One Win Away...

...from the finals of the College World Series is UNC, after shutting out Clemson earlier tonight. And that win will have to come against, well, Clemson or Cal State Fullerton.

What, thought I was talking about one of those games with goals on either end?

You May Want to Switch to ESPN2

Because UNC just escaped the most bizarre bottom of the 11th I've ever seen. Two passed ball third strikes. A pickoff at third. Now if only the Heels could hit in extra innings, this would be a nailbiter in both halves of the inning.

Update: And in the 13th, they finally find them. Carolina takes out Cal State Fullerton 7-5, and meet Clemson on Sunday night. UNC and Clemson haven't met this year, thanks to the ACC Division split.

The Stars of Track and Field

(Alternate, more recent title: The Blues Are Still Blue)

Although overshadowed by Xavier Carter's Jesse Owenesque performance, Justin Ryncavage and Laura Gerraughty won the men's javelin and women's shot put respectively today, giving UNC three championships in throwing events. UNC also sent the most total throwers (8) and men's throwers (5) to Sacremento this week. The men's and women's teams placed 9th and 14th. Only FSU's mens, the national champions, and Miami's 7th place women's team placed higher from the ACC.

What Do You Know, There Are Sports After Basketball

While everyone's distracted by bizarre Yankee/Canuck sports, the following appears to have happened:

UNC's baseball team upset Alabama to become one game away from the (Oddly Big 12 light) College World Series.

Tar Heel Vikas Gowda took home the NCAA title in the discus, as well as finished 13th in the shot put. I'm not aware of anyone else having ever taken a discus championship back to Chapel Hill.

Justin Ryncavage (javelin), Laura Gerraughty (shot put) and Megan Kaltenbach (1500 meters) all compete today on CBS if you're in the mood to see some Carolina athletes in blue.