The North Carolina Tar Heels softball team (26-9, 6-4 ACC) fell, 7-5, to the Syracuse Orange (21-22, 2-8 ACC) on Friday afternoon at Skytop Softball Stadium.
UNC’s pitching, led by Jake Knapp, held Boston College to one run, starting the weekend series off with a win.
Despite a first-pitch home run by junior right fielder Kane Kepley, the Tar Heels’ offense couldn’t turn any of their hits into scoring opportunities.
The North Carolina women’s softball team (23-6, 4-2 ACC) fell, 10-2, to the Clemson Tigers (20-9, 3-3 ACC) at McWhorter Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
North Carolina never trailed during the game and scored five first quarter goals.
