UNC Baseball and Softball Coaches Reach Milestones

Posted Mar 28, 2011
Another coaching milestone was achieved as softball coach Donna Papa won her 1,000th game in a sweep of Florida State this weekend. Coach Papa has been the head coach of the Tar Heels since 1986, and is the 11th coach in NCAA Division I history to achieve this milestone. (1360 WCHL)

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