North Carolina Tarheels Win Super Regional, Advance to College World Series (God is a Tarheel Fan)

Do we need further evidence that God is a Carolina fan? (That's NORTH Carolina - sorry Gamecocks, we own that title today).

These Heels overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to mount comebacks against Florida Atlantic in a 13 inning thriller to even get to the Super Region. Then a couple of timely rain outs gave Tarheel pitchers a chance to rest their arms against their neighbors to the south.

See, it's not just the blue color that proves God is a Tarheel fan.

Well, it took another comeback on a beautiful Carolina blue sky day in Chapel Hill, but the Tarheels defeated South Carolina 5-4 to win the Super Regional title and advance to the College World Series.

The Tarheels only managed 6 hits but made them count. Moran's only hit was the RBI double. Holberton had the 2 run homer, also his only hit. Landon Lassiter hit the ball hard all day and had 2 of North Carolina's 6 hits.  Trent Thornton pitched 4.2 crucial innings, giving up only 3 hits, 1 earned run, with 2 walks,and  4 strikeouts on 88 pitches.

South Carolina took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second as Connor Bright doubled and came
around to score on a Tanner English single.

In the bottom  half of the inning, the Tarheels tie the score after Michael Russell was hit by pitch and Brian Holberton blasts his a 2 run shot, his 11th homer of the year to put the Heels on top 2-1.

On to top of the 5th - Two crucial errors, including a dropped fly ball, helps South Carolina regain the lead 3-2 with a pair of unearned runs. And then in the top 6th, the Gamecocks added another run on another Tanner English hit, this one an RBI double. SC 4 NC 2.

In the bottom of 6th inning, the Heels answer back in a big way. A single by Landon Lassiter followed by a screaming double into the RF corner by Golden Spikes Finalist Colin Moran pulled UNC within 1. A throwing error allowed Moran to score from third to tie it up. Then USC pitchers allow two walks, load the bases then after Parks Jordan worked a full count, he also drew a walk to force in a run, giving North Carolina the 5-4 lead to ended up as the final.


The Tarheels will head to Omaha as they advance to their 10th College World Series. (1960, 1966, 1978, 1989, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, and now 2013). They will join NC State as the ACC's two representatives at the NCAA College World Series.