Sandy Strikes Out Seven As Tar Heels Fall 4-1

Friday, February 28

Minneapolis, Minn. (US Bank)

8 p.m.

North Carolina

Minnesota

February 28, 2020 | Baseball

Box Score

By: Aury St. Germain

Box Score

MINNEAPOLIS – Will Sandy fanned a career-high seven Gophers in his third start of the 2020 campaign, but North Carolina fell 4-1 inside U.S. Bank Stadium.

Key Moments

The Gophers scored in the first inning after loading the bases. Will Sandy and company limited the damage to just one run.
Aaron Sabato led off the second inning with a double but was stranded at third base.
Danny Serretti and Angel Zarate led off the fourth inning with back-to-back hits before Aaron Sabato tied up the ballgame with a sacrifice fly to left field.
The Gophers retook the lead in the fifth inning after scoring on a fielder's choice.
Minnesota tacked on another run in the fifth inning with a single up the middle to push its lead to two runs.
The Tar Heels surrendered a solo home run in the seventh inning that pushed the Gopher lead to 4-1, where the score would end.

Notes

After allowing three hits in the first inning, Will Sandy did not allow a hit until the fifth inning.
Will Sandy ended with a career-high seven strikeouts.
Kyle Mott gave up his first home run in his career in the seventh inning.
Aaron Sabato collected his third multi-hit game of the season.
Mott made his fourth appearance out of the bullpen of 2020.
Chris Joyner made his fourth appearance out of the bullpen of 2020.

Postgame Quote
Head Coach Mike Fox
I thought Will Sandy was sensational tonight, we just could not give him any support. We have to play better defense behind him. He was really, really good tonight and I thought he gave us a really good chance to win.

Up Next
The Tar Heels continue play in the CambriaCollegeClassic against Iowa tomorrow at 4 p.m. (EST).