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UNC softball rebounds from slow start to finish weekend 3-2

By Daniel Wilco | February 10

While the rest of Louisiana is gearing up for Mardi Gras, the No. 22 North Carolina softball team has another reason to celebrate after winning three ...

UNC softball starts season at LSU

By Daniel Wilco | February 7

The No. 22 North Carolina softball team will play five games in three days to open the regular season this weekend at the Tiger Classic in Baton Rouge, ...

June 28 Sports Briefs

June 27

Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly honored by ESPNW In recognition of the 40 year anniversary of Title IX, ESPNW compiled a list of the top 40 athletes of ...

Georgia ends softball team's season

By Henry Gargan | May 21

North Carolina softball coach Donna Papa has stressed the importance of consistent offense all year. Looking at the numbers from her team’s weekend ...

Ready for regional action in Georgia

By Henry Gargan | May 15

After losing to Virginia Tech 4-1 in the second round of the ACC softball tournament, Haleigh Dickey said she wasn’t sure if that game would be the ...

Softball team eliminated from ACC tournament

By Henry Gargan | May 11

After the North Carolina softball team’s 10-4 victory Thursday against quarterfinal opponent Boston College, coach Donna Papa said average defense and ...

Tar Heels advance to ACC semifinals

By Henry Gargan | May 10

As most softball teams would, North Carolina’s watched film to prepare for Thursday’s 10-4 ACC tournament quarterfinal victory against Boston College. ...

Softball team’s seniors enjoy last regular-season series win

By Marilyn Payne | April 22

Kelli Wheeler secured North Carolina’s series win against Georgia Tech Saturday by turning a double play in the top of the seventh inning of the second ...

UNC softball wins first sweep against Ga. Tech since 2008

By Aaron Dodson | April 22

Despite winning 10 straight games entering this weekend, No. 21 North Carolina faced an ACC softball foe it has struggled against in recent years: Georgia ...

Hot bats carry UNC softball through doubleheader

By Henry Gargan | April 19

As North Carolina’s softball team took on Hampton in a mid-week doubleheader, coach Donna Papa was worried that softball was jockeying for position ...

Shortstop Ally Blake hits walk-off home run, seals softball team’s series sweep

By Aaron Dodson | April 15

Senior Ally Blake came through with a 10th inning walk-off home run to give the No. 24 North Carolina softball team the sweep against N.C. State — its ...

Tar Heels bounce back, sweep Virginia

By Aaron Dodson | April 8

Playing with a chip on its shoulder following a 2-1 series loss against Florida State, the North Carolina softball team beat Virginia three times for ...

Strong offense earns UNC a 9-0 win over Campbell softball

By Henry Gargan | March 28

In Wednesday’s weeknight match-up against Campbell University, the first North Carolina women’s softball player to be ruled out was tagged trying ...

UNC softball run-rules Campbell in Wednesday's match

By Pierce Conway | March 28

Dropping midweek games kept North Carolina from making the regionals in the NCAA Tournament last year. The Tar Heels are making sure that does not happen ...

Lori Spingola tosses second no-hitter of the season in win against South Carolina

By James Pike | March 21

North Carolina pitcher Lori Spingola battled back from a tough start and tossed her second no-hitter of the season in Wednesday’s 8-0 win against South ...

UNC softball shuts out South Carolina

By Marilyn Payne | March 21

Haleigh Dickey hit a grand slam to give North Carolina a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning Wednesday, but the first inning was much closer than ...

Softball team sees 2-1 series win against Virginia Tech

By Aaron Dodson | March 18

Just five days after watching her teammates take on East Carolina from the dugout, senior catcher Ally Blake swapped her knee brace and crutches for a ...

Softball players fill void left by injury, win over East Carolina

By Marilyn Payne | March 13

Coach Donna Papa told sophomore catcher Logan Foulks not to think when she went to bat in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday night, but Foulks was ...

Pair of home runs lifts UNC softball to win

By Aaron Dodson | March 13

After disappointingly posting a .500 record in two tournaments during Spring Break, the North Carolina softball team returned to Chapel Hill early this ...

North Carolina softball 7-0 after win against Northwestern State

By Aaron Dodson | February 19

In the first two weeks of its 2012 season, the North Carolina softball team accumulated two things — frequent flyer miles and victories.