University of North Carolina Athletics
UNC Baseball Notebook: April 14
April 14, 2003 | Baseball
April 14, 2003
Overall Record: 26-11, 7-5 (Atlantic Coast Conference)
Last Week: 4-0 (0-0 vs. ranked teams)
Tuesday (4/8): High Point vs. UNC: W, 22-5
Saturday (4/12): UNC at Maryland: W, 9-2 (game 1)
Saturday (4/12): UNC at Maryland: W, 15-2 (game 2)
Sunday (4/13): UNC at Maryland: W, 4-0
NEWS AND NOTES
Senior Chad Prosser had his career-best hitting streak snapped at 18 games. Prosser went hitless in game one of Saturday's doubleheader against Maryland to end his remarkable streak.
Carolina swept Maryland for the second times in as many seasons last weekend and improved their conference record to 7-5. The Tar Heels opened their 2002 ACC season by sweeping the Terrapins in Chapel Hill on the way to a 17-7 finish in the ACC. Head Coach Mike Fox is now 12-4 all-time against Maryland.
Carolina's bullpen got some much needed rest this weekend in College Park. Starting pitchers Daniel Moore, Adam Kalkhof, and Garry Bakker pitched 24.2 of the 27 innings against Maryland. Moore pitched his first complete game of the season in game one on Saturday. Kalkhof pitched seven strong innings in game two, and Bakker came within one out of a complete game in Sunday's finale. Each pitcher has now thrown 48 innings and has an ERA under 4.00 on the season while combining for a 16-3 record.
The Tar Heels' offense continues to be impressive this season as Carolina averages nine runs per game. UNC is batting .329 as a team and has outscored its opponents 333-178 in 37 games. Jeremy Cleveland leads the team in most offensive categories, including batting average (.418), runs (46), home runs (11), and RBIs (44).
TOP PERFORMERS
Sammy Hewitt batted .550 (11-for-20) last week with three home runs and 12 RBIs. Hewitt also stole two bases and had a slugging percentage of 1.050. The junior is Carolina's leading hitter in conference games where he is batting .395 (15-for-38) with three home runs and ten RBIs.
Garry Bakker went 2-0 last week and had a 1.32 ERA in 13.2 innings pitched. Bakker gave up just two runs all week while striking out nine and holding opponents to just a .176 batting average against him. Bakker was one out away from a complete game shutout before leaving Sunday's 4-0 victory over Maryland. Bakker was also the winning pitcher in Carolina's victory over High Point on Tuesday and is now 5-2 on the season with a 3.38 ERA.
THIS WEEK (PROBABLE STARTER)
Tuesday (4/15): Virginia Commonwealth vs. UNC- 6 p.m. (Bryan Phillips)
Wednesday (4/16): UNC at East Carolina- 7 p.m. (Matt Danford)
Friday (4/18): Duke vs. UNC- 7 p.m. (Daniel Moore)
Saturday (4/19): Duke vs. UNC- 2 p.m. (Adam Kalkhof)
Sunday (4/20): Duke vs. UNC- 1:30 p.m. (Garry Bakker)
