North Carolina is first to advance to College World Series
North Carolina jumped on Stetson starter Jack Perkins in a four-run first inning and the host Tar Heels clinched a trip to the College World Series by beating the Hatters 7-5 on Saturday.
Cody Roberts, Brandon Riley and Ashton McGee had RBI doubles in that first inning for the host Tar Heels (43-18), the No. 6 national seed who swept the best-of-three NCAA super regional series.
Reliever Caden O’Brien (6-0) earned the win, while UNC finished with 14 hits on the way to earning its first trip to the College World Series since 2013.
Jonathan Meola and Andrew MacNeil each hit solo home runs for the Hatters (48-13), the No. 11 national seed.