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USA Today
24-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UNC stages seventh-inning comeback to down Boston College, advance in ACC Tournament
UNC stages seventh-inning comeback to down Boston College, advance in ACC Tournament Can UNC enact revenge on Florida State Saturday night? The UNC baseball team is unofficially locked into an NCAA Tournament spot, but winning this weekend's ACC Tournament will improve UNC's Regional seeding. North Carolina had a chance to win the ACC Regular Season Title, but clinched third place after losing its finale at Florida State. The Diamond Heels earned a double-bye in the ACC Tournament as a result, facing Boston College Friday in their opener. UNC trailed for most of Friday night's quarterfinal matchup, but something changed once the seventh inning rolled around. North Carolina overcame a 2-run deficit in the seventh, scoring five runs during the frame en route to a 7-2 victory. With their win, the Diamond Heels advance to face FSU in a rematch, this time in Saturday's ACC Tournament Semifinal Round at 5 p.m. UNC ace Jake Knapp tossed another gem Friday, throwing seven innings of 2-run ball, but lacked the run support needed to extend his undefeated streak. North Carolina finally broke through with another clutch hit from Jackson Van De Brake, as its captain doubled down the right-field line and tied the game at 2-all. Van De Brake also supplied the Diamond Heels with their winning run, scoring on a wild pitch. Luke Stevenson and Lee Sowers singled during the seventh inning, extending UNC's lead to 5-2. North Carolina wasn't done pouring on runs in the later frames, with Stevenson mashing a 2-run home run in the eighth. You thought Knapp was stellar on Friday? Diamond Heels closer Walker McDuffie hurled two perfect frames, striking out three batters across the eighth and ninth innings. UNC won its regular season series in Tallahassee, taking the first two of three games from the Seminoles earlier in May. FSU eliminated North Carolina in the 2024 College World Series, so there's plenty on the line in Saturday's ACC Semifinal matchup. Follow us @TarHeelsWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels news, notes and opinions.
USA Today
02-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Jett Johnston set for Tennessee return with Auburn baseball
Jett Johnston set for Tennessee return with Auburn baseball No. 6 Tennessee (36-9, 13-8 SEC) will return to action Friday. The Vols will host No. 11 Auburn (31-14, 11-10 SEC) for a three-game series at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. The SEC series marks a return to Knoxville for former Farragut High School player Jett Johnston. Johnston, a pitcher and utility player for the Tigers, is a Texas A&M transfer. He left the Aggies after one season. Johnston was on Texas A&M's team that lost in the finals of the 2024 College World Series to Tennessee. He appeared in t3 games, including three starts, for the Aggies last season. In 2025 at Auburn, Johnston has played in 12 games and made 11 pitching appearances. He has compiled a 4-0 record and recorded one save. Johnston has totaled 11.1 innings pitched and allowed seven runs (six earned), seven hits and 10 walks. He has recorded 13 strikeouts. After beginning his high school career in Texas, Johnson transferred to Farragut High School (Farragut, Tennessee), helping the Admirals win two consecutive 4A state championships. During his senior season at Farragut, he was named District 4-4A Offensive Player of the Year and recorded a .401 batting average. He totaled 13 home runs, 48 RBIs and 50 runs. Johnston earned All-District, All-Region and All-State honors for Farragut.
New York Times
17-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Florida State cancels home sporting events after campus shooter injures 6
An active shooter at Florida State University's Tallahassee campus Thursday prompted school officials to cancel all home sporting events through this weekend. All Florida State athletics home events through Sunday, April 20, have been canceled. Further updates on events scheduled for next week will be communicated when available. — FSU Seminoles (@Seminoles) April 17, 2025 The New York Times reports that one suspect is in custody. A spokesperson for Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare said the shooting injured at least six people, one of whom went to the hospital in critical condition. The other victims are in serious condition, per The Times. FSU sent out an emergency notification at noon Thursday, alerting the campus to a shooter near the university's student union. At 2:44 p.m., the university released an update telling people to continue sheltering in place. Advertisement 'Students may return to their residence halls, but they should otherwise stay indoors on the main campus to allow first responders and university staff to do their jobs and respond to those needing assistance,' the alert said. 'Students may depart campus for the weekend.' The only sporting event scheduled for Thursday at FSU's Tallahassee campus was a baseball game between No. 7 FSU and Virginia, who faced the Seminoles in the opening round of the 2024 College World Series. The Seminoles and Cavaliers were set to play again Friday and Saturday night before the cancellations. A softball series between FSU and Georgia Tech was scheduled to begin Friday and run through Sunday. That series is also canceled. FSU has cancelled all classes, university events and business operations through Friday.
USA Today
05-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
George Mason breaks college baseball record with 23 runs in second inning vs. Holy Cross
George Mason breaks college baseball record with 23 runs in second inning vs. Holy Cross Show Caption Hide Caption Tennessee baseball unveils national championship decal Tennessee baseball won the program's first national title when it won the 2024 College World Series George Mason baseball hit and hit and hit some more on Tuesday afternoon, eventually shattering a 40-year-old Division I record in the process. The Patriots scored a whopping 26 runs against Holy Cross on Tuesday, which is an impressive feat itself. However, George Mason's record-setting day came from its second inning, when it scored 23 runs, two more than the previous record for most runs scored in an inning held by Penn State (1984) and Wichita State (1983). The way George Mason scored its 23 runs was even more ridiculous than the total itself. The Patriots actually grounded out to start the inning, but the scoring blew open after the next two batters reached on back-to-back walks. From there, George Mason collected 11 hits, eight walks and was – somehow – hit by a pitch five times. The Patriots racked up 23 runs without even hitting a home run, a rarity in today's game, with seven singles and four doubles in the inning. College World Series odds: Which programs are favorites to win national title? George Mason scored three more runs, defeating Holy Cross 26-6 in a seven-inning game due to the run-rule. The Patriots' top three hitters each recorded four RBIs in the win; Lucas Alberti, Owen Hull and James Quinn-Irons went a combined 6-for-10 at the plate with eight runs scored and five walks. Holy Cross used five pitchers and committed three errors in the second inning. It took three Holy Cross relievers 87 pitches to record one combined out, with two of its pitchers surrendering a combined 10 runs without getting an out. Here's how George Mason's 28 hitters fared in the inning: Groundout Walk Walk Single Single Hit by pitch Double Single Hit by pitch Hit by pitch Fielder's choice (no out recorded) Double Walk Hit by pitch Walk Walk Double Single Hit-by-pitch Double Pop up (out) Walk Double Single Walk Walk Single Fielder's choice (out) While George Mason's inning was certainly impressive, it was almost equally as disappointing for Holy Cross, which gave away a number of free passes Tuesday.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
UNC baseball still in top 10 in latest D1Baseball poll.
The expectations are high for the North Carolina Tar Heels' baseball program, fresh off an appearance in the 2024 College World Series. And they opened up their 2025 season in a big way. The Tar Heels swept Texas Tech in Chapel Hill over the weekend, opening the season with a big series win over the Big 12 program. After taking the double-header on Friday, the Tar Heels capped off the sweep on Saturday afternoon. It's a great start for Scott Forbes and his team. Now, as they go into the second week, they are still ranked in the Top 10 in the latest poll. UNC checked in at No. 6, the same spot they were in for the preseason poll. The three-game sweep kept them right there at their spot. The top 10 didn't change at all as every team except two collected a sweep in the season-opening series. No. 2 Virginia did go 2-1 but maintained their spot in the poll. As for the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Cavaliers led the way at No. 2 followed by No. 6 UNC, No. 9 Florida State, No. 12 NC State, No. 13 Wake Forest, No. 14 Clemson, and No. 17 Duke. UNC is now scheduled to host Kansas State on Tuesday and then will face off against East Carolina over the weekend in a series that will see both teams host a game and then a game in Durham. The Tar Heels moved their Tuesday game against NC A&T to next Wednesday. Follow us @TarHeelsWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels news, notes and opinions. This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: UNC baseball just outside top 5 in D1Baseball poll
