No. 9 UNC Baseball Hangs On For 6-5 Win

Posted Feb 18, 2017
Kyle Datres drove in three runs and Josh Hiatt picked up his second four-out save in as many days as No. 9 North Carolina held off a late rally to beat Kentucky 6-5 Saturday at Boshamer Stadium. Jason Morgan allowed just one run on five hits over 5.2 innings to get the win for the Tar Heels, who will go for the sweep Sunday afternoon at 1. (GoHeels.com)

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