Tar Heels run out of rallies

Posted Jun 18, 2007

At some point, North Carolina coach Mike Fox predicted, his team's postseason comeback habit was bound to bite the Tar Heels where it hurt. Sunday, it finally bit them when it hurt. And now, the Tar Heels have only one chance to chomp back. UNC's 14-4 crumble against Rice at Rosenblatt Stadium tossed the Heels into the loser's bracket of the College World Series, meaning they must beat Louisville at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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