After giving up four solo home runs, the Tar Heels were able to take the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, scoring runs off of an error and a balk by Gardner-Webb. In the ninth, the Diamond Heels were able to fend off a comeback attempt to take a 5-4 win.
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UNC snapped their three game losing streak to the Pirates with their 2-1 win and leaned on solid performances from all three of their pitchers: Bovair, sophomore Dalton Pence and junior Max Carlson.
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The Tar Heels allowed the Camels to load the bases in the ninth inning during a tied game. While Campbell only scored one in the inning, it gave them the edge over the Tar Heels.
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In a high-scoring Saturday doubleheader, the North Carolina baseball team (28-16, ACC 11-11) took two out of three games against the Virginia Tech Hokies (26-16, ACC 11-12) as the Tar Heels captured their fourth ACC series win.
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“You got to figure that out as a coach, you got to be honest with them,” Forbes said after getting swept by Boston College. “Of course, of course. I mean, I'm never not going to have hope.”
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The Tar Heels went up by five runs in the first inning and kept their foot on the gas, scoring 15 in the first four frames.
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The then-No. 20 ranked Eagles came to Chapel Hill and played clean, fundamental ball by executing in all facets of the game, which helped them outscore North Carolina 24-14 during the series.
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Despite UNC’s strong eight run offensive performance on Friday night, the Tar Heels struggled to put runs on the board throughout the weekend. The Diamond Heels tallied 21 scoreless innings – out of 28 total – throughout the series.
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This marks UNC’s second straight ACC series loss.
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The No. 18 North Carolina baseball team (25-13, 9-8) fell 9-8 to No. 20 Boston College (25-12, 10-9) in the series opener Friday night in extra innings at Boshamer Stadium.
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This win over the 49ers is the Tar Heels’ second victory against the in-state opponent this season and gives them substantial momentum to finish out the regular season.
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Junior catcher Tomas Frick hoped that the team would play within its ability and avoid “trying to do too much” despite the emotional swing the series took after Hunter Stokely’s walk-off home run. His concerns proved to be warranted in the final game against the Hurricanes.
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After dropping the first game to Miami and coming from behind in 11 innings to win the second game the Tar Heels were looking for a series win. The Tar Heels have yet to find their “knockout punch” as head coach Scott Forbes says, and that lack of mental mettle showed as the Heels dropped the series to the Hurricanes at home.
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Winning this game ties the weekend series between UNC and Miami, which gives the Tar Heels a chance to take the series in the afternoon's second game.
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Last year, Jackson – the youngest Van De Brake – decided to uproot from the West Coast and has since found a new home in Chapel Hill, where the slugger has become one of the most pleasant surprises for the Diamond Heels this season.
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Miami broke the gridlock in the night’s final inning, as a safety squeeze drove home the game-winning run.
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While the Diamond Heels won over Queens University on Tuesday, the game represented a problem that has been bugging the team for the past few weeks: consistency. Head Coach Scott Forbes has toyed around with the batting order and is working on narrowing down his pitchers ahead of the Miami series.
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The No. 13 North Carolina baseball team (23-10, 8-5 ACC) defeated Queens University, 10-6, in the Tar Heels’ first matchup of a nine-game homestand.
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After spending the majority of his time at the University of Pennsylvania as a starter – where he unanimously won Ivy League Pitcher of the Year with a 7-1 record and 79 strikeouts in his senior year – Eaise has quickly emerged as one of the Diamond Heels' most dominant and reliable options out of the bullpen this season.
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The Tar Heels have still yet to sweep an ACC series this year. Bullpen struggles have plagued North Carolina this season, and the team was unable to hold off the Yellow Jackets in the series finale.
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