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Former UNC Pitcher Trent Thornton Facing Scrutiny After Drilling Phillies’ Star Bryce Harper in Spring Training

Posted by Avery Trendel | Mar 15, 2019 | Professional, UNC Sports

A shockwave was sent through Major League Baseball on Friday afternoon during Spring Training, when young Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Trent Thornton hit Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper in the right ankle with a...

ACC Baseball Tournament: Bats Fall Flat, Tar Heels Downed by No. 13 FSU

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 21, 2015 | UNC Sports

Led by a solid effort on the mound from junior Mike Compton, the No. 13 Florida State Seminoles cruised to an 8-4 victory over the UNC baseball team on Thursday night at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. With their second straight...

Tar Heels Fall Short On Senior Day: Virginia Sweeps

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 16, 2015 | UNC Sports

The Virginia Cavaliers scored five runs in the sixth inning against five different Tar Heel pitchers on Saturday, en route to an 8-2 victory over the UNC baseball team at Boshamer Stadium–giving the senior day festivities...

Cavaliers Spoil Gallen’s Night, Rally to Win in Extras

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 14, 2015 | UNC Sports

Zac Gallen was two outs away from his third complete game of the season for the Tar Heels when it all fell apart. “Any time you get in a good groove you don’t really want to come out,” says Gallen, “But...

Walk-Off Homer Wins Series Finale For Notre Dame, UNC Swept For First Time All Year

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 10, 2015 | UNC Sports

In thrilling fashion, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish rallied from six runs down to defeat the No. 24 UNC baseball team 8-7 on a walk-off home run by pinch-hitter Kyle Richardson–in a game where the ball just could never...

Notre Dame Sweeps Doubleheader Against UNC, Takes Series

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 9, 2015 | UNC Sports

They played two games and 18 innings of baseball on Saturday at Notre Dame’s Frank Eck Stadium, with the Fighting Irish coming out on top of the No. 24 UNC baseball team in both legs to take the series win. A late...

Diamond Heels Starting to Think Big

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 3, 2015 | UNC Sports

At 29-16 overall, and 13-10 in the conference, the Diamond Heels currently sit in second place in the ACC Coastal Division, and have their sights…

UNC-Greensboro Holds On to Snap Tar Heels’ Six Game Winning Streak

Posted by Avery Trendel | Apr 28, 2015 | UNC Sports

Solid pitching, along with 14 hits and a big four run third inning, proved to be enough for the UNC-Greensboro Spartans to hold on for an upset road victory over the No. 22 Tar Heel baseball team on Tuesday night at Boshamer...

Moss Dominant as Tar Heels Complete Sweep of Boston College

Posted by Avery Trendel | Apr 26, 2015 | UNC Sports

Benton Moss continued the Tar Heel starting pitching dominance, throwing eight shutout innings while getting quite a bit of help from his offense, as the No. 23 UNC baseball team cruised to a 6-0 win over the Boston College...

Tar Heel Baseball Outlasts Virginia Tech in Wild 11-10 Win

Posted by Avery Trendel | Apr 18, 2015 | UNC Sports

Brian Miller’s sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning broke a 10-10 tie, and helped the #23 Tar Heel baseball team pick up a wild 11-10 win over the Virginia Tech Hokies on Saturday afternoon in Blacksburg,...

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