Cardiac Hill · May 26, 2021
Pitt baseball defeats UNC 5-3 in ACC Tournament Opener
Katie Meyers/Pitt Athletics In a crucial first game of the ACC Baseball Tournament, Pitt took down North Carolina, 5 to 3. In a round-robin pool-play format, the bottom seed has to go 2-0 to move on and avoid any tiebreakers making Tuesday night’s bout a must-win for the Panthers.
After trading zeros to start the game, Pitt took the early lead with a run in the second inning on a Brock Franks fielder's choice. Franks hit a soft ground ball to the Carolina first baseman with runners on second and third that would typically not be enough to score a run, but Brent Centracchio hesitated when he saw David Yanni surprisingly head for the plate and his throw was not in time.