ACC Tournament play will begin on Wednesday for UNC and Notre Dame at Duke Softball Stadium.
On Wednesday afternoon, 10-seed Notre Dame and No. 7 seed UNC will meet in the first round of ACC Tournament play at Duke Softball Stadium as the teams begin their quest for a tournament title. The Fighting Irish bring a two-game losing streak into tournament play after suffering defeats by Boston College in the final conference series of the season. With the weekend’s losses, the team finished the season with an overall record of 26-22 and a conference record of 9-15. In the 6-3 series finale against the Eagles, Shannon Becker took the loss in the circle to drop to 8-6 after 2.1 innings of pitching. Cassidy Grimm brought in the only earned runs of the game with a two-run single in the seventh inning. The other run was earned on a fielding error in the first.
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Date: May 8, 2024
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
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The Tar Heels had a tough finish to the regular season, losing the final four games, including a sweep by No. 16 Florida State in the final weekend of play. The final game of the season resulted in a close 2-1 loss to the Seminoles that was credited to Kenna Raye Dark after pitching six innings and giving up one earned run and striking out four batters. The team trailed 2-0 going into the seventh inning, but Destiny Middleton cut the Seminoles’ lead in half with a single to right field. The scoring stopped there, however, and the team was forced to take yet another loss.
When UNC and Notre Dame met during ACC play this season, the Tar Heels won the first game 8-2 and the third game 4-3 to secure a series victory at home. The winner of this game will go on to play second-seeded Florida State.
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