University of North Carolina Athletics
Friday, March 26
Chapel Hill, N.C.
6 PM
North Carolina
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Photo by: ABE LOVEN
Stokely Homers in Setback vs. NC State
March 26, 2021 | Baseball
CHAPEL HILL – Despite a ninth inning home run by freshman Hunter Stokely, No. 24 North Carolina dropped the series opener vs. NC State, 9-2, on Friday evening at Boshamer Stadium.
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NC State scored seven unanswered runs before Danny Serretti laced an RBI-single up the middle as Justice Thompson scored in the third inning. Stokely's first career home run sparked a late offensive push, but it was not enough as the Wolfpack clinched the series opener.
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After a one-run first inning, the Wolfpack took a commanding lead in the second as Vojtech Mensik cleared the bases for a grand slam. Totaling 10 hits on the night, NC State tacked on three more runs in the following seven innings.
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NC State's Reid Johnston went the distance for his first complete-game win of the season to improve to 2-0. The Tar Heels scattered seven hits throughout the game but struggled to convert on the board. Both Caleb Roberts and Thompson managed two hits apiece.
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Austin Love took his first loss of the season to sit at 4-1. Love struck out three in 4.0 complete innings. The Tar Heel relievers managed three strikeouts and limited NC State to two hits in 5.0 innings.
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Carolina falls to 13-7 overall, 8-4 in ACC play while NC State improves to 6-9 on the season, 2-8 in conference.
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Carolina and NC State resume the series Saturday at 1 p.m.
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NC State scored seven unanswered runs before Danny Serretti laced an RBI-single up the middle as Justice Thompson scored in the third inning. Stokely's first career home run sparked a late offensive push, but it was not enough as the Wolfpack clinched the series opener.
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After a one-run first inning, the Wolfpack took a commanding lead in the second as Vojtech Mensik cleared the bases for a grand slam. Totaling 10 hits on the night, NC State tacked on three more runs in the following seven innings.
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NC State's Reid Johnston went the distance for his first complete-game win of the season to improve to 2-0. The Tar Heels scattered seven hits throughout the game but struggled to convert on the board. Both Caleb Roberts and Thompson managed two hits apiece.
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Austin Love took his first loss of the season to sit at 4-1. Love struck out three in 4.0 complete innings. The Tar Heel relievers managed three strikeouts and limited NC State to two hits in 5.0 innings.
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Carolina falls to 13-7 overall, 8-4 in ACC play while NC State improves to 6-9 on the season, 2-8 in conference.
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Carolina and NC State resume the series Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Reid Johnston (2-0)
L: Love, Austin (4-1)
Batting:
HR: Tyler McDonough 1 ; Vojtech Mensik 1
RBI: Tyler McDonough 2 ; Jonny Butler 1 ; Terrell Tatum 1 ; Vojtech Mensik 4
SF: Jonny Butler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Austin Murr 1 ; Tyler McDonough 2 ; Jonny Butler 1 ; Jose Torres 1 ; Terrell Tatum 1 ; Devonte Brown 2 ; Vojtech Mensik 1
SB: Vojtech Mensik 1
Batting:
HR: Stokely, Hunter 1
RBI: Serretti, Danny 1 ; Stokely, Hunter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thompson, Justice 1 ; Stokely, Hunter 1
SB: Thompson, Justice 1
CS: Roberts, Caleb 1
HBP: Roberts, Caleb 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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Players Mentioned
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