Wake Forest Athletics
Baseball Game Notes - Wake Forest at North Carolina
3/29/2012 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 29, 2012
Wake Forest to Continue ACC Play at North Carolina
• Wake Forest will head east this weekend to take on North Carolina in a three-game series in Chapel Hill at Boshamer Stadium.
• The Demon Deacons enter the series at 4-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, while the Tar Heels are 7-2.
How to Catch the Games
• Audio of the games will be streamed live on WakeForestSports.com.
• You can also get live updates via the Wake Forest baseball Twitter account. Follow the team @WFUBaseball or Twitter.com/WFUBaseball.
Last Time Out
• Wake Forest recorded its third shutout of the season by defeating local foe High Point 2-0 on the road.
• Freshman Matt Pirro earned the win by going five innings and allowing just two hits and two walks.
• Pat Blair recorded a pair of hits and scored a run, while Carlos Lopez and Charlie Morgan drew back-to-back bases loaded walks to account for the only two runs of the game.
This Weekend's Opponent
• North Carolina is coming off an exciting, 10-inning win over Coastal Carolina on Wednesday night, defeating the Chanticleers 7-6.
• The Tar Heels began the ACC season by sweeping Clemson before taking two-of-three from both Maryland and NC State.
•UNC boasts an impressive pitching staff with a combined ERA of 2.60.
Series History
• North Carolina leads the all-time series with Wake Forest 89-72-1.
• Last season the team's split four games. The Demon Deacons won the regular season series in Winston-Salem two games to one, but the Tar Heels came through in the ACC Baseball Championship with a 9-0 victory.
Next Up...
• Wake Forest will face UNC Greensboro at home on Tuesday at 6 p.m. before facing another four-game road trip.
• The Deacs will begin with a Saturday-Monday series at Virginia next weekend. The Monday night game will be on ESPNU at 7 p.m.
• Wake will then travel to Charlotte on April 11.
