Weekend Preview: May 15-18
| Meaningful Matchup |
North Carolina at Miami |
It doesn't get much better than this: No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the regular-season finale, with the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and, in all likelihood, the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament on the line.
Either top-ranked Miami or second-ranked North Carolina is going to lose a series this weekend for the first time all year. The two teams are a combined 21-0-1 in weekend series, 42-9 in the ACC and 83-15 overall. Gaudy numbers, especially in this year of widespread parity in college baseball.
"It's unbelievable, actually. How many times in the same league do you end the season with No. 1 and No. 2?" UNC pitching coach Scott Forbes said. "Both teams have had such great years. I think both staffs have come to the realization that it's not going to make or break any team's season . . . For me it's just going to be fun to watch the players compete against each other."
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