The Tar Heels (42-20) had to work their way through the loser's bracket - falling 4-3 to VCU (42-20) after a 15-4 win over Hofstra in the opener. North Carolina eliminated Georgia 6-5 before routing the Rams 19-8 to force Monday's showdown.
Mac Horvath started the first-inning rally for the Tar Heels with a one-out single. Vance Honeycutt put runners on the corners with a two-out single. Alberto Osuna singled to drive in Danny Serretti - who reached base on a fielder's choice - sending Honeycutt to third and setting the stage for Madej's big blast.
REGIONAL CHAMPS 🔥
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Final | #UNC 7, #VCU 3
The Heels are Super Regional bound for the first time since 2019! pic.twitter.com/gu9IefISkE
Osuna had an RBI single in the third and Serretti hit a two-run shot in the fourth to cap the scoring for the Tar Heels.
North Carolina's Danny Serretti, seen Saturday, had a home run and drove in two runs against VCU on Monday evening.
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Gage Gillian (3-3) got the win for UNC with 4 1/3 shutout innings in relief. He allowed one hit, walked three and struck out four.
Final put in Chapel Hill. UNC is headed to the Super Regionals for the 14th time in school history pic.twitter.com/4jRkuJ8swn
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Jacob Selden had an RBI single in a two-run fourth for the Rams. VCU's other runs were scored on ground outs.
Tyler Davis (5-3) lasted just one inning in a start for VCU, yielding four runs on five hits.
North Carolina will next host Arkansas (41-19).
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