UNC-Duke: Instant Analysis
Posted May 21, 2009
No. 2 seed North Carolina matched a strong pitching performance with an unrelenting hitting display in dismantling No. 7 seed Duke, 8-3, in the opening contest of the 2009 ACC Baseball Championship at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The fourth-ranked Tar Heels administered heavy doses of Adam Warren’s right arm and Dustin Ackley’s smoking bat in building a commanding 8-1 lead through eight innings.
(Inside Carolina)
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