North Carolina Defeats Virginia Tech to Advance to Pool Play

Posted May 19, 2015
After struggling through the final two weeks of the regular season, eighth-seeded UNC hoped to turn things back around during the 2015 ACC Baseball Championship. The Tar Heels took a step in that direction on Tuesday. UNC used a solid outing by Zac Gallen and strong relief work by Trevor Kelley to turn back ninth-seeded Virginia Tech, 5-3, in Tuesday’s second play-in game at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. (The ACC)

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