By UNC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 13 North Carolina begins a three-game series at home against Stony Brook on Friday.
UNC (6-3) posted back-to-back wins over VCU during midweek competition, while the Seawolves are still in search of their first win of the season after being swept by Cal State Northridge and Troy during the first two weekends of play.
Carolina is 6-2 at home this season, while Stony Brook (0-6) has played all six of its games on the road.
The Tar Heels outscored VCU 24-14 in their two games earlier this week, blasting eight home runs and pounding out 26 hits. Tomas Frick hit two home runs in the series opener Tuesday and Jackson Van De Brake duplicated the feat in game two Wednesday.
Mac Horvath has five home runs and five doubles while hitting .400 for the Tar Heels. He has hit safely in five straight games, going 11-for-24 (.458) with four doubles, four home runs and eight RBIs.
Vane Honeycutt has homered in three straight games and leads the Tar Heels with six stolen bases.
UNC has launched 17 home runs, including 15 in the last five games, which is their most in the first nine games in more than two decades.
Last year's squad, which finished with 101 home runs, hit 14 dingers in its first nine games.
Evan Giordano leads Stony Brook with a .360 batting average, nine hits and six RBIs. He is second on the team in OPS (.785) behind Shane Paradine, who has the team's only home run of the year.
The Diamond Heels lead the all-time series against Stony Brook, 9-0, sweeping three-game series at Boshamer Stadium in 2007, 2011 and 2013.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 13 North Carolina begins a three-game series at home against Stony Brook on Friday.
UNC (6-3) posted back-to-back wins over VCU during midweek competition, while the Seawolves are still in search of their first win of the season after being swept by Cal State Northridge and Troy during the first two weekends of play.
Carolina is 6-2 at home this season, while Stony Brook (0-6) has played all six of its games on the road.
| Pitching Matchups | Friday | 2:30 p.m. | Saturday | 2 p.m. (ACCNX) | Sunday | 1 p.m. (ACCNX) |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | RHP Max Carlson | RHP Connor Bovair | RHP Jake Knapp |
| Stony Brook | LHP Jared Bellissimo | RHP Ben Fero | TBA |
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The Tar Heels outscored VCU 24-14 in their two games earlier this week, blasting eight home runs and pounding out 26 hits. Tomas Frick hit two home runs in the series opener Tuesday and Jackson Van De Brake duplicated the feat in game two Wednesday.
Mac Horvath has five home runs and five doubles while hitting .400 for the Tar Heels. He has hit safely in five straight games, going 11-for-24 (.458) with four doubles, four home runs and eight RBIs.
Vane Honeycutt has homered in three straight games and leads the Tar Heels with six stolen bases.
UNC has launched 17 home runs, including 15 in the last five games, which is their most in the first nine games in more than two decades.
Last year's squad, which finished with 101 home runs, hit 14 dingers in its first nine games.
Evan Giordano leads Stony Brook with a .360 batting average, nine hits and six RBIs. He is second on the team in OPS (.785) behind Shane Paradine, who has the team's only home run of the year.
The Diamond Heels lead the all-time series against Stony Brook, 9-0, sweeping three-game series at Boshamer Stadium in 2007, 2011 and 2013.
