'He invites the big moment': Honeycutt walks it off again to open College World Series
OMAHA, Neb. — Casey Cook never had a doubt.
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OMAHA, Neb. — Casey Cook never had a doubt.
OMAHA, Neb. — After senior designated hitter Alberto Osuna struck out for a second time, Scott Forbes approached assistant coach Jesse Wierzbicki.
OMAHA, Neb. — Powered by junior center fielder Vance Honeycutt's walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth, the No. 4-seeded Diamond Heels (48-14) outlasted the No. 12-seeded Virginia Cavaliers (46-16), 3-2, to open the Men’s College World Series on Friday afternoon at Charles Schwab Field.
OMAHA, Neb. — No player currently donning a Carolina Blue uniform has ever seen a single pitch on Charles Schwab Field.
Following the post-game dogpile, the many embraces and the initial celebrations, head coach Scott Forbes finally retired to his screened-in back porch.
Redshirt sophomore left-handed pitcher Dalton Pence barely beat the runner to first base.
Last Saturday and 542 miles away from Boshamer Stadium, seniors at St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington, N.Y., gathered for their commencement.
In a pitcher’s duel between UNC first-year pitcher Jason DeCaro and WVU’s Tyler Switalski, the No. 4 North Carolina Diamond Heels (47-14) advanced to the College World Series with a 2-1 win over the West Virginia Mountaineers (36-24) on Saturday night in the Chapel Hill Super Regional.
As soon as Vance Honeycutt hit the ball, he knew it was gone.
Powered by a ninth-inning surge, the No. 4 seed Diamond Heels (46-14) survived West Virginia (36-23), 8-6, during the first game of the Chapel Hill Super Regional on Friday evening.
As junior center fielder Vance Honeycutt drifted back deep to center field in the bottom of the tenth inning against LSU, the celebrations began.
Alex Madera and Colby Wilkerson have always been doubted.
On the day before the Chapel Hill Regional championship, Dalton Pence told head coach Scott Forbes that Nolan Ryan — one of the greatest MLB pitchers of all time — once threw 235 pitches in a game.
In a win-or-go-home game seven in the Chapel Hill Regional, the No.1-seeded UNC baseball team needed ten innings to defeat No. 2-seeded LSU, 4-3, on Monday, advancing to the super regionals for the first time since 2022.
After struggling offensively all evening, the No. 1 seed North Carolina Diamond Heels fell to No. 2 seed LSU, 8-4, on Sunday night, forcing a winner-take-all game seven in the Chapel Hill Regional.
A year ago, junior center fielder Vance Honeycutt could just sit and watch.
The No. 1 seed North Carolina Diamond Heels (44-13), led by junior outfielder Vance Honeycutt’s two home runs, defeated No. 2 seed LSU (41-22), 6-2, on Saturday night in game four of the Chapel Hill Regional at Boshamer Stadium.
After the second pitch of his last at-bat, Gavin Gallaher blacked out.
Led by first-year third baseman Gavin Gallaher’s six-RBI night, the No. 1-seed UNC baseball team (43-13) walked it off on Friday for an 11-8 victory over No. 4-seed LIU (33-24) to begin NCAA tournament play on Friday.
Sitting in the lounge of Boshamer Stadium on Monday, the Diamond Heels were given the news they had been hoping for.