Sophomore left-handed starter Carson Palmquist and Miami’s baseball team returned home to Coral Gables determined to continue their winning ways against more of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s finest talent.
After striking out a career-high 11 batters at Clemson, the reigning All-American earned another win with nine strikeouts to lead Miami toward an 8-5 victory in its series-opener against the 13th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels.
“I was just going right after hitters, having fun and keeping the ball down in the zone,” Palmquist said. “When my teammates are putting runs on the board it takes stress off of my shoulders.