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Bryan Steed (3) catches a Chris Kunda pop up for the last out in a 1-2-3 sixth.
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Chad Flack (34) throws out Darwin Barney for the last out of the seventh, Daniel Bard's third straight 1-2-3 inning.
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With Josh Horton (12) on first and no outs in the eighth, Chad Flack (34) singles to center to move Horton to second.
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Later in the inning, with the bases loaded and one out, Seth Williams (27) strikes out on an 0-2 pitch.
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Benji Johnson (26) then strikes out swinging on a 1-2 pitch as Josh Horton (12) was on his way to possibly stealing home.
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Bryan Steed makes a great grab of a Cole Gillespie line drive for the second out of the eighth.
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Later in the eighth, with men on first and second and two outs, Andrew Miller (33) induces Ryan Gipson to...
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...ground to second, but Bryan Steed (3) and Tim Federowicz (19) could not connect on the throw, allowing Bill Rowe to score the eventual winning run.
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With one out in the ninth, Mike Cavasinni (11) singles to center.
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Kyle Shelton (1) then walks on a 3-2 pitch.
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Coach Fox (30) and Cavasinni (11) confer during an OSU pitching change.
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With men on first and second and one out, Josh Horton (12) grounds into a fielders choice...
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...that he narrowly beats out at first as Cavasinni (11) moves to third.
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Chad Flack (34) then lofts a 1-0 pitch to center field...
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...for the final out of the game to give Oregon St. the title. Congratulations to OSU as well as to the Tar Heels, who completed the finest season in school history with the greatest set of young men, parents and coaches you could ever hope to know.
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