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In Washington, Jake Irvin was absolutely dealing Saturday, carrying a no-hitter into the sixth before leaving with an injury, but the Nationals finished the job — combining on a one-hitter to blank Atlanta two to nothing. The Braves couldn't scratch across a single run against that Washington pitching staff all afternoon.
Meanwhile in college baseball, North Carolina put on an absolute clinic at Truist Park in Charlotte, belting six home runs and racking up a season-high twenty-two hits in a thirteen to five demolition of Pitt. Rom Kellis the Fifth went deep twice and drove in five, and the Tar Heels — now forty-five and ten and one — punched their ticket to the ACC Tournament championship game.
And over in the WNBA, the Portland Fire made a statement in their first-ever meeting with the Toronto Tempo, pulling away in the fourth quarter to win ninety-nine to eighty. Emily Engstler led the way with sixteen points and seven boards, and an eleven to nothing run early in the final frame put it completely out of reach for the expansion Tempo.
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