North Carolina had a chance to take the lead late in its game Friday night against Duke, the first of a three-game series. There were runners on first and third with two outs.
But Duke's bullpen is among the best in baseball, and it showed UNC just why.
After Duke's starting pitcher, Mitch Stallings, got into some trouble in the sixth inning, its relief pitchers, Ethan DeCaster (0.70 ERA) and Jack Labosky (0.00 ERA), came in and threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings.
Meanwhile, Duke junior Zack Kone knocked in two runs off a single in the seventh inning and Duke eventually won 7-3.