CAROLINA SOFTBALL Softball Game Notes 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS PAGE 1

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1 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2018 Record: 8-13 (0-0 ACC) Home: 4-5, Away: 1-2, Neutral: 3-6, Ranked: 0-0 UCF Friends of Jaclyn Invitational (Longwood, Fla.) Feb. 10 vs. Butler W, 7-4 vs. Louisville W, 2-0 Feb. 11 vs. Providence L, 1-2 vs. UCF W, 2-0 (8 inn.) Feb. 14 at Elon^ L, 1-2 ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Chapel Hill, N.C.) Feb. 16 Illinois+ W, 6-2 Feb. 17 Wisconsin+ W, 9-7 Illinois+ L, 2-5 Feb. 18 Wisconsin+ L, 0-6 Feb. 20 at No. 24 South Carolina^ L, 0-5 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic (Cathedral City, Calif.) Feb. 22 vs. No. 13 Arizona^ L, 0-10 [5] vs. Liberty^ L, 2-3 [9] Feb. 23 vs. Missouri^ L, 0-9 [5] vs. No. 19 California^ L, 3-4 Feb. 24 vs. No. 4 Oklahoma^ L, 1-3 Feb. 28 Hampton+ W, 5-0 Carolina Classic (Chapel Hill, N.C.) Mar. 2 Harvard+ L, 3-4 Mar. 3 Kansas+ L, 7-8 [8] Elon+ L, 3-7 Mar. 4 Harvard+ W, 6-1 Mar. 7 at Charlotte W, 12-2 Mar. 9 Duke*+ 6 PM Mar. 10 Duke*+ 1 PM Duke*+ 3 PM Mar. 14 at UNCW 5 PM Mar. 16 Pittsburgh*+ 6 PM Mar. 17 Pittsburgh*+ 1 PM Mar. 18 Pittsburgh*+ 1 PM Mar. 20 at USC Upstate (DH) 4 PM/6 PM Mar. 23 at Notre Dame* 6 PM Mar. 24 at Notre Dame* 3 PM Mar. 26 at Notre Dame* 2 PM Mar. 28 at Winthrop 6 PM Mar. 30 at Virginia* 6 PM Mar. 31 at Virginia (DH)* 1 PM/3 PM Apr. 4 UNCG+ 5 PM Apr. 6 Virginia Tech*+ 6 PM Apr. 7 Virginia Tech*+ 1 PM Apr. 8 Virginia Tech*+ 1 PM Apr. 10 Longwood+ 6 PM Apr. 11 at JMU 5 PM Apr. 13 NC State*+ 6 PM Apr. 14 NC State*+ 1 PM Apr. 16 NC State*+ 7 PM Apr. 18 East Carolina+ 5 PM Apr. 20 at Georgia Tech* 6 PM Apr. 21 at Georgia Tech* 1 PM Apr. 22 at Georgia Tech* 1 PM Apr. 27 at Syracuse* 4 PM Apr. 28 at Syracuse* 1 PM Apr. 29 at Syracuse* 12 PM May 4 Campbell+ 5 PM May 9-12 ACC Tournament (at Georgia Tech) TBD May NCAA Regional TBD May NCAA Super Regional TBD May 31-June 6 WCWS TBD Home games in bold at Anderson Stadium *ACC game +ACC Network Extra ^Streamed on host s site CAROLINA SOFTBALL Friday, March 9 - Saturday, March 10 // vs. Duke // Anderson Stadium Series (Streak): first meeting Last meeting: N/A SENIORS POWER TAR HEELS TO MIDWEEK WIN The veteran duo of Katelyn Shifflett and Taylor Wike propelled the Tar Heels to a 12-2 win over Charlotte for the final contest prior to beginning ACC play. Shifflett s first home run of the season and Wike s singlegame career high, five RBI helped Carolina to its eighth win of the year. Additionally, both Kiani Ramsey and Leah Murray also had three hits and one RBI. Five Tar Heels each logged a hit, totaling 14 the secondmost hits in a single game this season. Katie Grace Olinger earned her first win with Brittany Pickett picking up the save of the season at Charlotte. NEW FACES STEPPING UP AT THE PLATE Sophomores Hailey Jensen and Hailey Cole, and redshirt-freshman Kristina Burkhardt each earned a spot in the starting lineup during the fourth week of competition as the trio batted.493 collectively. The group logged 20 hits and nine of Carolina s 22 RBIs, including a pair of home runs by Jensen and Burkhardt. In the Carolina Classic opener, Cole hit 3-for-3 at the plate and ended the weekend with a four-game hitting streak. Against Harvard on Sunday, Burkhardt went 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs while also making five putouts in right field. Jensen, with only 17 at-bats this season, is hitting at a.471 clip with eight hits and three RBIs in the Carolina Classic alone. TAR HEELS TESTED IN WEEK THREE Three weeks into the 2018 season, Carolina faced arguably its toughest week of the year. The Tar Heels traveled to South Carolina, taking on the Gamecocks on Tuesday in Columbia. Less than one day later, the team went to Cathedral City, California to face four NCAA tournament teams, including two-time defending WCWS Champion Oklahoma. The lone team who did not make the Tournament in 2017, Liberty, advanced to the finals of the inaugural National Invitational Softball Championship. Although the Tar Heels could not come up with a W during the third week of play, Carolina nearly upset No. 19 Cal on a 4-3 decision and scored the first earned run against No. 4 Oklahoma during the tournament despite the 3-1 loss. CAROLINA SPLITS THIRD ANNUAL ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE North Carolina hosted the ACC/Big Ten Challenge the past two seasons, beginning in The Tar Heels own a 6-6 overall record. Carolina posted a 2-2 record during the annual challenge, going 1-1 against each opponent. In the first season, Carolina split 1-1 against both Northwestern and Illinois. The Tar Heels faced the same outcome versus Ohio State and Purdue in Most recently, Carolina topped Wisconsin and Illinois in the first meeting, before falling in the final two games of the weekend. The ACC leads the overall series, The ACC came out on top in 2017 and SUCCESS IN SUNSHINE STATE North Carolina opened the 2018 season with a 3-1 record at the UCF Friends of Jaclyn Tournament in Longwood, Florida with wins over Butler, Louisville and UCF. Leah Murray led Carolina s offense with eight hits and six stolen bases for a.571 average, scoring five of UNC s 12 runs. Taylor Wike batted.500 with six hits and an RBI. In the circle, Brittany Pickett tossed 19.0 scoreless innings, earning a 3-0 record with 16 strikeouts Katie Grace Olinger earned two starts and hurled 10 strikeouts throughout the tournament. PAGE 1 North Carolina TAR HEELS (8-13) BA:.283 ERA: 3.15 Runs Scored: 72 Runs Allowed: 84 Head Coach (career record): Donna Papa (1, ), 33rd season at UNC Quickly: Following a decisive 12-2 victory at Charlotte Wednesday, North Carolina returns home to begin ACC play and face Duke in its inaugural season, Friday and Saturday at Anderson Stadium. Since returning from California, the Tar Heels are 3-3 in the past eight days. Duke BLUE DEVILS (12-6) BA:.276 ERA: 1.67 Runs Scored: 79 Runs Allowed: 53 Head Coach (career record): Marissa Young (12-6), first season at Duke Quickly: After going 3-1 in the team s inaugural tournament, Duke travels across town to Anderson Stadium to face their first ACC opponents in program history. Four Blue Devil are batting over.300 with redshirt-sophomore Haley Wymbs batting.421 on the year. Tar Heels vs. Blue Devils

2 2018 TAR HEEL RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall Record Conference Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Site Record Record vs. Ranked Teams Record in extra-inning games Record in shortened games Day Games (before 6 p.m.) Night Games (6 p.m. or later) vs. Left-handed starter vs. Right-handed starter Games in February Games in March Games in April Games in May Games on Monday Games on Tuesday Games on Wednesday Games on Thursday Games on Friday Games on Saturday Games on Sunday Scoring 0-2 runs Scoring 3-5 runs Scoring 6-9 runs Scoring 10+ runs Giving up 0-2 runs Giving up 3-5 runs Giving up 6-9 runs Giving up 10+ runs Hit 0 home runs Hit 1 home run Hit 2+ home runs Numerical Roster NO. PLAYER YR. POS. HT. B/T HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS COLLEGE) PRONUNCIATION 0 Brittany West So. OF 5-6 R/R Kittrell, N.C. (Southern Vance) 2 Kellyn Daly So. P 5-11 R/R Omaha, Neb. (Marian) Rhymes with Ellen 3 Hailey Jensen So. C 5-8 R/R Brea, Calif. (Brea Olinda) 4 Leah Murray Jr. OF/1B 6-0 L/R Huntersville, N.C. (William A. Hough) 5 Campbell Hutcherson So. 1B 5-5 L/R Advance, N.C. (Forsyth Country Day) 6 Hailey Cole So. IF 5-10 L/R Welcome, N.C. (North Davidson) 7 Taylor Wike Sr. SS/2B 5-5 L/R Hiddenite, N.C. (Alexander Central) Rhymes with like 8 Kiani Ramsey Jr. OF 5-2 L/R Portland, Texas (Gregory-Portland/Texas Tech) 10 Kristina Burkhardt R-Fr. OF 5-8 L/L Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger) 11 Katie Bailiff Jr. C 5-6 R/R Trinity, N.C. (Wesleyan Christian Academy) 13 Katie Grace Olinger Fr. P 5-11 R/R Gainesville, Fla. (Oak Hall) OH-ling-grr 15 Sierra Parkinson Fr. 2B/SS 5-7 L/R New Albany, Ohio (New Albany) 16 Micaela Abbatine So. OF 5-4 R/R Warwick, N.Y. (Warwick Valley) AB-uh-TEE-nee 17 Katelyn Shifflett Sr. IF 5-7 R/R Huntersville, N.C. (William A. Hough) 20 Hannah Todd Fr. P 5-11 R/R Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville) 22 Destiny DeBerry Jr. OF 5-3 L/R Thomasville, N.C. (Ledford) 23 Brooke Burns So. IF 5-5 R/R Columbia, S.C. (Chapin) 24 Hannah Nommensen So. P 5-11 R/R Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township) NAH-min-sin 27 Berlynne Delamora Jr. 3B 5-4 R/R Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Los Altos) Berlin 28 Brittany Pickett So. P/1B 6-0 L/L Indian Trail, N.C. (Sun Valley) 31 Jordyn Huecker Fr. OF 5-11 R/R Mooresville, N.C. (Lake Norman) HECK-er 33 Zoë Goodman Fr. C 5-9 R/R McKinney, Texas (McKinney North) 55 Megan Dray Fr. C/1B 5-9 R/R Lynchburg, Va. (Brookville) Coaching Staff Head Coach: Donna J. Papa (33rd, Connecticut 79) Associate Head Coach: Mary Jo Firnbach (Fourth, Southern Illinois 91) Assistant Coach: Chelsey Barclay (Third, Oklahoma State 07) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Aquilla Mateen (Second, UNC 16) Games decided by one run Games decided by two runs Games decided by 5+ runs Out-hitting opponent Out-hit by opponent Hits are tied Record in 1st game of multi-game day Record in 2nd game of multi-game day Made no errors Made one error Made 2+ errors Leading after 4 innings Trailing after 4 innings Tied after 4 innings Leading after 5 innings Trailing after 5 innings Tied after 5 innings Leading after 6 innings Trailing after 6 innings Tied after 6 innings BY THE NUMBERS... Shutouts (UNC-Opponent) No-Hitters One-Hit Shutouts Walk-off endings (not run-rule) Scored in the first inning...5 (3-2) Opponent scored in the first inning...7 (0-7) Scored first (record)...7 (5-2) Opponent scored first (1-11) Most runs scored in an inning...5 (twice) Most runs allowed in an inning.. 7 (4th, Arizona, 2/22) Longest winning streak...2 Longest losing streak...8 Current streak....won 2 PAGE 2 POP-uh FERN-bahk uh-kee-luh QUICK FACTS University Information Location... Chapel Hill, N.C. Undergrad Enrollment...18,415 Nickname...Tar Heels Mascot...Rameses the Ram Colors... Carolina Blue and white Conference...Atlantic Coast Chancellor...Carol L. Folt Director of Athletics...Bubba Cunningham Senior Woman Administrator...Nicki Moore Home Facility... Anderson Stadium (Williams Field) Capacity/Surface /Grass Field Dimensions to all fields Team Information 2017 Overall Record ACC Record (Finish) (t-3rd) 2017 Postseason Finish...NCAA Regional (2-2) 2017 Final RPI Rank...32 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...15/5 Position Starters Returning/Lost... 7/1 Pitchers Returning/Lost... 3/2 Newcomers... 7 Program History First season All-time Record (prior to 2018)... 1, All-time ACC Record (prior to 2018) NCAA Tournament Appearances (pre-2018)...14 NCAA Tournament Record ACC Tournament Championships... 1 (2001) ACC Regular Championships (1996,1998, 2000, 2008, 2012) Athletic Communications Softball Contact... Mary Lee Gibson ...mlgibson@unc.edu Cell Phone... (773) Office Phone... (919) Mailing Address... P.O. Box Chapel Hill, NC Official Website...GoHeels.com Twitter/Instagram/Facebook...@UNCSoftball

3 PICKETT SECURES FIRST 2018 ACC PITCHER OF THE WEEK HONOR Tossing each of North Carolina s three wins in Longwood, Florida, sophomore Brittany Pickett was named ACC Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 13. This is Pickett s third such honor and first for the Tar Heels in Pickett went 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA in the first week of the season, tossing two complete-game shutouts and four scoreless innings in a third game. In her first appearance of the season, Pickett came into a bases-loaded situation, pitching three consecutive outs to hold off Butler s attempt at a comeback. Later that day, Pickett turned around to throw a complete-game shutout against Louisville, allowing a mere four hits. Pickett struck out seven batters in an extra-inning game at UCF to secure her second shutout of the weekend. COASTAL FAVORITE IN ACC PRESEASON POLL North Carolina has been ranked second in the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference preseason softball poll, as voted on by the ACC head coaches and released Tuesday by the league. The Tar Heels, conference runners-up last season, received 121 points and one first-place vote to sit atop the Coastal standings. Defending champion Florida State was voted the league favorite, with 121 points and 11 first-place votes. After UNC, Notre Dame, Louisville and Boston College round out the top five. TAR HEEL YOUTH IN THE ACC With a senior class of two, Taylor Wike and Katelyn Shifflett, North Carolina has the second-youngest team in the ACC for the 2018 season. Of the 23 person roster, the seniors make up nine percent of the team. Entering its first softball season, Duke has the youngest roster with one senior to make up six percent of the 17-person team. Six freshmen and one transfer from Texas Tech join the Tar Heels for the 2018 season SCHEDULE OUTLOOK Carolinas 53-game schedule features 11 NCAA Tournament teams, including Women s College World Series Champion Oklahoma. The Tar Heels are also schedule to face four regular season conference champions: USC Upstate (ASUN), Longwood (Big South), James Madison (Colonial), and Oklahoma (Big 12) IN REVIEW Despite fielding a team of 12 freshmen and returning just seven letterwinners from 2016, North Carolina put together an impressive 2017 campaign, going and finishing tied for third in the ACC at For the first time in program history, the Tar Heels reached the ACC Championship and the NCAA Regional Final in the same season. UNC captured four wins over ranked opponents (NFCA Poll), the third-most in school history. Statistically speaking, UNC set a new single-season record for stolen bases for the second consecutive season, swiping 106 bases to rank 16th in the nation. The Tar Heel pitching staff recorded a school-record nine saves, led by a record six by freshman Brittany Pickett, which ranked third in the NCAA. The Carolina defense matched its record with 24 double plays turned, good for 31st in the country. Individually, Kendra Lynch set single-season records for RBIs (68) and total bases (144), ranking top 10 in the nation in both categories as well as home runs (21). The Second-Team All-American finished her career ranked second all time at UNC in slugging percentage (.644), home runs (52) and RBIs (168), as well as third in total bases (378), seventh in walks (81) and 10th in strikeouts (280). Berlynne Delamora shattered the single-season walks record with an ACC-leading 49, while Leah Murray led the conference with 38 stolen bases and 74 hits. The ACC Freshman of the Year and a top-10 finalist for NFCA National Freshman of the Year, Brittany Pickett ranked in the top 10 in the ACC in 13 pitching and five offensive categories. The rookie finished among the top 10 all time among UNC freshmen in eight offensive and 12 defensive categories, breaking the rookie record for appearances, tying the home run record, ranking second in batters faced and walks, and third in on-base percentage, wins, starts and innings. TAR HEELS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT The Tar Heels earned a bid to the 2017 NCAA Tournament for the 14th time in program history, claiming the #3-seed at the Oxford Regional (#12 Ole Miss). The Tar Heels have advanced to the national postseason allbut-three years (2002, 2011, 2014) since its first berth in UNC has been selected as a host twice, in 2008 and After dropping the opening game to No. 22 Arizona State, 9-3, on Friday night, Carolina returned to the field on Saturday facing elimination. UNC took down Southern Illinois, 4-0, behind a three-hit shutout from Brittany Pickett, then exacted revenge on the Sun Devils in the nightcap. Kellyn Daly picked up her first career victory in her first-ever complete-game effort, leading UNC past ASU, 3-2, to knock out the Sun Devils and advance to the Regional Final. UNC took an early 2-0 lead over the host #12 Ole Miss, but the Rebels scored five unanswered runs over the final two innings to punch a ticket to their first-ever Super Regionals, ending UNC s season at Carolina is now all time in the NCAA Tournament after going 2-2 at the 2017 Oxford Regional. The Tar Heels reached the Regional Final game for the fifth time (2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017), but have never advanced to Super Regionals. PAGE 3 HEAD COACH DONNA J. PAPA 33RD SEASON 1, Donna J. Papa, the NFCA Hall of Fame head softball coach at North Carolina since 1986, has helped build Carolina softball into one of the top programs in the country. Papa has led Carolina to the NCAA Tournament in 14 of the last 17 years, five regular-season ACC titles and the 2001 ACC Tournament crown. UNC has posted a winning record in 29 of her 23 seasons, with win seasons, including a campaign in 2008, which included an ACC regularseason title at 18-2 and a bid to host an NCAA Regional. Papa became the 11th Division I head coach to win 1,000 career games during the 2011 season, defeating Virginia, 5-3, as part of a doubleheader sweep on April 2. The following season, Papa became just the ninth Division I head coach ever to win 1,000 games at one school, earning her 1,000th Carolina victory against East Carolina on March 13, Papa entered 2018 ranked 10th all time in career victories, including fifth among active Division I head coaches Carolina claimed the 2001 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship, has won five regular-season titles, and has played in five ACC Championship games. Papa has been named ACC Coach of the Year five times - in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2008 and Since coming to Chapel Hill in 1985, Papa has helped 10 players earn 13 NFCA All-America honors with a total of 67 All-Southeast Region honors. Additionally, 12 of Papa s student-athletes have taken home 16 Academic All-District honors, including two-time Academic All-American Christine Kubin (1995, 96) Prior to arriving in Chapel Hill, Papa spent two seasons as head volleyball and softball coach at Susquehanna University. She served as an assistant softball coach at St. John s University from after spending one year as an assistant coach at UNCG while in graduate school. Papa earned a bachelor s degree in physical education from the University of Connecticut in She played four seasons of softball for the Huskies and was co-captain her junior and senior seasons. Papa s playing career also encompassed stints with ASA Major Fastpitch teams including the Franklin Coronets (West Haven, Conn.) and the Waterford (Conn.) Mariners. Papa recently served a two-year term on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Committee. She also served on the NCAA All-Region Committee and represented the ACC on the NFCA Top-25 Selection Committee in 2006 and EDUCATION B.S., Physical Education...Univ. of Connecticut, 1979 COACHING EXPERIENCE Assistant Coach, UNCG Assistant Coach, St. John s Head Coach, Susquehanna Head Coach, North Carolina present COACHING HONORS ACC Coach of the Year... 96, 98, 00, 08, 12 NFCA Hall of Fame HEAD COACHING RECORDS Record... 1, Record at Carolina... 1, ACC Record

4 ACC STANDINGS (As of 3/5/18) Atlantic Rk. Team ACC Pct. Overall Pct. 1. NC State Louisville Florida State Notre Dame Syracuse Boston College Coastal Rk. Team ACC Pct. Overall Pct. 1. Pittsburgh Georgia Tech Duke Virginia Tech Virginia North Carolina ACC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 2/13 Brittany Pickett...Pitcher 2018 PRESEASON POLL Rk. Team (first place votes) Points 1. Florida State (11) North Carolina (1) Notre Dame Louisville Boston College Syracuse Virginia Tech Virginia Pitt NC State Georgia Tech Duke 20 UNC in the Polls Week NFCA USA Softball RPI Preseason RV (4) RV (22) -- 2/13 RV (3) RV (23) -- 2/20 NR NR -- 2/27 NR NR -- 3/6 NR NR -- TAR HEELS REACH ACC TITLE GAME AT HOME The Tar Heels have competed in the ACC Softball Championship every year since the inaugural tournament in Carolina has won at least one game in 21 of 26 tournaments and advanced to the title game for the fifth time in UNC is all time in 26 appearances, including going a perfect 3-0 with back-to-back wins over top-seeded No. 16 Florida State to capture the 2001 ACC Championship. Since the move to a single-elimination bracket in 2008, Carolina has advanced to the Semifinals every season and played in the Championship game in 2011 and 2017, where it fell to Florida State both times. UNC has claimed the #1-seed five times in program history but advanced to the final game as the top seed just once. UNC was the #2-seed for its ACC Championship season in UNC hosted the ACC Tournament this season for the third time in program history, defeating #6-seed Syracuse and #7-seed NC State before falling, 4-3, to top-seeded No. 4 Florida State in the ACC Championship. The conference tournament was previously held at Anderson Stadium in 2006 and UNC finished third at the tournament both times, going 2-2 in 2006 and 1-1 in PICKETT HEADLINES FOUR ALL-ACC TAR HEELS Brittany Pickett became the third Tar Heel to be named ACC Freshman of the Year, while also garnering All-ACC First Team and earning a place on the inaugural ACC All-Freshman Team. Kendra Lynch, Leah Murray and Taylor Wike each received All-ACC Second Team honors. Lynch picked up her second consecutive all-conference honor, while Wike, a junior, has made All-ACC all three years. LYNCH, PICKETT FINALISTS FOR NAT L AWARDS Kendra Lynch was named one of 34 finalists for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, while Brittany Pickett was selected as a top-25 candidate and subsequently one of 11 finalists for Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year. Lynch was the third Tar Heel to be named a finalist for the Division I Softball s highest honor, following Danielle Spaulding (2009, 2010) and Kristen Brown (2015), while Pickett is the second to make the Freshman of the Year list since the award s creation in 2014 (Taylor Wike, 2015) and the first to make the cut for top-10. She was one of six ACC players to make the list of finalists, joining four Seminoles and Syracuse s Sydney O Hara. The ACC Freshman of the Year, Pickett was the only ACC player to make the Freshman of the Year top-25. A Second-Team All-Region selection, she was fantastic in the circle and at the plate, going with a UNC-record six saves, while ranking fourth in the ACC with 12 home runs. FEEL THE NEED FOR SPEED After breaking the all-time single-season record for stolen bases as a team in 2016, Carolina s baserunners haven t missed a beat. UNC stole 90 bases over 59 games in That record stood for 23 years until the 2016 Tar Heels overtook it, posting the first-ever 100-steal season with 102 swipes in 126 attempts over 57 games. The 2017 bested that mark once again, swiping a total of 106 bases in 130 attempts over 61 games. UNC finished second in the ACC and 16th in the nation in total steals, while its 1.74 steals per game rank 20th in the NCAA. Three Heels rank in the top 10 in the ACC as individuals, with Leah Murray leading the conference with 38 on the year fourth all time at UNC. The 2016 Tar Heels were the first Carolina squad ever to have more than three Heels with 10-or-more stolen bases, as four players were in double digits including 25+ by Destiny DeBerry and Aquilla Mateen. The 2017 Heels upped the ante again, with five different Tar Heels in double digits. In addition to Murray, Destiny DeBerry swiped 19 and Taylor Wike had a career-high 18. Freshmen Hailey Cole and Micaela Abbatine round out the school-record five Heels in double digits with 13 and 10, respectively. NCAA LEADERS Carolina was among the best in the nation statistically, ranking 17th in the nation with 59 home runs, 16th with 106 stolen bases, 33rd in runs (305) and 31st in double plays (24). Individually, Kendra Lynch ranked fourth in the nation in total bases (144), sixth in home runs (21) and 10th in RBIs (68) ). Additionally, she was one of nine pitchers in the country to have pitched at least 90 innings and only hit a single batter. Berlynne Delamora s patience at the plate paid off, ranking 15th in the nation with a school-record 49 walks, while Brittany Pickett was third in the NCAA with six saves this season also a UNC record and 36th in victories. The top-10 finalist for National Freshman of the Year, Pickett had the third-most wins, ninth-most home runs and 10th-most strikeouts among NCAA freshmen on the season. Leah Murray ranked 15th in the nation with 38 stolen bases and was been the 19th-most-difficult batter to strike out, with just six Ks over 200 at-bats. PAGE 4

5 2018 MULTI-HIT GAMES Player Total Kiani Ramsey Leah Murray Sierra Parkinson Brittany Pickett Taylor Wike Kristina Burkhardt Destiny DeBerry Hailey Jensen Katie Bailiff Megan Dray C. Hutcherson TOTAL MULTI-RBI GAMES Player Total Brittany Pickett Megan Dray Katie Bailiff Taylor Wike Sierra Parkinson Katelyn Shifflett B. Delamora Kristina Burkhardt Hailey Cole TOTAL HITTING STREAKS Player Longest Current Leah Murray 10 1 Kiani Ramsey 6 1 Hailey Cole 5 5 Taylor Wike 4 1 Sierra Parkinson 4 2 Kristina Burkhardt 4 - Hailey Jensen 4 - Brittany Pickett 4 2 Campbell Hutcherson 2 2 Katie Bailiff 2 1 Megan Dray 2 - Destiny DeBerry 1 - Katelyn Shifflett 1 1 Berlynne Delamora 1 1 Brittany West 1 1 REACHED BASE STREAKS Player Longest Current Leah Murray 10 1 Sierra Parkinson 10 2 Taylor Wike 8 6 Brittany Pickett 7 2 Berlynne Delamora 6 2 Kiani Ramsey 6 1 Katie Bailiff 5 5 Hailey Cole 5 5 Hailey Jensen 4 - Kristina Burkhardt 4 - Katelyn Shifflett 2 2 Campbell Hutcherson 2 2 Megan Dray 2 - Destiny DeBerry 1 - Brooke Burns 1 1 Brittany West 1 1 Results Date Opponent Score Inns Overall ACC Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 10, 2018 vs BUTLER W Pickett,B (W 1-0) 0 2:13 Feb 10, 2018 vs Louisville W Pickett,B (W 2-0) 0 2:07 Feb 11, 2018 vs Providence College L Olinger,KG (L 0-1) 0 1:57 Feb 11, 2018 vs UCF W 2-0 (8) Pickett,B (W 3-0) 413 1:59 Feb 14, 2018 at Elon L Olinger,KG (L 0-2) 156 2:05 Feb 16, 2018 ILLINOIS W Pickett,B (W 4-0) 382 2:03 Feb 17, 2018 WISCONSIN W Pickett,B (W 4-0) 0 2:18 Feb 17, 2018 ILLINOIS L Olinger,KG (L 0-3) 418 2:17 Feb 18, 2018 WISCONSIN L Nommensen,H (L 0-1) 228 1:09 Feb 20, 2018 at South Carolina L Nommensen,H (L 0-2) :13 Feb 22, 2018 vs #13 Arizona L Nommensen,H (L 0-3) 0 1:30 # Feb 22, 2018 vs Liberty L 2-3 (9) Pickett,B (L 5-1) 118 2:08 Feb 23, 2018 vs Missouri L Nommensen,H (L 0-4) 0 1:26 Feb 23, 2018 vs #19 California L Pickett,B (L 5-2) 0 1:40 Feb 24, 2018 vs #4 Oklahoma L Pickett,B (L 5-3) 402 1:51 Feb 28, 2018 HAMPTON W Pickett,B (W 6-3) 182 5:40 Mar 02, 2018 HARVARD L Nommensen,H (L 0-5) 214 2:04 Mar 03, 2018 KANSAS L 7-8 (8) Pickett,B (L 6-4) 429 2:35 Mar 03, 2018 ELON L Todd,H (L 1-0) 412 2:07 Mar 04, 2018 HARVARD W Pickett,B (W 7-4) 318 1:44 Mar 07, 2018 at Charlotte W Olinger,KG (W 1-3) 357 2:09 * = Conference game () extra inning game PAGE 5

6 #0 Brittany WEST At-bats 3 (Elon, 3/3) 5 (at Syracuse, 4/23/17) Runs 1, four times 1, 23 times Hits 1 (Elon, 3/3) 2 (at Syracuse, 4/23/17) RBIs N/A 4 (at Syracuse, 4/23/17) Put-outs 1 (Elon, 3/3) 4 (Ohio State, 2/18/17) Assists N/A 1 (at Syracuse, 4/23/17) Notable: Appeared in 59 games in 2017, primarily as a pinch runner UNC Strength & Conditioning Newcomer Award #2 Kellyn DALY Innings Pitched 1.2 (at Charlotte, 3/7) 7.0 (vs. ASU, 5/20/17) Fewest Runs 2 (at Charlotte, 3/7) 2 (vs. ASU, 5/20/17) Fewest Hits 2 (at Charlotte, 3/7) 5 (vs. ASU, 5/20/17) Strikeouts N/A 7 (vs. ASU, 5/20/17) Put-outs N/A N/A Assists 1 (at Charlotte, 3/7) 1, five times Notable: Made 12 appearances as a freshman; Tossed her first complete game and win over No. 22 Arizona State at the NCAA Regional #3 Hailey JENSEN At-bats 4, twice same Runs 2 (Harvard, 3/4) same Hits 2, twice same RBIs 1, four times same Home Runs 1 (Harvard, 3/4) same Put-outs N/A N/A Assists N/A N/A Notable: Appeared in 17 games as a freshman as a pinch hitter; 3x team captain at Brea Olinda HS #4 Leah MURRAY At-bats 5 (Kansas, 3/3) 5, six times Runs 2, three times 2, 16 times Hits 3, twice 4 (Miami-OH, 2/25/17) RBIs 1, twice 3 (USC Upstate, 3/29/16) Put-outs 3 (Providence College, 2/11) 12 (at CS-Fullerton, 3/6/16) Assists 1 (Kansas, 3/3) 1, seven times Notable: 2017 All-ACC second team & all tournament team; Stole ACC-leading 38 bases to rank 15th in the NCAA and 4th at UNC #5 Campbell HUTCHERSON At-bats 4, twice same Runs 1, three times 1, 12 times Hits 2 (Wisconsin, 2/18) same RBIs 1, twice 2 (at Notre Dame, 4/9/17) Put-outs 12, twice 12, five times Assists 1, three times 2 (Towson, 2/24/17) Notable: Started 42 games at 1B in 2017; Ranked 7th in the ACC in chances and putouts (297) #6 Hailey COLE At-bats 4 (Elon, 3/3) 4, three times Runs 2 (at Charlotte, 3/7) 2, twice Hits 3 (Harvard, 3/2) 3, four times RBIs 2 (Harvard, 3/4) same Put-outs 1, three times 4 (vs. Illinois, 2/10/17) Assists 5 (Elon, 3/3) same Notable: Appeared ing 57 games, making 29 starts; Played 35 games in the field with 23 appearances as pinch runner #7 Taylor WIKE At-bats 4, eight times 5, twice Runs 2, twice 3, five times Hits 3, twice 4 (at Notre Dame, 4/26/16) RBIs 5 (at Charlotte, 3/7) same Home Runs 1, three times 2, three times Put-outs 3, twice 5, six times Assists 3, four times 6, twice Notable: 2017 NFCA All-Southeast Region Third Team, All-ACC second team & ACC Academic Honor Roll; 2016 All-ACC second team #8 Kiani RAMSEY At-bats 4, seven times same Runs 1, twice same Hits 3, three times same RBIs 1, three times same Put-outs 5 (Wisconsin, 2/17) same Assists 1 (Harvard, 3/4) same Notable: Starting transfer from Texas Tech; 2017 All-Big 12 Academic First Team; 2016 All-Big 12 Second Team & All-Freshman team #10 Kristina BURKHARDT At-bats 4, four times same Runs 2 (Harvard, 3/4) same Hits 4 (Harvard, 3/4) same RBIs 2 (Harvard, 3/4) same Home Runs 1, twice same Put-outs 5 (Harvard, 3/4) same Assists 2 (Elon, 3/3) same Notable: Made six starts in CF; Suffered a wrist injury on 2/17/17 and received a medical hardship waiver for a redshirt season #11 Katie BAILIFF At-bats 5 (Kansas, 3/3) 5, three times Runs 1 (Harvard, 3/4) 2, twice Hits 2, three times 4 (Marshall, 2/26/17) RBIs 2 (Kansas, 3/3) 4, twice Home Runs N/A 2 (Marshall, 2/26/17) Put-outs 12 (vs. Butler, 2/10) same Assists 2, twice same, four times Notable: Made 55 starts at C in 2017; Hit grand slams in back-to-back games in 2017; Fifth in the ACC and eighth all time at UNC in RBIs PAGE 6

7 #13 Katie Grace OLINGER Innings Pitched 7.0 (vs. PC, 2/11) same Fewest Runs 2 (vs. PC, 2/11) same Fewest Hits 8 (vs. PC, 2/11) same Strikeouts 5, twice same Put-outs 1 (vs. PC, 2/11) same Assists 2 (vs. PC, 2/11) same Notable: 3x all-area first team and all-state; 2x MVP in 2016 & 2017; Named First-Team All-MAC and first-team all-state in 2015 #15 Sierra PARKINSON At-bats 5 (Wisconsin, 2/17) same Runs 2 (Butler, 2/10) same Hits 2, five times same RBIs 2 (Wisconsin, 2/17) same Put-outs 5 (vs. UCF, 2/11) same Assists 5 (Kansas, 3/3) same Notable: 4-yr team captain at New Albany HS; 2016 all-state and 2017 all-state honorable mention; Valedictorian at New Albany HS #22 Destiny DeBERRY At-bats 4 (vs. Liberty, 2/22) 5, three times Runs N/A 2, 11 times Hits 2, twice 4 (Syracuse, 3/12/16) RBIs 1 (vs. Liberty, 2/22) 2 (twice) Put-outs 3 (at South Carolina, 2/20) 7 (at Florida State, 4/30/17) Assists N/A 1, seven times Notable: UNC Strength & Conditioning Iron Ram Award; Started all 61 games in OF as a sophomore; Stole 19 bases in 2017 #23 Brooke BURNS At-bats 1, twice 1, six times Runs N/A 1, five times Hits N/A N/A RBIs N/A N/A Put-outs N/A 1, twice Assists N/A 1, twice Notable: Appeared in 30 games as a freshman, starting two at 2B #16 Micaela ABBATINE At-bats 1 (at Charlotte, 3/7) 4, twice Runs 1, six times 2 (at Campbell, 3/14/17) Hits N/A 1, 10 times RBIs N/A 1, four times Put-outs N/A 3 (at Virginia Tech, 3/19/17) Assists N/A N/A Notable: Appeared in 49 games, making 18 startes in the outfield; Went 10-for-13 in stolen bases #17 Katelyn SHIFFLETT At-bats 3, four times 5 (at Syracuse, 2/23/17) Runs 1 (at Charlotte, 3/7) 2, twice Hits 1, twice 2, 11 times RBIs 2 (Hampton, 2/28) 3, twice Home Runs 1 (at Charlotte, 3/7) 1, nine times Put-outs 8 (vs. UCF, 2/11) 11 (vs. Cal, 2/11/17) Assists 2 (at Charlotte, 3/7) 6, twice Notable: UNC Strength & Conditioning Most Improved Player; Breakout junior season starting all 61 games for Carolina #20 Hannah TODD Innings Pitched 1.1 IP (vs. Mizzou, 2/23) same Fewest Runs 0 (1.0 IP, vs. Arizona, 2/22) same Fewest Hits 0 (1.0 IP, vs. Arizona, 2/22) same Strikeouts N/A N/A Put-outs N/A N/A Assists N/A N/A Notable: 2016 Daily Tribune News & Bartow Sports Zone Fall Softball Player of the Year; 5-AAAA Conference Pitcher of the Year Runner-Up PAGE 7 #24 Hannah NOMMENSEN Innings Pitched 3.1(at South Carolina, 2/20) 5.0 (Hampton, 2/26/17) Fewest Runs 2 (at South Carolina, 2/20) 1, 4.0 IP, twice Fewest Hits 3, six times 2, 4.0 IP (Charlotte, 3/7/17) Strikeouts 1, three times 4 (vs. UMass Lowell, 3/11/17) Put-outs 1 (vs. Arizona, 2/22) same Assists 2 (at South Carolina, 2/20) same Notable: UNC Strength & Conditioning Newcomer Award; Pitched in 16 games during freshman year #27 Berlynne DELAMORA At-bats 3, four times 4, 11 times Runs N/A 3 (Louisville, 4/3/16) Hits 1, twice 3 (at Campbell, 3/14/17) RBIs 2 (Wisconsin, 2/17) 3, five times Home Runs N/A 1, 13 times Put-outs 3 (Illinois, 2/16) 3, eight times Assists 4 (vs. UCF, 2/11) 5, six times Notable: 2017 UNC Strength & Conditioning Iron Ram Award; Started all 61 games at 3B as a sophomore; Set UNC s walks record with 49 #28 Brittany PICKETT At-bats 4, five times 4, 13 times Runs 1, five times 2, twice Hits 3, twice same, three times RBIs 4 (Butler, 2/10) same Home Runs 1, twice same, 14 times Innings Pitched 8.0, three 8.0, four times Fewest Runs 0, twice times 0, seven times Fewest Hits 1 (vs. Butler, 2/10, 4.0 IP) 4, 7.0 IP, four times Strikeouts 10 (Hampton, 2/28) same Put-outs 3 (Harvard, 3/3) 8 (Ohio State, 2/17/17) Assists 4 (vs. UCF, 2/11) same Notable: 2017 NFCA Freshman of the Year Top-10 Finalist, All-Southeast Region Second Team, ACC Freshman of the Year, All-ACC first team

8 #31 Jordyn HUECKER At-bats N/A N/A Runs N/A N/A Hits N/A N/A RBIs N/A N/A Put-outs N/A N/A Assists N/A N/A Notable: 4-yr starter at Lake Norman HS; 3x all-conference and alldistrict selection #55 Megan DRAY At-bats 4 (Wisconsin, 2/18) same Runs 1 (Wisconsin, 2/18) same Hits 2 (Wisconsin, 2/18) same RBIs 2, twice same Home Runs 1 (Wisconsin, 2/18) same Put-outs 9 (Wisconsin, 2/18) same Assists 1, four times same Notable: 3x all-district and all-conference first team; led Bookville HS to two Virginia 3A State Championships #33 Zoë GOODMAN At-bats N/A N/A Runs N/A N/A Hits N/A N/A RBIs N/A N/A Put-outs N/A N/A Assists N/A N/A Notable: 4-yr starter at McKinny North HS; 2x all-state selection; 3x district catcher of the year PAGE 8

9 Statistics Micaela Abbatine TOTAL Katie Bailiff TOTAL Kristina Burkhardt TOTAL Brooke Burns TOTAL Hailey Cole TOTAL Kellyn Daly TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / / TOTAL / Destiny DeBerry TOTAL PAGE 9

10 Statistics Berlynne Delamora TOTAL Megan Dray TOTAL Zoe Goodman Jordyn Huecker TOTAL Campbell Hutcherson TOTAL Hailey Jensen TOTAL Leah Murray TOTAL PAGE 10

11 Statistics Hannah Nommensen TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / / TOTAL / Katie Grace Olinger TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / TOTAL / Sierra Parkinson TOTAL Brittany Pickett TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / / TOTAL / Kiani Ramsey TOTAL Katelyn Shifflett TOTAL PAGE 11

12 Statistics Hannah Todd TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / TOTAL / Brittany West TOTAL Taylor Wike TOTAL PAGE 12

13 2017 ACC Statistics Record: 14-9 Home: 10-2 Away: 4-7 ACC: 14-9 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 4 Leah Murray Taylor Wike Kendra Lynch Brittany Pickett Katie Bailiff Katelyn Shifflett Berlynne Delamora Destiny DeBerry Campbell Hutcherson Hailey Cole Brittany West Micaela Abbatine Hailey Jensen Erin Sugg Brooke Burns Hannah Nommensen Sydney Matzko Carly Kruse Kellyn Daly Totals Opponents LOB - Team (148), Opp (134). DPs turned - Team (8), Opp (9). IBB - Team (1), Lynch,K 1. Picked off - West,B 1, DeBerry,D 1. (ACC games only Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 28 Brittany Pickett / Kellyn Daly / Kendra Lynch / Sydney Matzko / Hannah Nommensen / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), Sugg,E 1, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Bailiff,K (11-12), Pickett,B (6-7), Lynch,K (4-4), Nommensen,H (1-1), Matzko,S (1-1), Sugg,E (1-1). PAGE 13

14 2018 Overall Statistics Record: 8-13 Home: 4-5 Away: 1-2 Neutral: 3-6 ACC: 0-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 8 Kiani Ramsey Leah Murray Brittany Pickett Taylor Wike Sierra Parkinson Kristina Burkhardt Hailey Cole Hailey Jensen Brittany West Destiny DeBerry Campbell Hutcherson Katie Bailiff Katelyn Shifflett Megan Dray Berlynne Delamora Brooke Burns Micaela Abbatine Hannah Todd Hannah Nommensen Katie Grace Olinger Jordyn Huecker Totals Opponents LOB - Team (149), Opp (153). DPs turned - Team (6), Opp (9). IBB - Team (1), Delamora,B 1, Opp (1). (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 28 Brittany Pickett / Katie Grace Olinger / Kellyn Daly / Hannah Nommensen / Hannah Todd / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (7), Bailiff,K 5, Dray,M 2, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (3), Pickett,B 1, Dray,M 1, Bailiff,K 1. SBA/ATT - Pickett,B (11-14), Bailiff,K (12-13), Dray,M (9-11), Olinger,KG (9-9), Nommensen,H (1-1). PAGE 14

15 BRITTANY WEST OF 5-6 R/R So. Kittrell, N.C. TAYLOR WIKE SS/2B 5-5 L/R Sr. Hiddenite, N.C. MICAELA ABBATINE OF 5-4 R/R So. Warwick, N.Y. 27 KELLYN DALY P 5-11 R/R So. Omaha, Neb. KIANI RAMSEY OF 5-2 L/R Jr. Portland, Texas KATELYN SHIFFLETT IF 5-7 R/R Sr. Huntersville, N.C. BERLYNNE DELAMORA 3B 5-4 R/R Jr. Hacienda Heights, Calif. BRITTANY PICKETT P/1B 6-0 L/L So. Indian Trail, N.C. DONNA J. PAPA Head Coach MARY JO FIRNBACH Associate Head Coach HAILEY JENSEN C 5-8 R/R So. Brea, Calif. KRISTINA BURKHARDT OF 5-8 L/L R-Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. HANNAH TODD P 5-11 R/R Fr. Cartersville, Ga. JORDYN HUECKER OF 5-11 R/R Fr. Mooresville, N.C. CHELSEY BARCLAY Assistant Coach LEAH MURRAY CAMPBELL HUTCHERSON OF/1B 6-0 L/R Jr. 1B 5-5 L/R So. Huntersville, N.C. Advance, N.C. KATIE BAILIFF C 5-6 R/R Jr. Trinity, N.C. DESTINY DEBERRY OF 5-3 L/R Jr. Thomasville, N.C. ZOË GOODMAN C 5-9 R/R Fr. McKinney, Texas AQUILLA MATEEN Volunteer Assistant PAGE 15 KATIE GRACE OLINGER P 5-11 R/R Fr. Gainesville, Fla. BROOKE BURNS IF 5-5 R/R So. Columbia, S.C. 55 MEGAN DRAY C/1B 5-9 R/R Fr. Lynchburg, Va. HAILEY COLE IF 5-10 L/R So. Welcome, N.C. SIERRA PARKINSON 2B/SS 5-7 L/R Fr. New Albany, Ohio HANNAH NOMMENSEN P 5-11 R/R So. Gurnee, Ill.