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GoHeels Exclusive: One Swing Away

By Pat James, GoHeels.com

Perhaps no coach in the country, outside the North Carolina coaching staff, knows the Tar Heels better than Liberty head coach Scott Jackson.

For eight seasons, Jackson served as a UNC assistant coach, helping Carolina reach the College World Series three times. He then took his current position in the summer of 2016. Currently in his third season with the Flames, he's led the program to one of its best seasons ever, coaching Liberty to 43 wins and its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014.

Entering this weekend's Chapel Hill Regional, in which the Flames are the No.