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Cole Taylor throws a pitch against North Carolina
Max Curran
0
Longwood LWUBASE 0-5
10
Winner North Carolina NC 4-1
Longwood LWUBASE
0-5
0
Final
10
North Carolina NC
4-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Longwood LWUBASE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
North Carolina NC 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 2 X 10 15 0

W: Jake Knapp (1-0) L: Taylor, Cole (0-1) S: Kevin Eaise (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Battles, No. 12 North Carolina Downs Lancers 10-0

Tar Heels Plate Six Runs in Final Three Innings to Muscle Past Longwood

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Twelfth-ranked North Carolina slowly pulled away from Longwood baseball on Wednesday afternoon. The Lancers hung around early, but the Tar Heels plated six runs in their final three innings to win 10-0.
 
SCORE:
 
                      R         H         E
LWU              0         3         1
#12 UNC      10       15       0
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
Cole Taylor gave Longwood (0-4) a solid effort on the bump in his first appearance of the year, and he held the defending ACC Champions scoreless for the first two innings.
 
However, the Tar Heels (3-1) broke through with a two-run home run by Casey Cook in the third.
 
The Lancers had an opportunity to answer in the fourth when Eliot Dix poked a leadoff single up the middle. Greg Ryan roped a line drive, but it was caught at third before Dix was doubled up at first on the play.
 
North Carolina extended the lead a few innings later, and the Tar Heels kept the Lancers from getting the timely hit to plate a run.
 
Jake Knapp (1-0) earned the win with 5.2 shutout innings for the Tar Heels. He struck out four while walking two and giving up two hits.
 
Taylor (0-1) took the loss for the Lancers. He struck out two against four hits and two walks in three innings while giving up two runs.

WHAT THEY SAID:
 
"We played much baseball today," said Longwood Head Coach Chad Oxendine. "The guys played with passion and energy."
 
"Cole competed his butt off against a really good UNC team," Oxendine added about his starting pitcher. "He kept us in the game and made some really good pitches tonight."
 
"We will continue to fight and claw!" Oxendine added. "We have 51 games left. We will continue to believe and play as hard as we possibly can. It's not how you start, it's how you finish!"
 
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
 
Longwood has played different ranked opponents on back-to-back days since joining the Big South.
 
Luis DeLeon hit a double for a second straight game.
 
Gregory Ryan led the team with a pair of walks.
 
UP NEXT:
 
The Lancers return home to host Delaware State for a three-game series this weekend, Friday-Sunday. First pitch on Friday afternoon is set for 4 p.m. at Buddy Bolding Stadium.
 
#GoWood #HorsePower
 
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