2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2017 Record: 36-18 (14-9 ACC) Home: 23-6, Away: 7-9, Neutral: 6-3, Ranked: 3-6 Puerto Rico DI Tournament (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) 2/10 RV vs. Illinois^ L, 2-6 RV vs. RV/24 California^ L, 1-3 2/11 RV vs. Illinois^ L, 0-13 (5) RV vs. RV/24 California^ W, 4-1 2/12 RV vs. Georgia Tech^ W, 7-3 2/15 Elon+ W, 6-2 ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 2/17 Ohio State W, 8-7 2/18 Purdue W, 5-0 Ohio State L, 2-10 (6) 2/19 Purdue+ W, 10-1 (5) 2/22 South Carolina W, 7-3 Carolina Classic (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 2/24 Towson+ W, 6-5 (9) 2/25 Miami (OH)+ W, 8-7 2/26 Marshall+ W, 8-3 Hampton+ W, 8-2 3/1 at East Carolina^ W, 4-0 3/3 #21/24 Pittsburgh*+ W, 5-1 3/4 #21/24 Pittsburgh*+ W, 6-2 3/5 #21/24 Pittsburgh*+ W, 8-7 (9) 3/7 RV Charlotte+ W, 5-1 3/8 RV at UNCG L, 3-6 Holy City Showdown (Charleston, S.C.) 3/10 RV vs. Chattanooga W, 8-0 RV at College of Charleston W, 3-2 3/11 RV vs. UMass Lowell W, 3-1 RV vs. Northern Kentucky W, 8-1 3/12 RV vs. Robert Morris W, 10-3 3/14 RV at Campbell^ W, 6-0 3/17 RV at Virginia Tech*+ W, 6-2 3/18 RV at Virginia Tech*+ W, 4-3 (8) 3/19 RV at Virginia Tech* L, 4-13 (5) 3/22 RV at #20/19 Tennessee (SECN) L, 2-9 3/24 RV NC State*+ W, 6-0 3/25 RV NC State*+ W, 12-4 (6) 3/26 RV NC State*+ L, 7-8 3/29 RV UNCG+ W, 2-0 3/31 RV Virginia*+ L, 4-10 4/1 RV Virginia*+ W, 12-1 (6) 4/2 RV Virginia*+ W, 8-7 4/4 RV Longwood+ W, 5-3 4/5 RV UNCW+ Cancelled 4/8 RV at Notre Dame* L, 1-2 (9) RV at Notre Dame* L, 0-2 4/9 RV at Notre Dame* W, 7-5 4/12 RV USC Upstate+ W, 1-0 4/14 RV Boston College*+ W, 7-4 RV Boston College*+ W, 2-0 4/15 RV Boston College*+ W, 8-3 4/19 RV Winthrop+ L, 7-8 4/22 RV at Syracuse*+ L, 1-3 4/23 RV at Syracuse* W, 11-10 (9) RV at Syracuse*+ Cancelled 4/26 RV #14/15 JMU+ L, 3-4 RV #14/15 JMU+ L, 0-8 (5) 4/28 RV at #2/3 Florida State* L, 0-3 4/29 RV at #2/3 Florida State* L, 1-8 4/30 RV at #2/3 Florida State* L, 2-6 ACC Softball Championship (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 5/11 #6 Syracuse (RSN) 7:30 PM 5/12 #2 Louisville/#7 NC State (RSN) 3:30 PM 5/13 ACC Championship (ESPN) 2 PM May 18-21 NCAA Regionals (Campus Sites) May 25-28 NCAA Super Regionals (Campus Sites) June 1-7 Women s College World Series (Oklahoma City) Home games in bold at Anderson Stadium *ACC game +ACC Network Extra ^Streamed on host s site 2017 Softball Game Notes TAR HEELS IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT The Tar Heels have competed in the ACC Softball Championship every year since the inaugural tournament in 1992. Carolina won at least won game in 20 of 25 tournaments, advancing to the title game four times. UNC is 28-39 all time in 25 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, returning to the Championship game in 2011 where it fell to #4-seed Florida State, 4-1. PAGE 1 UNC in the ACC Tournament Championships...1 (2001) AT All-Time Record... 28-39 (25 years) Record as #3 Seed...2-5 (3 years) Last Year..def. #4 BC, 6-0; lost to #1 FSU, 1-7 Round Opponent Time TV Live Stats Quarterfinals #6 Syracuse Thu., 7:30 p.m. RSN theacc.co/sb17stats4 Semifinals #2 Louisville/#7 NC State Fri., 3:30 p.m. RSN theacc.co/sb17stats6 Championship TBD Sat., 2 p.m. ESPN theacc.co/sb17stats7 2017 ACC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP THURSDAY MAY 11 #1 Florida State #8 Virginia #4 Boston College #2 Louisville GAME 3-5:00 PM RSN #7 NC State #3 North Carolina #6 Syracuse GAME 1-11:00 AM RSN GAME 2-1:30 PM RSN #5 Notre Dame GAME 4-7:30 PM RSN FRIDAY MAY 12 GAME 5-1:00 PM RSN GAME 6-3:30 PM RSN Carolina has never been seeded lower than fifth in the history of the tournament and has gone 2-5 in three appearances as the #3-seed. 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 2001. UNC hosts the ACC Tournament for the third time in program history. The conference tournament was held at Anderson Stadium in 2006 and 2012. UNC finished third at the tournament both times, going 2-2 in 2006 and 1-1 in 2012. SATURDAY MAY 13 CHAMPIONSHIP 2:00 PM ACC CHAMPION NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL, NC MAY 11-13, 2017 t h e ACC. C o m @ ACC S o f t b A l l # ACC S b
2017 Softball Game Notes NORTH CAROLINA ALL TIME IN THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP 1992 #2 Seed Tallahassee, Fla. 3rd of 4 #3 Virginia W 3-0 #1 Florida State L 0-11 #3 Virginia L 1-3 1993 #2 Seed Tallahassee, Fla. 4th of 4 #3 Virginia L 0-1 #4 Georgia Tech L 2-3 1994 #3 Seed Tallahassee, Fla. 3rd of 4 #2 Virginia L 1-2 (12) #1 Georgia Tech W 4-0 #1 Florida State L 5-6 1995 #4 Seed Tallahassee, Fla. 4th of 5 #5 Maryland W 8-0 #1 Florida State L 0-4 #3 Virginia L 4-5 1996 #1 Seed Raleigh, N.C. 2nd of 5 #5 Maryland L 0-3 #4 Virginia W 8-0 #5 Maryland W 3-1 #2 Florida State L 1-3 ACC Championship 1997 #5 Seed Marietta, Ga. 4th of 5 #4 Georgia Tech W 8-7 #1 Florida State L 4-5 #4 Georgia Tech L 2-3 (8) 1998 #1 Seed Tallahassee, Fla. 3rd of 5 #4 Virginia L 1-2 #3 Maryland W 4-0 #4 Virginia L 0-6 1999 #3 Seed Tallahassee, Fla. 5th of 5 #2 Florida State L 1-2 (10) #5 Georgia Tech L 2-6 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 finalist for Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year. Lynch is 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). Lynch ranks in the top 10 in the nation in total bases, home runs and RBIs, and is narrowing in on several career and single-season records. She was one of six ACC players to make the list of finalists, joining four Seminoles and Syracuse s Sydney O Hara. Pickett is the only ACC player to make the Freshman of the Year list. She has been fantastic in the circle and at the plate, going 20-7 with a UNC-record five saves, while ranking fourth in the ACC with 11 home runs. Both awards will be narrowed down to a group of 10, then whittled to three, with the individual award winners announced on May 30-31 prior to the WCWS in Oklahoma City. TAR HEELS GARNER FIVE ACC WEEKLY AWARDS Tar Heel catcher Katie Bailiff was named ACC Player of the Week on Feb. 21, after a fantastic week at the plate on Feb. 15-19. The sophomore hit.615 (8-13) with four doubles, two home runs and 10 RBIs, slugging an impressive 1.385 over four starts. The Trinity, N.C., native came through when it mattered, hitting.875 (7-8) with runners in scoring position and.800 (4-5) with two outs, including a walk-off RBI double on Friday against Ohio State. 2000 #1 Seed Tallahassee, Fla. 4th of 5 #4 Virginia L 1-3 #2 Maryland L 3-4 2001 #2 Seed Raleigh, N.C. 1st of 5 #3 Virginia W 7-3 #1 Florida State W 2-0 #1 Florida State W 4-1 ACC Championship 2002 #4 Seed Tallahassee, Fla. 2nd of 5 #5 Virginia W 6-0 #1 Florida State L 2-3 #5 Virginia W 21 #1 Florida State W 5-2 #5 Virginia L 2-6 ACC Championship 2003 #2 Seed Tallahassee, Fla. 5th of 5 #3 Georgia Tech L 1-3 #5 Maryland L 8-9 (8) 2004 #2 Seed Tallahassee, Fla. 3rd of 6 #6 Maryland W 7-2 #1 Florida State L 0-8 (5) #4 Georgia Tech L 0-4 2005 #5 Seed College Park, Md. T-6th of 7 #4 NC State L 0-2 #7 Virginia Tech L 0-4 2006 #2 Seed Chapel Hill, N.C. T-3rd of 8 #7 Maryland W 5-3 #6 Virginia W 1-0 #1 NC State L 1-2 #1 NC State L 0-2 2007 #5 Seed Tallahassee, Fla. T-3rd of 8 #4 Florida State L 0-8 (5) #8 Virginia W 8-0 (5) #7 Boston College W 5-0 #1 Virginia Tech L 0-3 Senior pitcher/designated player Kendra Lynch earned the honor the following week on Feb. 28, after hitting.588 with a 1.118 slugging percentage over a 5-0 week at home. Lynch totaled 10 hits, three doubles, two home runs, five runs scored and 11 RBIs over five starts, while going 2-0 with a 1.43 ERA over 14.2 innings in the circle. In her best performance of the week, Lynch went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth while throwing 7.2 shutout innings against Towson in an extra-innings victory. Lynch won her second Player of the Week award on March 14, when Brittany Pickett became the first of the year to earn ACC Pitcher of the Week. Lynch slugged 1.182 over seven games, with seven of her nine hits going for extra bases including five home runs. Pickett went 2-0 with two saves on the week, recording a perfect 0.00 ERA with 12 strikeouts and just two walks over 16.0 innings pitched. Pickett earned ACC Pitcher of the Week once again on April 18 after going 4-0 with with a 0.56 ERA and 20 strikeouts over wins against USC Upstate and Boston College. The rookie hurled two three-hit shutouts in three days to lead UNC to a 4-0 week. NCAA LEADERS Carolina is among the best in the nation statistically, ranking 13th in the nation with 55 home runs, 18th with 98 stolen bases, and 31st wtih a.463 slugging percentage. Individually, Kendra Lynch ranks third in the nation in total bases (137), fourth in home runs (20), ninth in RBIs (62) and 12th in slugging percentage (.840). Additionally, she is one of 13 pitchers in the country to have pitched at least 70 innings an only hit a single PAGE 2 **Single Elimination** 2008 #1 Seed College Park, Md. T-3rd of 8 #8 Virginia W 6-0 #5 NC State L 0-1 2009 #3 Seed Raleigh, N.C.. T-3rd of 8 #6 NC State W 3-1 #2 Florida State L 1-4 2010 #4 Seed Blacksburg, Va. T-3rd of 8 #5 NC State W 7-1 #1 Georgia Tech L 0-8 2011 #2 Seed Atlanta, Ga. 2nd of 8 #7 Boston College W 9-0 (5) #3 Maryland W 7-3 #4 Florida State L 1-4 ACC Championship 2012 #1 Seed Chapel Hill, N.C. T-3rd of 8 #8 Boston College W 10-4 #4 Virginia Tech L 1-4 2013 #4 Seed Tallahassee, Fla. T-3rd of 8 #5 Georgia Tech W 6-2 #1 Florida State L 0-3 2014 #5 Seed College Park Md. T-3rd of 8 #4 NC State W 8-4 #1 Florida State L 1-9 2015 #2 Seed Blacksburg, Va. T-3rd of 8 #7 Virginia Tech W 3-2 #6 Pittsburgh L 0-4 2016 #5 Seed Raleigh, N.C. T-3rd of 8 #5 Boston College W 6-0 #1 Florida State L 1-7 batter. Berlynne Delamora s patience at the plate has paid off, ranking 14th in the nation with a school-record 45 walks, while Brittany Pickett is fifth in the NCAA with five saves this season also a UNC record and 31st in victories. Leah Murray ranks 18th in the nation with 34 stolen bases and has been the 30th-most-difficult batter to strike out, with just six Ks over 175 at-bats. WALK THIS WAY On April 23, Berlynne Delamora drew her 44th walk of the season, breaking UNC s all-time singleseason record. The record of 42 (Natalie Anter, 2002) had stood for 13 years until Taylor Wike tied it as a freshman in 2015. Kristen Brown one-upped her teammate last season with 43 over 57 games, and Delamora broke that mark once again this year, with her 44th walk in just the 49th game of the season. Now with a total of 45, she ranks 14th in the nation, while her average of 0.83 per game (also a UNC record) ranks 21st nationally. Delamora proved to be the hardest out at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, reaching base safely in 12 consecutive plate appearances from Feb 18-22. The streak, which featured 10 walks and two singles, was the sixthlongest in NCAA history. Delamora walked in all seven of her plate appearances on Saturday, Feb. 18, against Purdue and Ohio State, a streak bested by just eight players in NCAA history. She then walked in six consecutive trips to the plate from March 8-10, which ties the 14th-longest streak in softball history. HAPPY AT HOME The Tar Heels have been successful at Anderson
2017 Softball Game Notes Numerical Roster NO. PLAYER POS. YR. HT B/T HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) PRONUNCIATION 0 Brittany West OF Fr. 5-6 R/R Kittrell, N.C. (Southern Vance) 2 Kellyn Daly P Fr. 5-11 R/R Omaha, Neb. (Marian) rhymes with Ellen, Daily 3 Hailey Jensen C/3B Fr. 5-8 R/R Brea, Calif. (Brea Olinda) 4 Leah Murray OF/1B So. 6-0 L/R Huntersville, N.C. (William A. Hough) LEE-uh 5 Campbell Hutcherson 1B Fr. 5-5 L/R Advance, N.C. (Forsyth Country Day) 6 Hailey Cole OF/2B Fr. 5-10 L/R Welcome, N.C. (North Davidson) 7 Taylor Wike SS/2B Jr. 5-5 L/R Hiddenite, N.C. (Alexander Central) rhymes with like 8 Erin Sugg C Sr. 5-7 R/R Bonlee, N.C. (Chatham Central) 10 Kristina Burkhardt OF Fr. 5-8 L/L Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Dwenger) BERK-heart 11 Katie Bailiff C So. 5-6 R/R Trinity, N.C. (Wesleyan Christian Academy) 15 Kendra Lynch P/UT Sr. 5-7 L/R Indianapolis, Ind. (Roncalli) 16 Micaela Abbatine OF Fr. 5-4 R/R Warwick, N.Y. (Warwick Valley) AH-buh-TEE-nee 17 Katelyn Shifflett 2B/1B Jr. 5-7 R/R Huntersville, N.C. (William A. Hough) 18 Lauren Rushing 2B/OF Fr. 5-3 L/R Monroe, N.C. (Piedmont) 21 Sydney Matzko P R-So. 6-0 L/L Torrington, Conn. (Torrington) MATS-koh 22 Destiny DeBerry OF So. 5-3 L/R Thomasville, N.C. (Ledford) 23 Brooke Burns IF Fr. 5-5 R/R Columbia, S.C. (Chapin) 24 Hannah Nommensen P Fr. 5-11 R/R Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township) NAH-min-sin 27 Berlynne Delamora 3B So. 5-4 R/R Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Los Altos) Berlin 28 Brittany Pickett P/1B Fr. 6-0 L/L Indian Trail, N.C. (Sun Valley) 30 Carly Kruse OF Fr. 5-5 L/R Concord, N.C. (Cox Mill) Coaching Staff Head Coach: Donna J. Papa (32nd Season, Connecticut 79) Associate Head Coach: Mary Jo Firnbach (Third Season, Southern Illinois 91) Assistant Coach: Chelsey Barclay (Second Season, Oklahoma State 07) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Aquilla Mateen (First Season, UNC 16) Director of Operations: Elly Wagner (First Season, UNC 16) 2017 TAR HEEL RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall Record...36-18 Conference Record...14-9 Home Record...23-6 Away Record...7-9 Neutral Site Record...6-3 Record vs. Ranked Teams.... 3-6 Record in extra-inning games....4-1 Record in shortened games...3-4 Day Games (before 5 p.m.).... 27-12 Night Games (5 p.m. or later)...9-6 vs. Left-handed starter... 5-4 vs. Right-handed starter... 31-14 Games in February....11-4 Games in March...16-5 Games in April...9-9 Games in May...0-0 Games on Monday....0-0 Games on Tuesday....3-0 Games on Wednesday...5-5 Games on Thursday...0-0 Games on Friday...9-4 Games on Saturday...10-6 Games on Sunday...9-3 Scoring 0-2 runs...3-12 Scoring 3-5 runs...9-4 Scoring 6-9 runs...19-2 Scoring 10+ runs...5-0 Giving up 0-2 runs....................... 20-2 Giving up 3-5 runs....................... 10-4 Giving up 6-9 runs........................ 5-6 Giving up 10+ runs...1-4 Hit 0 home runs....13-10 Hit 1 home run...9-5 Hit 2+ home runs...14-3 Games decided by one run...9-4 Games decided by two runs...5-2 Games decided by 3-4 runs...10-5 Games decided by 5+ runs...12-7 Out-hitting opponent...24-0 Out-hit by opponent....10-17 Hits are tied...2-1 Record in 1st game of multi-game day...5-4 Record in 2nd game of multi-game day...5-4 Made no errors....15-4 Made one error...11-11 Made 2+ errors...10-3 Leading after 4 innings...27-1 Trailing after 4 innings...3-15 Tied after 4 innings....6-2 Leading after 5 innings...31-1 Trailing after 5 innings...2-16 Tied after 5 innings....3-1 Leading after 6 innings...29-1 Trailing after 6 innings...3-13 Tied after 6 innings....3-1 BY THE NUMBERS... Shutouts (UNC-Opponent)... 8-4 No-Hitters...0-1 One-Hit Shutouts....0-1 Walk-off endings (not run-rule)... 5-1 Scored first (record)... 34 (28-6) Opponent scored first....20 (8-12) Scored in the first inning...25 (19-6) Opponent scored in the first inning...18 (8-10) Most runs scored in an inning...9 (4th, Purdue, 2/19) Most runs allowed in an inning...10 (2nd, VT, 3/19) Longest winning streak...11 Longest losing streak...5 Current streak....lost 5 PAGE 3 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... 500/Grass Field Dimensions...200 to all fields Team Information 2016 Overall Record...32-25 2016 ACC Record (Finish)... 13-11 (T-5th) 2016 Postseason Finish...NCAA Regionals (1-2) 2016 Final RPI Rank...36 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...7/11 Position Starters Returning/Lost... 5/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost... 2/1 Newcomers...10 Program History First season...1977 All-time Record (prior to 2017)... 1,389-796-6 All-time ACC Record (prior to 2017)...210-132 NCAA Tournament Appearances...13 NCAA Tournament Record...15-26 ACC Tournament Championships... 1 (2001) ACC Regular Season Championships... 5...(1996,1998, 2000, 2008, 2012) Athletic Communications Softball Contact... Marla Glasser E-Mail...mglasser@unc.edu Office Phone... (919) 962-2123 Mailing Address... P.O. Box 2126...Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Official Website...GoHeels.com Twitter/Instagram/Facebook...@UNCSoftball
2017 Softball Game Notes HEAD COACH DONNA J. PAPA 32ND SEASON 1,194-659-5 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 13 of the last 16 years, five regular-season ACC titles and the 2001 ACC Tournament crown. UNC has posted a winning record in 28 of her 31 seasons, with 13 40-win seasons, including a 50-12-1 campaign in 2008, which included an ACC regular-season 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, 2012. Papa entered 2017 ranked 11th 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 the ACC Championship game on three other occasions. Papa has been named ACC Coach of the Year five times - in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2008 and 2012. Since coming to Chapel Hill in 1985, Papa has helped nine players earn 12 NFCA All-America honors with a total of 64 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 1981-83 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 1979. 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 2007. EDUCATION B.S., Physical Education...Univ. of Connecticut, 1979 COACHING EXPERIENCE Assistant Coach, UNCG...1980 Assistant Coach, St. John s...1981-83 Head Coach, Susquehanna...1984-85 Head Coach, North Carolina...1986-present COACHING HONORS ACC Coach of the Year... 96, 98, 00, 08, 12 NFCA Hall of Fame...2012 HEAD COACHING RECORDS Career Record... 1,223-674-5 Record at Carolina... 1,194-659-5 ACC Record...224-141 Stadium this season, going 23-6 on their home turf. It is the 10th time in program history that UNC has captured at least 20 games at home and the sixth time since Anderson Stadium opened in 2002. UNC s record for home wins is 29 (29-4 in 2009). 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 1993. 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 Tar Heels are on pace to break that record, totaling 98 steals over 54 games. They are second only to last season in total steals and attempts, while holding the best per-game average at 1.81 steals per season. To compare, the 2016 Heels stole 1.79 per game and the 1993 Heels had just 1.53 per game. UNC is second in the ACC and 18th in the nation in total steals, while its 1.81 steals per game are 22nd in the NCAA. Three Heels rank in the top 10 in the ACC as individuals, with Leah Murray leading the conference with 34 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 have bested that feat once again, with five different Tar Heels in double digits. In addition to Murray, Taylor Wike has a career-high 18 and DeBerry has 16. Freshmen Hailey Cole and Micaela Abbatine round out the school-record five Heels in double digits with 12 and 10, respectively. COMEBACK KIDS North Carolina has been extremely resilient all season long, erasing early deficits with big innings, especially in the fifth and seventh frames. Meanwhile, Carolina s defense has held firm, dropping just a single contest when leading after the fourth, fifth or sixth innings. The magic began on Feb. 25, when Carolina trailed 6-0 heading into the fifth inning against Miami (Ohio). Carolina scored a run in the fifth and the sixth but still trailed, 7-2, in the seventh. The Heels led off the bottom of the seventh with a single and a double, and a tworun double by Kendra Lynch started the scoring. The Redhawks made a pitching change and got the second out of the inning, but UNC never gave in and the next four batters reached safely for a six-run bottom of the seventh, as UNC walked off with a bases-loaded walk by Taylor Wike, 8-7. A three-run fifth inning broke a 1-1 tie to give UNC a 5-1 victory over No. 21 Pittsburgh in the series opener. Two days later, Carolina found itself down 7-1 in the middle of the fifth but rallied to plate six runs in the bottom of the fifth and walked off in the bottom of the ninth to complete the series sweep, 8-7. A run in the top of the seventh broke a 2-2 tie at College of Charleston, then a five-run top of the fifth pushed UNC past Northern Kentucky the following day. Virginia Tech scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a 3-2 lead in game two, but UNC tied the score in the top of the seventh and won it, 4-3, in the eighth. Carolina trailed 3-1 to Longwood in the bottom of the PAGE 4 seventh, but a walk-off three-run homer by Lynch gave UNC a 5-3 victory. The Heels used another big fifth inning to complete the sweep of Boston College, coming back from down 2-0 to score six runs in the fifth and secure an 8-3 win in the series finale. UNC is 29-1 on the season when leading after six innings, but has come back to win nine games when tied or trailing after the fourth inning and six games when tied or trailing heading into the seventh. SAVING THE DAY North Carolina s pitching staff has had each other s backs all season, teaming up in nearly every game. A single pitcher has gone the distance in just 18 games this season, with Kendra Lynch and Brittany Pickett the only individuals to throw a complete game. The continued use of relief has helped keep the staff fresh through the grind of the NCAA softball season. Additionally, it has allowed for an increase in save opportunities. Pickett leads the ACC with 44 appearances but has made just 24 starts (seven of which turned into shutouts). 13 of Hannah Nommensen s 16 appearances came off the bench, while Sydney Matzko and Kellyn Daly have combined for 18 relief appearances. Pickett s speed has helped her be extremely effective in relief, as the Tar Heel rookie broke UNC s record on March 14 with her fifth save of the season and ranks third in the NCAA. Matzko has come in for two saves and Nommensen picked up the save against UMass Lowell on Feb. 11. Lynch entered the UNCG game in a save situation, pitching the final two innings with a 2-0 lead to protect, but was awarded the win as the most-effective relief pitcher after Pickett only pitched two innings as the starter and thus was ineligible for the save. UNC now has eight saves as a team, which ties the program record set in 2005. Three different Tar Heels posted at least one save for the fourth time in program history, a feat matched in 2006, 2005 and 2000. BRITTANY BLANKS OPPONENTS UNC has recorded eight shutout victories this season and Brittany Pickett has pitched in all eight of them. The rookie pitched compete-game shutouts over Purdue (Feb. 18) and NC State (March 24), then hurled a pair of three-hitters two days apart against USC Upstate (April 12) and Boston College (April 14). She pitched the first six innings at ECU and first five against Chattanooga. Sydney Matzko went the first four innings against Campbell before Pickett earned the save with the final three. All five UNC pitchers combined for a 2-0 shutout of UNCG on March 29, with Pickett going the first two and Lynch earning the win after retiring six of the final seven batters. GOING STREAKING Berlynne Delamora reached base safely in 29 straight games from Feb. 18-March 31. It was the second-longest reached base streak for Carolina since at least 2005. Kristen Brown holds the record (since 2005), putting together a 54-game streak from the end of 2015 through the majority of 2016. She reached base safely in all-but-one game as a senior, including the first 51 games of the year.
2017 Softball Game Notes TEAM SEASON RECORDS Slugging Percentage 1..588 53 games 2015 2..476 58 games 2012 3..465 61 games 2013 4..463 54 games 2017 5..463 57 games 2016 On Base Percentage 1..428 53 games 2015 2..392 57 games 2016 3..380 50 games 2014 4..379 63 games 2008 5..377 54 games 2017 6..375 60 games 2009 Stolen Bases 1. 102 (102-126) 57 games 2016 2. 98 (98-233) 54 games 2017 3. 90 (90-107) 59 games 1993 4. 85 (85-106) 62 games 1999 5. 81 (81-96) 62 games 2010 Stolen Base Attempts 1. 126 (102-126) 57 games 2016 2. 122 (98-122) 54 games 2017 3. 107 (90-107) 59 games 1993 4. 106 (85-106) 62 games 1999 5. 102 (76-102) 63 games 2003 Stolen Bases Per Game 1. 1.82 98 SB 54 games 2017 2. 1.79 102 SB 57 games 2016 3. 1.53 90 SB 59 games 1993 4. 1.37 85 SB 62 games 1999 Home Runs Per Game 1. 1.74 92 HR 53 games 2015 2. 1.20 60 HR 50 games 2014 3. 1.16 67 HR 58 games 2012 4. 1.03 64 HR 62 games 2010 5. 1.02 55 HR 54 games 2017 6. 1.02 58 HR 57 games 2016 Doubles Per Game 1. 1.43 76 2B 53 games 1998 2. 1.35 85 2B 63 games 2003 3. 1.34 86 2B 64 games 2000 4. 1.32 83 2B 63 games 1996 5. 1.30 70 2B 54 games 2017 Saves 1. 8 54 games 2017 8 64 games 2005 3. 6 67 games 2007 Double Plays Turned 1. 24 53 games 2015 24 57 games 2016 24 64 games 2002 4. 22 54 games 2017 22 64 games 2005 Double Plays Per Game 1. 0.453 24 DP 53 games 2015 2. 0.421 24 DP 57 games 2016 3. 0.407 22 DP 54 games 2017 4. 0.375 24 DP 64 games 2002 5. 0.345 19 DP 55 games 2011 Amber Parrish reached base successfully in the final 26 games of her career in 2015. Taylor Wike is the only player (since 2005) to have reached base in 20-straight games more than once. The junior has done so in each of her first three seasons, reaching in 23-straight as a freshman (2015), 22-in-a-row as a sophomore, and saw her personal-best 25-game streak come to an end against UNCG on March 29, 2017. Leah Murray became the fifth Tar Heel to join the 20-game streak club, reaching safely in exactly 20 games from March 8 to April 14, 2017. Brittany Pickett enters the postseason riding a 19-game streak dating back to March 31. TAR HEELS ENJOY BEST START IN HISTORY North Carolina captured its 20th victory of the season on March 11, doing so in just the 25th game of the year to match the fastest UNC has ever reached the 20-win plateau. The Tar Heels opened the season 20-5 in six previous seasons, most recently doing so in 2015. The win over VT on March 18 moved UNC to 24-5 on the year the most wins in program history before taking a sixth loss. UNC s previous best came in 1987, Papa s second season, when the Heels started 23-5. UNC captured its 30th win on April 2, doing so in just the 39th game of the year. Carolina reached the 30-win plateau faster just three times, starting 30-8 in 2007 and 30-7 in both 2008 and 2009. PAPA CAPTURES 1,200TH CAREER VICTORY On March 3, 2017, North Carolina head coach Donna J. Papa became the 11th coach in NCAA softball history to capture 1,200 career wins, defeating No. 21 Pittsburgh, 5-1, in the first outing of a three-game sweep of the nationallyranked Panthers. Papa is the first ACC head coach to reach the milestone and did so in her 1,865th game as a head coach (.645). She ranks fifth in the nation among active DI coaches in career wins. The 10 previous 1,200 game winners are: Carol Hutchins, Mike Candrea, Margie Wright, Yvette Girouard, Eugene Lenti, Ralph Weekly, Diane Ninemire, Gayle Blevins, Jan Hutchinson and Gary Bryce. Papa s Milestone Wins: 100 vs. Akron 5/16/1987 200 at Campbell 2/20/1991 300 Ohio 3/22/1993 400 at Virginia 4/4/1996 500 at Georgia Tech 4/24/1999 600 at Florida Int l 3/13/2002 700 Georgia Tech 4/18/2004 800 vs. Mississippi State 2/25/2007 900 vs. Oregon State 2/21/2009 1,000 Virginia 4/2/2011 1,100 at Hawaii 2/22/2014 1,200 #21 Pittsburgh 3/5/2017 TAR HEELS SWEEP #21 PITT IN ACC OPENER For the first time in program history, North Carolina swept a three-game series with a ranked opponent, defeating No. 21 Pittsburgh, 5-1, 6-2, and 8-7, in the 2017 ACC season opener on March 3-5. UNC s only previous sweep of a ranked ACC opponent came back on April 11, 1996, when the Tar Heels took down No. 17 Florida State 3-2 and 5-4 (13 inn.) in a conference doubleheader. The ACC began the current three-game series format with the conference expansion in 2005. The weekend sweep marked the second time in school history that UNC won three consecutive ranked games, PAGE 5 having defeated No. 17 Florida State on April 8, 2001, then topping the No. 16 Seminoles on back-to-back days in the ACC Tournament on May 12-13 en route to the Tar Heels first-ever ACC Tournament title. Carolina had previously won three-game series against ranked ACC teams three times since the conference began its three-game series in 2005, most recently taking 2-of-3 from No. 18 Notre Dame on April 24-25, 2016. TAR HEELS GO ON 11-GAME WINNING STREAK After starting the season, 0-3, UNC went on to win 21 of the next 23 games including an 11-game winning streak from Feb. 18 to March 7. The streak came to an end on March 8 in a 6-3 loss at UNCG. During the 11-game winning streak, UNC batted.354 with a.437 on-base percentage and a.601 slugging percentage. The Tar Heels hit 22 doubles, a triple and 18 home runs, with Katie Bailiff and Kendra Lynch both batting above.525 and slugging over 1.000. The 11-game streak was UNC s 16th double-digit winning streak in program history and 15th under Coach Papa. UNC last won 10 games in a row from Feb. 20 - March 8, 2015, before falling to USC Upstate, 9-4, on March 10. Carolina has posted two 20-plus winning streaks in school history, winning a school-record 28-straight games in 2007 and winning 23 in a row in 2009.
2017 Softball Game Notes ACC STANDINGS (thru May 8) Rk. Team ACC Pct. Overall Pct. 1. Florida State 24-0 1.000 48-6-1.882 2. Louisville 14-8.636 31-18.633 3. North Carolina 14-9.609 36-18.667 Boston College 14-9.609 31-21.596 5. Notre Dame 13-11.542 32-20.615 6. Syracuse 10-10.500 31-18.633 7. NC State 10-14.417 17-37.315 8. Virginia 9-15.375 22-31.415 9. Georgia Tech 8-16.333 19-34.358 10. Pittsburgh 7-17.292 24-23.511 11. Virginia Tech 5-19.208 19-34.358 2017 ACC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 2/14 Player - Jordan Chimento (DP/C, Jr.) - BC Pitcher - Brittany Knight (Fr.) - PITT 2/21 Player - Katie Bailiff (C, So.) - UNC Pitcher - Jessica Burroughs (R-Sr.) - FSU 2/28 Player - Kendra Lynch (P/DP, Sr.) - UNC Pitcher - Kayla Harris (Jr.) - PITT 3/7 Player - Vanessa Gonzalez (OF, Sr.) - VT Pitcher - Jessica Burroughs (R-Sr.) - FSU 3/14 Co-Player - Kendra Lynch (DP/P, Sr.) - UNC Co-Player - Tatiana Cortez (C/3B, Sr.) - BC Pitcher - Brittany Pickett (Fr.) - UNC 3/21 Player - Jessica Warren (3B, Jr.) - FSU Pitcher - Jessica Buroughs (R-Sr.) - FSU 3/28 Player - Carsyn Gordon (RF/1B, So.) - FSU Pitcher - Jessica Burroughs (R-Sr.) - FSU 4/4 Player - Aysha Richardson (OF/P, Jr.) - VT Pitcher - Jessica Dreswick (Jr.) - BC 4/11 Player - McKayla Taylor (IF, Jr.) - PITT Pitcher - Katie Beriont (Jr.) - ND 4/18 Player - Faith Cain (IF, Jr.) - SYR Co-Pitcher - Brittany Pickett (Fr.) - UNC Co-Pitcher - Alexa Romero (Fr.) - SYR 4/25 Player - McKall Miller (DP, Sr.) - UVA Pitcher - Erika Osherow (So.) - UVA 5/2 Player - Jessica Warren (3B, Jr.) - FSU Pitcher - Meghan King (R-So.) - FSU 5/9 Player - Maryssa Becker (P, Sr.) - LOU Pitcher - Jordan Weed (Sr.) - BC USA TODAY/NFCA TOP-25 Week 13 - May 9, 2017 Rank Team (FPV) Pts. Record Last 1. Florida (22) 782 50-5 1 2. Minnesota (5) 754 51-3 4 3. Oregon (5) 744 44-6 5 4. Florida State 694 48-6-1 2 5. Arizona 671 48-7 3 6. Oklahoma 645 47-8 6 7. Auburn 570 45-9 9 8. Washington 564 40-11 7 9. Tennessee 547 44-9 11 10. UCLA 529 39-13 12 11. Texas A&M 505 42-9 8 12. James Madison 440 47-6 13 13. Utah 414 33-11 10 14. Louisiana 373 42-6 15 15. Alabama 337 40-15 14 16. Baylor 306 41-11 17 17. Michigan 275 41-10-1 19 18. Kentucky 253 35-16 16 19. Ole Miss 232 36-18 21 20. BYU 213 40-10 20 21. LSU 198 38-17 18 22. Arizona State 113 30-17 22 23. Marshall 74 40-8 23 24. South Carolina 50 32-22 RV 25. Georgia 30 33-21 RV Dropped Out: No. 24 Arkansas, No. 25 Tulsa. Also receiving votes: Mississippi State (23), Florida International (17), Arkansas (14), Tulsa (12), Missouri (6), Saint Francis (Pa.) (6), Ohio State (4), USC Upstate (2), California (1), Illinois (1), Northern Iowa (1). UNC s 2017 opponents in bold. NCAA RPI (MAY 8) Rank Team Conference Result 7 Florida State ACC L,L,L 9 Tennessee SEC L 13 JMU CAA L,L 22 South Carolina SEC W 24 California Pac-12 L,W 26 Marshall C-USA W 27 Illinois Big Ten L,L 34 NORTH CAROLINA ACC - 35 Ohio State Big Ten W,L 36 Notre Dame ACC L,L,W 41 USC Upstate Atlantic Sun W 55 Louisville ACC - 60 Pittsburgh ACC W,W,W 68 Boston College ACC W,W,W 71 Syracuse ACC L,W,? 79 College of Charleston CAA W 93 Elon CAA W 100 Charlotte C-USA W 110 NC State ACC W,W,L 122 East Carolina American W 124 UNCG SoCon L,W 125 Miami (OH) MAC W 127 Virginia ACC L,W,W 134 Purdue Big Ten W,W 143 Longwood Big South W 144 Towson CAA W 145 Campbell Big South W 153 Winthrop Big South L 155 Georgia Tech ACC W 160 Virginia Tech ACC W,W,L 185 UMass Lowell America East W 215 Hampton MEAC W 256 Chattanooga SoCon W 258 Robert Morris Northeast W 263 Northern Kentucky Horizon W PAGE 6 ESPN.COM/USA SOFTBALL POLL Week 13 - May 9, 2017 Rank Team (FPV) Record Pts. Last 1. Florida (12) 50-5 487 1 2. Oregon (4) 44-6 469 5 3. Minnesota (4) 51-3 457 4 4. Florida State 48-6-1 434 2 5. Arizona 48-7 422 3 6. Oklahoma 47-8 397 7 7. Tennessee 44-9 380 9 8. Auburn 45-9 345 10 9. Washington 40-11 342 8 10. UCLA 39-13 334 12 11. Texas A&M 42-9 333 6 12. Baylor 41-11 252 13 13. James Madison 47-6 251 14 14. Utah 33-11 237 11 15. Louisiana 42-6 230 16 16. Alabama 40-15 199 15 17. Michigan 41-10-1 186 17 18. Ole Miss 36-18 135 21 19. Kentucky 35-16 134 18 20. BYU 40-10 130 20 21. LSU 38-17 100 19 22. Arizona State 30-17 68 23 23. South Carolina 32-22 35 RV T-24. Marshall 40-8 27 25 T-24. Ohio State 33-15 27 RV T-24. Tulsa 37-15 27 24 Dropped Out: No. 22 Illinois. Also receiving votes: Mississippi State (19), Illinois (9), USC Upstate (9), FIU (4), Arkansas (3), Georgia (3), NORTH CAROLINA (3), Wisconsin (3), Cal State Fullerton (2), Oklahoma State (2), California (1), Jacksonville State (1), Texas State (1). 2017 HONOR ROLL National Awards USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Finalist: Kendra Lynch Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year Finalist: Brittany Pickett Weekly Awards ACC Player of the Week: Katie Bailiff (2/21) CSM ACC Player of the Week: Kendra Lynch (2/27) ACC Player of the Week: Kendra Lynch (2/28) ACC Player of the Week: Kendra Lynch (3/14) ACC Pitcher of the Week: Brittany Pickett (3/14) ACC Pitcher of the Week: Brittany Pickett (4/18) Academic/Leadership Honors AD s Scholar-Athlete Award: Kendra Lynch bcla Leader of Distinction: Kendra Lynch ACC Top Six For Service: Awarded to the team
ACC TEAM STAT RANKINGS (through May 7) All Games ACC Category Rank No. Rank No. Batting Average 5th.291 8th.291 Slugging Percentage 2nd.463 5th.442 On Base Percentage 3rd.377 2nd.385 Runs Scored 2nd 274 T-2nd 122 Hits 4th 416 T-8th 179 Runs Batted In 2nd 249 2nd 113 Doubles 6th 70 9th 24 Triples T-6th 6 11th 0 Home Runs T-1st 55 T-3rd 23 Total Bases 3rd 663 T-6th 272 Walks 3rd 175 3rd 86 Hit By Pitch 4th 33 6th 13 Fewest Strikeouts T-2nd 182 4th 71 Sacrifice Bunts 4th 30 4th 13 Sacrifice Flies T-2nd 14 3rd 8 Stolen Bases 2nd 98 2nd 30 Fewest Caught Stealing T-10th 23 T-10th 10 Earned Run Average 5th 3.41 4th 3.92 Opposing Batting Average 5th.271 4th.279 Strikeouts 5th 230 7th 84 Strikeouts Looking 3rd 73 4th 28 Saves T-1st 8 T-3rd 1 Fewest Hits Allowed 6th 399 5th 179 Fewest Runs Allowed 6th 216 5th 104 Fewest Earned Runs 5th 178 5th 88 Fewest Walks Allowed 2nd 110 2nd 39 Fielding Percentage 3rd.966 4th.964 Assists 6th 415 9th 168 Fewest Errors 5th 54 4th 24 Double Plays Turned 2nd 22 7th 8 Fewest SB Against 5th 33 5th 12 Most Caught Stealing By T-9th 6 11th 1 Runners Picked Off T-3rd 2 T-3rd 0 ACC PITCHING STAT RANKINGS (through May 7) All Games ACC Player Category Rank No. Rank No. Lynch Walks/7 IP 3rd 1.43 Fewest BB 1st 18 1st 8 Fewest Hits 9th 118 Fewest Runs 10th 71 Matzko Saves T-6th 2 Pickett ERA 5th 2.51 3rd 2.70 Opp. Avg. 8th.248 8th.247 Innings 5th 190.0 2nd 111.2 Strikeouts 5th 128 5th 59 Called Ks T-6th 33 4th 16 Wins 5th 20 3rd 11 Saves 2nd 5 T-3rd 1 Appearances T-1st 44 T-2nd 20 Starts 9th 24 T-3rd 14 Gms Finished 3rd 19 T-8th 6 Relief Apps. 3rd 20 Walks/7 IP 2nd 1.36 Fewest BB 8th 37 2017 Softball Game Notes ACC BATTING STAT RANKINGS (through May 7) All Games ACC Player Category Rank No. Rank No. Bailiff RBIs 5th 44 T-8th 22 Doubles T-5th 12 DeBerry Sacrifice Bunts T-8th 6 T-9th 3 Stolen Bases T-8th 16 Delamora On Base Pct. 7th.467 Walks T-1st 45 T-5th 16 Hit By Pitch T-4th 10 T-3rd 6 Sacrifice Flies T-4th 4 T-6th 2 Lynch Batting Avg. 6th.393 Slugging Pct. 2nd.840 7th.662 On Base Pct. 5th.471 Hits T-7th 64 RBIs 2nd 62 Doubles T-2nd 13 Home Runs T-1st 20 T-7th 6 Total Bases 2nd 137 T-9th 47 Murray Runs 7th 43 T-10th 21 Stolen Bases 1st 34 3rd 12 Pickett Slugging Pct. 10th.606 6th.724 On Base Pct. 8th.487 Home Runs T-4th 11 T-2nd 7 Walks T-7th 28 T-5th 16 Hit by Pitch T-9th 6 Shifflett Sacrifice Flies T-10th 3 T-2nd 3 Wike Runs T-5th 44 Doubles T-2nd 13 Sacrifice Bunts 3rd 9 3rd 5 Sacrifice Flies T-6th 2 Stolen Bases 7th 18 T-7th 7 ACC FIELDING STAT RANKINGS (through May 7) All Games ACC Player Category Rank No. Rank No. Bailiff Fielding Pct. 10th.996 Putouts 10th 223 Pick Offs T-3rd 2 Hutcherson Chances 8th 276 5th 154 Putouts 7th 266 4th 150 Wike Assists 5th 114 T-5th 51 Double Plays T-3rd 14 T-5th 6 NCAA STAT RANKINGS (through May 7) Player Category Rank No. TEAM Batting Average 85th.291 Slugging Percentage 31st.463 Doubles 50th 70 Doubles (per game) 83rd 1.30 Home Runs 13th 55 Home Runs (per game) 20th 1.02 Runs Scored 36th 274 Runs Scored (per game) 63rd 5.07 Stolen Bases 18th 98 Stolen Bases (per game) 22nd 1.81 Fielding Percentage 73rd.965 Double Plays 32nd 22 Double Plays (per game) 46th 0.41 K. Bailiff RBIs 79th 44 RBIs (per game) 87th 0.88 B. Delamora Walks 14th 45 Walks (per game) 21st 0.83 Sacrifice Flies 44th 4 K. Lynch Batting Average 91st.393 Home Runs 4th 20 Home Runs (per game) 5th 0.38 Hits 59th 64 RBIs 9th 62 RBIs (per game) 10th 1.17 Slugging Percentage 12th.840 Total Bases 3rd 137 Fewest Hit Batters T-1st 1 Walks Allowed (per 7 IP) 67th 1.43 L. Murray Toughest to Strike Out (AB/K) 30th 29.2 Runs 80th 43 Stolen Bases 18th 34 Stolen Bases (per game) 22nd 0.65 B. Pickett Home Runs 71st 11 Saves 5th 5 Strikeouts 92nd 128 Victories 31st 20 Walks Allowed (per 7 IP) 53rd 1.36 T. Wike Runs 64th 44 NCAA ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS (through May 7) K. Lynch Home Runs 11th 51 RBIs 28th 162 Total Bases 34th 371 Starts (pitching) 48th 84 PAGE 7
2017 Softball Game Notes 2017 MULTI-HIT GAMES Player 2 3 4 5+ Total Kendra Lynch 16 4 - - 20 Leah Murray 14 3 1-18 Taylor Wike 14 3 - - 17 Katie Bailiff 9 4 1-14 Brittany Pickett 10 1 - - 11 Katelyn Shifflett 11 - - - 11 B. Delamora 7 1 - - 8 Destiny DeBerry 6 - - - 6 Hailey Cole 3 - - - 3 Brittany West 1 - - - 1 TOTAL 91 16 2-109 2017 MULTI-RBI GAMES Player 2 3 4 5+ Total Kendra Lynch 13 4 3-20 Taylor Wike 10 3 - - 13 Katie Bailiff 7 3 2-12 B. Delamora 5 1 - - 6 Katelyn Shifflett 5 1 - - 6 Brittany Pickett 1 3 - - 4 Leah Murray 1 - - - 1 Destiny DeBerry 1 - - - 1 C. Hutcherson 1 - - - 1 Brittany West - - 1-1 TOTAL 44 15 6-65 HITTING STREAKS Player Longest Current Leah Murray 10 2 Kendra Lynch 14 1 Campbell Hutcherson 1 1 Kristina Burkhardt 3 1 Taylor Wike 11 - Brittany Pickett 8 - Katelyn Shifflett 7 - Destiny DeBerry 6 - Katie Bailiff 5 - Berlynne Delamora 5 - Micaela Abbatine 5 - Hailey Cole 4 - Brittany West 1 - Erin Sugg 1 - Hailey Jensen 1 - REACHED BASE STREAKS Player Longest Current Brittany Pickett 19 19 Leah Murray 20 9 Campbell Hutcherson 2 2 Kendra Lynch 16 1 Kristina Burkhardt 3 1 Berlynne Delamora 29 - Taylor Wike 25 - Katie Bailiff 8 - Destiny DeBerry 7 - Katelyn Shifflett 7 - Micaela Abbatine 5 - Hailey Cole 4 - Brooke Burns 1 - Hailey Jensen 1 - Brittany West 1 - Erin Sugg 1 - Batting average 1. Kendra Lynch....393 2. Leah Murray....349 3. Taylor Wike....341 4. Brittany Pickett....311 5. Katie Bailiff....308 Slugging pct 1. Kendra Lynch....840 2. Brittany Pickett....606 3. Katie Bailiff....538 4. Taylor Wike....494 5. Berlynne Delamora....464 On base pct 1. Kendra Lynch....471 2. Berlynne Delamora....467 3. Brittany Pickett....452 4. Taylor Wike....407 5. Leah Murray....403 Runs scored 1. Taylor Wike...44 2. Leah Murray...43 3. Kendra Lynch...31 4. Destiny DeBerry...21 5. Berlynne Delamora...20 Micaela Abbatine...20 Hits 1. Kendra Lynch...64 2. Leah Murray...61 3. Taylor Wike...58 4. Katie Bailiff...48 5. Brittany Pickett...41 Katelyn Shifflett...41 Runs batted in 1. Kendra Lynch...62 2. Katie Bailiff...44 3. Taylor Wike...40 4. Berlynne Delamora...31 5. Brittany Pickett...25 Doubles 1. Taylor Wike...13 Kendra Lynch...13 3. Katie Bailiff...12 4. Katelyn Shifflett...11 5. Brittany Pickett... 6 Berlynne Delamora... 6 Triples 1. Taylor Wike... 2 Leah Murray... 2 3. Katelyn Shifflett... 1 Destiny DeBerry... 1 2017 OFFENSIVE LEADERS Home runs 1. Kendra Lynch...20 2. Brittany Pickett...11 3. Katie Bailiff... 8 4. Berlynne Delamora... 7 5. Katelyn Shifflett... 6 Total bases 1. Kendra Lynch... 137 2. Katie Bailiff...84 Taylor Wike...84 4. Brittany Pickett...80 5. Katelyn Shifflett...72 Walks 1. Berlynne Delamora...45 2. Brittany Pickett...28 3. Kendra Lynch...24 4. Taylor Wike...20 5. Leah Murray...14 Hit by pitch 1. Berlynne Delamora...10 2. Brittany Pickett... 6 3. Katelyn Shifflett... 5 4. Destiny DeBerry... 4 5. 3 tied at... 2 Sac bunts 1. Taylor Wike... 9 2. Destiny DeBerry... 6 3. Erin Sugg... 3 Hailey Cole... 3 5. 3 tied at... 2 Sac flies 1. Berlynne Delamora... 4 2. Katelyn Shifflett... 3 Taylor Wike... 3 4. Kendra Lynch... 2 5. 2 tied at... 1 Stolen bases 1. Leah Murray...34 2. Taylor Wike...18 3. Destiny DeBerry...16 4. Hailey Cole...12 5. Micaela Abbatine...10 2017 CAROLINA TEAM SUPERLATIVES At Bats 38 at Syracuse Apr. 23 Runs Scored 12 2x-last vs. Virginia Apr. 1 Hits 17 NC State Mar. 25 RBI 11 2x-last vs. Virginia Apr. 1 Doubles 4 Purdue Feb. 19 Triples 1 6x-last at Campbell Mar. 14 Home Runs 5 Marshall Feb. 26 Total Bases 28 Marshall Feb. 26 Walks 8 at Syracuse Apr. 22 Stolen Bases 6 vs. UMass Lowell Mar. 11 Assists 15 Boston College Apr. 15 Double Plays Turned 3 Pittsburgh Mar. 5 Caught Stealing By 1 6x-last at Florida State Apr. 28 Innings Pitched 9.0 3x-last at Syracuse Apr. 23 Fewest Hits Allowed 2 3x-last vs. Charlotte Mar. 7 Fewest Runs Allowed 0* 8x-last vs. BC (Gm2) Apr. 14 Most Strikeouts 9 3x-last vs. BC (Gm1) Apr. 14 Longest Game 3:10 Towson Feb. 24 Shortest Game 1:22 Boston College (Gm2) Apr. 14 2017 CAROLINA INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES At Bats 5 10x-last by 4 Tar Heels at Syracuse Apr. 23 Runs Scored 2 42x-last by Leah Murray at Florida State Apr. 30 Hits 4 2x-last by Katie Bailiff Marshall Feb. 26 RBI 4 6x-last by Brittany West at Syracuse Apr. 23 Doubles 2 7x-last by Katie Bailiff at Virginia Tech Mar. 18 Triples 1 6x-last by Taylor Wike at Campbell Mar.14 Home Runs 2 4x-last by Kendra Lynch vs. Chattanooga Mar. 10 Total Bases 11 Katie Bailiff Marshall Feb. 26 Walks 4 Berlynne Delamora Purdue Feb. 18 Stolen Bases 3 Leah Murray vs. UMass Lowell Mar. 11 Putouts 12 3x by Campbell Hutcherson last vs. BC Apr. 15 Assists 6 2x by Katelyn Shifflett last vs. Towson Feb. 24 Caught Stealing By 1 6x by Katie Bailiff last at Florida St. Apr. 28 Innings Pitched 8.0 2x by Brittany Pickett last at UND (Gm1) Apr. 8 Fewest Hits Allowed^ 3 5x-last by B. Pickett (6.0 IP/CG) at Florida State Apr. 28 Fewest Runs Allowed^ 0* 7x-last by B. Pickett (7.0 IP/CG) BC (Gm2) Apr. 14 Most Strikeouts 9 2x-by Brittany Pickett (7.0 IP/CG) last vs. BC (Gm1) Apr. 14 ^ Minimum 5.0 innings pitched Ties School Record* *New School Record* PAGE 8
Extended Results Date Opponent W/L Score Inn. R-H-E Opp. RHE Rec. ACC Pitcher of Rec. Save Att. Time Feb. 10 vs. Illinois L 2-6 7 2-7-1 6-10-0 0-1 0-0 Lynch (0-1) - - 1:49 Feb. 10 vs. California L 1-3 7 1-2-0 3-4-2 0-2 0-0 Matzko (0-1) - - 2:12 Feb. 11 vs. Illinois L 0-13 (5) 0-3-1 13-14-0 0-3 0-0 Daly (0-1) - - 1:50 Feb. 11 vs. California W 4-1 7 4-9-2 1-5-0 1-3 0-0 Pickett (1-0) - - 2:05 Feb. 12 vs. Georgia Tech W 7-3 7 7-9-0 3-7-2 2-3 0-0 Lynch (1-1) Matzko (1) - 2:23 Feb. 15 Elon W 6-2 7 6-5-0 2-2-5 3-3 0-0 Matzko (1-1) Pickett (1) 163 1:50 Feb. 17 Ohio State W 8-7 7 8-11-0 7-15-4 4-3 0-0 Pickett (2-0) - 211 2:18 Feb. 18 Purdue W 5-0 7 5-9-0 0-4-3 5-3 0-0 Pickett (3-0) - 728 1:53 Feb. 18 Ohio State L 2-10 (6) 2-4-3 10-11-0 5-4 0-0 Matzko (1-2) - 728 2:02 Feb. 19 Purdue W 10-1 (5) 10-12-0 1-2-1 6-4 0-0 Lynch (2-1) - 411 1:44 Feb. 22 South Carolina W 7-3 7 7-9-0 3-8-1 7-4 0-0 Pickett (4-0) Matzko (2) 167 2:01 Feb. 24 Towson W 6-5 [9] 6-13-1 5-10-2 8-4 0-0 Lynch (3-1) - 315 3:10 Feb. 25 Miami (OH) W 8-7 7 8-11-3 7-14-1 9-4 0-0 Nommensen (1-0) - 528 2:36 Feb. 26 Marshall W 8-3 7 8-11-1 3-6-4 10-4 0-0 Lynch (4-1) - 378 2:21 Feb. 26 Hampton W 8-2 7 8-12-1 2-3-3 11-4 0-0 Nommensen (2-0) - 378 1:55 Mar. 1 at East Carolina W 4-0 7 4-9-1 0-5-0 12-4 0-0 Pickett (5-0) - 474 2:05 Mar. 3 #21 Pittsburgh* W 5-1 7 5-13-2 1-3-0 13-4 1-0 Pickett (6-0) - 228 1:51 Mar. 4 #21 Pittsburgh* W 6-2 7 6-6-1 2-7-0 14-4 2-0 Lynch (5-1) Pickett (2) 389 1:51 Mar. 5 #21 Pittsburgh* W 8-7 [9] 8-11-3 7-13-0 15-4 3-0 Pickett (7-0) - 384 2:26 Mar. 7 Charlotte W 5-1 7 5-5-1 1-2-1 16-4 3-0 Nommensen (3-0) Pickett (3) 210 1:38 Mar. 8 at UNCG L 3-6 7 3-6-3 6-10-2 16-5 3-0 Lynch (5-2) - 143 2:18 Mar. 10 vs. UT Chattanooga W 8-0 7 8-11-0 0-5-0 17-5 3-0 Pickett (8-0) - 175 2:01 Mar. 10 vs. Coll. of Charleston W 3-2 7 3-6-2 2-6-1 18-5 3-0 Lynch (6-2) Pickett (4) 225 2:13 Mar. 11 vs. UMass Lowell W 3-1 7 3-4-1 1-9-3 19-5 3-0 Matzko (2-2) Nommensen (1) 165 1:43 Mar. 11 vs. Northern Kentucky W 8-1 7 8-11-0 1-4-3 20-5 3-0 Lynch (7-2) - 180 1:54 Mar. 12 vs. Robert Morris W 10-3 7 10-11-3 3-5-2 21-5 3-0 Pickett (9-0) - 115 2:10 Mar. 14 at Campbell W 6-0 7 6-11-2 0-3-1 22-5 3-0 Matzko (3-2) Pickett (5) 73 1:58 Mar. 17 at Virginia Tech* W 6-2 7 6-8-1 2-7-2 23-5 4-0 Pickett (10-0) - 323 2:00 Mar. 18 at Virginia Tech* W 4-3 [8] 4-10-0 3-7-1 24-5 5-0 Pickett (11-0) - 603 1:31 Mar. 19 at Virginia Tech* L 4-13 (5) 4-8-1 13-13-1 24-6 5-1 Matzko (3-3) - 764 1:37 Mar. 22 at #20 Tennessee L 2-9 7 2-5-1 9-12-1 24-7 5-1 Lynch (7-3) - 1,325 2:28 Mar. 24 NC State* W 6-0 7 6-12-0 0-5-2 25-7 6-1 Pickett (12-0) - 623 1:55 Mar. 25 NC State* W 12-4 (6) 12-17-1 4-4-0 26-7 7-1 Lynch (8-3) - 864 1:58 Mar. 26 NC State* L 7-8 7 7-8-1 8-11-1 26-8 7-2 Matzko (3-4) - 688 2:10 Mar. 29 UNCG W 2-0 7 2-4-0 0-6-1 27-8 7-2 Lynch (9-3) - 215 1:42 Mar. 31 Virginia* L 4-10 7 4-9-0 10-12-1 27-9 7-3 Pickett (12-1) - 367 2:12 Apr. 1 Virginia* W 12-1 (6) 12-10-0 1-5-3 28-9 8-3 Pickett (13-1) - 411 1:33 Apr. 2 Virginia* W 8-7 7 8-14-1 7-8-1 29-9 9-3 Pickett (14-1) - 345 2:14 Apr. 4 Longwood W 5-3 7 5-7-0 3-8-1 30-9 9-3 Pickett (15-1) - 115 1:56 Apr. 8 at Notre Dame* L 1-2 [9] 1-6-0 2-6-1 30-10 9-4 Pickett (15-2) - 587 2:08 Apr. 8 at Notre Dame* L 0-2 7 0-0-1 2-9-1 30-11 9-5 Lynch (9-4) - 587 1:33 Apr. 9 at Notre Dame* W 7-5 7 7-7-3 5-10-0 31-11 10-5 Pickett (16-2) - 487 2:28 Apr. 12 USC Upstate W 1-0 7 1-5-0 0-3-0 32-11 10-5 Pickett (17-2) - 245 1:36 Apr. 14 Boston College* W 7-4 7 7-8-2 4-5-1 33-11 11-5 Pickett (18-2) - 625 2:04 Apr. 14 Boston College* W 2-0 7 2-3-0 0-3-1 34-11 12-5 Pickett (19-2) - 625 1:22 Apr. 15 Boston College* W 8-3 7 8-7-2 3-11-3 35-11 13-5 Pickett (20-2) - 415 1:54 Apr. 19 Winthrop L 7-8 7 7-6-2 8-9-1 35-12 13-5 Matzko (3-5) - 179 2:29 Apr. 22 at Syracuse* L 1-3 7 1-4-1 3-6-0 35-13 13-6 Pickett (20-3) - 200 1:54 Apr. 23 at Syracuse* W 11-10 [9] 11-12-1 10-15-2 36-13 14-6 Lynch (10-4) - 157 3:00 Apr. 26 #14 JMU L 3-4 7 3-7-0 4-9-3 36-14 14-6 Pickett (20-4) - 450 1:52 Apr. 26 #14 JMU L 0-8 (5) 0-2-1 8-9-1 36-15 14-6 Pickett (20-5) - 450 1:23 Apr. 28 at #2 Florida State* L 0-3 7 0-1-1 3-3-0 36-16 14-7 Pickett (20-6) - 787 1:25 Apr. 29 at #2 Florida State* L 1-8 7 1-2-1 8-9-2 36-17 14-8 Matzko (3-6) - 1,194 1:51 Apr. 30 at #2 Florida State* L 2-6 7 2-3-1 6-7-1 36-18 14-9 Pickett (20-7) - 891 1:38 * ACC game PAGE 9