Pitching Leads The Way In Win Over VMI

CHAPEL HILL – Shaddon Peavyhouse and Davis Palermo held VMI hitless over the final five innings and struck out eight, while Tomas Frick drove in a pair of runs to lead No. 15 North Carolina to a 5-1 victory over VMI at Boshamer Stadium on Tuesday.

Peavyhouse (2-1) picked up his second win of the season, tossing two scoreless innings and striking out three. Palermo fanned a career-high five batters in three innings of relief to record his first career save. VMI starter Jaxon Lloyd (1-2) took the loss.

The Diamond Heels (15-2) struck first with a run in the third inning when Tomas Frick singled to drive home Vance Honeycutt, who drew a one-out walk and moved up to second on a failed pick off…