On the day before the Chapel Hill Regional championship, Dalton Pence told head coach Scott Forbes that Nolan Ryan — one of the greatest MLB pitchers of all time — once threw 235 pitches in a game.⁠ ⁠ And while the redshirt sophomore was willing to pitch that amount to push his team to a victory, Pence didn’t need that many on Monday night. ⁠ ⁠ Over the weekend, Pence threw a combined 117 pitches in three appearances, with 58 coming in a relief outing against LSU to help send the Diamond Heels to super regionals next weekend against West Virginia. Pence entered the game in the seventh inning and went the rest of the way on the mound for the Tar Heels, giving up just one hit while striking out four batters in three and two-thirds innings of work. Although it wasn't quite the 235 pitches that Ryan delivered, the Tar Heels would have not secured the 4-3 victory in 10 innings and the chance at traveling to the College World Series without them.⁠ ⁠ 📲 Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ...