On Saturday evening, No. 3 seed North Carolina baseball escaped No. 2 seed Florida State in a thriller, 7-5.
The two highly-ranked squads closed the regular season with a three-game set in Tallahassee last weekend. The Tar Heels dominated in games one and two to secure the series, but fell in the Saturday finale.
After UNC’s win against Boston College in the ACC quarterfinal, they squared up with the No. 6-ranked Seminoles again — this time with a spot in the conference championship on the line.
North Carolina went with sophomore righty Jason DeCaro on the mound, who dominated Florida State in a run-rule win last weekend.