North Carolina players mob Vance Honeycutt after his walk-off homer against West Virginia (Aaron Fitt)

Fitt: UNC summons ninth-inning magic again in walk-off win against West Virginia

At The Ballpark Aaron Fitt - June 8, 2024

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — For the third time this postseason, North Carolina found itself trailing in the ninth inning, with just three outs left at its disposal. And for the third time this postseason, the Tar Heels conjured that ninth-inning Bosh magic and found a way to turn defeat into victory, this time stunning West Virginia 8-6 in the opening game of the Chapel Hill Super Regional.

On Friday, the comeback started with a meeting between UNC hitting coach Jesse Wierzbicki and freshman catcher Luke Stevenson, who was due to lead off the bottom of the ninth, with[…]