University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Hosts Liberty Tuesday Evening
April 29, 2019 | Baseball
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Liberty Series History
• North Carolina and Liberty have played 23 times dating back to 1978 as the Tar Heels hold the 20-3 advantage overall.
• The Heels swept Liberty in a three-game series in Chapel Hill last year by outscoring the Flames 36-15.Â
• UNC lost 2-0 on March 19 at Liberty. It is the only game UNC has failed to score this year.
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Quick Notes
• UNC has won 8 of its last 9 ACC games at home and are 27-3 in Chapel Hill this season.
• UNC is tied for 1st in the ACC Coastal Division with Georgia Tech at 15-9 overall.
• UNC has been out hit in more games (22) than they have out hit their opponents (21). UNC is 12-10 when being out hit this season. In 2018, they were 3-13.
• In 4 games last week, UNC's bullpen gave up 2 earned runs in 17.1 innings (1.04 ERA).
• Last week, Andrew Grogan went 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA in 12.0 IP only giving up 1 ER.
• Joey Lancellotti has 3-0 in his last 3 relief apps and has not giving up a run over 9.1 inn.
• Aaron Sabato and Michael Busch are T-2nd in the ACC with HRs in conference play (8).
• UNC is 1st in the country in walks (287) and T-3rd in the ACC in on base % (.398).
• Andrew Grogan's 7.2 IP on 4/23 is the longest midweek outing for a Tar Heel pitcher since Rodney Hutchison's complete-game shutout against NC A&T last year.
• Michael Busch is 1st in the ACC and 10th in the country in runs scored (54).
• Freshman Danny Serretti (.319) and Aaron Sabato (.318) lead UNC in batting averge during ACC play. Serretti also leads the team in batting avg. overall with .316.
• Last 5 games, Ashton McGee (.444) & Brandon Martorano (.389) lead UNC in bat avg.
• Danny Serretti is hitting .385 over his last 10 games.Â
• In the first 22 games, Ike Freeman hit .364. In the last 22 games, he is hitting .256.Â
• In the first 22 games, Dylan Harris hit .321. In the last 22 games, he is hitting .217.
• Michael Busch currently has a career high 14 game hitting streak.
• In UNC's 33 wins, it has a team ERA of 3.34 but in its 12 losses it has a 6.68 ERA.
• In UNC's 33 wins, the bullpen has a 2.91 ERA. In it's 12 losses, it has a 6.30 ERA.
• UNC has a team ERA of 3.60 at home, but a 5.53 ERA on the road.Â
• UNC has scored 141 of 338 (42%) of its run in the first 3 innings this year.Â
• Michael Busch is the first Tar Heels to have back-to-back seasons with 10+ home runs since Chad Flack did so in 2005-2006 with 15 HR and 13 HR, respectively.Â
• Danny Serretti is the first Tar Heel to have 6 RBI in a game since Colin Moran did so against Wake Forest in 2013, and he is the first freshman to have 6 RBI in a game since Moran did so against UNCW in 2011.Â
• Danny Serretti is the first player since Dustin Ackley in 2009 to have two games of 5+ hits in a single season. He's the first freshman Tar Heel under head coach Mike Fox to have two games of 5+ hits in a single season.
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