North Carolina, Pitt Reach ACC Semifinals as No. 14 Panthers Stun Florida State 8-6
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Updated · Bleacher Report · May 23
North Carolina, Pitt Reach ACC Semifinals as No. 14 Panthers Stun Florida State 8-6
9 articles · Updated · Bleacher Report · May 23
North Carolina and Pitt claimed the final two ACC Baseball Championship semifinal spots Friday in Charlotte, with UNC beating Virginia Tech 10-4 and No. 14 Pitt rallying past No. 3 Florida State 8-6.
Pitt's breakthrough came on Kai Wagner's two-out, two-strike, three-run homer in the ninth, turning a one-run deficit into the winning margin and extending the Panthers' Cinderella run.
UNC advanced by erasing a 2-0 deficit with three runs in the fourth and four more in the eighth; reliever Caden Glauber struck out six over 5.2 innings, and Jake Schaffner drove in four runs.
Saturday's semifinals pair No. 1 Georgia Tech against No. 5 Miami at 1 p.m. ET, followed by No. 2 North Carolina against No. 14 Pitt at 5 p.m. ET.
Can Pitt's Cinderella run steal an NCAA bid and shatter the tournament bubble for other hopefuls?
After a stunning collapse, can powerhouse Florida State recover its status as a top NCAA tournament seed?
Is the ACC tournament title a golden ticket or a national championship curse for the eventual winner?