UNC To Host USC In Super Regionals

(WOLO) — National #1 seed North Carolina earned the right to host the Gamecocks in a super regional series by edging out Florida Atlantic 12-11 in 13 innings to win the Chapel Hill regional early Tuesday morning. The first game of this weekend’s best of three super regional series will be at 1 p.m. Friday on ESPN2. Game two will be noon Saturday on ESPN. Game three, if necessary, will be at 1 p.m. Sunday on ESPN. The winner will advance to the College World Series. Florida Atlantic hit a 2-out grand slam in the top of the ninth inning to cap a 6-run inning and take an 8-6 lead. UNC scored two to force extra innings and came back from an 11-8 deficit in the 12th to extend the game. The Owls and Tar Heels didn’t finish their 13-inning epic until after 1 a.m. Tuesday.