The Diamond Heels kicked off their ACC Tournament play with a mercy rule win over Boston College on Thursday. Carolina was supposed to get things started against the Eagles on Wednesday before rain forced a delay.
Tiebreaker rules made yesterday’s game meaningless, as Boston College had already been eliminated with their loss to NC State on Tuesday. Tonight’s game has much higher stakes for the Tar Heels. The winner will advance to Saturday’s semi-final to face No. 6 Miami.
Carolina is set up well for must-win games, being able to throw ace J.B. Bukauskas and Luca Dalatri on back-to-back days.