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Dog sparks North Carolina baseball's rally past Michigan in NCAAs

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Baseball old-timers like to say one of the sport’s charms is you’re likely to see something happen you never saw before in a game.

That axiom was validated in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional when North Carolina’s “rally dog” ran onto the field to seemingly spark three runs and overcome a 1-0 deficit.

UNC rode the interruption to an 8-1 victory Saturday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium.

Third-seeded Michigan’s loss to top-seeded North Carolina ended the Wolverines’ season with a 0-2 record in the double-elimination regional. The Tar Heels (48-13), upset in its opener by unranked Davidson, remain alive as the nation’s No.