WATCH: North Carolina uses late rally to advance to ACC Tournament Championship
North Carolina entered the eighth inning tied with Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament on Saturday. Then, Mac Horvath came to the plate.
Horvath hit an RBI single to right field for a base hit, driving in a run to put the Tar Heels up 3-2. Then, Danny Serretti drove in two runs with a double to make it a 5-2 UNC lead. North Carolina added two more runs in the top of the ninth to come away with the 7-2 win over the Fighting Irish — and advance to the tournament championship.
But Horvath’s single was the biggest hit of the inning, and proved to be the winning run.
Mikey Madej had the biggest day at the plate for North Carolina, going a perfect 4-for-4 and scoring four runs on the afternoon. Shawn Rapp got the win after coming in in relief, throwing 1.2 innings and striking out one batter. Davis Palermo threw the last two innings of the game and got the save.
The Tar Heels will face the winner of Pittsburgh vs. NC State — which is coming up at 5 p.m. ET — in Sunday’s championship game. First pitch is set for noon ET on ESPN2.
Full 2022 ACC Baseball Tournament schedule
Tuesday, May 24
No. 11 Pitt (12), No. 7 Georgia Tech (6)
No. 10 NC State (11), No. 6 Wake Forest (8)
No. 8 North Carolina (9), No. 12 Clemson (2)
Wednesday, May 25
No. 11 Pitt (6), No. 2 Louisville (5)
No. 9 Florida State (13), No. 5 Virginia (3)
No. 10 NC State (9), No. 3 Miami (6)
Thursday, May 26
No. 7 Georgia Tech (9), No. 2 Louisville (4)
No. 4 Notre Dame (5), No. 9 Florida State, (3)
No. 1 Virginia Tech (18), No. 12 Clemson (6)
Friday, May 27
No. 4 Notre Dame (3), No. 5 Virginia (0)
No. 6 Wake Forest (16), No. 3 Miami, (3)
No. 8 North Carolina (10), No. 1 Virginia Tech, (0)
Saturday, May 28
No. 8 North Carolina 7, No. 4 Notre Dame 2
(Pitt) vs. (NC State), 5 p.m. (ACCN/ACCN Extra)
Sunday, May 29
North Carolina vs. Pitt/NC State, Noon (ESPN2/ACCN Extra)
All times Eastern.