North Carolina's Zack Gahagan celebrates his home run against Houston (Aaron Fitt)

Depth Looms Large Again For UNC

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — One of the hallmarks of this North Carolina team is its willingness to make use of its roster depth. UNC coach Mike Fox has repeatedly said this might be the deepest team he’s ever coached, and the Tar Heels love to make defensive substitutions or call upon pinch-hitters to play matchups — as they did repeatedly in their most thrilling win of the regular season, a fierce comeback against Georgia Tech.

So it shouldn’t have been too much of a surprise that a player who came off the bench made the biggest play[…]