After two games that went to extra innings, the North Carolina Tar Heels find themselves as one of four teams to punch their tickets to the Atlantic Coast Conference semifinals on Saturday. With their advancement, the Tar Heels have a chance to return to the championship game for the second time in three years.
UNC held off a late push by Virginia on Wednesday night in 10 innings to beat the Cavaliers and force an elimination game on Friday. Then on Friday afternoon, the Tar Heels scored the final seven runs of the game and overcame a 5-0 deficit to beat Miami 7-5 in 11 innings.