Game 60 - UNC 9, ECU 3 - Carolina Wins Chapel Hill Regional

[Ol’DirtyMac]

Huge spot for the Freshmen - THROW STRIKES

 

[sweetcaroline1874]

Crazy how we did better against their two aces but we’re struggling with Webb.

 

[unctar2001]

Like I said last week we’re one bad start from DeCaro or Lynch away from being in a really dicey situation. We might get away with it against ECU but routinely having only one or two reliable pen arms and burning them at any early chance just sets you up for struggles in a regional/Omaha format or in a super against a good team.

Every team in the country is in a dicey situation with a bad start from one of their two aces

 

[sweetcaroline1874]

Huge wasted opportunity there. That’s now 8 left on base.

Yea, I hope that doesn’t bite us, because that’s a lot of RISP.

 

[goheels1117]

Why does it matter? You’re asking who is able to do it. Why does it matter if he did it last year or this year? The fact is he can do it. Regular season stats are good and all but it’s to the point now you got to find guys that are going to produce. Not saying Coop should be benched forever just saying he needs a reset.

So we move Gavin to 3rd and make ourselves worse at 2nd when we have one of the best DP combinations in the country. Genius.

 

[AntNews?]

Wow. Bold statement there. So are you slighting Glauber or McDuffie as the maybe?

No the case this year is two but in recent years there have been years when it’s been just one.

 

[RogerThatHeel]

Rose needs to be big here.

 

[GoHeels834]

So we move Gavin to 3rd and make ourselves worse at 2nd when we have one of the best DP combinations in the country. Genius.

It’s second base brother. It’s not rocket science.

 

[Psycho50]

Schaffner needs to run through second there

may have had a chance to score the run

GREAT post. Also with the bloody knee already. You run through and if you make it they have to chase you for the tag. Meanwhile the run scores.

 

[TommyAshley]

T6

Jackson Rose on mound

Wallace - 6-3
Irby - K swinging
Barron - F8

8-3

 

[GraceNugent]

Efficient inning for Jackson there, his first NCAA postseason game

 

[KenansDad]

Really nice inning from Rose! Score a few more and put this well out of reach!

 

[unc80]

Nicee Jackson!

 

[Razbill23]

 

[Psycho50]

Fantastic inning for Rose!

 

[RogerThatHeel]

You can't ask for more than that. Great job, Rose!

 

[TPheel23]

Big time Rose

 

[goheels1117]

The top of their order has given us fits, have to throw up zeroes against the bottom half and Rose did it smoothly there.

 

[AntNews?]

Every team in the country is in a dicey situation with a bad start from one of their two aces

Disagree, there are teams in the top 8-16 that have more depth in their pen and overall staff than we do than can absorb bad situations better. We have four absolute horses but it feels like we have no confidence in anyone else to fill meaningful innings.

If ECU scores 3 in the bottom of the ninth last night then we’d be at home watching supers because of our lack of depth and how we managed game 1. That’s just what concerns me moving forward. Hopefully we don’t have to dig too deep.

 

[ranzino4three]

Elite splitter from Webb

 

[goheels1117]

It’s second base brother. It’s not rocket science.

We literally lost a national championship when we decided to change up our infield alignment “brother”

Real programs don’t bench a top-3 OPS guy on their roster because of 7 ABs. This is baseball, elite players fail over 60% of the time.

 

[TommyAshley]

B6

Paulsen - K swinging
Nicholson - F7
Howe - F7


8-3

 

[UNC1789]

ECU fans are always the funniest, because you know they have some Carolina gear at home that gets regular use.

I’m not so sure about that

 

[sweetcaroline1874]

Geez, it would have been nice to get one run back.

 

[RogerThatHeel]

We really need to get the bats going again. Letting this pitcher off the hook.

 

[GraceNugent]

Quick 6 pitch inning for the UNC offense, does not give Jackson Rose a lot of time to rest

 

[KrazyLegs]

This board is pretty critical of Forbes' coaching moves from time to time.

But, IMO, bringing in your best reliever in a high-leverage, non-closing situation is a ballsy move. And in this case was 100% the right move.

 

[goheels1117]

I don’t feel 100% comfortable if we’re going to be stuck on 8. Needed to make Webb work a lot harder than he has.

 

[BigJulius94]

Thought that coop fly out was way out of here on tv

need to make this dude throw pitches, no way he can go much longer

 

[sweetcaroline1874]

I don’t feel 100% comfortable if we’re going to be stuck on 8. Needed to make Webb work a lot harder than he has.

Agreed. They are making Jackson work, we need to make Webb work. I feel like we’re making him look better than he is.

 

[RogerThatHeel]

I don’t feel 100% comfortable if we’re going to be stuck on 8. Needed to make Webb work a lot harder than he has.

Yeah, I'm right there with you. I'm afraid we're going to have to hold on tight to finish this one off. I have confidence.

 

[RogerThatHeel]

That was a huge punch out from Rose

 

[GoHeels834]

We literally lost a national championship when we decided to change up our infield alignment “brother”

Real programs don’t bench a top-3 OPS guy on their roster because of 7 ABs. This is baseball, elite players fail over 60% of the time.

Let’s just hope he gets out of his funk quick. Because the pitching isn’t going to get easier from here on out.

 

[HoopsHeel]

Quick 6 pitch inning for the UNC offense, does not give Jackson Rose a lot of time to rest

We’re making it waaaay too easy easy!

 

[TommyAshley]

T7

Lashley - K looking
Lenahan - L9
Herring - K swinging

8-3

 

[unc80]

Set down Pie Rat boy!

 

[Tar_Heels]

Great job, Jackson!!!

 

[goheels1117]

I would not have predicted an easy 1-2-3 inning when he fell behind the 9 hitter 3-0.

Happy to be wrong. Great work, Rose!

 

[oldwell]

I’m not so sure about that

I know plenty of ECU/UNC fans.

 

[MDtarheel96]

Man rose looking good !