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Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Serretti's Grand Slam Seals Series Win Over FSU
May 20, 2022 | Baseball
CHAPEL HILL – Danny Serretti hit a grand slam, Alberto Osuna homered for the third time in two games and North Carolina knocked off No. 20 Florida State, 10-4, on Friday night at Boshamer Stadium, giving the Tar Heels their first series triumph over the Seminoles since 2017.
The Heels (33-19, 14-15 ACC) defeated the Seminoles (32-21, 15-14) in Thursday's series opener, 7-5, as Osuna hit a three-run walk-off home run.
Carolina has won 10 of its last 12 games and six of its last eight ACC games, posting series wins over NC State, Wake Forest, and FSU.
Walks to Colby Wilkerson and Mac Horvath along with a one-out single by Angel Zarate in the eighth inning loaded the bases for Serretti, who hit his only previous grand slam as a freshman against Boston College in 2019.
After allowing two runs in the first inning, Carolina starting pitcher Brandon Schaeffer (6-2) put up zeroes in the next five innings before Brock Mathis homered in the seventh to make it a one-run game, 4-3.
The Heels scored twice in the bottom of the seventh and FSU added another run in the eighth before the duo of Shawn Rapp and Davis Palermo combined to hold the Seminoles hitless in the final two innings.
Zarate collected three hits, while Serretti and Madej had two hits each. Vance Honeycutt went 1-for4 with a home run, two RBIs and a stolen.
Florida State starter Parker Messick (6-4) was tagged with loss after surrendering three runs on seven hits in 6.0 innings with four strikeouts
NOTABLES
• North Carolina won its first series against Florida State in Chapel Hill since 2006.
• Serretti extended his career-long hitting streak to 26 games with an infield single in the first inning.
• Osuna moved into a tie for seventh place on the school's single season home run list by hitting his 19th of the season.
• Rapp made his NCAA leading 38th pitching appearance of the season, tying him for eighth-most in a single season at UNC.
• Honeycutt moved into second place on the school freshman home run (16) and stolen bases (28) lists. He homered and stole a base in the same game for the seventh time this season.
UP NEXT
North Carolina and Florida State will play the final game of their three-game series Saturday, May 21, at 2 p.m.
The Heels (33-19, 14-15 ACC) defeated the Seminoles (32-21, 15-14) in Thursday's series opener, 7-5, as Osuna hit a three-run walk-off home run.
Carolina has won 10 of its last 12 games and six of its last eight ACC games, posting series wins over NC State, Wake Forest, and FSU.
Walks to Colby Wilkerson and Mac Horvath along with a one-out single by Angel Zarate in the eighth inning loaded the bases for Serretti, who hit his only previous grand slam as a freshman against Boston College in 2019.
After allowing two runs in the first inning, Carolina starting pitcher Brandon Schaeffer (6-2) put up zeroes in the next five innings before Brock Mathis homered in the seventh to make it a one-run game, 4-3.
The Heels scored twice in the bottom of the seventh and FSU added another run in the eighth before the duo of Shawn Rapp and Davis Palermo combined to hold the Seminoles hitless in the final two innings.
Zarate collected three hits, while Serretti and Madej had two hits each. Vance Honeycutt went 1-for4 with a home run, two RBIs and a stolen.
Florida State starter Parker Messick (6-4) was tagged with loss after surrendering three runs on seven hits in 6.0 innings with four strikeouts
NOTABLES
• North Carolina won its first series against Florida State in Chapel Hill since 2006.
• Serretti extended his career-long hitting streak to 26 games with an infield single in the first inning.
• Osuna moved into a tie for seventh place on the school's single season home run list by hitting his 19th of the season.
• Rapp made his NCAA leading 38th pitching appearance of the season, tying him for eighth-most in a single season at UNC.
• Honeycutt moved into second place on the school freshman home run (16) and stolen bases (28) lists. He homered and stole a base in the same game for the seventh time this season.
UP NEXT
North Carolina and Florida State will play the final game of their three-game series Saturday, May 21, at 2 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Schaeffer, Brandon (6-2)
L: Parker Messick (6-4)
Batting:
2B: Brett Roberts 1
HR: Brock Mathis 1
RBI: Brett Roberts 2 ; Brock Mathis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Isaiah Perry 1 ; Jaime Ferrer 2 ; Brock Mathis 1
Batting:
2B: Horvath, Mac 1
HR: Serretti, Danny 1 ; Honeycutt, Vance 1 ; Osuna, Alberto 1
RBI: Horvath, Mac 1 ; Serretti, Danny 4 ; Honeycutt, Vance 2 ; Osuna, Alberto 1 ; Madej, Mikey 1
SH: Honeycutt, Vance 1
SF: Horvath, Mac 1 ; Madej, Mikey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Zarate, Angel 1 ; Horvath, Mac 2 ; Serretti, Danny 3 ; Honeycutt, Vance 1 ; Osuna, Alberto 1 ; Wilkerson, Colby 2
SB: Honeycutt, Vance 1
HBP: Frick, Tomas 1
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