University of North Carolina Athletics
Wednesday, March 13
Wilmington, N.C.
6 p.m.
North Carolina
14-4
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UNCW
10-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| UNCW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
March 13, 2019 | Baseball
Wilmington, N.C. –  No. 8 North Carolina scored seven runs over the final three innings of Wednesday night's game against UNCW to take home the 11-4 win. Ike Freeman's two-RBI double in the eighth inning gave the Heels some cushion before Brandon Martorano's three-run home run in the ninth inning sealed the deal for the Heels.
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Connor Ollio picked up his first collegiate win in his young Tar Heel career after throwing 1.2 innings and giving up no runs while striking out two Seahawks.
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Key Moments:
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Win: North Carolina, Connor Ollio (1-0)
Loss: UNCW, Landen Roupp (1-2)
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Up Next:
The Tar Heels will play host Miami in a three-game series for the first ACC series of the year at Boshamer Stadium. Game one will begin on Friday, March 15 at 6 p.m. with game two at Saturday, March 16 at 2 p.m. and the finale on Sunday, March 17 at 1 p.m.
Social Media:
For all the latest on Carolina Baseball, be sure to follow the team at @DiamondHeels on Twitter and @CarolinaBaseball on Instagram.
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Connor Ollio picked up his first collegiate win in his young Tar Heel career after throwing 1.2 innings and giving up no runs while striking out two Seahawks.
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Key Moments:
- The Tar Heels scored four runs in the top of the first inning to take a 4-0 early in Wilmington. All four RBI were from freshman as Aaron Sabato brought home one with a bases loaded single, Caleb Roberts brought home two with a bases loaded single and Danny Serretti recorded the final RBI on a sacrifice fly to left field.
- UNCW cut the lead in half in the second inning after a RBI triple to left field and a sacrifice fly to bring the runner home from third as the Heels led 4-2.
- A two out, two-run home run from UNCW tied the game, 4-4, in the bottom of the third inning.
- With one out, UNCW tried to execute a hit and run but a diving catch by Caleb Roberts in right field was good for the second out and then he fired a rope to first base for the double play to get out of the inning.
- Ike Freeman led off the seventh inning with a big triple and ended up giving the Heels a 5-4 lead on the very next pitch after a wild pitch went to the backstop.
- With two outs and runners on first and third in the bottom of the seventh, UNCW smoked a ball to the left side of the infield and Freeman snagged it out of midair with a full extension backhand to keep the 5-4 lead.
- In the 8th inning, Brandon Martorano laced a double to left field to move Ashton McGee to third base with one out as the Heels looked to add insurance runs to their 5-4 lead.
- Freeman came through again in the 8th inning with a double to right field to score McGee and Martorano and give the Heels a 7-4 lead.
- Martorano blew the game open with a two-out, three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to give the Heels a 11-4 lead.
Notables:
- Dylan Harris extends his career best, and team best, reached base streak to 14 consecutive games.
- Ike Freeman hit his first triple of the season and the second of his career Wednesday night in Wilmington.
- Caleb Roberts picked up his second career three-hit game as a Tar Heel.
- Serretti extended his hitting streak to four consecutive games and his on base streak to nine straight, both career highs.
- Connor Ollio picked up his first win of the season, which is also his first collegiate win.
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Pitcher Records:
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Win: North Carolina, Connor Ollio (1-0)
Loss: UNCW, Landen Roupp (1-2)
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Up Next:
The Tar Heels will play host Miami in a three-game series for the first ACC series of the year at Boshamer Stadium. Game one will begin on Friday, March 15 at 6 p.m. with game two at Saturday, March 16 at 2 p.m. and the finale on Sunday, March 17 at 1 p.m.
Social Media:
For all the latest on Carolina Baseball, be sure to follow the team at @DiamondHeels on Twitter and @CarolinaBaseball on Instagram.
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Pitching:
W: Ollio, Connor (1-0)
L: Roupp, Landen (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Freeman, Ike 1 ; Roberts, Caleb 1 ; Martorano, Brandon 1
3B: Freeman, Ike 1
HR: Martorano, Brandon 1
RBI: Freeman, Ike 2 ; Sabato, Aaron 1 ; Roberts, Caleb 2 ; Semper, Earl 1 ; Serretti, Danny 1 ; Martorano, Brandon 4
SF: Serretti, Danny 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Harris, Dylan 1 ; Freeman, Ike 2 ; Busch, Michael 1 ; Sabato, Aaron 1 ; Enwiller, Dylan 1 ; Caufield, Tom 1 ; Serretti, Danny 1 ; McGee, Ashton 1 ; Martorano, Brandon 2
HBP: Freeman, Ike 1 ; Martorano, Brandon 1
Batting:
3B: Zayicek, Riley 1
HR: Weiss, Cole 1
RBI: Weiss, Cole 2 ; Zayicek, Riley 1 ; Brown, Kep 1
SF: Brown, Kep 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thorburn, Chris 1 ; Weiss, Cole 1 ; Jones, Greg 1 ; Zayicek, Riley 1
HBP: Meadows, Jackson 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
3
RBI
2
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
4
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
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