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Tar Heels Scorch Spartans 12-2
February 23, 2010 | Baseball
Feb. 23, 2010
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Garrett Davis pitched a career-high five innings to record his first career victory over UNC Greensboro 12-2 Tuesday at Boshamer Stadium. The Tar Heels bashed 16 hits as nine different Carolina hitters hit safely in the win. No. 11 North Carolina improves to 4-0 while UNC Greensboro falls to 3-1 on the year.
The Tar Heels stranded 11 base runners, but still managed to score in all but two innings. Six different players stole a base Tuesday, including Levi Michael who swiped two, en route to a season-high seven stolen bases.
Davis (1-0) allowed two runs on two hits in five innings. Zach Bernard, Chris Munnelly, R.C. Orlan, Greg Holt and Cody Penny all pitched in relief - all rendering no runs.
The Spartans' Warren Slack (0-1) suffers the loss. Six different Spartan pitchers saw action Tuesday and all but two allowed one run or more.
Dillon Hazlett, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, led Carolina offensively. Mike Cavasinni (2-for-5, two runs scored) extended his hit streak that dates back to last year to a career best ten games. Tarron Robinson hit his first home run of the season, a solo shot over the right center field fence. Jacob Stallings (2-for-5, two runs scored) tied his career-high with two hits.
Four Tar Heels saw their first collegiate action Tuesday - pitchers Bernard, Orlan and Penny; and outfielder Brett Knief.
North Carolina got off to a fast start in the first inning. Three hits from the Tar Heels plated one run - a RBI single from Hazlett to score Michael - giving Carolina an early 1-0 lead.
Davis was impressive early, striking out four Spartan batters in his first three innings pitched while allowing no hits.
The Tar Heels tacked on four more runs in the bottom of the third - as the Spartans used two different pitchers in the frame. Ben Bunting laced his second single of the day to knock in Stallings, who reached on a double to right center. Hazlett added another RBI single, while Brian Goodwin ripped his second triple in as many games scoring two more Tar Heel runs. The Diamond Heels flashed their speed in the third, stealing four bases - Michael, Coyle, Hazlett and Graepel all swiped bags.
UNC Greensboro ended Davis' no hit-bid in the top of the fourth. A lead off walk issued to Lloyd Enzor followed by a towering two-run homer from Ed JayJack sliced the Tar Heel lead to three.
The Diamond Heels again added another run in the bottom of the fourth on new Spartan pitcher Wes McBride. Another RBI single from Hazlett scored Bunting in the bottom of the frame. The junior registered three RBI singles in his first three at-bats.
Davis continued to work in the fifth inning, benefiting from the Diamond Heels second double play of the game after a leadoff single. The Fremont, N.C., product ended his day after five innings pitched allowing two runs on two hits.
Robinson added another run in the bottom of the fifth, hitting a mammoth solo home run over the right center field fence. The Chapel Hill, N.C., native registered his first hit and RBI of the season with the home run.
Zach Bernard entered the game in the top of the sixth, his first collegiate appearance. The southpaw recorded two outs before being relieved by classmate Chris Munnelly. Munnelly quickly ended the top of the sixth with a strikeout.
The Tar Heels added two more runs in the bottom of the seventh, both unearned, to extend their lead to 9-2 over the Spartans. R.C. Orlan entered the game to pitch, his first collegiate appearance, in the eighth inning. Orlan worked a scoreless frame en route to registering his first strikeout.
Carolina continued to pour on the runs in the bottom of the eighth, after back-to-back doubles from Graepel and Seth Baldwin. Baldwin registered his first RBI of the season. Brett Knief, in his first career at-bat, laced a triple off the center field fence to score Baldwin and earn his first career RBI.
Greg Holt entered the game in the ninth recording two outs. Cody Penny then threw two pitches to retire the final Spartan batter as the Tar Heels went on to win 12-2. The appearance was Penny's first in his collegiate career.
Carolina returns to action this weekend hosting a three-game series with Maine. The first game will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Boshamer Stadium.
