Sunday was not a great day to be a baseball team in the ACC. One team advanced to the Super Regionals. One will play in a win-or-go-home Monday game. Four were sent home (two of which were host schools and one was a top-8 national seed). Four teams did stave off elimination at least once on Sunday.

Clemson staved all elimination by beating Coastal Carolina for the second time in the regional (and sent CCU home), 5-3. Jason Stolz hit two homeruns (three RBIs). Dominic Leone picked up the victory (7IP, 6H, 3R, 2ER, 4BB, 6K).

However they could not force a win-or-go-home Monday matchup with South Carolina. The Tigers lost to the Gamecocks 4-3 (the second time of the regional), as SC advanced to the Super Regionals.

With a runner on first base and two outs, Brad Felder flied out to the warning track to end the game. Jonathan Meyer allowed just one run on seven hits over 8.1 innings of relief.

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North Carolina staved off elimination, as they beat East Carolina, 5-3. Closer Michael Morin allowed a solo homerun in the 9th inning (the second homerun he allowed in his last two games).

The Tarheels scored three runs in the 7th inning to pull away (tied 2-1). There were four walks, a balk, a passed ball, a sac fly, and a pinch-hit two-run single from Mike Zolk.

However they could not use that momentum, as they lost to St. John’s 9-5. St. John’s now moves on to the Super Regional to face the winner of the Tuscon Region. UNC was the first of the top-8 national seeds to be knocked out (number six).

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