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Mark Scalf (right) shares a nice postgame moment with Tennessee's Tony Vitello (Aaron Fitt)

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Chapel Hill Dispatches: A Salute To Mark Scalf; Heels, Vols Cruise

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CHAPEL HILL — Mark Scalf held it together for a while. After the final out was recorded in UNC Wilmington’s 10-3 loss to Tennessee, Scalf walked calmly out of the third-base coach’s box, giving star shortstop Greg Jones a reassuring pat as they crossed paths. Then he exchanged handshakes and hugs with the Tennessee coaching staff, and spent several minutes in warm conversation with UT head coach Tony Vitello. Then he walked back past the third-base dugout and toward his players, who were waiting for his final postgame address in left field. As he walked, UNCW fans chanted his[…]

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