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The 2017 North Carolina baseball team rolled through the regular season, finishing with a 44-11 regular-season record, the first time the program had won over 40 games before the postseason in team history. The Tar Heels had earned the No. 2 national seed and were the No. 1 seed in their regional.
Facing No. 4 Davidson, the Tar Heels were the favorites, but Davidson proved to be a worth opponent, beating the Tar Heels in the first game 8-4 and pushing them to the brink of elimination in the second game.