UNC Softball
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Softball.
UNC Softball Upsets No. 22 Clemson Behind Stellar Performance From Jil Livengood
UNC Softball earned a 4-2 upset victory over No. 22 Clemson in the first round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday (
Highlights). Jil Livengood dominated, pitching four shutout innings and only allowing one hit. The freshman stepped up and gave Carolina exactly what it needed. UNC faces Duke in the quarterfinals Thursday at 5 p.m. on ACC Network. (
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Emily LeGette, Sanaa Thompson Earn All-ACC Softball Honors
Emily LeGette and Sanaa Thompson earned All-ACC Softball honors the league announced Wednesday. LeGette was named to the first team after hitting a UNC record 26 home runs in the regular season. She is the second first-team selection of the
Megan Smith Lyon era, joining high school teammate Kat Rodriguez with first-team honors last season. (
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UNC Softball Faces Clemson Wednesday In First Round Of ACC Tournament
UNC Softball enters the ACC Tournament in Charlottesville, Va. as the No. 10 seed taking on Clemson in the first round on Wednesday at 5 p.m. on ACC Network. A victory would move the Tar Heels to the second round of the Tournament for the second straight season. Emily LeGette has set UNC's single-season program record holder for home runs with 26. (
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Newsletter: Keita Commits, Malone Visits Momo, Hansbrough to the Hall, Baseball Blasts Duke
What a week! UNC Basketball coach Michael Malone landed Sayon Keita and
Cade Bennerman, recruited Momo Faye, lost Maxim Logue, and is reportedly targeting Italian center
Luigi Suigo.
Matt Able was invited to the NBA Combine, there are four new Tar Heel Hall-of-Famers, Baseball blasted Duke, and UNC Women’s Hoops hosted a 5-star recruit. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
Emily LeGette Named Top 25 Finalist For USA Softball Collegiate Player Of The Year
Emily LeGette has been named a Top 25 Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. LeGette sits atop the North Carolina Softball record book for a single season in home runs (26), slugging percentage (1.121), total bases (148), and sacrifice flies (9). She ranks second in RBI (74), batting average (.470), on-base percentage (.571), and walks (43). (
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Newsletter: Henri Veesaar to NBA Draft, 3 UNC Basketball Commitments, New Transfer Portal Targets
Henri Veesaar declared for the NBA Draft as UNC Basketball landed three transfer portal commitments. Carolina Football hosted recruits and signed four players to NFL contracts. Baseball blasted Duke. The Tar Heels set a new NCAA Track & Field record, won the ACC Women’s Lacrosse title, crowned a new home run queen, and more. (
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Emily LeGette Sets UNC Home Run Record, Softball Falls In Extra Innings To South Carolina
UNC Softball dropped an extra-inning heartbreaker to South Carolina, 16-14, that saw them battle back before falling short (
Highlights). There was history in the first inning with Emily LeGette hitting her UNC-record 25th home run of the season. It was also the 93rd home run of the season for the Tar Heels which breaks the record previously set in 2015. (
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UNC Athletics Celebrates Year Of Excellence At 2026 Rammy Awards
In a year full of highlights in athletics and in the classroom, UNC student-athletes ditched their uniforms and came out in style to celebrate a year for the record books at the 2026 Rammy Awards at Memorial Hall. All of UNC's 28 varsity programs, as well as coaches, staff, band, and spirit, walked across the Carolina Blue carpet prior to Monday's festivities. (
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UNC Softball Wins Road Matchup At ECU 7-3
North Carolina Softball earned a 7-3 win on the road over East Carolina on Tuesday night. Emily LeGette now has 67 RBI, moving her just one RBI behind second place for most in a single season in program history. Lexie Roberts bases-clearing single moved her season RBI total to 11, which means nine Tar Heels have double digit RBI on the year. (
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Newsletter: Michael Malone Hired, UNC and the Transfer Portal, Maximo Adams still a Tar Heel
What a week!
Michael Malone was hired as UNC’s new Men’s Basketball coach, the transfer portal is in overdrive,
Maximo Adams is still a Tar Heel,
Bill Belichick went Bananas, Women’s Basketball landed three commitments, there was a Softball no-hitter, a new Baseball commitment, and more in this week's newsletter. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)