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Lilli Backes Pitches Complete-Game Shutout As UNC Softball Beats Minnesota

Behind a Lilli Backes pitching gem, the North Carolina softball team earned a 1-0 victory over Minnesota on Friday night in the first day of the ACC/B1G 10 Challenge. Backes threw her first career complete game shutout, limiting a Gopher team that averaged over eight runs a game coming in to just five hits, matching her career-best of seven strikeouts. (GoHeels.com) Walk-Off Grand Slam Propels UNC Softball Past Elon, 9-5
After trailing 5-0, the UNC softball team scored nine unanswered runs to defeat Elon 9-5 on Wednesday night at Anderson Stadium (Highlights). Isabela Emerling earned.