Cardiac Heels rally again on huge hits by Jackson Van De Brake, Vance Honeycutt

Posted Jun 14, 2024
Jackson Van De Brake come through with a huge hit on the college baseball's biggest stage. And Vance Honeycutt added yet another. In his first at-bat in 21 days, Van De Brake led off the ninth with a double and scored on Honeycutt’s two-out single to left as North Carolina Carolina slipped past Virginia 3-2 in the College World Series opener on Friday. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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