West Virginia ace Derek Clark worked 8⅓ stellar innings and threw a whopping 144 pitches, while striking out the Tar Heels eight times and scattering seven hits. Clark struck out UNC's Johnny Castagnozzi next, but Alex Madera singled, and West Virginia turned to Aidan Major out of the bullpen. UNC starting pitcher Shea Sprague went five innings, allowing five runs and seven hits and striking out six. The Tar Heels (46-14) can wrap up this best-of-3 super regional series and clinch a spot in the College World Series with one more defeat of the Mountaineers. Read and watch what UNC coach Scott Forbes, Honeycutt, Stevenson and Poston said following Friday night's dramatic victory.

Source: Forbes June 08, 2024 06:02 UTC