Score: No. 8 North Carolina 13, VCU 3 (7 Inn.)
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. (Boshamer Stadium)
Records: VCU 4-4, North Carolina 8-1-1
 
VCU baseball was unable to overcome No. 8 North Carolina in a midweek matchup on Wednesday, falling to the Tar Heels, 13-3 in seven innings.
 
LEADING OFF:

• Alec Warden had a 2-3 day with a run scored
• First baseman Quinn Maher singled in a pair of VCU's runs, Nick Flores accounted for the Rams' other RBI
• Michael Petite, Jacob Lee and Teige Lethert each drew a pair of walks
• The Rams' eight walks drawn matched their season best and were the second-most allowed by North Carolina in a game this season
• Erik Paulsen led North Carolina's offense, going 4-4 with 4 runs and a pair of homers

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• North Carolina opened the scoring in the first inning, taking a 2-0 lead with
• VCU scored its three runs early in the contest, Petite came home on a Flores RBI groundout in the third and Maher drove in Warden and Ethan Acevedo in the fourth frame
• The Tar Heels used a series of big innings to extend to a 10-3 lead in the sixth inning
• Closing out the game in the seventh, UNC secured its seven-inning walk off on an error fielding a dropped sacrifice fly
• The Rams fell to 0-3 against top-10 opponents this season

 
UP NEXT
The Rams will continue their road trip into a three-game set with Virginia. On Friday-Saturday, Feb. 27-28, VCU will travel to Virginia, before returning to The Diamond for a nine-game homestand, beginning with UVA on Sunday, March 1.