Jason DeCaro gives up only two hits over a strong, complete-game effort in North Carolina's 4-0 win over USC in Game 2 of the NCAA Super Regionals.
USC baseball coach Andy Stankiewicz watches during Game 1 of the NCAA Super Regionals between the Trojans and North Carolina on Friday.in Game 2 of the NCAA Chapel Hill Super Regional, meaning its season and quest to break a 25 year College World Series drought will come down to a single game on Sunday.
North Carolina turned to DeCaro with its season on the line, the seventh career NCAA tournament start for the veteran right-hander. DeCaro delivered a complete-game masterpiece, allowing just two hits — singles in the first and fifth innings — with eight strikeouts and one walk on a career high 117 pitches. USC rallied from a 5-2 deficit, earning a 9-5 win over host North Carolina during Game 1 of the Chapel Hill Super Regional on Friday.
Outside of giving up a solo home run to Colin Hynek in the second inning, Govel had a strong performance. After throwing 153 pitches across two appearances in the NCAA regionals, including 64 pitches in Monday’s clinching win over Texas A&M, he gave up just five hits and struck out three over five innings and 83 pitches to keep the Trojans in the game.
His final pitch was a crucial one, inducing an inning-ending double play with runners on the corners to hold the game at 1-0. North Carolina found success against the Trojans’ bullpen in the sixth. Erik Paulsen hit a 339-foot home run over the left-field corner wall to double the Tar Heels’ lead, just the second home run given up by USC’s Sax Matson all season.
The Tar Heels added two more on sacrifice flies in the sixth and seventh innings, but failed to drive in more with the bases loaded in the seventh and ninth innings.
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