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Tar Heels Sweep Doubleheader From Duke With 11-5 Win
April 19, 2003 | Baseball
April 19, 2003
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.- North Carolina (30-11, 9-5 ACC) defeated Duke (14-24, 0-13 ACC), 11-5 in game two of Saturday's doubleheader at Boshamer Stadium. Sammy Hewitt set a career-high for hits by going 5-for-5 with an RBI and three runs scored. Freshman starter Adam Kalkhof gave up five runs in five plus innings, but picked up his team-leading seventh win of the season while Michael Gross pitched four innings in relief, giving up just one hit and earning his first save of the season.
The Tar Heels jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Jeremy Cleveland continued his hot hitting by grounding a single into left field with two outs. After a passed ball, Sean Farrell ripped a ball down the left field line which hit third base umpire Al Davis and rolled into left field. Cleveland scored Carolina's first run of the game on the play.
Carolina pushed another run across with two outs in the bottom of the second. Wes Moyer reached base when he was hit by a pitch and came around to score on an RBI double down the left field line by Greg Mangum.
Duke grabbed the lead with four runs in the top of the third inning. An RBI single by Adam Murray scored Michael Golom who had singled to lead off the inning. Then with one out and two runners on base, Brian Patrick blasted a home run off the scoreboard in left-center field, making the score 4-2.
Carolina went back ahead with five runs in the bottom of the third. Chad Prosser walked to lead off the inning and eventually scored on Tim Layden's second wild pitch of the inning. Cleveland and Hewitt each singled and Chris Iannetta walked to load the bases. Ryan Blake then hit a sacrifice fly to right field which brought Cleveland home and tied the score at four. With two outs, Moyer lined a single up the middle, scoring Hewitt and allowing the Tar Heels to reclaim the lead. Blair Waggett and Mangum also added RBI singles before the inning came to an end.
Patrick's second home run of the game in the top of the fifth inning brought the Blue Devils within four at 9-5.
UNC added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth. Hewitt led off the inning with his fourth hit of the game and moved to third on a single by Iannetta. An RBI groundout by Mike Daniel made the score 10-5 and Moyer followed with a double to the left field wall which scored Iannetta.
The Tar Heels and Blue Devils will wrap up their series with game three at 1:30 p.m. on Easter Sunday. Carolina then returns to action next week with games at home against Elon and East Carolina on Tuesday and Wednesday. Starting time for both games is 6 p.m.
