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North Carolina softball team takes down opponents at National Invitational Tournament

By Emily Fedewa | February 12

After the gray skies and bitterly cold winds that have dominated the Chapel Hill weather reports lately, a Floridian spring break is looking better and ...

UNC softball takes the Elon Phoenix with consistent offense

By Michael Lananna | April 20

In an 11-4 blowout victory against Elon on Wednesday night, the North Carolina softball team flexed its offensive muscle early. But the seven runs it ...

UNC softball pushes past Phoenix 11-4

By Jennifer Kessinger | April 20

North Carolina softball coach Donna Papa likes her team to imagine each hit pushing its opponent down. And the Tar Heels used that mentality to claim ...

UNC softball wins one and loses one in double-header against UNC-G

By Leah Campbell | April 13

In Logan Foulks’ first game back following an eye injury, she registered a rookie season-high four runs alongside her two earned hits.

Despite setbacks, UNC softball eyes title

By Leah Campbell | April 11

Despite the fact that more than half of her supporting cast on the North Carolina softball team is composed of underclassmen, junior left fielder Kelli ...

Softball wins rubber game

By From staff and wire reports | April 11

Three Tar Heels homered in the rubber game of UNC’s series at N.C. State to give the softball team its fourth-straight ACC series win. UNC (26-15, ...

Photo: Walk-up music gets team pumped up (Erin Hull)

UNC women’s softball players get ready to play with walk-up tunes

By Brooke Pryor | April 6

To sports fans, music at the games transforms the athletic event into a spectacle. For the players, it means much more. As every member of the North ...

Tar Heels drop Sunday contest but win third-straight ACC series

By Michael Lananna | April 3

Bend but not break — that seemed to be the North Carolina softball team’s mantra this weekend until Virginia finally broke through on Sunday.

UNC softball freshmen fulfilling roles

By Jonathan LaMantia | April 3

North Carolina pitcher Lori Spingola continued her successful freshman campaign by bringing her record to 19-8 on the season, but she wasn’t the only ...

Softball’s Papa earns 1,000th win

By Jonathan LaMantia | March 27

When North Carolina softball coach Donna Papa came to Chapel Hill in 1985, portable toilets served as locker rooms and Papa’s trunk was the team’s ...

Spingola stops FSU in two complete games

By Leah Campbell | March 27

After a home run by Kelli Wheeler in the first Tar Heel at-bat of Sunday’s game — the last of a three-game series which the North Carolina softball ...

Freshman pitcher Spingola fuels Tar Heels past Virginia Tech

By Michael Lananna | March 20

With North Carolina’s lead in danger in the second game of Saturday’s twinbill against Virginia Tech, softball coach Donna Papa handed the reins to ...

UNC takes year’s first ACC series

By Brooke Pryor | March 20

The Tar Heels (18-11, 2-1 ACC) returned to Anderson Stadium after a 10-game road swing and swept the double header on Saturday, 3-0 and 3-2, before dropping ...

UNC softball goes 2-0 against UNC Charlotte

By Jonathan LaMantia | March 2

The North Carolina softball team (11-5) won their games against the Charlotte 49ers (8-9) Wednesday 4-0 and 6-2 with strong pitching performances from ...

UNC softball team earns three wins at Carolina Classic

By Zach Hamilton | February 27

The Tar Heels fell to St. Joseph’s but defeated Georgetown, Florida International and Penn State to improve to 9-5 on the season.

North Carolina softball team wins opening scrimmages

By Chris Moore | October 3

In North Carolina softball’s first game against UNC-Greensboro on Friday, the Tar Heels needed a combined perfect game-effort from two freshmen pitchers ...

Freshmen pitchers lead North Carolina softball team to victories

By Brooke Pryor | October 3

Pitching a perfect game is not a feat that is easily attained.

Softball concludes season with loss to No. 3 Washington

By From staff and wire reports | May 27

In a battle that went into extra innings, North Carolina finished their season with a 2-1 loss to defending national champion Washington in the Regional ...

Softball to go up against Nebraska in NCAA Regional

By From staff and wire reports | May 19

The North Carolina softball team has earned a No. 2 seed in the Seattle Regional of the upcoming NCAA Women’s College World Series. The announcement ...

No. 4 softball to take on No. 5 N.C. State in ACC Tournament

By From staff and wire reports | May 12

The No. 4 seeded softball team will take on No. 5 seed N.C. State for the second year in a row on Friday in the first round of the ACC Championship in ...