University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Lead Tigers In Halted Game
June 19, 2008 | Baseball
June 19, 2008
OMAHA, Neb. - Due to lightning and heavy rains in the Omaha area, Thursday's College World Series elimination contest between North Carolina and LSU was suspended with the Tar Heels holding a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. The game will be resumed at 7:08 p.m. Eastern Friday on ESPN.
The contest was halted at 6:27 p.m. local time and was suspended at 9:32 p.m. after a delay of more than three hours.
"Mother Nature wins again," said North Carolina head coach Mike Fox. "There's nothing we can do about it. This happens in baseball. Both teams were here for a long time. I think it made sense not to hang around here longer."
UNC jumped on LSU starter Blake Martin in the first, scoring a pair of runs on a Tim Fedroff RBI double and a bases loaded walk to Chad Flack. Garrett Gore will be at the plate with the bases loaded and an 0-1 count when the game resumes Friday.
The Tar Heels' first run was a record-setter, as it was the 81st of the season scored by Dustin Ackley, who moves past Adam Greenberg (80 in 2002) to set a UNC single-season mark.
The winner of this contest will face Fresno State Saturday. The games originally scheduled for Friday were pushed back a day.
