CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The North Carolina baseball team (34-19) completed a three-game sweep of Florida State (32-22) on Saturday, topping the Seminoles 11-0 at Boshamer Stadium. It was the first time FSU has been swept on the road since 2015.
Angel Zarate hit a home run on the first pitch of the game. The Tar Heels extended the lead with two sacrifice flies in the second inning and another in the fifth. A two-run single from Alberto Osuna made the score 6-0 in the sixth.
FSU had runners on base in each of the first seven innings, but could not push a run across.
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After a two-hour rain delay, UNC added five runs in the seventh inning.
Florida State will be the No. 9 seed in this week’s ACC Tournament in Charlotte, N.C. The Seminoles will play 4-seed Notre Dame and 5-seed Virginia. Dates and times for FSU’s games will be announced by the conference on Sunday.
OF NOTE:
* Jordan Carrion walked and singled Saturday, extending his on-base streak to nine games and his hitting streak to seven games, both the longest on the team.
* Jaime Ferrer hit his team-leading 16th double, the most for an FSU freshman since Cal Raleigh also hit 16 in 2016. His 63 hits are the most for an FSU freshman since Raleigh’s 69.
* Kyle McMullen made his first appearance since March 22. He struck out all three batters he faced in the eighth inning.
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