Heels top Owls, will play again Thursday

Posted Jun 21, 2007

North Carolina beat Rice 6-1 today in the College World Series. Thursday, the Tar Heels will face the Owls again (at either 2 p.m. or 7 p.m.) -- for the right to advance to the best-of-three NCAA Championship Series. Leading 3-0, UNC sealed the victory in the seventh when first baseman Dustin Ackley hit a three-run home run over the right field wall. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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