North Carolina Tar Heels softball

The North Carolina Tar Heels softball team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in NCAA Division I college softball. They participate in the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[2]

North Carolina Tar Heels softball
University	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Head coach	Megan Smith (1st season)
Conference	ACC
Location	Chapel Hill, NC
Home stadium	Williams Field at Anderson Stadium (Capacity: 500)
Nickname	Tar Heels
Colors	Carolina blue and white[1]
NCAA Tournament appearances
2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2025
Conference tournament championships
2001
Regular-season conference championships
1996, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2012

Home venues

Since 2002, the team has played at the UNC Softball Complex. The complex is fully floodlit and includes a separate practice field, a press box, and concessions. Coaches' offices are also on site in the adjoining building housing the locker rooms. Williams Field and Anderson Stadium, capacity 500, were officially dedicated following a game against Georgia Tech on April 23, 2006. Previously, they had played at Finley Field and Williams Field.^[2]

Individual honors

	Name	Year(s)
First Team All-America Selection	Christine Kubin	1996
	Brandy Arthur	1998
	Danielle Spaulding	2010
ACC Player of the Year	Beverly Smith	1994
	Brandy Arthur	1998
	Michelle Semmes	2000
	Danielle Spaulding	2008 2009
ACC Pitcher of the Year	Danielle Spaulding	2010
	Lori Spingola	2012
ACC Rookie of the Year	Radara McHugh	1998
	Crystal Cox	2003
ACC Coach of the Year	Donna J. Papa	1996 1998 2000 2008 2012
NFCA Hall of Fame Inductee	Donna J. Papa	2012

Natalie Anter represented Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.^[2]

All-time record

The softball team was officially established in 1977, switching to fast pitch play in 1984. Conference play officially began in 1992, with a first qualification for the NCAA Tournament in 2001.^[2]

Year	Head Coach	Overall	ACC	ACC Tournament	NCAA Tournament	Coaches Poll
1977	Dolly Hunter	13–18	—	—	—	—
1978		21–13	—	—	—	—
1979	Beth Miller	18–11	—	—	—	—
1980	Susan Clark	25–16	—	—	—	—
1981		47–22	—	—	—	—
1982		34–28–1	—	—	—	—
1983		19–19	—	—	—	—
1984		26–14	—	—	—	—
1985		28–14	—	—	—	—
1986	Donna J. Papa	35–13	—	—	—	—
1987		36–11–1	—	—	—	—
1988		25–23	—	—	—	—
1989		35–17	—	—	—	—
1990		38–18	—	—	—	—
1991		36–12	—	—	—	—
1992		45–18	3–4	1–2	—	—
1993		42–17	3–1	0–2	—	—
1994		32–25	2–4	1–2	—	—
1995		25–34	1–5	1–2	—	—
1996		33–29–1	6–1	2–2	—	—
1997		21–34	2–6	1–2	—	—
1998		32–21	6–2	1–2	—	—
1999		39–22	4–4	0–2	—	—
2000		47–17	6–2	0–2	—	—
2001		38–19–1	6–2	3–0	1–2	—
2002		34–30	2–6	3–2	—	—
2003		40–22–1	4–3	0–2	1–2	—
2004		44–22	6–4	1–2	1–2	—
2005		38–29	9–9	0–2	2–2	—
2006		48–19	13–7	2–2	0–2	—
2007		46–21	11–9	2–2	1–2	—
2008		50–12–1	18–2	1–1	0–2	20
2009		47–13	15–5	1–1	2–2	17
2010		42–20	11–10	1–1	2–2	24
2011		34–21	13–7	2–1	—	—
2012		43–15	13–4	1–1	2–2	24
2013		40–21	13–8	1–1	1–2	—
2014		24–26	14–11	1–1	—	—
2015		37–16	16–5	1–1	1–2	—
2016		32–25	13–11	1–1	1–2	—
2017		40–21	14–9	2–1	2–2	—
2018		30–26	15–8	1–1	—	—
2019		38–20	17–7	2–1	3–2	—
2020		10–14	3–3	Covid-19	Covid-19	—
2021		14–26	10–19	0–1	—	—
2022		23–28	6–18	—	—	—
2023		26–28	13–10	0–1	—	—
2024	Megan Smith Lyon	30–20	10–14	—	—	—
2025		40–14	15–9	—	—	—
Overall		1640–994–6	313–226	33–44	20–30

See also

• List of NCAA Division I softball programs