The North Carolina Tar Heels’ men’s basketball program wasn’t the only team to have their season end to Auburn last year. Just a few months after they lost to Auburn in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, the Diamond Heels fell to Auburn with the chance to reach the College World Series.
UNC gave up 13 runs in the top of the first inning in Game 3 of the Chapel Hill Super Regional, ultimately ending their season and hopes of returning to Omaha. The loss is one that has stayed with UNC all Summer, Fall and now Winter long as they are itching to get back onto the field in 2020.