Tar Heels soak in another ride to CWS berth

Posted Jun 8, 2009
With his socks soggy due to a postgame water-cooler dump and a wide grin plastered on his face, North Carolina baseball coach Mike Fox said he has made more of an effort to soak in this season's postseason ride. After a Sunday afternoon filled with curtain calls, memorable home runs and several other moments that delighted the thousands of Tar Heels fans in sun-dappled Boshamer Stadium, there was plenty to savor. (Burlington Times News)

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