Friday, May 6
Raleigh, NC
6:30 p.m.
North Carolina
at
NC State
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Diamond Heels Head To Raleigh For Series Against NC State
May 6, 2022 | Baseball
CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina heads to NC State for a three-game series in the capital city this weekend for the first time since the 2018 season.
Game one of the series will stream on ACC Network Extra at 6:30 p.m., while game two will be televised on ESPNU Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Coverage of the series concludes Sunday at 1 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
The Diamond Heels (25-17, 8-13 ACC) and Wolfpack (29-13, 11-9) last met at the 2021 ACC Championship in Charlotte with Carolina posting a 9-6 victory. UNC scored eight runs in the first inning, scoring four on a grand slam home run by Mac Horvath, and never looked back.
This weekend's series will mark the 309, 310, and 311 meetings in the all-time series which dates to 1895 with the Heels holding a 169-138-1 advantage. North Carolina will be looking for its first series win since 2018, the last time it played in Raleigh.
PITCHING MATCHUP
Game one of the series will stream on ACC Network Extra at 6:30 p.m., while game two will be televised on ESPNU Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Coverage of the series concludes Sunday at 1 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
The Diamond Heels (25-17, 8-13 ACC) and Wolfpack (29-13, 11-9) last met at the 2021 ACC Championship in Charlotte with Carolina posting a 9-6 victory. UNC scored eight runs in the first inning, scoring four on a grand slam home run by Mac Horvath, and never looked back.
This weekend's series will mark the 309, 310, and 311 meetings in the all-time series which dates to 1895 with the Heels holding a 169-138-1 advantage. North Carolina will be looking for its first series win since 2018, the last time it played in Raleigh.
PITCHING MATCHUP
| Friday | 6:30 p.m. (ACCNX) | Saturday | 2 p.m. (ESPNU) | Sunday | 1 p.m. (ACCNX) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | RHP Max Carlson | LHP Brandon Schaeffer | TBA |
| NC State | RHP Logan Whitaker | RHP Matt Willadsen | TBA |
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LAST TIME OUT
Tomas Frick hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the 10th inning to give North Carolina a 4-3 win over visiting Charlotte at Boshamer Stadium on Tuesday night. With one out in the 10th, Johnny Castagnozzi drew a four pitch walk and was lifted in favor of pinch runner Reece Holbrook. Frick then lined the first pitch into the gap in left center for the first walk-off of his career as Holbrook slid into home plate with the game-winning run. Mac Horvath homered in the first and third innings to account for UNC's first two runs and Danny Serretti had an RBI-single in the fifth to plate the third run. The bullpen scattered six hits over the final 7.2 innings and allowed just one run with seven strikeouts.
HOT HITTERS
• Sophomore Mac Horvath has homered in each of the last three games entering this weekend's series against NC State. It's the second time this season he's homered in three straight games after going deep in four straight from April 10-16. He homered in each of his first two at bats against Charlotte on Tuesday. Nine of his 12 home runs this season have come in the last 15 games (since April 3) and has a slugging percentage of .800 during those games.
• Junior shortstop Danny Serretti is one of the Diamond Heels' hottest hitters. He has hit safely in 16 consecutive games, batting .375 (24x64) with two home runs and 15 RBIs during his streak. He has raised his batting average from .305 to .331 during those 16 games, collecting multiple hits in seven of those games. Serretti has also drawn 14 walks during his current streak.
• Sophomore designated hitter Alberto Osuna has driven in a run in nine of the last 13 games. He has 17 total RBIs in those 13 games after collecting 17 RBIs in the first 29 games of the season.
• After having his consecutive games reaching base streak stopped at 50 on April 3, Angel Zarate has reached base in 12 of the last 14 games, collecting a hit in 11 of those games. Since the start of the 2020 season, Zarate has reached base safely in 105 of 111 games played. He has hit safely in 38 of 42 games this season with a team-high 21 multi-hit games.
• Since being installed as the everyday left fielder on April 2, Mikey Madej has gone 19-for-55 (.345) with nine runs, nine RBIs, two doubles and a pair of home runs.
FAMILY MATTERS
• Brothers Caleb and Jacob Cozart will be on opposite sides of the diamond this weekend for the first time. Caleb is a sophomore right-handed pitcher for the Tar Heels and Jacob is a freshman catcher for the Wolfpack.
• Caleb has appeared in six games for Carolina, striking out six in 6.1 innings pitched without allowing a run. Jacob has played in 38 games for NC State and is batting .191 with two home runs and 12 RBIs.
HOME STRETCH
• Following this weekend's series, North Carolina will play eight of its final nine regular season games at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill.
• The Diamond Heels will play five games at The Bosh this upcoming week with midweek games against Charleston Southern and Gardner-Webb followed by a three-game ACC series versus Wake Forest.
• Carolina will play at UNCW a week from Tuesday before wrapping up the regular season at home against Florida State (May 19-21).
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