UNC Baseball opens ACC Tournament with win over Clemson

Photo by David Jensen/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe Tar Heels continued their scorching-hot May on the diamond by throttling Clemson Tuesday night 9-2 in their first game of ACC Tournament pool play. In a battle of squads close to the NCAA Bubble, the Tar Heels gave themselves a decisive victory that, in all likelihood, seals their invitation to the tournament.

Max Carlson got the win for Carolina, pitching six strong innings. He gave up only six hits, one earned run, and struck out four as the offense provided him with plenty of run support, as it was 8-1 by the time Gage Gillian took over in the seventh. Davis Palermo pitched the rest of the game to send Clemson seeking a win over…