Schedule Change to 'Cuse vs. UNC Series

Syracuse vs. North Carolina
Game Details	Apr. 27/28 (DH) \| Syracuse, N.Y. \| Skytop Softball Stadium \| 4/1 & 3 PM
Game Coverage	Live Video: Game 1 \| Game 2 \| Game 3 Live Stats: Here Twitter: @CuseSB
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse (27-18, 8-11 ACC) will celebrate its senior weekend with a three-game series against North Carolina at Skytop Softball Stadium.

Game one: Friday, Apr. 27 at 4 p.m. (Pediatric Cancer Awareness Game)

Games two and three: Saturday, Apr. 28 at 1 and 3 p.m. (Senior Day)

All three games will be broadcasted live on ACC Network Extra. Live stats can be followed on cuse.com.

For Starters
- Seniors Rachel Burkhardt, Faith Cain, Baylee Douglass, Sammy Fernandez, AnnaMarie Gatti and Jessica Heese will be honored before first pitch on Sunday.

- Sophomore Alexa Romero, the ACC pitcher of the Week, struck out 11 batters in five innings of work in the win over Binghamton Tuesday. She's recorded double-digit strikeouts in four straight games, and has struck out 10 or more in 13 outings this season.

- Syracuse is on a seven-game winning streak, which includes a four-game unbeaten streak in ACC play. The seven consecutive wins is a season-high and the longest winning streak since the Orange won 10 straight 2012.

- Junior Bryce Holmgren has reached base in 18 straight games along with a six-game hitting streak. Her .416 batting average and .560 on-base percentage lead the ACC and her on-base percentage ranks seventh nationally.

- Syracuse is looking to produce its second straight 30-win season. Head coach Mike Bosch led the team to a 31-19 record in 2017, which was the first 30-win season since the 2012 squad posted a 43-16 record. 'Cuse has six 30-win seasons in program history and the last time the Orange produced back-to-back 30-win season was in the 2011 and 2012 campaigns.

- Fernandez has become the program's all-time leader in base hits (215), multi-hit games (65) and at-bats this season (669). Fernandez also ranks second in triples (11), third in fielded double plays (33), fifth in stolen bases (50), fifth in runs scored (119), seventh in assists (281) and ninth in batting average (.321).

- North Carolina leads the all-time series 8-4, but 'Cuse's last win against the Tar Heels came at Skytop Softball Stadium on Apr. 22, 2017.

Scouting the Tar Heels
- North Carolina enters the weekend series with a 27-24 overall record and a 14-7 mark in conference play. Although the Tar Heels have lost three in a row, they are still battling with Pittsburgh for the ACC Coastal Division regular season championship.

- Kiani Ramsey lead North Carolina with a .391 batting average. Leah Murray (.361), Taylor Wike (.356), Hailey Jensen (.339), Brittany West (.333) and Destiny DeBerry (.333) round out UNC players batting over .300.

- Brittany Pickett is the main pitcher for North Carolina. She is 25-10 with a 2.41 ERA and 185 strikeouts in 267.2 innings pitched.

- Donna Papa is in her 33rd season as the head coach of North Carolina. Under Papa, the Tar Heels have posted a winning record in 29-of-32 seasons and have reached the NCAA Tournament in 14 of the last 17 years.

'Cuse vs. Colgate Rescheduled Date Announced
The Orange have rescheduled their doubleheader with Colgate. The teams will play a pair of games on Wednesday, May 2 at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Skytop Softball Stadium.

On the Orange Horizon
Syracuse travels to Cornell for a single game on Monday, Apr. 30 at 4 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Rachel Burkhardt

Faith Cain

Baylee Douglass

Sammy Fernandez

AnnaMarie Gatti

Jessica Heese

Bryce Holmgren

Alexa Romero

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