ATLANTA — North Carolina topped Georgia Tech, 5-3, in the Yellow Jackets’ final home softball game of the year Sunday afternoon at Glenn Field.
The Tar Heels scored first and held off a late Yellow Jacket rally as they improved to 30-17-1 on the year and 4-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Georgia Tech fell to 23-26 overall and 2-5 in the ACC. North Carolina got on the boards in the second inning after first baseman Beth Olen hit a one-out double to center field. Lauren Parker, pinch running for Olen, advanced to third on a fly out to right field by third baseman Kelly Ramsey and scored on a single down the left field line by second baseman Dionne Streete.
The Tar Heels added three more runs in the fifth with two two-out home runs. Shortstop Michelle Semmes, who led UNC with two hits, sent her fourth home run of the year over the center field wall. After catcher Natalie Anter drew a walk, left fielder Emily Price hit the Tar Heels’ second home run of the inning to increase North Carolina’s lead to 4-0.
But Georgia Tech battled back, posting a three-run inning in the sixth. Third baseman Jamie Frost led off the inning with a double to left field and scored on an Erin Hawley double to center. Shortstop Tara Knudsen drew a walk and with one out, right fielder Soraya Reddick blasted a two-run triple to center field. With Reddick on third and just one out, the Tar Heels made a pitching change. Radara McHugh came in to relieve starter Michael Parrot (12-7) and retired the next two batters. The Yellow Jackets were unable to plate the tying run, but pulled to within 4-3 going into the seventh inning. North Carolina added an insurance run in the top of the seventh. Right fielder Rosie Gustavson led off with a double down the right field line and advanced to third on a single by Semmes. Anter picked up her 26th RBI of the year on a sacrifice bunt, scoring Gustavson. Mimi Utt picked up the loss for the Yellow Jackets and fell to 2-3. McHugh finished the game for the Tar Heels and picked up her first save of the year.
The Yellow Jackets conclude the regular season on May 6 with a doubleheader at East Carolina.
2001 Georgia Tech Softball North Carolina at Georgia Tech Apr 22, 2001 at Atlanta, Ga, (Glenn Field)North Carolina 5 (30-17-1,4-2 ACC)Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB------------------------------------------------------Quinn Porter cf.......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Rosie Gustavson rf....... 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0Michelle Semmes ss....... 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 4 0Natalie Anter c.......... 2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 1Emily Price lf........... 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2Beth Olen 1b............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 1 Lauren Parker pr........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kelly Ramsey 3b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0Dionne Streete 2b........ 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0Natashalyn Snipes dp..... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Michael Parrott p........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Radara McHugh p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals................... 29 5 8 5 2 2 21 10 7Georgia Tech 3 (23-26,2-6 ACC)Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB------------------------------------------------------Kori Jacobson cf......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1Jamie Frost 3b........... 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 5 0Erin Hawley 1b........... 4 1 1 1 0 1 9 0 1Tara Knudsen ss.......... 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 Sara Wissmann pr........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Ellen Styer 2b........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0Soraya Reddick rf........ 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1Erin Glantz c............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0Jennifer Biggers lf...... 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3Susanne Miller dp........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Mimi Utt p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Erin Voeltz p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals................... 27 3 6 3 2 4 21 11 6Score by Innings R H E-----------------------------------------North Carolina...... 010 030 1 - 5 8 1Georgia Tech........ 000 003 0 - 3 6 2-----------------------------------------E - Ramsey, K.(11); Knudsen, T.(18); Styer, E.(15). LOB - UNC 7; GeorgiaTech 6. 2B - Gustavson, R(1); Olen, B.(4); Frost, J.(8); Hawley, E.(8). 3B -Reddick, S.(2). HR - Semmes, M.(4); Price, E.(3). SH - Gustavson, R(10);Anter, N.(5); Styer, E.(15).North Carolina IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP--------------------------------------------------Michael Parrott..... 5.1 5 3 3 2 3 21 24 75Radara McHugh....... 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 6 6 29Georgia Tech IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP--------------------------------------------------Mimi Utt............ 5.0 5 4 4 2 1 21 24 86Erin Voeltz......... 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 8 9 33Win - Parrott, M. (12-7). Loss - Utt, M. (2-3). Save - McHugh, R. (1).Umpires - Home:Dennis Mucha 1st:Steve MarcusStart: 12:55 pm Time: 1:40 Attendance: 165Game: GT042201
