Baseball Recap: Chapel Hill Triumphs

Chapel Hill was not the first on the board on Wednesday, but they got there more often. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cary Imps, sneaking past 8-6.

Chapel Hill got a great performance from Asa Foster as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Foster has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Chapel Hill's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was David Campos, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Tyler Oliaro was another, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.

Chapel Hill's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Cary, they dropped their record down to 4-12 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Chapel Hill will square off against Northern Durham at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Knights will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something the Tigers surely won't give up without a fight. As for Cary, they will take on Apex Friendship at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Imps' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Patriots have averaged an impressive 7 runs per game this season.