North Carolina is back on the diamond on Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 pm versus High Point looking to right the ship after a tough start to the season and a really tough weekend against East Carolina.
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BY UNC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
Complete Game Notes (.pdf)
HIGH POINT SERIES HISTORY
• North Carolina and High Point have faced off 25 times in a series that dates back to
1972. The Tar Heels hold a 21-3-1 series lead.
• Carolina won the fi rst meeting on March 21, 1972, a 3-2 win in the fi rst ever game at
Boshamer Stadium.
• The two’s last meeting came on April 5, 2016 in Chapel Hill. Current Tar Heels Brandon
Riley and Zack Gahagan each notched a hit, while Taylor Sugg wrapped up the win out of
the bullpen with two scoreless innings.
TESSAR SHINES IN DEBUT
• Sophomore Dallas Tessar, a transfer from Yavapai College, hit in the leadoff spot both
Saturday and Sunday against East Carolina.
• The outfi elder went 4-7 in his fi rst weekend as a Tar Heel starter, including a three-hit
night in Carolina’s Saturday win.
SLOW START
• Despite winning a thrilling 5-4 game against East Carolina on Saturday, the Tar Heels
dropped both Friday and Sunday’s matchups to fall to 3-5 on the 2018 season.
• Sunday’s 12-0 loss at Boshamer Stadium marks the fi rst time since 1962 that North
Carolina has lost three straight home games to start the year.
• The weekend marked the fi rst series loss for the Tar Heels since last season’s series
against Long Beach State on March 3-5. After that series loss however, Carolina won 21 of
its next 24 games.
HIATT NOTCHES FIRST SAVE
• Sophomore reliever Josh Hiatt picked up his fi rst save of the season on Saturday night
in Durham against ECU.
• The right-hander worked 1.2 innings, striking out three and not allowing a baserunner.
• Hiatt has allowed just two hits in six scoreless innings in 2018.
TAR HEELS PICKED TO WIN ACC COASTAL
• North Carolina is picked to win the ACC Coastal with Florida State picked to win the Atlantic
and the league for the second consecutive year in a poll of the league’s 14 coaches.
• The Seminoles received 10 fi rst place votes, followed by Carolina with three and Wake
Forest receiving one vote as ACC champion.
• In the Atlantic, Florida State led the way with 95 points, followed by Louisville (78), Clemson
(70), NC State (53), Wake Forest (52), Boston College (23) and Notre Dame (19). FSU
received 13 fi rst place votes and Wake Forest received one.
You can follow the High Point vs. UNC game at theses links: WATCH | LIVE STATS
BY UNC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
Complete Game Notes (.pdf)
HIGH POINT SERIES HISTORY
• North Carolina and High Point have faced off 25 times in a series that dates back to
1972. The Tar Heels hold a 21-3-1 series lead.
• Carolina won the fi rst meeting on March 21, 1972, a 3-2 win in the fi rst ever game at
Boshamer Stadium.
• The two’s last meeting came on April 5, 2016 in Chapel Hill. Current Tar Heels Brandon
Riley and Zack Gahagan each notched a hit, while Taylor Sugg wrapped up the win out of
the bullpen with two scoreless innings.
TESSAR SHINES IN DEBUT
• Sophomore Dallas Tessar, a transfer from Yavapai College, hit in the leadoff spot both
Saturday and Sunday against East Carolina.
• The outfi elder went 4-7 in his fi rst weekend as a Tar Heel starter, including a three-hit
night in Carolina’s Saturday win.
SLOW START
• Despite winning a thrilling 5-4 game against East Carolina on Saturday, the Tar Heels
dropped both Friday and Sunday’s matchups to fall to 3-5 on the 2018 season.
• Sunday’s 12-0 loss at Boshamer Stadium marks the fi rst time since 1962 that North
Carolina has lost three straight home games to start the year.
• The weekend marked the fi rst series loss for the Tar Heels since last season’s series
against Long Beach State on March 3-5. After that series loss however, Carolina won 21 of
its next 24 games.
HIATT NOTCHES FIRST SAVE
• Sophomore reliever Josh Hiatt picked up his fi rst save of the season on Saturday night
in Durham against ECU.
• The right-hander worked 1.2 innings, striking out three and not allowing a baserunner.
• Hiatt has allowed just two hits in six scoreless innings in 2018.
TAR HEELS PICKED TO WIN ACC COASTAL
• North Carolina is picked to win the ACC Coastal with Florida State picked to win the Atlantic
and the league for the second consecutive year in a poll of the league’s 14 coaches.
• The Seminoles received 10 fi rst place votes, followed by Carolina with three and Wake
Forest receiving one vote as ACC champion.
• In the Atlantic, Florida State led the way with 95 points, followed by Louisville (78), Clemson
(70), NC State (53), Wake Forest (52), Boston College (23) and Notre Dame (19). FSU
received 13 fi rst place votes and Wake Forest received one.
