Early Strikes Help UNC Pitchers
By Curt Kendall | Feb. 26, 2001Forget about 95 mph heat or curveballs that drop off the table.North Carolina's weekend series against Seton Hall showed that the best pitch in baseball is strike one.The Tar Heel hurlers enjoyed success when they got ahead of the Pirate hitters.Just ask freshman Daniel Moore.Moore (2-0), Saturday's starter and winner, got ahead in the count against 17 of 27 batters while tossing seven shutout innings in UNC's 3-0 win."First-pitch strikes - we talked about that to our staff (Saturday) about how important it is against good hitters," UNC coach Mike Fox said.Friday, s
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