North Carolina tops VCU 7-3 to win Chapel Hill Regional

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Mikey Madej capped a four-run first inning with a three-run homer and No. 11 general seed North Carolina cruised to a 7-3 victory over VCU on Monday to win the Chapel Hill Regional and earn a berth within the tremendous regionals.

The Tar Heels (42-20) needed to work their manner by means of the loser’s bracket — falling 4-3 to VCU (42-20) after a 15-4 win over Hofstra within the opener. North Carolina eradicated Georgia 6-5 earlier than routing the Rams 19-8 to power Monday’s showdown.

Mac Horvath began the first-inning rally for the Tar Heels with a one-out single. Vance Honeycutt put runners on the corners with a two-out single. Alberto Osuna singled to drive in Danny Serretti — who reached base on a fielder’s alternative — sending Honeycutt to 3rd and setting the stage for Madej’s huge blast.

Osuna had a RBI single within the third and Serretti hit a two-run shot within the fourth to cap the scoring for the Tar Heels.

Gage Gillian (3-3) obtained the win for UNC with 4 1/3 shutout innings in aid. He allowed one hit, walked three and struck out 4.

Jacob Selden had a RBI single in a two-run fourth for the Rams. VCU’s different runs scored on floor outs.

Tyler Davis (5-3) lasted only one inning in a begin for VCU, yielding 4 runs on 5 hits.

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