Tuesday, April 23
Chapel Hill, NC
6:00 PM
Gardner-Webb University
15-25
2
at
5
North Carolina
31-10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner-Webb | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 |
April 23, 2024 | Baseball
Runnin’ Bulldogs tally two early runs before Tar Heels come back to earn victory
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb University baseball team dropped their midweek game at the #15 ranked University of North Carolina on Tuesday night by a final score of 5-2. The Runnin' Bulldogs put up two early runs before the Tar Heels chipped away to regain and keep the lead.
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GWU struck first in the ballgame with Mark Black singling to left field in the top of the third allowing Gavin Johnson to reach home. Alec Burns then hit a sacrifice fly to center field scoring Ryan Kennell from third base.
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In the fifth inning the Tar Heels began their comeback tying the game with a double and a single. UNC went on to take a 3-2 lead on a sac fly in the sixth, and scored two more insurance runs in the seventh inning.
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The 'Dawgs will return to the field on Friday, April 26 at Radford University for the first of a three-game conference series. The first pitch of game one will be at 6:00 p.m.
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GWU struck first in the ballgame with Mark Black singling to left field in the top of the third allowing Gavin Johnson to reach home. Alec Burns then hit a sacrifice fly to center field scoring Ryan Kennell from third base.
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In the fifth inning the Tar Heels began their comeback tying the game with a double and a single. UNC went on to take a 3-2 lead on a sac fly in the sixth, and scored two more insurance runs in the seventh inning.
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The 'Dawgs will return to the field on Friday, April 26 at Radford University for the first of a three-game conference series. The first pitch of game one will be at 6:00 p.m.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Connor Bovair (1-0)
L: Hodges, Garrett (0-2)
S: Dalton Pence (4)
Batting:
RBI: Black, Mark 1 ; Burns, Alec 1
SH: Kennell, Ryan 1
SF: Burns, Alec 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kennell, Ryan 1 ; Johnson, Gavin 1
HBP: Burns, Alec 2
Batting:
2B: Anthony Donofrio 1 ; Gavin Gallaher 1
RBI: Vance Honeycutt 1 ; Parks Harber 1 ; Gavin Gallaher 1 ; Alex Madera 1
SH: Vance Honeycutt 1 ; Alex Madera 1
SF: Alex Madera 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Anthony Donofrio 1 ; Casey Cook 1 ; Parks Harber 1 ; Luke Stevenson 1 ; Gavin Gallaher 1
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