The Diamond Heels are heading to a NCAA Super Regional for the first time since 2022. In an extra-inning thriller, the Tar Heels send the defending national champion LSU Tigers home, 4-3.
(4) @DiamondHeels defeats LSU, 4-3, to advance to the Super Regionals. #RoadToOmaha pic.twitter.com/raopdh2Qsp
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Monday night's Chapel Hill Regional final started with three consecutive singles from the top of the Tar Heel lineup off LSU starting right-hander Samuel Dutton. A walk and an RBI double play plated two for North Carolina in the first frame, but the inability to capitalize more came back to bite the visiting (ironic right?