Virginia Tech 1 at North Carolina 11
CARY, N.C. – Junior Tim Federowicz drove in a career-high six runs and also pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief to lead No. 3 North Carolina past Virginia Tech, 11-1, Friday in the opening game of an Atlantic Coast Conference series at Cary’s USA Baseball National Training Complex. The Tar Heels (12-3, 3-1 ACC) also got six strong innings from starter Adam Warren, who picked up his third victory.
Federowicz, who recorded his first three-hit game of the season, drove in five straight runs for Carolina. After a first-inning sacrifice fly, the Apex native followed with a two-run single in the third and a two-run double in the seventh. Following his shutout stint on the mound, Federowicz returned to designated hitter spot and closed the scoring for UNC with an RBI double in the five-run eighth inning.
Miami, Florida 12 at North Carolina State 5
RALEIGH, N.C. – Junior second baseman Jemile Weeks matched a career-high with five RBI and sophomore lefty Eric Erickson won his fourth straight start as No. 5 Miami knocked off NC State,12-5, Friday night at Doak Field in game one of their Atlantic Coast Conference series. Sophomore catcher Jason Hagerty went 3-for-5 with two RBI for the Hurricanes (12-1, 4-0 ACC) who won their seventh straight.
Erickson (4-0) limited the Wolfpack (9-4, 2-2 ACC) to one earned run on seven hits and struck out three. Sophomore right-hander Kyle Bellamy picked up his second save, tossing the final 2 1/3 innings after NC State had pulled within, 8-5. Bellamy struck out the side in the eighth and recorded the final seven outs.Full Recap
Georgia Tech 7 at Florida State 8
Virginia 8 at Duke 9
DURHAM, N.C. – Freshman Jake Lemmerman drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out double in the bottom of the eighth to lead Duke to a 9-8 come-from-behind victory over No. 16 Virginia Friday afternoon at Jack Coombs Field.
Lemmerman went 2-for-3 with a triple, double and three RBI while also scoring once and drawing a pair of walks. The freshman shortstop’s go-ahead double capped a two-out rally in the bottom of the eighth in which Duke (15-2, 2-2 ACC) overcame an 8-6 deficit by scoring all three runs with two outs on the board.
The Blue Devils banged up Virginia ace Jacob Thompson, scoring six runs in three innings off of the junior right hander. Thompson entered the game with a 0.98 ERA, but could not hold down a Blue Devil offense that knocked out eight hits off of the highly touted junior.
Boston College 6 at Clemson 4
CLEMSON, S.C. – Boston College (7-7, 1-3 ACC) scored three runs with two outs in the top of seventh, capped off by a Tony Sanchez two-run homer, to earn its first ACC win of the season with a 6-4 victory against Clemson (9-5, 1-3 ACC) at Doug Kingsmore Stadium, Friday afternoon.
Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs and extended his hit streak to 11 games. Matt Hamlet added a double, two runs scored and two RBIs, while Ryan Akel chipped in with a double and two runs scored in the win.
Terry Doyle (2-1) pitched 6.0 innings and allowed three earned runs on 10 hits. The senior right-hander tallied six strikeouts and one walk to earn his second win of the season.
Maryland 8 at Wake Forest 2
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Backed by a brilliant performance by starting pitcher Scott Swinson, the Maryland baseball team earned its first ACC victory of the season, 8-2, at Wake Forest Friday afternoon.
Swinson (Ellicott City, Md./George Washington University) pitched the first complete game by a Maryland starter since Ben Pfinsgraff did it against UMBC April 7, 2004. In nine innings, Swinson allowed one earned run
The Terps (8-7, 1-3) scored the first run of the game on a two-out, bloop single to center field off the bat of senior catcher Chad Durakis (Cockeysville, Md./St. Pauls).
