CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – North Carolina closed the regular season on a tear, and the eighth-seeded Tar Heels continued their winning ways by downing 12th-seeded Clemson, 9-2, in Tuesday night's ACC Baseball Championship Pool A game at Truist Field.
UNC received a solid outing from sophomore starting pitcher Max Carlson, Danny Serretti and Vance Honeycutt drove in two runs apiece, and Mikey Madej hit his third home run of the season as the Tar Heels won for the 12th time in their last 14 outings. UNC leadoff hitter Angel Zarate reached base in all five of his plate appearances, finishing 4-for-4 with a walk and four runs scored.