University of North Carolina Athletics
Friday, April 1
Chapel Hill
6 p.m.
North Carolina
19-7, 5-5
1
vs
12
Virginia Tech
16-6, 4-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Photo by: Jerome M. Ibrahim
April 1, 2022 | Baseball
CHAPEL HILL – Gavin Cross and Tanner Schobel hit back-to-back home runs in the first and fourth innings to lead visiting Virginia Tech over No.18 North Carolina, 12-1, at Boshamer Stadium on Friday night.
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With the loss, the Diamond Heels fall to 19-7 overall and 5-5 in the ACC, while the Hokies improved to 16-6 and 4-4 in the league.
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Cross and Schobel belted solo home runs in the first inning, then Cross hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning just ahead of Schobel's second solo blast for a 6-0 Virginia Tech lead.
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The Hokies hit six total home runs with Carson DeMartini and Eduardo Malinkowski each going deep in the eighth inning. Tech pounded out 14 hits, compared to Carolina's nine.
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UNC starting pitcher Connor Bovair (2-2) took the loss allowing six runs on eight hits in 3.2 innings pitched. Griffin Green (2-2) earned the win, tossing five scoreless innings with three strikeouts.
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NOTABLES
• North Carolina suffered its first home loss of the season (17-1) ending its 21-game winning streak at Boshamer Stadium.
• The Diamond Heels lost to Virginia Tech at home for the first time since 2016 and just the second time in 22 all-time games at Boshamer Stadium.
• Angel Zarate doubled in the bottom of the third inning to extend his on-base streak to 49 games. Zarate collected two hits for his team-leading 14th multi-hit game of the season.
• Mac Horvath recorded his fourth two-hit game of the year.
• Vance Honeycutt got a hit in each of his final two at-bats for his seventh multi-hit game of the season.
• Freshman pitcher Carson Starnes made his second appearance of the season.
• Redshirt sophomore Caleb Cozart made his fourth appearance of the year and first since March 2.
• The Diamond Heels surrendered season-highs for runs, hits, and home runs.
• Virginia Tech's six home runs were the most allowed by Carolina pitchers since giving up seven to UCLA on Feb. 18, 2000.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
• Cross and Schobel hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the first inning and Jack Hurley scored on an RBI-double from Malinowski (VT 3, UNC 0).
• After Nick Biddison drew two-out walk in the top of the fourth, Cross and Schobel hit back-to-back home runs for the second time in the game (VT 6, UNC 0).
• Cade Hunter scored on an RBI-single by Nick Holsea in the top of the fifth (VT 7, UNC 0).
• Gross scored on an RBI-ground out by Hurley in the top of the sixth (VT 8, UNC 0).
• Horvath scored the Diamond Heels first run in the bottom of the seventh on base hit by Honeycutt (VT 8, UNC 1).
• DeMartini hit a solo home run to center field and Malinowski hit a three-run homer to left field in the top of the eighth (VT 12, UNC 1).
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UP NEXT
Game two of this weekend's ACC Coastal Division series continues Saturday, April 2, at 2 p.m.
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With the loss, the Diamond Heels fall to 19-7 overall and 5-5 in the ACC, while the Hokies improved to 16-6 and 4-4 in the league.
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Cross and Schobel belted solo home runs in the first inning, then Cross hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning just ahead of Schobel's second solo blast for a 6-0 Virginia Tech lead.
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The Hokies hit six total home runs with Carson DeMartini and Eduardo Malinkowski each going deep in the eighth inning. Tech pounded out 14 hits, compared to Carolina's nine.
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UNC starting pitcher Connor Bovair (2-2) took the loss allowing six runs on eight hits in 3.2 innings pitched. Griffin Green (2-2) earned the win, tossing five scoreless innings with three strikeouts.
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NOTABLES
• North Carolina suffered its first home loss of the season (17-1) ending its 21-game winning streak at Boshamer Stadium.
• The Diamond Heels lost to Virginia Tech at home for the first time since 2016 and just the second time in 22 all-time games at Boshamer Stadium.
• Angel Zarate doubled in the bottom of the third inning to extend his on-base streak to 49 games. Zarate collected two hits for his team-leading 14th multi-hit game of the season.
• Mac Horvath recorded his fourth two-hit game of the year.
• Vance Honeycutt got a hit in each of his final two at-bats for his seventh multi-hit game of the season.
• Freshman pitcher Carson Starnes made his second appearance of the season.
• Redshirt sophomore Caleb Cozart made his fourth appearance of the year and first since March 2.
• The Diamond Heels surrendered season-highs for runs, hits, and home runs.
• Virginia Tech's six home runs were the most allowed by Carolina pitchers since giving up seven to UCLA on Feb. 18, 2000.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
• Cross and Schobel hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the first inning and Jack Hurley scored on an RBI-double from Malinowski (VT 3, UNC 0).
• After Nick Biddison drew two-out walk in the top of the fourth, Cross and Schobel hit back-to-back home runs for the second time in the game (VT 6, UNC 0).
• Cade Hunter scored on an RBI-single by Nick Holsea in the top of the fifth (VT 7, UNC 0).
• Gross scored on an RBI-ground out by Hurley in the top of the sixth (VT 8, UNC 0).
• Horvath scored the Diamond Heels first run in the bottom of the seventh on base hit by Honeycutt (VT 8, UNC 1).
• DeMartini hit a solo home run to center field and Malinowski hit a three-run homer to left field in the top of the eighth (VT 12, UNC 1).
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UP NEXT
Game two of this weekend's ACC Coastal Division series continues Saturday, April 2, at 2 p.m.
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Pitching:
W: Griffin Green (2-2)
L: Bovair, Connor (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Jack Hurley 1 ; Eduardo Malinowski 2
HR: Gavin Cross 2 ; Tanner Schobel 2 ; Eduardo Malinowski 1 ; Carson DeMartini 1
RBI: Gavin Cross 3 ; Tanner Schobel 2 ; Jack Hurley 1 ; Eduardo Malinowski 4 ; Nick Holesa 1 ; Carson DeMartini 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nick Biddison 2 ; Gavin Cross 3 ; Tanner Schobel 3 ; Jack Hurley 1 ; Eduardo Malinowski 1 ; Cade Hunter 1 ; Carson DeMartini 1
SB: Cade Hunter 1
Batting:
2B: Zarate, Angel 1 ; Frick, Tomas 1 ; Horvath, Mac 1
RBI: Honeycutt, Vance 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Horvath, Mac 1
SB: Honeycutt, Vance 1 ; Horvath, Mac 2
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
2
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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