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ACC Recap for 3/28

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Miami (FL) 7 Duke 5 (10 innings)

DURHAM, N.C. – Junior right fielder Dennis Raben broke a 5-5 tie in the top of the 10th with a two-run double to right and junior right-hander Carlos Gutierrez saved his sixth game as No. 2 Miami defeated the Duke Blue Devils, 7-5, at Jack Coombs Field Friday night in game one of the Atlantic Coast Conference series. Kyle Bellamy won his second game of the week for Miami (20-2, 8-1 ACC), who extended its winning streak to seven games.

Miami (FL) Recap
Duke Recap

UNC 5 NC State 2

CARY, N.C. – Senior third baseman Chad Flack belted a go-ahead three-run home run in the fifth inning, and sophomore right-hander Alex White matched a career high with 11 strikeouts to send No. 3 North Carolina to a 5-2 win over NC State Friday at Cary’s USA Baseball National Training Complex. The Tar Heels (21-4, 8-2 ACC) won for the 11th time in their last 12 games, while the Wolfpack (14-9, 4-5 ACC) dropped the fourth game in its last five outings.

Flack, who has driven in 16 runs in 12 career games against State over the last four years, was 2-for-3 with a single and his fourth home run of the season. Right fielder Tim Fedroff went 3-for-3 with a walk for his 12th multi-hit effort in the last 16 games to lead Carolina to its seventh straight game with 10-plus hits.

UNC Recap
NC State Recap

FSU 21 Wake Forest 2

Winston-Salem, N.C. – Florida State (22-2, 10-0) set a season-high in runs and hits as the Seminoles remained undefeated in the ACC with a 21-2 victory over Wake Forest (11-12, 4-5) Friday afternoon at Gene Hooks Stadium. The Seminoles pounded out 21 hits in game one extending their win streak to six straight over the Demon Deacons. FSU hit five home runs against Wake Forest, including two off the bat of Buster Posey, to push the team’s season total to 41.

The Seminoles scored in every odd inning and broke open a four-run ballgame with a nine-run fifth to increase their lead to 14-1. FSU hit the 20-run plateau for the first time this year with six more runs in the seventh. The last time the Garnet and Gold scored 20 or more runs in a game was against Maryland, a 20-5 victory over the Terrapins on May 5, 2007.

FSU Recap
Wake Forest Recap

UVA 10 Va Tech 1

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Riding a complete-game seven-hitter from Jacob Thompson (Jr., Danville, Va.), the Virginia baseball team knocked off Virginia Tech, 10-1, Friday night in front of a season-high crowd of 2,157 at Davenport Field. Thompson (4-0) did not issue a walk while striking out five as he added to his school-record wins total with his 25th career victory.

Thompson was supported by 10 runs and 10 hits from the Virginia offense. Dan Grovatt (Fr., Tabernacle, N.J.), Jeremy Farrell (Jr., Westlake, Ohio) and David Coleman (Fr., Richmond, Va.) all recorded two hits, while David Adams (Jr., Margate, Fla.) hit his fourth home run of the season. Farrell and Jarrett Parker (Fr. Stafford, Va.) each drove in two runs.

UVA Recap
VT Recap

Clemson 2 Maryland 1

With no outs, the tying run on third base, and winning run on second base in the bottom of the ninth inning, Casey Harman and Matt Vaughn retired three straight batters without allowing a run to preserve Clemson’s 2-1 win over Maryland in front of 368 fans at Shipley Field on Friday. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 series lead, improved to 17-7 overall and 5-5 in ACC play, while the Terrapins fell to 13-12 overall, 2-8 in the ACC.

The Tigers got another outstanding starting pitching performance, this time from D.J. Mitchell (3-2). The junior righthander allowed five singles, including three infield singles, one unearned run, and three walks with six strikeouts to earn the win. Harman retired both batters he faced in a crucial situation, while Vaughn picked up his eighth save of the year by retiring the last batter.

Clemson Recap
Maryland Recap

GA Tech at Boston College PPD

Game will be made up as part of a doubleheader starting Saturday at 11:30 am.

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