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No. 5 Carolina Baseball Falls To Wake Forest, 9-7
April 7, 2000 | Baseball
April 7, 2000
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Junior catcher Dan Conway singled home what proved to be the game-winning runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to lead 18th-ranked Wake Forest to a 9-7 victory over the fifth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels at Hooks Stadium on Friday.
Relief pitcher Ryan Braun (1-0) pitched the last six innings, holding the Tar Heels hitless to pick up the win for the Deacs. Derrick DePriest (1-2) pitched the final two innings, giving up three runs on two hits to take the loss for the Tar Heels.
Wake fell behind 5-0 early, but the Deacs came back scoring a run in the second and two in the third to cut the lead to 5-3. The Tar Heels increased their lead to 7-3 with two runs in the top of the fourth, but Wake cut the lead to just one run with a run in the fourth and two in the fifth.
With the Deacons trailing 7-6, Wake scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth. The first run scored when Jason Aquilante reached base on a fielder's choice bringing in Stephen Sullivan to tie the game at 7-7 and set the stage for Conway's game-winning hit.
For the Deacs, Cory Sullivan went 3-for-4 with two RBI to lead the way at the plate. Conway was 1-for-4 with two RBI. For UNC, Adam Greenberg went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
With the win, Wake improves to 27-9-1 overall and 9-4 in the ACC. The Tar Heels drop to 28-7 overall and 4-6 in league play. The same two teams will meet again on Saturday in the second game of the three-game series. The first pitch is set for 1 p.m. at Hooks Stadium.
