It hasn’t been an easy ride for the North Carolina Tar Heels to this point. Righthander Jason Knapp, projected to be the team’s Opening Day starter, was lost for the season due to injury in the preseason. Freshman Folger Boaz stepped up to fill that void early but suffered a season-ending injury himself in early April. UNC has persisted through the adversity. (Baseball America)
Related: Baseball, Baseball Recruiting
Casey Cook’s imperfect bunt does job in ninth inning as Heels win thriller over Duke
In a battle of Omaha-quality teams, Coach Scott Forbes wasn’t about to let Vance Honeycutt’s lead-off single in the ninth inning get wasted in a.