Tuesday, March 6
Chapel Hill, N.C.
5:00 p.m.
Davidson College
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No. 6 North Carolina
Calvin Sigelbaum
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No. 6 North Carolina Hangs On to Defeat Davidson Baseball, 5-4
3/6/2012 8:24:00 PM | Baseball
Box Score
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Tom Zengel's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning stymied Davidson's upset bid, as No. 6 North Carolina defeated Davidson, 5-4, in non-conference baseball action Tuesday evening at Boshamer Stadium.
Junior third baseman Andrew Barna and senior first baseman Calvin Sigelbaum led Davidson (4-5) at the plate, as both went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI. Davidson had seven hits to UNC's six.
Zengel entered the game as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning and came through for North Carolina (9-2) in the eighth. Jacob Stallings (1-for-4) and Cody Stubbs (2-for-4) led the inning off with base hits and moved into scoring position on a balk by freshman RHP Clark Beeker (1-1). Beeker induced a groundout and intentionally walked a batter to setup an inning-ending double play, but Zengel lifted a fly ball to centerfield to plate Stallings for the game-winning run.
RHP Michael Morin retired the side in the ninth inning to earn his third save of the season after LHP R.C. Orlan (3-0) pitched two scoreless innings of relief to earn the win.
Trailing 4-2 entering the sixth inning, Davidson pulled even with the Tar Heels on a sacrifice fly by junior shortstop Michael Zeblo (0-for-2) and an RBI-single with two outs by Sigelbaum. Barna led the inning off with a double to right field and moved to third base on a sacrifice bunt by senior second baseman James Cerbie (1-for-3), allowing Zeblo to drive him home. Freshman designated hitter Ryan Lowe and sophomore catcher Daniel Gerow both drew two-out walks before Sigelbaum blooped a base hit just over the shortstop to score Lowe.
Davidson got on the scoreboard first with a fast start in the first inning. Senior right fielder Jake Berman drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a single by sophomore left fielder Forrest Brandt (1-for-4), and was driven in by Barna on a base hit to centerfield.
UNC took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second inning on a bases-clearing double by designated hitter Shell McCain. A sacrifice fly by senior centerfielder Drew Gadaire (1-for-2) in the top of the third inning tied the game at 2-2, but the Tar Heels answered with two more runs in the bottom half of the inning to take a 4-2 lead.
Freshman LHP Henry Sisson went five innings and struck out five in his first career start for the Wildcats, allowing four earned runs on four hits, two walks. Sophomore RHP Jip Richards earned three strikeouts in the sixth inning and faced one batter in the seventh inning.
All of Davidson's runs were charged to starter RHP Luis Paula, who worked 5.2 innings and surrendered four runs (three earned) on five hits and four walks while striking out five.
Davidson will return to action Wednesday in a 3:30 p.m. game at NC State.
Notes: Drew Gadaire reached base for the 15th consecutive game … both teams had freshman pitchers making their first career starts … Davidson has not won in Chapel Hill since 1972 … Davidson has lost its last three games by one run.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Tom Zengel's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning stymied Davidson's upset bid, as No. 6 North Carolina defeated Davidson, 5-4, in non-conference baseball action Tuesday evening at Boshamer Stadium.
Junior third baseman Andrew Barna and senior first baseman Calvin Sigelbaum led Davidson (4-5) at the plate, as both went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI. Davidson had seven hits to UNC's six.
Zengel entered the game as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning and came through for North Carolina (9-2) in the eighth. Jacob Stallings (1-for-4) and Cody Stubbs (2-for-4) led the inning off with base hits and moved into scoring position on a balk by freshman RHP Clark Beeker (1-1). Beeker induced a groundout and intentionally walked a batter to setup an inning-ending double play, but Zengel lifted a fly ball to centerfield to plate Stallings for the game-winning run.
RHP Michael Morin retired the side in the ninth inning to earn his third save of the season after LHP R.C. Orlan (3-0) pitched two scoreless innings of relief to earn the win.
Trailing 4-2 entering the sixth inning, Davidson pulled even with the Tar Heels on a sacrifice fly by junior shortstop Michael Zeblo (0-for-2) and an RBI-single with two outs by Sigelbaum. Barna led the inning off with a double to right field and moved to third base on a sacrifice bunt by senior second baseman James Cerbie (1-for-3), allowing Zeblo to drive him home. Freshman designated hitter Ryan Lowe and sophomore catcher Daniel Gerow both drew two-out walks before Sigelbaum blooped a base hit just over the shortstop to score Lowe.
Davidson got on the scoreboard first with a fast start in the first inning. Senior right fielder Jake Berman drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a single by sophomore left fielder Forrest Brandt (1-for-4), and was driven in by Barna on a base hit to centerfield.
UNC took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second inning on a bases-clearing double by designated hitter Shell McCain. A sacrifice fly by senior centerfielder Drew Gadaire (1-for-2) in the top of the third inning tied the game at 2-2, but the Tar Heels answered with two more runs in the bottom half of the inning to take a 4-2 lead.
Freshman LHP Henry Sisson went five innings and struck out five in his first career start for the Wildcats, allowing four earned runs on four hits, two walks. Sophomore RHP Jip Richards earned three strikeouts in the sixth inning and faced one batter in the seventh inning.
All of Davidson's runs were charged to starter RHP Luis Paula, who worked 5.2 innings and surrendered four runs (three earned) on five hits and four walks while striking out five.
Davidson will return to action Wednesday in a 3:30 p.m. game at NC State.
Notes: Drew Gadaire reached base for the 15th consecutive game … both teams had freshman pitchers making their first career starts … Davidson has not won in Chapel Hill since 1972 … Davidson has lost its last three games by one run.
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