But, after a much-needed series win against Boston College , those problems might now be in the rearview mirror.
“It was nice to see,” coach Mike Fox said while waiting for the team’s flight back home on Sunday. “We scored, I think, 28 runs in three days. It’s a big confidence booster for our guys.”
The Tar Heel bats came alive against Eagle arms this weekend, scoring seven runs during Friday’s 7-0 win, nine during the one-run loss Saturday and 12 runs to clinch the series victory Sunday when Boston College managed just two.
“This weekend was definitely a break-out for the bats,” said Trent Thornton , who threw his first career complete game shutout Friday night . “We had a lot of guys do really productive stuff this weekend.”
Skye Bolt and Landon Lassiter were two of those players, and they showed the potential UNC’s offense has when everyone is clicking. The two sophomores combined to go 8-21 with seven runs, five RBIs, and seven walks.
“They’re both huge for our offense, and they both had great weekends” said junior shortstop Michael Russell . “And then even when they were getting out, they were consistently hitting the ball hard.
“It’s going to be huge for our team if they can keep up their play like I know they are capable of playing.”
With Bolt and Lassiter adding a spark to the lineup, there’s much less pressure on the Tar Heel pitching staff. During Thornton’s nine-inning shutout Friday night, he wasn’t on his A-game. But his team backed him up.
