After dropping the first game to Miami and coming from behind in 11 innings to win the second game the Tar Heels were looking for a series win. The Tar Heels have yet to find their “knockout punch” as head coach Scott Forbes says, and that lack of mental mettle showed as the Heels dropped the series to the Hurricanes at home.
When Miami head coach Gino DiMare called upon junior closer Andrew Walters, it was for all the marbles. The 6-foot-4 right hander needed to get six outs without allowing a run, no easy feat considering his 13th-ranked opponent, the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Jonathan French and Michael Stone laced back-to-back two-out RBI doubles in the seventh to help No. 6 South Carolina to a 5-0 win over No. 13 North Carolina at Truist Field on Tuesday night.
After reaching a super regional last year and returning most of the starpower from that team, North Carolina is in prime position to reach the College World Series.