GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team opened its 2025 slate with a 3-0 shutout over Merrimack College on Thursday at the UNCG Softball Stadium.
 
The Spartans are now 4-2 this season.

• Macy Michael was the only Spartans with a multi-hit game swinging 2-for-2 with one run scored, one RBI and one home run.
• Six other Spartans recorded one hit each.
• Jessie Shipley (1-for-4) and Rylie Williams (1-for-3) each had a RBI.
• In her fourth complete game of her career, Salem Ward struck out a season-high 10 batters, giving up only one walk and four hits.
• This was her second-collegiate game with 10 or more strikeouts. On March 3, 2024, Ward struck out a career-best 11 batters in a 3-1 nine-inning game.
• Both teams were able to get runners on in the first inning, but both went scoreless.
• In the bottom of the fourth with one out, Michael crushed her fourth-career home run down the left field line for a 1-0 advantage.
• The Spartans capitalized on another run in the bottom of the fifth as Shipley tripled to left field bringing home Samantha Beck for a 2-0 lead. This was Shipley's fifth triple of her career.
• Williams added another run to UNCG's tally with a single to first base that scored Meredith Harwood from second after her double to center field, 3-0.
• Ward retired three of the four batters in the top of the seventh leaving one from Merrimack on on base to hold on for a 3-0 victory.

PITCHING RECORDS
Salem Ward: W, 2-0
Cecelia Imbimbo: L, 0-1
 
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The Spartans continue with their four-team tournament at the UNCG Softball Stadium this weekend in the Spiro Classic. UNCG is scheduled to play Saint Francis (12:30 p.m.) and Merrimack (5:30 p.m.) on Friday. The Spartans will then play Toledo on Sunday (12:30 p.m.) to wrap up the tournament.
 
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