Tar Heels looking for fast start in NCAA baseball regional
Posted Jun 1, 2017
Some baseball coaches like to hold their best pitcher back for the second game of a double-elimination tournament. UNC’s Mike Fox isn’t among them. Fox is handing the ball to ACC Pitcher of the Year J.B. Bukauskas on Friday for the Tar Heels’ 6 p.m. NCAA regional opener against Davidson at Boshamer Stadium. His reasoning? This isn’t time of year to take chances.
(North State Journal)
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