Box score 

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The UNCG Softball team out-hit UNC 12-8 but fell 7-3 on the scoreboard in a midweek contest Wednesday night at Anderson Stadium.  

UNCG falls to 33-14, while the Tar Heels, who were ranked No. 25 in the polls last week, improved to 37-13. The Spartans had six players pick up multiple hits in game.

Redshirt junior Raeanne Hanks (Rainier, Oregon/Rainier Senior) took the loss falling to 17-7 on the season. Freshman Nicole Thomas (Irvine, Calif./Northwood) threw three scoreless innings in relief to keep the Spartans close. Thomas threw 4.2 innings, allowing just three hits and one earned run.   

UNC scored a run in the first inning after the Tar Heels loaded the bases with two outs and Jenna Kelly was hit by a pitch to bring home Kristen Brown. Brown singled to start the inning. Hanks induced a groundout by pinch-hitter Kati Causey to end the threat.

In the bottom of the second inning, the Tar Heels scored five runs on four hits, including a two-run single from Constance Orr. Aquilla Mateen scored the first run with an RBI single and Haleigh Dickey earned an RBI sacrifice fly to push the Tar Heels' lead to 3-0. After Orr's two-run single, the final run of the inning scored on a passed ball.

In the top of the third, with one out junior Aisha Figueroa (Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes) extended her hitting streak to 16-games with a single to left field. Freshman Lindsay Thomas (Irvine, Calif./Northwood) singled to the shortstop to put runners on first and second. The Spartans couldn't push any runs across after a force out and a strikeout ended the opportunity.

The Spartans cut UNC's lead to 6-1 after scoring a run on an RBI walk from Nicole Thomas in the top of the fourth inning. Senior Eileen Horsmon (Dunkirk, Md./Northern) walked to start the inning, while sophomore Tatiana Alcala (Oxnard, Calif./Pacifica) reached on a bunt single. Freshman Danielle Vega (Rialto, Calif./Aquinas) singled to right field to load the bases for UNCG. After a strikeout, Thomas brought home a run on a walk. The inning ended with a pick off and a groundout to end the threat for the Spartans.

UNCG added two more runs on four hits in the top of the fifth inning. Lindsay Thomas picked up her second hit with a single up the middle to start the frame. Junior Katelyn Bedwell (Surrey, B.C./Elgin Park) just missed a home run with a double off the centerfield wall to put runners on second and third. After a pop out, Horsmon singled up the middle to score Thomas to make it 6-2 UNC. With two outs, Vega earned an RBI single to left center to push another run across for the Spartans.

In the bottom of the seventh, Orr blasted a one out home run to right field to give UNC a 7-3 advantage. It was the first run scored since the second inning for the Tar Heels after Nicole Thomas threw three scoreless innings in the circle.