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Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI
Diamond Heels Roll Over Bulldogs
May 10, 2022 | Baseball
CHAPEL HILL – Freshman Vance Honeycutt recorded the first four-hit game of his career, finishing a double shy of the cycle, and stole three bases to lead North Carolina to a 12-5 win over visiting Gardner-Webb at Boshamer Stadium on Tuesday night.
Angel Zarate hit a leadoff home run and Mac Horvath crushed a grand slam for the Diamond Heels (28-18), who have won four of five since the exam break. UNC racked up 15 hits and 11 RBIs to improve to 18-1 at home this season against non-conference opponents.
"We're at the point of the season where our guys know that we need to be playing every game like it's the postseason," UNC Head Coach Scott Forbes said. "We came out ready to play, we had good at bats all night and the top four in the lineup were really, really good."
Zarate, Horvath, Danny Serretti and Honeycutt combined for 10 hits, nine RBIs, eight runs, three home runs, two doubles and a triple.
Carolina scored in six of the first seven innings highlighted by a five-run fourth inning that included Horvath's monster slam and an RBI-triple from Honeycutt, which followed his solo home run in the third inning.
UNC led 8-0 after four innings and 11-3 after six.
Sophomore Shawn Rapp made his second start of the season and pitched a season-high 4.2 innings, striking out four. Senior Caden O'Brien (2-0) took the mound in the sixth and struck out four in 2.0 innings pitched to earn the win. Will Sandy and Alden Segui pitched one inning of relief each with Sandy striking out two and Segui three.
"I thought [O'Brien] looked really good and we need him," Forbes said. "I also thought Will Sandy looked good.
"Those two lefties looked good and we're going to need some help down the stretch for a shot to make a run."
Jacob Marcos, Alec Burns and Curtis Robison each got a pair of hits, combining for six of the Runnin' Bulldogs' (17-32) 10 hits.
NOTABLES
• North Carolina improved to 16-2 all-time against Gardner-Webb.
• Zarate hit his second leadoff home run of the season and first since Opening Day against Seton Hall on February 18. He also smacked two doubles for the first time in his career.
• Serretti extended his career-long hitting streak to 20 games, going 2-for-5.
• Horvath hit his second career grand slam. His first career grand slam was against NC State at the ACC Tournament last season. He has homered in four of the last seven games and has 10 home runs in the last 19 games.
• Honeycutt homered for the third time in the last four games and stole three bases for the first time in his career. His three steals are the most by a Tar Heels since 2017 when Logan Warmoth (vs. Radford) and Brandon Riley (vs. NC State) each swiped three bases in a game.
• Honeycutt homered and stole a base in the same game for the sixth time this season.
• Honeycutt moved into third place on the UNC Freshman Stolen Bases list with 26.
• Segui made his Carolina debut in the top of the ninth, allowing one run on one hit with a walk and three strikeouts.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Zarate led off the bottom of the first with home run over the right field on the first pitch he saw. Honeycutt reached on a bunt single scored later in the inning on hit by Osuna (UNC 2, GWU 0).
• Honeycutt smashed a 444-foot home run to right-center field with two outs in the third inning (UNC 3, GWU 0).
• Horvath hit a grand slam in the bottom of the fourth inning and Serretti scored on a triple by Honeycutt (UNC 8, GWU 0).
• The Runnin' Bulldogs got three runs in the top of the fifth with Humberto Torres hitting a solo home run and Marcos and Robinson delivering RBI singles (UNC 8, GWU 3).
• Zarate delivered a two-run double in the bottom half of the fifth (UNC 10, GWU 3).
• Honeycutt scored on a sacrifice fly in sixth inning (UNC 11, GWU 3).
• Burns drove home Marcos in the top of the seventh inning and Zarate scored on a wild pitch in the bottom half of the inning (UNC 12, GWU 4).
• Carson Yates singled to center with two outs in the ninth to plate the Bulldogs' final run (UNC 12, GWU 5).
UP NEXT
North Carolina will host Charleston Southern at Boshamer Stadium on Wednesday, May 11, at 6 p.m. The game will be streamed on the ACCNX.
Angel Zarate hit a leadoff home run and Mac Horvath crushed a grand slam for the Diamond Heels (28-18), who have won four of five since the exam break. UNC racked up 15 hits and 11 RBIs to improve to 18-1 at home this season against non-conference opponents.
"We're at the point of the season where our guys know that we need to be playing every game like it's the postseason," UNC Head Coach Scott Forbes said. "We came out ready to play, we had good at bats all night and the top four in the lineup were really, really good."
Zarate, Horvath, Danny Serretti and Honeycutt combined for 10 hits, nine RBIs, eight runs, three home runs, two doubles and a triple.
Carolina scored in six of the first seven innings highlighted by a five-run fourth inning that included Horvath's monster slam and an RBI-triple from Honeycutt, which followed his solo home run in the third inning.
UNC led 8-0 after four innings and 11-3 after six.
Sophomore Shawn Rapp made his second start of the season and pitched a season-high 4.2 innings, striking out four. Senior Caden O'Brien (2-0) took the mound in the sixth and struck out four in 2.0 innings pitched to earn the win. Will Sandy and Alden Segui pitched one inning of relief each with Sandy striking out two and Segui three.
"I thought [O'Brien] looked really good and we need him," Forbes said. "I also thought Will Sandy looked good.
"Those two lefties looked good and we're going to need some help down the stretch for a shot to make a run."
Jacob Marcos, Alec Burns and Curtis Robison each got a pair of hits, combining for six of the Runnin' Bulldogs' (17-32) 10 hits.
NOTABLES
• North Carolina improved to 16-2 all-time against Gardner-Webb.
• Zarate hit his second leadoff home run of the season and first since Opening Day against Seton Hall on February 18. He also smacked two doubles for the first time in his career.
• Serretti extended his career-long hitting streak to 20 games, going 2-for-5.
• Horvath hit his second career grand slam. His first career grand slam was against NC State at the ACC Tournament last season. He has homered in four of the last seven games and has 10 home runs in the last 19 games.
• Honeycutt homered for the third time in the last four games and stole three bases for the first time in his career. His three steals are the most by a Tar Heels since 2017 when Logan Warmoth (vs. Radford) and Brandon Riley (vs. NC State) each swiped three bases in a game.
• Honeycutt homered and stole a base in the same game for the sixth time this season.
• Honeycutt moved into third place on the UNC Freshman Stolen Bases list with 26.
• Segui made his Carolina debut in the top of the ninth, allowing one run on one hit with a walk and three strikeouts.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Zarate led off the bottom of the first with home run over the right field on the first pitch he saw. Honeycutt reached on a bunt single scored later in the inning on hit by Osuna (UNC 2, GWU 0).
• Honeycutt smashed a 444-foot home run to right-center field with two outs in the third inning (UNC 3, GWU 0).
• Horvath hit a grand slam in the bottom of the fourth inning and Serretti scored on a triple by Honeycutt (UNC 8, GWU 0).
• The Runnin' Bulldogs got three runs in the top of the fifth with Humberto Torres hitting a solo home run and Marcos and Robinson delivering RBI singles (UNC 8, GWU 3).
• Zarate delivered a two-run double in the bottom half of the fifth (UNC 10, GWU 3).
• Honeycutt scored on a sacrifice fly in sixth inning (UNC 11, GWU 3).
• Burns drove home Marcos in the top of the seventh inning and Zarate scored on a wild pitch in the bottom half of the inning (UNC 12, GWU 4).
• Carson Yates singled to center with two outs in the ninth to plate the Bulldogs' final run (UNC 12, GWU 5).
UP NEXT
North Carolina will host Charleston Southern at Boshamer Stadium on Wednesday, May 11, at 6 p.m. The game will be streamed on the ACCNX.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: O'Brien, Caden (2-0)
L: PILLA, Gabe (0-2)
Batting:
HR: TORRES, Humberto 1
RBI: MARCOS, Jacob 1 ; BURNS, Alec 1 ; ROBISON, Curtis 1 ; YATES, Carson 1 ; TORRES, Humberto 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MARCOS, Jacob 1 ; SOLOMON, AJ 1 ; TORRES, Humberto 1 ; RAY, Alex 1 ; CAPOBIANCO, Pete 1
SB: MARCOS, Jacob 1
HBP: RAY, Alex 1
Batting:
2B: Zarate, Angel 2 ; Madej, Mikey 1
3B: Honeycutt, Vance 1
HR: Zarate, Angel 1 ; Horvath, Mac 1 ; Honeycutt, Vance 1
RBI: Zarate, Angel 3 ; Horvath, Mac 4 ; Honeycutt, Vance 2 ; Osuna, Alberto 2
SF: Osuna, Alberto 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Zarate, Angel 3 ; Horvath, Mac 1 ; Serretti, Danny 1 ; Honeycutt, Vance 3 ; Madej, Mikey 2 ; Castagnozzi, Johnny 2
SB: Honeycutt, Vance 3
HBP: Stokely, Hunter 1
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