BLACKSBURG, Va. – Behind Brittany Pickett's fifth complete-game shutout, North Carolina upset No. 21 Virginia Tech, 3-0 on Saturday afternoon to being the ACC Coastal Series in Blacksburg, Virginia.
After three scoreless innings, Lexi Godwin plated the only run Carolina would need with an RBI-single. The Tar Heels tacked on two more unearned insurance runs in the fifth thank to heads up base-running by Leah Murray and Kiani Ramsey. Virginia Tech scattered three hits throughout the first four innings, but Carolina's defense and a complete-game shutout by Pickett stranded the base runners for the 3-0 win.