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UNC softball announces former player Megan Smith Lyon as new head coach

By Matthew Maynard | June 15

“I’m a Tar Heel born and bred," Smith Lyon said in a press release. "It was always my dream to play at North Carolina, and now to be head coach feels ...

UNC softball falls 2-1 in extra innings to Clemson in ACC Tournament

By Ben McCormick | May 12

On Thursday night, the No. 6 seeded North Carolina softball team (26-28, 13-11 ACC) fell to the No. 3 seeded and No. 10 nationally ranked Clemson Tigers ...

UNC softball earns comeback victory over Furman after eight-run sixth inning

By Emma Moon | May 3

Following an eight-run performance from the Tar Heels in the bottom of the sixth, the Paladins were unable to take the lead once again, even with a two ...

UNC softball loses midweek game to Charlotte despite late comeback effort

By Lindsey Ware | April 26

The team is hoping to finish the regular season in the top six seeds in the ACC to get a bye in the conference tournament and is currently in sixth place. ...

UNC softball earns first conference sweep since 2019 with triumph over N.C. State

By Lindsey Ware | April 25

“It’s been a little run here near the end; hopefully we learned something,” head coach Donna J. Papa said. “Our destiny is kind of in our own ...

UNC softball completes sweep of N.C. State with doubleheader in Raleigh

By Lindsey Ware | April 23

Sunday’s doubleheader provided UNC the opportunity to pick up a series win and its fourth and fifth consecutive wins.

UNC softball wins 5-4 thriller over N.C. State to take game one of series

By Brendan Lunga | April 22

The North Carolina softball team (21-25) won a thriller against the N.C. State Wolfpack (16-29) on Friday evening, 5-4, in Raleigh.

UNC softball avoids sweep against Virginia with game three victory in Charlottesville

By Emma Moon | April 2

Virginia struggled to recover after Destiny Middleton’s triple in the top of the fifth led to three runs and pitcher Lilli Backes found an unstoppable ...

North Carolina softball team can't back up Lilli Backes gem in 1-0 loss to Virginia

By Brendan Lunga | April 1

UNC has now dropped three of its four ACC series of the season, and its conference record falls to 3-8. The loss also highlighted the offensive struggles ...

UNC softball team drops first game of Virginia series, 3-0, in Charlottesville

By Brendan Lunga | March 31

After earning its first conference series victory of the season last weekend against Boston College, the Tar Heels hoped to ride that momentum into the ...

North Carolina softball strands nine runners in 8-4 loss to ECU

By Lindsey Ware | March 30

North Carolina is coming off its first ACC series win over Boston College after a struggling season thus far, but was unable to advance its win streak ...

Late-inning struggles plague UNC softball in 5-1 loss to Liberty

By Emma Moon | March 22

The North Carolina softball team (11-20, 5-1 ACC) fell to the Liberty Flames (17-10) on Wednesday night by a score of 5-1.

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UNC softball loses 8-0 to Duke to wrap up weekend series

By Jordan Gooch | March 19

The North Carolina softball team (10-19, 1-5 ACC) fell to No. 16 Duke (24-5, 7-2 ACC), 8-0 to wrap up its weekend series.

UNC softball team crushed by South Carolina, 9-1, in Columbia

By Lindsey Ware | March 2

Both teams struggled to get the bats moving in the first two innings of Wednesday’s game, but the breakout third inning for South Carolina gave the ...

UNC softball defeats Winthrop, 7-1, behind stellar Kenna Raye Dark performance in circle

By Brendan Lunga | February 28

After losing all five games during the Joan Joyce Classic over the weekend, the win ends UNC’s streak against a good Winthrop team. With the Tar Heels ...

UNC softball team mercy rules North Carolina Central, 11-1, in five innings

By Lindsey Ware | February 21

UNC's Kenna Raye Dark proved essential in this win. She pitched the entirety of the game, allowing only one hit. The pitcher also had one hit and two ...

Dominant pitching from Lilli Backes lifts UNC softball to two wins in ACC-Big Ten Challenge

By Brendan Lunga | February 21

The domination for the sophomore pitcher began on Friday in the weekend's opening contest against Minnesota. With the Tar Heels being unable to produce ...