University of North Carolina Athletics
Tuesday, April 25
Chapel Hill, N.C.
6 p.m.
North Carolina
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UNCW
Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI
Baseball Closes Homestand Against UNCW
April 25, 2023 | Baseball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of North Carolina baseball team will look to end a three-game losing streak Tuesday night as it hosts UNCW to close out its nine-game homestand at Boshamer Stadium. The first pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
The Tar Heels (25-15) are 3-5 on their current homestand, with two of those three wins coming outside of ACC play against Charlotte and Queens University. UNC is 16-3 at home this season against non-conference opponents.
UNCW (24-14) enters the game on a three-game winning streak following its sweep of CAA rival Delaware over the weekend. The Seahawks are 10-5 on the road this season, with two wins over TCU and another against East Carolina.
Freshman Tanner Thatch leads the Seahawks with 11 home runs and 47 RBIs. UNCW is hitting .304 as a team with 55 home runs and 301 runs scored. Its team ERA is north of 5.00 (5.52), and opponents are hitting .255 against its pitchers.
North Carolina ranks among the top 25 nationally in doubles (23rd) and base on balls (24th). Its 223 walks drawn are third-most in the ACC, while its 89 two-base hits are fifth-most. Junior Tomas Frick is tied for the ACC lead with 17 doubles, while sophomore Vance Honeycutt is second in walks drawn, 40.
UNC junior Mac Horvath sits atop the ACC leaderboard in stolen bases with 17. He leads the Tar Heels with 14 home runs.
The Tar Heels will send redshirt freshman left-hander Dalton Pence to the mound Tuesday night, and UNCW freshman right-hander Ty Lawson will oppose him.
THE SERIES
North Carolina improved to 63-16 all-time against UNCW with a 6-4 win at Boshamer Stadium last season as Alberto Osuna hit a towering two-run homer in the seventh to break the 4-4 tie. The Tar Heels have won five in a row in the series and own a 38-8 record at The Bosh since the series began in 1976.
COOKIN' AT THE TOP
Redshirt freshman Casey Cook has reached base in 29 consecutive games and will look to join Colin Moran (37, 2011) and Adam Greenburg (31, 2000) as the only freshmen to reach base in 30 straight games in the Super Regional era (since 1999).
PLEASE MR. POSTMAN
Junior college transfer Matt Poston has pitched in a team-high 22 games, second-most in the ACC. He's appeared in seven of the first eight games on the current homestand, tossing 10.0 innings with 13 strikeouts and zero runs allowed. Poston is averaging 1.11 strikeouts per inning this season (34 Ks / 30.2 IP) and holding opposing hitters to a .129 batting average.
HONEYCUTT HOMERS AND HITS
Honeycutt snapped a 10-game homerless streak in game one of the BC series and promptly homered again in game two. Honeycutt tied his three-game series high for hits with five against Boston College over the weekend with two home runs and a trio of singles. He also had five hits in the series against Seton Hall and Georgia Tech.
STOKIN' THE FIRE
Junior first baseman Hunter Stokely has been hot since the Tar Heels returned from South Bend, Ind. In the last 11 games, Stokely is hitting .456 (21-for-46) with four doubles, one triple, two home runs, and 12 RBIs. He collected multiple hits in eight games, including a career-best four in game two of the Georgia Tech series. Stokely has hit safely in four straight games, going 3-for-4 in the Tar Heels' last game Sunday. He is 8-for-14 (.571) in those four games.
The Tar Heels (25-15) are 3-5 on their current homestand, with two of those three wins coming outside of ACC play against Charlotte and Queens University. UNC is 16-3 at home this season against non-conference opponents.
UNCW (24-14) enters the game on a three-game winning streak following its sweep of CAA rival Delaware over the weekend. The Seahawks are 10-5 on the road this season, with two wins over TCU and another against East Carolina.
Freshman Tanner Thatch leads the Seahawks with 11 home runs and 47 RBIs. UNCW is hitting .304 as a team with 55 home runs and 301 runs scored. Its team ERA is north of 5.00 (5.52), and opponents are hitting .255 against its pitchers.
North Carolina ranks among the top 25 nationally in doubles (23rd) and base on balls (24th). Its 223 walks drawn are third-most in the ACC, while its 89 two-base hits are fifth-most. Junior Tomas Frick is tied for the ACC lead with 17 doubles, while sophomore Vance Honeycutt is second in walks drawn, 40.
UNC junior Mac Horvath sits atop the ACC leaderboard in stolen bases with 17. He leads the Tar Heels with 14 home runs.
The Tar Heels will send redshirt freshman left-hander Dalton Pence to the mound Tuesday night, and UNCW freshman right-hander Ty Lawson will oppose him.
| Pitching Matchups | North Carolina | UNCW |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 6 p.m. (ACCNX) | LHP Dalton Pence (2-1, 3.09) | RHP Ty Lawson (1-0, 0.00) |
THE SERIES
North Carolina improved to 63-16 all-time against UNCW with a 6-4 win at Boshamer Stadium last season as Alberto Osuna hit a towering two-run homer in the seventh to break the 4-4 tie. The Tar Heels have won five in a row in the series and own a 38-8 record at The Bosh since the series began in 1976.
COOKIN' AT THE TOP
Redshirt freshman Casey Cook has reached base in 29 consecutive games and will look to join Colin Moran (37, 2011) and Adam Greenburg (31, 2000) as the only freshmen to reach base in 30 straight games in the Super Regional era (since 1999).
PLEASE MR. POSTMAN
Junior college transfer Matt Poston has pitched in a team-high 22 games, second-most in the ACC. He's appeared in seven of the first eight games on the current homestand, tossing 10.0 innings with 13 strikeouts and zero runs allowed. Poston is averaging 1.11 strikeouts per inning this season (34 Ks / 30.2 IP) and holding opposing hitters to a .129 batting average.
HONEYCUTT HOMERS AND HITS
Honeycutt snapped a 10-game homerless streak in game one of the BC series and promptly homered again in game two. Honeycutt tied his three-game series high for hits with five against Boston College over the weekend with two home runs and a trio of singles. He also had five hits in the series against Seton Hall and Georgia Tech.
STOKIN' THE FIRE
Junior first baseman Hunter Stokely has been hot since the Tar Heels returned from South Bend, Ind. In the last 11 games, Stokely is hitting .456 (21-for-46) with four doubles, one triple, two home runs, and 12 RBIs. He collected multiple hits in eight games, including a career-best four in game two of the Georgia Tech series. Stokely has hit safely in four straight games, going 3-for-4 in the Tar Heels' last game Sunday. He is 8-for-14 (.571) in those four games.
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