Tag: UNC

UNC earns national distinction after belting 3 HRs in blowout of Irish

CHAPEL HILL — No. 13 North Carolina can make a powerful argument for being one of the country’s most talented home-run-hitting teams. Designated hitter Alberto Osuna and center fielder Vance Honeycutt had target practice on the top of the left-field scoreboard, which is 40 feet high. Osuna hit the upper-left part of it for one homer, and Honeycutt blasted a homer over the scoreboard for two of UNC’s three homers.

UNC recruit Jackson, two Duke recruits teammates for USA in Hoops Summit

Ian Jackson and Cooper Flagg will soon be on opposite sides of the greatest rivalry in sports, but they’ll be teammates on Saturday night.
Jackson, a 6–5 forward and an incoming Carolina freshman, and Flagg, a 6–8 forward headed to Duke, will team up on the USA team that will take on the World Select team at 10 p.m. Saturday (FS1) in the Nike Hoops Summit in Portland.

DeCaro, who turns 18 next week, tosses 6 shutout innings in UNC romp

CHAPEL HILL — Starting in his first ACC series opener, freshman Jason DeCaro pitched like the ace he has become. The crafty 6–5 right-hander doesn’t turn 18 until Wednesday, but he threw six shutout innings and pitched well beyond his years. He got more than enough offensive support as No. 13 UNC rolled to a 13–0 victory over Notre Dame on Friday.

After blowing another lead, UNC powers back to blast Cavs

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — No. 10 North Carolina blew a big lead for the second time in the series, but the Tar Heels powered through it this time. After No. 15 Virginia erased a six-run deficit, the Tar Heels took control with seventh-inning home runs from first baseman Parks Harber and catcher Luke Stevenson. That salvaged a win from the three-game series as UNC regained a six-run lead before winning 12–7 Saturday at Disharoon Park.