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Fourth-seeded North Carolina will see to begin the College World Arrangement 2-0 for the primary time since 2006 when it faces top-seeded Tennessee Sunday night within the winner’s bracket amusement. The Tar Heels bring a four-game winning streak into its to begin with diversion with the Vols since 2019. Carolina will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak taking after an opening circular win.

The as it were time UNC begun 2-0 at the College World Arrangement was 2006 when it vanquished Cal State Fullerton (7-5) and Clemson (2-0) to move into the championship circular. UNC too won its opening circular diversions in 2007, 2008 and 2013, but misplaced the taking after amusement.

Carolina leads the all-time arrangement with Tennessee 5-2. The arrangement begun in 1900, but the groups didn’t meet once more until 1983 in Chapel Slope. The Tar Heels won that diversion and the taking after amusement six a long time afterward at Boshamer Stadium. The Volunteers beat UNC twice in Knoxville in 1990 and the squads didn’t meet once more until the NCAA Competition five a long time prior.

Final TIME OUT
Vance Honeycutt tore a two-out, walk-off single to cleared out field Friday to allow North Carolina a 3-2 win over Virginia within the opening amusement of the College World Arrangement. Jackson Van De Brake driven off the ninth with a pinch-hit twofold and moved to moment on Alex Madera’s give up bunt some time recently Honeycutt came to the plate. The Tar Heels trailed 2-1 after six, but Casey Cook drove within the tying run within the seventh. Cook wrapped up the diversion 3-for-4 with a twofold, RBI and run scored. Reliever Dalton Pence hurled 3.1 shutout innings and did not permit a hit, resigning 10 of 11 men confronted, counting the ultimate seven in arrange.

CARDIAC CAROLINA
Five of the Tar Heels’ final nine wins have come in their last at-bat, counting four within the postseason. UNC recorded fair four wins in its last at-bat amid the normal season (2/23 vs. East Carolina; 3/5 at Campbell, 3/10 vs. Pittsburgh, 5/17 at Duke). Vance Honeycutt has two walk-off hits within the final three recreations, belting a game-winning domestic run in Amusement One of the Super Territorial against West Virginia some time recently his game-winning hit against Virginia on Friday.Alex Madera’s 10th inning single up the center drove within the game-winning run against LSU within the Chapel Slope Territorial championship amusement. Gavin Gallaher hit a walk-off terrific hammer against LIU to give UNC an 11-8 win in diversion one of the Chapel Slope Regional. The Tar Heels scored six within the ninth to rally from a three-run shortfall.

HONEYCLUTCH
Vance Honeycutt has three game-winning hits within the sixth inning or afterward this season, counting two within the final three diversions. His to begin with such hit was against East Carolina on February 23, belting a solo home run within the eighth to provide UNC a 2-1 triumph. Ten of his 26 domestic runs this season have put the Tar Heels ahead, whereas another tied the amusement.

To begin with Group ALL-AMERICA
The American Baseball Coaches Affiliation (ABCA) named Honeycutt a To begin with Group All-America outfielder on Friday. He was too named To begin with Group All-America by Culminate Diversion after being voted Moment Group All-America by the National Collegiate Baseball Journalists Affiliation (NCBWA).

HOLD THE LINE
North Carolina has held its rivals to three runs or less in four of seven NCAA Competition recreations this season. More than half of the runs scored against the Tar Heels this postseason came in two recreations as LIU scored eight in the first amusement of the Chapel Slope Territorial and LSU plated eight within the Diversion Six of the territorial.