Led by pitcher Tyler Baum, the No. 15 North Carolina baseball team (20-7, 5-5) beat Duke (14-12, 3-7), 1-0, on Friday night, to win its fourth consecutive game.
What happened?
On a sunny day at Boshamer Stadium, the Tar Heels took on Duke in the first game of a three-game series.
On the mound for the Tar Heels was Baum, a right-handed junior. He was able to quiet the Blue Devils through out, starting out by recording a one-two-three inning in the top of the first.
Throughout the game, both starting pitchers battled. Both teams combined for just five hits throughout the entire contest, three for UNC and two for Duke.
North Carolina recorded its first hit of the game in the bottom of the second inning, but were unable to capitalize. While Duke recorded their only two hits of the game in the top of the fifth inning.
The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the seventh inning. With one out in the inning, Aaron Sabato struck out, but was able to advance to first base after the pitch got away from the Duke catcher.
Next up was Ashton McGee, who hit the ball over the head of the Blue Devil shortstop for a single. With two men on base, Brandon Martorano earned a walk to load the bases.
In the next at bat, centerfielder Dylan Harris hit a fly ball to center field, deep enough for Enwiller to score. Harris’ sacrifice fly gave the Tar Heels a precious 1-0 lead.
