Reliving North Carolina and Oregon State's steamy, crazy marathon at the College World Series

Posted Jun 17, 2018
When it was over Saturday in the sauna of Omaha, and North Carolina had held off Oregon State 8-6 in the longest nine-inning game ever played in the College World Series, Tar Heels coach Mike Fox came up with the appropriate summation. “I think we all feel like we’ve been in a heavyweight fight.” So much was crammed in the first game of the tournament. (NCAA.com)

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