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North Carolina Welcomes No. 2 Virginia For Weekend Series
February 24, 2021 | Baseball
The Rundown
Opponent:Â No. 2 Virginia
Dates:Â Feb. 24-26
Site:Â Chapel Hill (Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium)
First Pitch:  Thursday, 4 p.m. / Friday, 3:30 p.m. / Saturday, 2 p.m. (ET)
TV: Thursday (Click Here) / Friday (Click Here) / Saturday (Click Here)
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Live Stats:Â Thursday (Click Here) / Friday (Click Here) / Saturday (Click Here)
Game Notes: North Carolina | Virginia
Pitching Matchups
Friday: RHP Austin Love (1-0) vs. LHP Andrew AbbottÂ
Saturday: RHP Max Carlson (1-0) vs. RHP Griff McGarry
Sunday: RHP Max Alba (1-0) vs. RHP Mike Vasil
Top Storylines
• Carolina completed a series sweep against James Madison on opening weekend. The Tar Heels scored 18 runs over the weekend compared to JMU's seven.
• The Tar Heels win over Elon pushed the Tar Heels to 4-0 for the second time in as many seasons.
• Redshirt sophomore Austin Love was named ACC Pitcher of the Week after his season debut against James Madison on Feb. 19.
• The Salisbury, N.C., native made his first career start against the Dukes and impressed, as he threw 6.0 hitless innings which yielded nine punchouts, zero runs and two walks. His nine strikeouts tied his career high, a mark that he established against Dallas Baptist on Feb. 23, 2020.
• Caleb Roberts was remarkable over the weekend, ending the three-game slate 5-for-11 (.455) with two home runs, a double, a triple and eight RBI. He entered the weekend with zero career dingers and hit two on opening day.
• It was a strong opening weekend for the Tar Heel's rotation. Austin Love, Max Carlson and Max Alba combined to allow seven hits and four earned runs over 17 2/3 innings. They struck out 23 batters and walked four.
• North Carolina's transfers Justice Thompson and Brett Centracchio made an immediate impact during opening weekend. Thompson finished 5-for-12 with three RBI, two doubles and a home run while Centracchio recorded a hit in all three contests, which included a game-tying home run on Sunday.
• Scott Forbes took the reigns from Mike Fox on Aug. 7, 2020, who wrapped up a legendary 22-year career at Carolina. He becomes just the fifth head coach of the Tar Heel baseball program since 1931.
• The Tar Heels return every pitcher who saw the mound last season.Â
Scouting the Hoos
• In three games decided by one or two runs, the Cavaliers took two out of three games against UConn this past weekend at Disharoon Park.Â
• Including last season, Virginia has won its last six, one-run games.
• The two wins on opening weekend for the Cavaliers were the first since 2017 when they won games against Liberty, The Citadel and Kansas in Charleston. The weekend sweep sparked a 10-game win streak to start the season.
