A three-run home run from Colin Hynek and clutch pitching from Caden Glauber and Walker McDuffie helped the Diamond Heels beat East Carolina 7-5 at Boshamer Stadium Saturday in the NCAA Regionals.

Hynek’s home run tied the game in the top of the fourth inning (UNC was playing as the visiting team) after the Pirates had taken an early 3-0 lead against starter Jason DeCaro. Hynek was part of another rally in the sixth, drawing a hit by pitch which led to three more runs for Carolina and a 7-3 lead.

Glauber tossed 4.1 innings in relief of DeCaro, who didn’t make it out of the fourth inning. His only blemish came in the seventh, when the Pirates cut a four-run deficit in half and closed to within 7-5. Glauber yielded to McDuffie in the ninth, who worked around a one-out single and slammed the door on the UNC win.

Saturday’s game was the first postseason meeting between UNC and East Carolina since 2012. The Diamond Heels will be back in action Sunday at 5 p.m., when they face the winner of ECU and VCU, who will play at 12 p.m. UNC can advance to the Super Regional round for the third consecutive season with a win Sunday.

 

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