Lucas: Cool Under Pressure

Posted Jun 9, 2008

All season long, Mike Fox has extolled the virtues of coaching a team with a roster full of players who have played in some of college baseball's biggest games. Pick your favorite stat: the Tar Heels are one of just three teams to advance to the super-regionals in each of the past three seasons. Entering this weekend's best-of-three series against Coastal Carolina, the program had 68 NCAA Tournament victories; 21 of them have come over the past three seasons. (Tar Heel Blue)

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