A certain UNC basketball treasure was in Omaha to witness the Diamond Heels' walk-off victory over Virginia.
There may currently be thousands of passionate baseball fans in Omaha, Neb., this week for the College World Series, but none may be as famous as one UNC baseball fan who was spotted at the
Playing in the opening game of both their specific bracket and the College World Series as a whole, the Tar Heels were matched up with a familiar ACC foe in the Virginia Cavaliers. UNC had traveled to Charlottesville earlier this season, where the Diamond Heels dropped two in a three-game series, allowing 28 runs across the contests.
The No. 4 ranked Tar Heels enjoyed an early lead thanks to a first inning RBI from Anthony Donofrio. But they were unable to produce any other runs, and Virginia later took a 2-1 lead into the seventh inning. After allowing a leadoff pinch-hit double from Jackson Van De Brake, Virginia found itself just one out away from forcing extra innings with Honeycutt up to the plate.
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