North Carolina and Mississippi State were supposed to meet in Omaha last night before rain and lightning pushed the game to 10 am local time this morning. Unfortunately, the extra rest did not help the Tar Heels. Despite the fact that Austin Bergner pitched a very good game, save one mistake early on, Carolina fell to the Bulldogs to send them into the losers bracket.
UNC got on the board first when Kyle Datres doubled to lead off the bottom of the first inning. A sacrifice fly by Cody Roberts brought Datres home to give the Heels an early lead.