UNC Softball
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Softball.
Kenna Raye Dark, Kat Rodriguez Earn Weekly ACC Softball Honors
After stellar weeks, UNC's Kenna Raye Dark and Kat Rodriguez earned ACC weekly softball honors the league announced Monday. Rodriguez was named ACC Player of the Week for the second time this season (Feb. 18). Dark threw the first no-hitter of her career on Mar. 2, in a 10-0 shutout against Saint Joseph's and recorded a 0.00 ERA in 17 innings. (
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This Week in North Carolina Tar Heels Athletics: March 3-9
There's a lot going on in Chapel Hill this week. From the Diamond Heels (both baseball and softball) having jam-packed weeks to some NCAA championships being held, there will be plenty of opportunities to check out your favorite Tar Heels in action. Want the latest regarding this week's schedule? Look no further than the list right here. (
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Kenna Raye Dark Pitches First Career No-Hitter As UNC Softball Sweeps Doubleheader
What seemingly has become a weekly occurrence happened again on Sunday. This time it was Kenna Raye Dark who threw the 57th no-hitter in UNC Softball history in the second game of a doubleheader sweep (
Highlights). UNC has become "No-Hitter U" this season, becoming the only school in the country to have three different pitchers twirl a no-hitter. (
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Sanaa Thompson, Kat Rodriguez Power UNC Softball To Two Victories Saturday
The UNC softball bats came alive once again with two wins over Kent State (12-5,
Highlights) and Harvard (7-1,
Highlights) on Saturday afternoon at Anderson Softball Stadium. Kat Rodriguez and Sanaa Thompson continue to mash the ball this week. They are hitting a combined .500 with four homers, 19 RBI, three doubles, 10 runs, and three walks. (
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Offense Erupts As UNC Softball Beats Saint Joseph's 18-3
"Quality at bat, pass it off." That's what the Tar Heels dugout kept thinking to themselves on Friday night en route to an 18-3 win over Saint Joseph's (
Highlights)as UNC Softball improved to 10-0 at Anderson Softball Stadium this season. Kat Rodriguez went 3-4 with two doubles and a grand slam go with eight RBI which is a new career-high. (
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UNC Softball Beats Elon, 13-2, Behind Another Complete Game From Kenna Raye Dark
For the sixth time this season, Kenna Raye Dark pitched a complete game, this time to beat Elon 13-2 to extend UNC Softball's win streak to four (
Highlights). Dark's seven-strikeout, zero-earned-run performance brought her ERA to 2.07 and an insane 0.47 at Anderson Softball Stadium. The performance tied her for most complete games in the country. (
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Harris Throws No-Hitter, Dark Throws One-Hitter, UNC Softball Sweeps Doubleheader
Sunday was special for UNC Softball. In game one against Wagner, Nikki Harris threw the 57th no-hitter in program history (
Highlights). How did Kenna Raye Dark follow that up? Her fifth complete-game shutout this season in a one-hitter (
Highlights). Harris faced the minimum in the no-hitter after the game's only base runner was thrown out trying to steal. (
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Kat Rodriguez Named ACC Softball Player Of The Week
After a massive 12 RBI week, Kat Rodriguez has been named ACC Softball Player of the Week. The Pembroke Pines, Fla. native hit a stellar .526 with an on-base percentage of .591 in six games last week, guiding UNC to a perfect 6-0 record. She had multiple RBI in four of the six games this past week, including a four RBI game against Princeton on Feb. 15. (
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UNC Softball Wraps Up Perfect Week With 9-2 Win Over Princeton
The North Carolina Softball team faced off against two foes in the final game of the Tar Heel Invitational, Princeton and Mother Nature, beating the Tigers 9-6 (
Highlights). Saturday's game was another example of the pitching success that UNC has had. Nikki Harris went four scoreless innings and Kenna Raye Dark picked up her first save of the season. (
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UNC Softball Extends Win Streak To 5 With Wins Against Princeton, George Mason
UNC Softball (8-2) pushed its win streak to five games, remaining undefeated at Anderson Softball Stadium behind two dominant pitching performances in a 10-2 win over George Mason and a 2-0 win over Princeton on Friday (
Highlights). UNC pitchers have thrown 22 innings allowing just two earned runs and struck out 25 batters in the last two days. (
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