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Tar Heels Cruise Past High Point, 22-5
April 8, 2003 | Baseball
April 8, 2003
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -North Carolina (23-11, 4-5 ACC) defeated High Point (11-23), 22-5 on a cold, rainy Tuesday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium. Thirteen different Tar Heels contributed with at least one hit and UNC starter Garry Bakker improved to 4-2 by giving up just two runs in five innings pitched. Jeremy Cleveland and Sammy Hewitt had three hits each, and both homered to lead the way for Carolina's offense.
Carolina scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning. An RBI double by Cleveland scored leadoff batter Greg Mangum who had reached on a walk. Sean Farrell and Hewitt also drove in runs, giving the Tar Heels a 3-0 lead.
Leading 10-1 in the bottom of the third, the Tar Heels added two runs thanks to Cleveland's ninth home run of the season.
Hewitt's sixth home run of the season in the bottom of the fourth drove in Mark Griffin and gave Carolina a 13-run lead.
After a 45-minute rain delay in the middle of the fifth inning, the game resumed with Carolina leading 16-2. The Tar Heels outscored High Point by a score of 6-3 over the final four innings
Carolina travels to UNC-Wilmington for a 7 p.m. game on Wednesday evening before heading to College Park next weekend for a three-game series at Maryland.
