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CHAPEL HILL — No. 2 North Carolina’s blowout of High Point was a classic example of how clutch two-out plays can make all the difference. The Tar Heels escaped two bases-loaded jams in the early innings when freshman right-hander Caden Glauber got inning-ending strikeouts. The game became a rout with six two-out runs in the fourth inning of a 9–2 victory Tuesday over High Point at Boshamer Stadium.
North Carolina rose to a season-high No. 2 in the D1 Baseball Top 25 after taking two of three games over the weekend against Georgia Tech in a marquee weekend series at Boshamer Stadium.
CHAPEL HILL — Two sights have been rare at Boshamer Stadium this season: Carolina batting in the ninth inning and its offense struggling to score runs. That will happen in the day-to-day ebb and flow of baseball, but the No. 3 Tar Heels have mostly avoided those lulls this season.
CHAPEL HILL — No. 3 North Carolina has turned its biggest test of the season into a powerful statement to the college baseball world. The Tar Heels belted three home runs in consecutive games for the first time this season. They again made big pitches on their way to a 14–4 eight-inning run-rule victory over No. 2 Georgia Tech on a steamy afternoon at Boshamer Stadium for their fifth consecutive victory.
CHAPEL HILL — No. 3 North Carolina combined power and pitching to win the opener of its showdown series with No. 2 Georgia Tech with relative ease.
The center of the college baseball world this weekend will be at Boshamer Stadium in one of the biggest regular-season series in Carolina baseball history. No. 2 Georgia Tech takes a 13-game win streak, the longest in the country and its longest since 2011, into the three-game series with the No. 3 Tar Heels, who are 21–4–1 at home this season.
CHAPEL HILL — No. 3 Carolina is on a roll and packing a consistent offensive punch that will be needed as the national spotlight focuses on Boshamer Stadium this weekend. “Obviously, a great win and a really big weekend ahead,” coach Scott Forbes said after the Tar Heels dispatched UNCW 14–5 on Tuesday when a tweak in the batting order produced immediate results.
North Carolina’s huge ACC series this weekend at Boshamer Stadium against Georgia Tech is now a battle between two 30-win teams that are ranked among the top three teams in the country. After a 3–1 week that included taking two of three at Clemson over the weekend, the Tar Heels (30–6–1, 13–5 ACC) moved up three spots in the D1 Baseball poll to No. 3. The Yellow Jackets (30–5, 15–3) went 4–0, including weekend sweep of Florida State and stayed at No. 2.
For the second consecutive weekend, No. 6 North Carolina showed its resiliency by winning an ACC series after losing the opener. This time it came in convincing fashion, as the Tar Heels poured on the offense in a 12–5 victory over Clemson Sunday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium, led by a monster game from center fielder Owen Hull.
North Carolina has made a habit of endurance tests of late, and Saturday demanded nearly five full hours of patience, pitching and drama before squeezing out just enough execution at the end.
The No. 6 Tar Heels survived their second 14-inning marathon in 12 days, outlasting Clemson 6–4 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium to even the series heading into Sunday’s series-deciding 12:30 p.m. finale (ESPN2).
CHAPEL HILL — No matter how deep you go in No. 6 North Carolina’s bullpen, the pitchers have consistently done the job. Even while resting two of the Tar Heels’ best relievers, that was the case until a late hiccup on Tuesday in an 8–4 victory over Charlotte at Boshamer Stadium for the Tar Heels’ eighth victory in nine games.
CHAPEL HILL — After enduring its worst inning of the season, North Carolina’s bullpen shut down No. 22 Boston College as the Tar Heels’ potent offense ignited a gritty comeback. The Tar Heels overcame a four-run deficit to pull off an 8–7 victory Saturday at Boshamer Stadium to earn a series-clinching victory over the Eagles. Coach Scott Forbes appreciated the win, even if it came with flaws.
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina’s pitching staff is so deep that there are young arms in the bullpen that could easily be in weekend starting rotations for other teams. For the second time in three games, a freshman pitcher came out of the pen with an impressive outing and a season-high pitch count.
CHAPEL HILL — It was one of those nights when most of North Carolina’s hard-hit balls went right to fielders or led to spectacular catches, and scoring chances were repeatedly squandered. All that frustration for the No. 6 Tar Heels led to a 6–1 loss in the opener of a three-game series with No. 22 Boston College on Thursday at Boshamer Stadium to snap their six-game win streak.
CHAPEL HILL — No. 6 North Carolina needed to play well after midnight to pull out a victory, and that is no April Fool’s joke. But there might have been a bit of foolishness along the way that lengthened a long night at Boshamer Stadium.
