OMAHA, Neb. — If not for that inning, if not for that pitch, maybe this story begins differently.
But unfortunately, both happened. And now the North Carolina baseball team finds itself preparing for a College World Series elimination game Wednesday night instead of spending the next two days sitting comfortably in the winners' bracket.
"Well, good news is we get to play again," said Mike Fox after UNC's 12-2 loss against Mississippi State on Tuesday. "You've got to turn the page pretty quickly out here. And I don't think any of us will want our season to end on that performance.