May 26, 2005

Recap |  Box Score

• Carolina went 0-2 in the ACC Tournament for the first time since 2001, when it lost to Wake Forest and Clemson. The Tar Heels totaled 15 hits and just three runs in the event.

• The Tar Heels last faced Wake Forest in the ACC tourney in 2002, a 9-7 Deacon win in 11 innings. UNC is now 8-7 all-time against WFU in the postseason.

• Carolina has now played 21 one-run games this season and owns a 12-9 mark in these games. Six of the Tar Heels' last nine losses have been by just one run.

• Designated hitter Matt Ellington drove in his team-best 55th run of the season with a first inning single. He has now hit safely in 12 of the last 13 games.

• Senior Chase Younts had two hits Thursday against Wake Forest and had five total hits at the ACC Tournament.

• Sophomore lefty Andrew Miller went eight innings versus Wake Forest and allowed just two runs on six hits and two walks. He struck out six and now has a career-best 96 on the season.

• Right fielder Seth Williams saved at least two runs with a diving catch of a Ben Ingold liner in the bottom of the third. Williams then alertly fired a strike to second base to double off Wake's Brett Linnenkohl to end the inning.

• The Tar Heels will now wait to learn their NCAA Tournament fate early next week. The 16 regional host sites will be announced Sunday, while the 64-team field will be announced Monday. Regional play is set for June 3-6.