Closer Look: North Carolina Tar Heels Hitters against Arkansas in Chapel Hill Super Regional

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — North Carolina might not have had any pitchers on any of All-ACC groups, however that they had just a few hitters that ranked among the many greatest.

The Tar Heels as a crew have a batting common of .288, 100 dwelling runs, .386 on-base proportion and a .485 slugging proportion. All of these are greater than Arkansas this season — .272 common, 98 dwelling runs, .381 OBP, .483 slugging proportion.

Issues begin with freshman Vance Honeycutt, who would seemingly be the highest first yr participant in all of school baseball if Tommy White didn’t hit 27 dwelling runs for North Carolina State.

Honeycutt has a clean swing from the appropriate aspect of the plate that helped energy him to 24 longballs this season. He hit with a .292 common and posted a 1.063 OPS this yr.

Not solely can Honeycutt hit and hit for energy, however he has loads of velocity on the bases. His 29 stolen bases had been good for No. 2 within the ACC this season. He additionally has an elite glove in middle subject, one thing to observe for with an Arkansas crew that pops balls up lots.

Complimenting Honeycutt is Alberto Osuna, who smashed 20 homers of his personal this yr. His 57 RBIs are a team-high, however his .265 batting common is third-worst on the squad.

Each Honeycutt and Osuna are hitting with the purpose of a house run nearly each at bat, which results in loads of highly effective swings that miss. The pair mixed for 171 strikeouts on the yr.

On high of two elite energy hitters, the Tar Heels boast a pair of batters hitting with a minimum of a .360 common.

Danny Serretti leads the crew with a .365 common and a .439 on-base proportion. He’s second on the squad with 16 doubles and three triples and he has deadly pull energy from the left aspect. He hit a two-run bomb in Monday’s win over VCU that made it a 7-1 ball recreation and all however secured a North Carolina Tremendous Regional look.

Alongside Serretti is Angel Zarate, who’s one hit from 100 hits on the season. He sits with a .360 common on the yr and leads the squad with 19 doubles. Zarate strung collectively 10 hits and 5 RBIs within the Chapel Hill Regional.

Mac Horvath is one other man that North Carolina will hit close to the highest of the lineup. He’s an influence hitter with 18 homers on the yr, however a .273 common. He has the power to make the most of Razorback left-handers from the appropriate aspect of the plate.

Catcher Tomas Frick had an underwhelming season on the plate — .264 common, three homers, 33 RBI — however he put collectively a stable efficiency within the Chapel Hill Regional. Frick went 7-17 with three runs, two dwelling runs and 5 walks.

Left fielder Mikey Madej was named Most Excellent Participant of the Chapel Hill Regional for his 8-23, six RBI and two dwelling run per

The Tar Heels are very top-heavy with their lineup, however the high is loaded. They don’t have any hassle out-scoring opponents — they’ve scored 134 extra runs than opponents this season.

In contrast to Arkansas, the Tar Heels’ lineup is righty-heavy, which bodes effectively for Saturday’s opener. The Hogs will seemingly begin right-hander Connor Noland, organising for the always-important righty/righty matchup that Razorback head coach Dave Van Horn loves.

The Hogs will begin issues towards North Carolina at 10 a.m. CST Saturday at Boshamer Stadium. The sport will likely be broadcast on ESPN and Fubo.television.

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