CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The eighth-seeded Diamond Heels broke open a tie game with three runs in the top of the eighth inning and tacked on two more in the ninth to defeat No. 4 seed Notre Dame, 7-2, before a Saturday afternoon crowd of 4,912 at Truist Field.
UNC (37-19) advanced to Sunday's noon championship game versus the winner of Saturday's second semifinal between 10th-seeded NC State and No. 11 Pitt.
UNC will be seeking its eighth ACC baseball championship since the league began determining the winner via tournament format.