
Baseball Loses Sunday Rubber Match To Stanford
March 9, 2025 | Baseball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina baseball lost its series-deciding matchup with the traveling Stanford Cardinal 7-0 on Sunday afternoon in Boshamer Stadium.
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The Tar Heels (14-2, 1-2 ACC) drop their first home conference series since April 2023. The Carolina bats just never got into a rhythm, only piecing together multiple hits in the same inning in the ninth.
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Kane Kepley raked a ball into the right field corner to pick up what would be his fourth triple of the season. The Carolina season record for three-baggers is eight (Brian Goodwin, 2010) and he is one away from being the first to get to five since Brandon Riley and Logan Warmoth in 2017.
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Starter Aidan Haugh put together another solid outing, giving up one earned run while adding five strikeouts to his team-high 26. This season he is only allowing opponents to hit .188 against him and had only one hit recorded against him today.
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Veteran shortstop Alex Madera had two singles on the day to bump his batting average up to .344, second best on the team. Cather Luke Stevenson put up a hit and a walk on the day, wrapping up a series where he went 6-for-10 with five RBIs, three runs scored, and four walks.
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Carolina will have a chance to bounce back strong with a trip to UNC-Wilmington on the schedule for Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET.
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The Tar Heels (14-2, 1-2 ACC) drop their first home conference series since April 2023. The Carolina bats just never got into a rhythm, only piecing together multiple hits in the same inning in the ninth.
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Kane Kepley raked a ball into the right field corner to pick up what would be his fourth triple of the season. The Carolina season record for three-baggers is eight (Brian Goodwin, 2010) and he is one away from being the first to get to five since Brandon Riley and Logan Warmoth in 2017.
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Starter Aidan Haugh put together another solid outing, giving up one earned run while adding five strikeouts to his team-high 26. This season he is only allowing opponents to hit .188 against him and had only one hit recorded against him today.
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Veteran shortstop Alex Madera had two singles on the day to bump his batting average up to .344, second best on the team. Cather Luke Stevenson put up a hit and a walk on the day, wrapping up a series where he went 6-for-10 with five RBIs, three runs scored, and four walks.
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Carolina will have a chance to bounce back strong with a trip to UNC-Wilmington on the schedule for Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Volchko, Joey (2-0)
L: Haugh, Aidan (2-1)
Batting:
2B: Larson, Brandon 1
HR: Saum, Charlie 1 ; Hott, Ethan 1
RBI: Saum, Charlie 2 ; Nati, Jimmy 1 ; Reynolds, Brady 1 ; Hott, Ethan 2
SH: Hott, Ethan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Haskins, Trevor 1 ; Larson, Brandon 1 ; Saum, Charlie 2 ; Nati, Jimmy 1 ; Reynolds, Brady 1 ; Hott, Ethan 1
CS: Reynolds, Brady 1
HBP: Hott, Ethan 1

Batting:
3B: Kepley, Kane 1
Base Running:
SB: Bass, Tyson 1
Game Leaders
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