University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Head To Tallahasse
March 27, 2003 | Baseball
March 27, 2003
After opening ACC play by taking a series from Wake Forest last weekend, the Tar Heels bus to Tallahassee, Fla. today to take on the No. 6 Florida State Seminoles for a three-game series. Carolina has a 18-7 record and has been led by eight starters who are hitting .330 or better. Greg Mangum leads the way, hitting safely in each of the team's last 12 games. Friday night's game will be televised by Sunshine Network.
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Probable Starters
Friday: Garry Bakker, 2-1 (3.71 ERA)
Saturday: Daniel Moore, 3-0 (4.40 ERA)
Sunday: Adam Kalkhof, 4-0 (3.95 ERA)
Series Notes
Prior to this series, the teams have met 60 times with the Seminoles holding a 44-16 lead in the series. Last season, the Tar Heels swept Florida State in Chapel Hill to open the ACC season. It was the only time since Florida State joined the conference that the Tar Heels swept a two or three game series. Of the 13 teams Carolina has faced more than 50 times, Florida State is one of three schools they have a losing record against. Clemson and Georgia Tech are the others.
This Week's Results
After stealing two of three games vs. Wake Forest last weekend, the Tar Heels dominated non-conference foe Towson in a pair of midweek games.
Despite a sloppy day that included a season-high four errors, five RBIs by the middle of the Carolina provided all the run support Scott Manshack and Co. would need for a 9-4 win Tuesday. Chad Prosser was 3-for-5 on the day with three runs scored, and Chris Iannetta also had three hits including a solo home run.
Wednesday, the Tar Heels took advantage of 10 walks and 18 hits to tough up the Tigers 15-1. Seven pitchers threw at least one in, with freshman Matt Danford picking up his first collegiate win on the staff day.
Prosser led UNC with three hits for the second-straight day, and Justin Webb pitched in with his the first three-hit performance of his career. Nine Tar Heels drove in at least one run.
Mangum Returns With A Bang
Starting second baseman Greg Mangum missed five games, including the entire Auburn series, due to injury. He made his return with a bang on March 11, hitting his first career home run against Ball State.
Since then, he has has been on a tear, hitting in 12-straight games during which he is hitting .413. He has raised his season average to .357, fourth best on the team. During that stretch, he also has scored 13 runs and driven in another eight.
Last year he broke into the line up in part due to his defense, and has continued to dazzle. He made a pair of diving plays vs. Wake Forest in one inning to snare balls bound for right field, once diving right and once to his left.
