No. 9 North Carolina Baseball Thumps Gardner-Webb, 11-1
Posted Feb 22, 2017
Cole Aker worked six innings of three-hit ball and Kyle Datres homered in a five-run first as No. 9 North Carolina improved to 4-0 with an 11-1 win over Gardner-Webb Wednesday at Boshamer Stadium. Zack Gahagan also homered for the Tar Heels, who return to action Friday at 3 p.m. for the first of three against Radford.
(GoHeels.com)
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