UNC, Gardner-Webb have benches-clearing altercation after strikeout celebration

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Tensions were high between players and coaches alike during a college baseball game between the UNC Tar Heels and Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs on Wednesday night. 

The North Carolina rivals got into a bit of a scuffle when Gardner-Webb pitcher Grant Vera celebrated a bit too hard for UNC infielder Jackson Van De Brake’s liking. 

Vera emphatically pumped his fist and looked like he was screaming in the direction of Van De Brake, who started to go back at him. If it wasn’t for the umpire holding the UNC leadoff hitter back, things might have gotten ugly. 

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The North Carolina rivals got into a bit of a scuffle when Gardner-Webb pitcher Grant Vera celebrated a bit too hard for UNC infielder Jackson Van De Brake’s liking. (Peter Aiken/Getty Images)

As we’ve seen plenty in baseball, both benches cleared when the screaming match began. When the dust settled and the players were heading back to their respective dugouts, opposing coaches began to get into it, and it only escalated the situation again. 

Umpires, once again, got in the middle of the verbal altercation and nothing got physical in the end. 

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It was a fun battle to watch, Gardner-Webb scored three in the top of the fourth inning and one more in the seventh to retake their lead at 4-3. 

A general view of the field during the Virginia Tech-North Carolina game at Boshamer Stadium on April 3, 2022, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)

But there were costly errors in the bottom of the eighth that allowed the Tar