North Carolina
Heels clinch trip to Omaha with 9-3 win over ECU
By Ryan Craig Jun 7, 2009
Once again, Carolina is headed to Omaha.
With the Heels’ 9-3 win over East Carolina Sunday afternoon, the Tar Heels swept their super regional series and clinched a berth in the College World Series for an ACC-record fourth straight year.
One day after Alex White carried the Heels to a win with 8.1 innings of one-run ball, Adam Warren was almost as good. The New Bern native tossed 7.1 innings, gave up three runs (when Brian Moran allowed three inherited runners to score when the game was all but decided), and struck out eight.
The sixth, seventh, and eighth spots in the Carolina lineup did most of the damage in Game 2, combining to go 8-13 with two RBIs and five runs scored, including Garrett Gore’s solo shot to center in the ninth.
Gore finished the afternoon 4-5, with an RBI and four runs.
Dustin Ackley delivered the knockout blow in the sixth with an opposite field, three-run shot to left that blew the game open.
Trent Whitehead and Drew Schieber each finished the game with two hits for the Pirates.
North Carolina will next play the winner of the Clemson vs. Arizona St. super regional. The winners of the Texas vs. TCU and Southern Miss. vs. Florida super regionals will also be grouped with the Heels.
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RE: Heels clinch trip to Omaha with 9-3 win over ECU
"Can you say Buffaloe Bills??? "
Can you spell Buffalo, Dookie?
Here is a better one you can related to your football team. Can you say Detroit Lions? Hey, here is one for your baseball team. Pittsburgh Pirates.
You do realize how silly you look trying to talk bad about UNC for being in the World Series four straight years, don't you? Especially given the "success" of the Duke Baseball team.
- Posted by HockeyRules
If I were you... I wouldn't go spouting off at the mouth about someone's spelling mishaps, ESPECIALLY when you can't even type a sentence correctly...
"Here is a better one you can related to your football team"
RE: Heels clinch trip to Omaha with 9-3 win over ECU
"Can you say Buffaloe Bills??? "
Can you spell Buffalo, Dookie?
Here is a better one you can related to your football team. Can you say Detroit Lions? Hey, here is one for your baseball team. Pittsburgh Pirates.
You do realize how silly you look trying to talk bad about UNC for being in the World Series four straight years, don't you? Especially given the "success" of the Duke Baseball team.
- Posted by HockeyRules
I really don't care about that Hockeyboy. At least I'm not jumping on the bandwagon, where were all the Hole fans when UNC DIDN'T have a great baseball team... Typical cheese and wHine fans
By the way, who was the Coach at UNC before Coach Fox got there... PLEASE, show us how much knowledge you have about UNC baseball. Oh, Google, it IS a wonderful tool, isn't it...
Good season for both teams
You can behead a pirate...but that pirate ghost never dies....
RE: Heels clinch trip to Omaha with 9-3 win over ECU
"Can you say Buffaloe Bills??? "
Can you spell Buffalo, Dookie?
Here is a better one you can related to your football team. Can you say Detroit Lions? Hey, here is one for your baseball team. Pittsburgh Pirates.
You do realize how silly you look trying to talk bad about UNC for being in the World Series four straight years, don't you? Especially given the "success" of the Duke Baseball team.
RE: Heels clinch trip to Omaha with 9-3 win over ECU
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORT CAROLINA IS GREAT IN ALL SPORTS! They carry the banner for the ACC in almost every sport, they carry the banner for sports for all of this great state we call home. UNC has yet set another acc record in baseball for the first ACC school EVER to go to 4 straight COLLEGE WORLD SERIES. As the best university in this state that's the way it should be!! I'm PROUD TO BE A TARHEEL!!!!!
- Posted by wellunceducated
Can you say Buffaloe Bills???
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