o
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