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Freshman Shines in Softball Split
Michael Parrot's offense
and pitching helped UNC
split four games at last
weekend's tournament.
By James Giza
Staff Writer
RALEIGH - Michael Parrott didn’t
knpw what to expect playing with the
North Carolina softball team for the first
time. She just wanted to make her pres
ence felt
“I was a little nervous," said Parrott, a
freshman from Houston, Texas. “I knew
I had a job to do out here. I knew that I
had to show everybody that I could help
out this team.”
She shouldn’t have worried so much.
Parrott sparkled for UNC this week
end at the UNC-hosted North Carolina
Fall Collegiate Fastpitch Tournament at
Walnut Creek Park in Raleigh.
She displayed the offensive punch
and dominating presence on the mound
that will make her a key contributor to
the team when the regular season kicks
off in February.
The Tar Heels blanked Radford 5-0
on Friday but dropped the second game
2-0 to Virginia Tech. Saturday, they lost
2-1 to USC-Spartanburg before crush
ing UNC-Charlotte 8-0.
“Normally, we win this tournament,
so it’s a little disappointing,” UNC
coach Donna Papa said. “But again, it’s
Miller Sees Results of Coaching Firsthand
North Carolina fencing coach Ron
Miller saw many familiar faces during
Sunday’s first segment of the North
Carolina Fencing Development Project
fall open tournament
Andy Gale, a former Tar Heel cap
tain, won the mixed sabre competition.
Miller said the presence of many UNC
alumni benefited his current squad.
“To have him back, it sure does
(help),” Miller said. “He was a very
strong national competitor.”
UNC freshman Tara Miranda won
the women’s foil competition, and
Carlos Bruno, a former student of
Miller’s, won in the men’s epee.
The second segment of the fall open
will be held Sunday. Women’s sabre,
women’s epee and men’s foil competi
tions will take place in Fetzer Gym.
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early.”
After splitting
its games Friday,
UNC looked to
rebound Saturday.
But with mosdy
underclassmen in
the lineup, the Tar
Heels struggled at
the plate against
Spartanburg. They
struck out eight
times and man
aged only four
hits.
“I didn’t think
we were very
UNC softball coach
Donna Papa
said an
ACC title was the
goal for the team
this season.
aggressive in the first game today,” Papa
said. “Up at the plate, we were letting a
lot of strikes go by, swinging at a lot of
bad pitches.”
Against the 49ers, the Tar Heels field
ed the team that will most likely start
when the season begins in February.
They exploded for three mns in the first
inning on their way to an 8-0 win.
“We really came on in the second
game,” said outfielder Jen Klesaris, who
finished the day with four hits. “That
was good. I think the loss in the first
game really keyed us and geared us up
to hit really well in the second.”
The games count against the total
number UNC can play during the sea
son but will not affect the team’s record.
Papa described Saturday’s win as “a
total team effort" But the day belonged
to Parrott
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UNC fencers Matt Crowe (right) and Kim Treiber compete in the
semifinals of the mixed sabre Sunday. Crowe defeated Treiber 15-9.
In the loss to Spartanburg, Parrott
nearly sparked a comeback, smacking a
triple in the bottom of the seventh with
one out and UNC trailing 2-0. Rosie
Gustavason, who pinch ran for Parrott,
scored on Michelle Tumage’s bloop sin
gle to shallow right for UNC’s lone ran.
Parrott struggled at the plate early
against UNC-C before knocking in two
runs with a two-out double to center
field in the top of the seventh. She then
scored on Quinn Porter’s single to cen
ter, the Tar Heels’ eighth and final run.
But she didn’t stop there.
Parrott also pitched three shutout
innings against the 49ers. She struck out
four, including two in the bottom of the
seventh to seal the win.
“She’s a good athlete, and that’s
what’s nice,” Papa said. “Besides pitch
ing, she can play first base and she can
hit for us, so that gives us a lot of
weapons with one player.”
The team will need all the help it can
get if it wants to improve upon last year.
Last season, UNC went 40-22, leading
the ACC in batting and fielding and
establishing team records for home runs,
hits, stolen bases and runs.
But with increased depth at pitching
and a more experienced roster, Papa is
shooting for even better results.
“The ACC Championship is our
goal, regionals, World Series,” Papa said.
“Those are all three of our goals.”
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