The Tar Heels hit two home runs in the bottom of the ninth to steal game one from the Mountaineers
–North Carolina junior Vance Honeycutt hit a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to lead the Tar Heels past the West Virginia Mountaineers Friday night 8-6 in the first game of the NCAA tournament super regionals.
North Carolina responded in the bottom of the inning. Senior Colby Wilkerson reached on a one out walk, junior, and All-ACC first team selection, Vance Honeycutt singled into left field, and his All-ACC counterpart, redshirt sophomore Casey Cook, received a four-pitch walk to load the bases before Harber delivered a base clearing single. Then, freshman Gavin Gallaher hit an RBI single away from the shift to give the Tarheels the 4-1 lead.
Chumley tied the game at four in the sixth with a two-run home run. Junior Grant Hussey followed with a single through the left side and it ended the evening for junior lefty Shea Sprague. North Carolina head coach Scott Forbes called out to the bullpen righthander Mathew Matthijs.
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