UNC Softball
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Softball.
UNC Softball Opens West Coast Swing With 11-6 Win Over Cal
UNC Softball opened its west-coast swing with an 11-6 thrilling extra inning win over California on Friday (
Highlights). Shelby Barbee got scoring going in the first with a sac-fly to go up 1-0. MC Eaton followed that up with an RBI double. In just her second ever start, Sydney Horton blasted a two-run homer to dead center to make it a 4-0 ball game. (
GoHeels.com)
Emily LeGette Takes Home Three Softball National Player-Of-The-Week Awards
Emily LeGette brought home three Softball National Player-of-the-Week honors Tuesday, becoming the first ACC player to win Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week in the same year. She also brought home D1Softball Player of the Week and Softball America Star of the Week. Over four games last week, she clubbed five home runs with 15 RBI. (
GoHeels.com)
Newsletter: Caleb Wilson's Bad Break, Malloy Smith Commits, Luka Catches Fire, Heels Fall at Duke
UNC Basketball experienced a big win and a big loss, landed a commitment from combo guard Malloy Smith (son of
Kenny Smith),
Caleb Wilson broke his other thumb,
Armando Bacot is safe in the Middle East, Baseball and Softball split ACC series, UNC alumnae won the SheBelieves Cup, Women’s Hoops awaits their Tournament fate, and more. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
Emily LeGette Has Historic Day As UNC Softball Splits Doubleheader With No. 16 Virginia
The only UNC Softball player to hit three home runs in a game had been Haleigh Dickey, who did it twice, last happening in 2010. But on Saturday, Emily LeGette put on show. She fought off four consecutive 3-2 pitches before belting her third home run of the game, this time ending things to give UNC a massive win over No. 16 Virginia (
Highlights). (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Softball Drops Series Opener To No. 16 Virginia, 7-3
UNC Softball fell Friday night to No. 16 Virginia by a score of 7-3. Emily LeGette stayed hot in the first inning ripping an RBI single to score Sanaa Thompson. She now has a 14 game hit streak which is the longest of any Tar Heel this season surpassing Sanaa Thompson's 13 game streak. Timely hitting hurt the Tar Heels as they left six runners on base. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Softball Smashes Five Homers, Run-Rules Stetson, 12-4
Emily LeGette walked off the 12-4 win over Stetson as UNC Softball stays perfect in mid-week games and improves to 18-1 (
Highlights). LeGette's home run was the fifth of the game, tying the most home runs in a game this season with five. In 19 games, UNC has walked off five games and run-ruled nine games. Emily LeGette has hit four of the walk-offs. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Softball Off to Historic Start to its Season
UNC Softball saw its first loss following a historic 17-0 start to the 2026 season, falling to Boston College 10-2 Sunday at Anderson Stadium. 2000's 10-0 start was the Tar Heels' previous best start. Infielder Emily Legette has set the tone for this heavy-hitting lineup with 10 home runs. Outfielder Sanaa Thompson leads the team with 32 hits so far. (
TarHeel247)
Newsletter: UNC Men's Basketball's Big Week, Women's Hoops Beats Duke, Diamond Heels Dominate
UNC Men’s Basketball’s had a 2-0 week and aims to clinch a double-bye in the ACC Tournament, Women’s Hoops beat Duke for
Courtney Banghart’s 150th win at UNC, the Diamond Heels won 5 games by a combined score of 71-10(!), Softball’s undefeated streak ended at 17, Malloy Smith and
Kate Harpring visited, and
Mack Brown was back on campus. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
UNC Softball's Undefeated Streak Ends At 17 Games, Falls To Boston College
UNC Softball suffered its first loss of the season Sunday. The Tar Heels still won the series after winning the first two games. Boston College plated two runs in the third to take a 2-0 lead. Emily LeGette roped an RBI single to cut into the deficit but the Eagles plated two runs in each of the next two innings to take a 6-1 lead and go on to win, 10-2. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Softball Walks It Off Once Again, Moves To 17-0
It was another magical day at Anderson Stadium that featured another come from behind walk off-win for UNC Softball. This time it was a walk-off fielder's choice with a throwing error to seal the 17th straight win for the Tar Heels (
Highlights). Shelby Barbee got the party started in the first with an RBI double down the line for her 25th RBI of the season. (
GoHeels.com)