North Carolina Tar Heels
ACC (38-19, 14-9)
Big Wins: 2/11 vs California (4-1), 2/17 Ohio State (8-7), 4/9 at Notre Dame (7-5)
Bad Losses: 3/8 at UNC Greensboro (3-6), 3/19 at Virginia Tech (4-13), 4/19 Winthrop (7-8)
Coach: Donna Papa
Key Field Players:
Kendra Lynch, Senior, P/UTL, .378 BA, 21 HR, 65 RBI
Leah Murray, Sophomore, OF/1B, .349 BA, 10 RBI. 35 SB
Taylor Wike, Junior, IF, .348 BA, 42 RBI, 18 SB
Brittany Pickett, Freshman, P/1B, .312 BA, 12 HR, 26 RBI
Katie Bailiff, Sophomore, C/IF, .295 BA, 8 HR, 46 RBI
Berlynne Delamora, Sophomore, IF, .272 BA, 7 HR, 31 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Brittany Pickett, Freshman, P/1B, 2.63 ERA, 21-8 W/L, 17 CG, 207.2 IP, 141 SO
Kendra Lynch, Senior, P/UTL, 5.27 ERA, 11-4 W/L, 3 CG, 90.2 IP, 47 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .291 (85th in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.41 (46, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.30 (83, 6)
Earned Run Average: 3.41 (124, 5)
Fielding Percentage: .965 (73, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 1.02 (20, 3)
Scoring Offense: 5.07 (63, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .463 (31, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.81 (22, 2)
Triples per Game: 0.11 (207, 8)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 Regional defeated Longwood, lost to James Madison, eliminated by Longwood
2015 Regional lost to Western Kentucky, defeated Central Connecticut State, eliminated by Georgia
2013 Regional defeated Wisconsin, lost to Oregon, eliminated by Wisconsin
2010 Regional defeated Nebraska, lost to Washington, defeated Nebraska, eliminated by Washington
2009 Regional defeated Campbell, lost to Georgia, defeated Radford, eliminated by Georgia
2008 Regional lost to BYU, eliminated by Campbell
2007 Regional defeated Winthrop, lost to Tennessee, eliminated by Winthrop
2006 Regional lost to South Florida, eliminated by Florida
*all team stats through 5/7