Heels Drop Middle Game Of Duke Series

Saturday, March 19

Durham, NC

6 p.m.

North Carolina

16-3, 0

Duke

11-8, 0

North Carolina

Duke

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

March 19, 2022 | Baseball

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By: Jody Jones

DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina baseball team had its winning streak stopped at five games on Saturday night as Duke broke a 3-3 tie with six runs in the bottom of the fourth and posted a 9-3 victory at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Alex Stone and Luke Storm each hit a two-run home run for the Blue Devils (11-8, 2-3 ACC) as part of their six-run fourth. Graham Pauley also had a two-run base hit in the inning.

Pauley's hit and Storm's home run both occurred with two outs.

Uncharacteristically, it was the UNC bullpen that yielded the go-ahead runs. Shaddon Peavyhouse (2-2) was charged with three runs in two-thirds of an inning, while Shawn Rapp surrendered three runs in an inning of relief.

Junior right-handed pitcher Nik Pry took the mound for the Diamond Heels (16-3, 4-1) to start the fifth inning and proceeded to strike out a season-high six in three innings of relief without allowing a hit and walking just one.

Angel Zarate singled in the top of the first inning to set a Carolina record for most consecutive games on base in the Super Regional Era (since 1999) with 42. Former Diamond Heel Logan Warmoth reached base safely in 41 consecutive games across the 2016-17 seasons. His hit also extended his hitting streak to 19 games.

Carolina scored two runs with two outs in the second and Johnny Castagnozzi led off the third with home run. The Heels collected just three hits over the final six innings.

Josh Allen (1-2) picked up the win for the Blue Devils in 1.2 innings of relief.

NOTABLES
• Castagnozzi homered for the second straight game and the fourth time in the last five games. He also recorded his second straight multi-hit game and his fifth multi-hit game in the last six.
• Sophomore Tyler Causey made his first start of the season, playing left field.
• UNC starter Max Carlson pitched a season-low 2.1 innings.
• Prior to tonight, Rapp had not allowed an earned run in 13.1 innings pitched this season. He threw a season-high 3.0 innings.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Duke's Graham Pauley grounded out to second base to plate RJ Schreck from third base in the bottom of the first (DU 1, UNC 0).
• Tyler Causey singled to right field in the top of the second to score Danny Serretti from second base to tie the game (UNC 1, DU1).
• Honeycutt followed Causey with a single to left field to drive home Stokely (UNC 2, DU 1).
• Alex Mooney scored on an errant throw by Frick trying to throw out Will Hoyle at second base in the bottom of the second (UNC 2, DU 2).
• Castagnozzi hits a solo home run to lead off the third inning (UNC 3, DU 2).
• Luke Storm tied the game for Duke with a RBI-double to left field in the bottom of the third inning (UNC 3, DU 3).
• Alex Stone hit a two-run home run to break the 3-3 tie in the bottom of the fourth. Pauley laced a two-run single during the inning and Storm hit a two-run homer as well as part of a six-run frame (DU 9, UNC 3).

UP NEXT
The Diamond Heels and Blue Devils will conclude their three-game series Sunday, March 20, at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The game is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will be streamed on ACCNX.