UNC Softball's Historic Season Ends on High Note

0:00On May 1st, UNC Softball dropped their regular season finale to number 13 Virginia Tech, 5-4, in a tight battle on Sunday. Emily Leggett stole the show with a home run in three RBI, closing out her historic year as the single-season leader in homers at 26. Slugging at 1.1-1 and second in RBI with 74. The tar heels grab an early lead in the first, but Virginia Tech fired back with three runs to go up 3-1 after one inning. UNC clawed back into third when Leggett drove in a run, and Michelle Etarpi tripled to tie it at 3. That comeback kept the energy high, with fans buzzing about Leggett's dominance, and her walks total of 43, plus a 0.570. On base percentage, the loss snaps an on base streak for Lexi Roberts at 30 games, but the team's grit shown through in a program record 97 home runs this season. In the fifth, UNC took a 4-3 lead on a ground out and a score from second, only for Virginia Tech's two run homer in the sixth to seal it.

1:04Four different tar heels notch triples this year, showing real depth. Now the focus shifts to the ACC tournament next weekend, where seating and the first round matchup get locked in after the conference wraps up. UNC's ready to swing for the playoffs.