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Honeycutt Hits Two Home Runs To Lead Baseball Over LSU
June 1, 2024 | Baseball
From wire and staff reports
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Vance Honeycutt hit two long home runs and North Carolina advanced to the championship round of the Chapel Hill Regional, defeating LSU 6-2 on Saturday night.
LSU (41-22) will play an elimination game against Wofford on Sunday and North Carolina (44-13) will play the winner later in the day. If necessary, a final game would be played on Monday to decide the championship and which team will head to a Super Regional.
"We don't have anything to celebrate yet, but that was a good ball game between two just powerhouse baseball programs," UNC head coach Scott Forbes said. "We will take that win through the moment and get ready for tomorrow night."
After 4 1/2 scoreless innings, North Carolina broke through in the bottom of the fifth with Honeycutt's three-run shot deep to left field.
LSU, the defending national champion, fought back by drawing back-to-back bases-loaded walks in the seventh inning. Honeycutt answered in the bottom of the seventh, hitting a solo shot that was also deep to left field. It was his 61st career home run.
"Casey told me the inning before to just go out there and have fun," Honeycutt said. "[I] wasn't doing the best at that this time of year."
The Tar Heels added two in the eighth on a single by Gavin Gallaher and a groundout by Alex Madera.
UNC's Shea Sprague got the start and pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings, scattering four hits. Ben Peterson (2-2) pitched two innings and got the win and Dalton Pence pitched 2 2/3 for his seventh save.
"[Sprague] is tough," LSU head coach Jay Johnson said. "He has a good change up; one of the better ones I've seen in a while to be honest.
"It's a good effort by Carolina's pitching staff tonight."
LSU's Luke Holman (9-3) took the loss after allowing four runs in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out 11.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Vance Honeycutt hit two long home runs and North Carolina advanced to the championship round of the Chapel Hill Regional, defeating LSU 6-2 on Saturday night.
LSU (41-22) will play an elimination game against Wofford on Sunday and North Carolina (44-13) will play the winner later in the day. If necessary, a final game would be played on Monday to decide the championship and which team will head to a Super Regional.
"We don't have anything to celebrate yet, but that was a good ball game between two just powerhouse baseball programs," UNC head coach Scott Forbes said. "We will take that win through the moment and get ready for tomorrow night."
After 4 1/2 scoreless innings, North Carolina broke through in the bottom of the fifth with Honeycutt's three-run shot deep to left field.
LSU, the defending national champion, fought back by drawing back-to-back bases-loaded walks in the seventh inning. Honeycutt answered in the bottom of the seventh, hitting a solo shot that was also deep to left field. It was his 61st career home run.
"Casey told me the inning before to just go out there and have fun," Honeycutt said. "[I] wasn't doing the best at that this time of year."
The Tar Heels added two in the eighth on a single by Gavin Gallaher and a groundout by Alex Madera.
UNC's Shea Sprague got the start and pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings, scattering four hits. Ben Peterson (2-2) pitched two innings and got the win and Dalton Pence pitched 2 2/3 for his seventh save.
"[Sprague] is tough," LSU head coach Jay Johnson said. "He has a good change up; one of the better ones I've seen in a while to be honest.
"It's a good effort by Carolina's pitching staff tonight."
LSU's Luke Holman (9-3) took the loss after allowing four runs in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out 11.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Peterson, Ben (2-2)
L: Luke Holman (9-3)
S: Pence, Dalton (7)
Batting:
RBI: Jared Jones 1 ; Ethan Frey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Michael Braswell III 1 ; Alex Milazzo 1
HBP: Hayden Travinski 1 ; Ashton Larson 1
Batting:
2B: Donofrio, Anthony 1 ; Wilkerson, Colby 1
HR: Honeycutt, Vance 2
RBI: Honeycutt, Vance 4 ; Gallaher, Gavin 1 ; Madera, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Honeycutt, Vance 2 ; Van De Brake, Jackson 1 ; Donofrio, Anthony 1 ; Madera, Alex 1 ; Wilkerson, Colby 1
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