May 21, 2009
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UNC junior first baseman Dustin Ackley homered in both the first and sixth innings. The pair of round-trippers was his fifth and sixth in the month of May and 18th and 19th of the season, which ties him for the conference lead with Duke senior first baseman Nate Frieman. It was also Ackley's fifth multi-homerun game of the season and seventh of his career.
The UNC win...
...is the Tar Heels' 65th in ACC Championship play against only 59 losses.
...is the 42nd of the season, which ties the Tar Heels with Coastal Carolina University for tops in the nation.
...improves the Tar Heels to 10-7 in the ACC Baseball Championship as the second seed.
...sets the school record for most wins in a four-year span with 207 from 2005-09. The previous mark of 206 was set by the 2004-08 squads.
Tonight's two team triples hit by the Tar Heels increases their school single-season record to 27.
Game Three's attendance of 5,376 is the largest of the first day of the 2009 ACC Baseball Championship. Total attendance after the first day stands at 8,251.
After three games of the 2009 ACC Baseball Championship, there has been three combined home runs. None have hit the famed "Durham Bull."
UNC senior RHP Adam Warren earned the win by pitching a career-high 8.1 innings (126 pitches) to improve his record to 7-2 and even his record this season against Duke at 1-1. In two starts, he worked 14.0 innings, gave up six runs (four earned) for a 2.57 ERA against the Blue Devils.
Duke has not defeated North Carolina in an ACC Championship since 1996 when it beat the Tar Heels by a 13-3 count.
Tonight's game marked the first appearance by the Blue Devils in the ACC Championship since 2005.
Duke's junior lefthanded starting pitcher Christopher Mano took the loss, falling to 5-6 on the season. He pitched five-plus innings, gave up four runs (all earned) on seven hits, struck out three batters, and issued three free passes.
Duke senior first baseman Nate Frieman, who is tied for the ACC lead with 19 homers, remains tied for the school record with 42 career homeruns.
The duration of the game was two hours, 47 minutes. 
