CHAPEL HILL --- No. 6 North Carolina picked up a gutsy 4-2 win over Houston Saturday night to stay in the winner's bracket of the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional. Gianluca Dalatri and Josh Hiatt both had big days on the mound while Zack Gahagan sparked the offense with his sixth home run of the year. UNC will face the winner of Sunday's first game between Houston and Purdue at 6 p.m. with a chance to move on the Super Regionals.
Gahagan gave the lively Boshamer Stadium crowd something to cheer about early on as he blasted a two-run home run to left field in the second inning to give Carolina the early 2-0 lead.