Tar Heels hang on, top Georgia 6-5 in elimination game
Public Group active 3 years, 1 month agoCHAPLE HILL, N.C. (AP) – Mikey Madej drove in three runs, hairandbeautybc.com Vance Honeycutt stole a home run in the ninth and Caden O’Brien struck out the last batter as North Carolina defeated Georgia 6-5 on Sunday to stay alive in the Chapel Hill Regional. The Tar Heels (40-20), the 10th overall seed, meet VCU on Sunday and needing a win to force a decisive game for a super regional berth. Madej got his third RBI with an infield single in the seventh to put the Tar Heels up 6-2. Georgia (26-23) had a big ninth, starting with Cole Tate’s leadoff single before Connor Bovair replaced Davis Palermo on the mound.
Connor Tate promptly doubled. The runners held on a ground out and then Chaney Rogers homered to left center. Josh McAllister then drove a ball to deep center and Honeycutt went over the wall to save the run. O’Brien then entered and struck out Corey Collins on four pitches for his fifth. ___ More AP college sports: website and website
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