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College World Series: UNC’s Moran Sends LSU Home with His Bat
Published by J.P. Scott on June 18, 2013
Colin Moran didn't show up to the postgame press conference on Tuesday afternoon. He had already said all he needed to with his bat.
After a disappointing 0-for-3 outing to open up the College World Series against rival North Carolina State, Moran looked much more like the player that the Miami Marlins drafted sixth overall in this year's MLB draft when he took the field against LSU.
Moran led the No. 1 seed Tar Heels to a 4-2 win over the Tigers with a three-hit, one-RBI performance while scoring two runs.
His play was the spark that North Carolina needed to oust LSU, which may as well have been playing a home game.
The Tigers are inexplicably almost always the crowd favorite in Omaha, and it showed on Tuesday. In addition to LSU traveling well, countless numbers of otherwise neutral fans filled TD Ameritrade Park decked out in purple and gold.
Carolina pitcher Trent Thornton did his part for the Tar Heels as well. The freshman right-hander turned in a seven-inning performance, giving up only two runs. Though he had taken the mound a few times in t...
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