The tournament will feature teams from the ACC and SEC.
OMAHA, Neb. -- The 2024 College World Series is underway as UNC looks to fend off elimination in the tournament.
The ACC is going against the SEC.
It's become a familiar theme for UNC baseball.
Backs against the wall with three outs left.
After the Heels cut the lead to 7-5, Florida State hit back-to-back- home runs in the top of the ninth inning to extend its margin to 9-5.
Jaxson West and Max Williams each went yard for the Seminoles to lead off the inning.
On to the bottom of the ninth, where UNC will have to muster four runs to stave off elimination.
Florida State maintains a 7-4 lead against UNC in a College World Series elimination game Tuesday.
The Seminoles jumped out to an early 3-0 lead against North Carolina, then added four more runs in the top of the fifth for a 7-1 lead.
Just as the Noles appeared in total control, the Heels, as they have done all postseason, have fought back in the bottom of the fifth. Vance Honeycutt unloaded a three-run home run that scored Alex Madera and Colby Wilkerson.
The Heels then brought the tying run to the plate with two outs after Parks Harber singled and Anthony Donofrio walked
Jackson Van De Brake then brought the Heels a little closer with a single that scored Harber and moved Donofrio to second.
Luke Stevenson now represents the go-ahead run but he grounds out up the middle to end the threat.
Still, we have a game again. 7-5 FSU after five innings.
The Florida State Seminoles took charge of the first College World Series elimination game Tuesday.
The Noles jumped out to an early 3-0 lead against North Carolina.
In the third inning, the Tar Heels were already on their third pitcher of the game. That pitcher is star reliever Dalton Pence.
It's unclear how long Pence can go, but the Heels will surely ride him as long as he's effective. That's because the loser of this game will be done for the season. The winner advances to play Tennessee again.
In the bottom of the third inning, the Tar Heels were able to scratch across one run, making the score 3-1 after 3 innings.
Both UNC and FSU have already lost to Tennessee in this tournament. Which ever team advances must then beat the Volunteers in back to back games to earn a berth in the CWS Finals.
Fourth-seeded North Carolina will look to keep its championship dreams alive against No. 8 seed Florida State in an elimination game Tuesday at the College World Series.
The game is scheduled for 2 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN.
The winner faces Tennessee on Wednesday afternoon.
It is the first meeting between the Tar Heels and Seminoles since 2022.
