On Father's Day, UNC's Vance, Bobby Honeycutt continue rare CWS father-son tradition

Posted Jun 17, 2024
In the aftermath of his show-stopping heroics Friday — a walk-off RBI that helped the Tar Heels escape a 3-2 thriller over Virginia — UNC centerfielder Vance Honeycutt was shocked to learn he and dad, Bobby, became the 15th father-son duo to play in the College World Series. "I didn’t know that. That number isn’t very big, either. That’s cool." (Omaha World-Herald)

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