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Delaware, Citadel put a stop to
UNC's World Series hopes
By EILEEN MCCANN
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Tar HeelJeff Neuville
UNC's Scott Johnson slides into second bas
. . . Delaware came back to beat UNC 6-5.
Tar Heel Staff Writer
The 1983 NCAA East Regional Baseball Tournament
held at Boshamer Stadium last weekend was a disappoint
ment for UNC and its baseball team.
Not only did the Tar Heels end their season a little bit
earlier than expected, losing to The Citadel and Delaware
in the double-elimination tournament, but sparse atten
, dance and sporadic rain storms interfered with Carolina's
; efforts to be the perfect hosts.
For James Madison University however, the tourna
ment was a tremendous success. James Madison went un
defeated throughout the tournament and will go on to
represent the East at the College World Series in Omaha,
Nebraska next week.
The tournament began on Thursday with sixth seeded
James Madison upsetting No. 1 seed South Carolina, 9-4.
That loss set the tone for a chaotic afternoon as a torren
tial 20 minute rain storm delayed the start of the second
- game three hours.
UNC Coach Mike Roberts shed shirt and shoes and
joined the Boshamer grounds crew in their feverish at
tempts to make the field playable so the tournament could
go on. . . ..
Three hours later, after holes were dug in the infield for
drainage and sand poured in the basepaths, the field was
fit enough to play on. But Mother Nature responded with
an even harder barrage of rain and hail that forced the
cancellation of the remaining two games scheduled for
Thursday.
With the schedule revised, four games were played oft
Friday, with the last one ending well after midnight. The
Citadel crushed Delaware 14-5, and then UNC rolled over
William and Mary 1 1-0 to end the first round.
Delaware sent last year's winners, South Carolina, back
home by beating Ihe Gamecocks 12-11 in 11 innings.
James Madison eliminated William and Mary 13-8 in the
marathon game that started well after 10 p.m. and lasted
until almost 1 a.m.
. Carolina's bubble was burst Saturday morning as The
Citadel held off a Carolina rally to win 5-3. The Tar Heels
then had to beat Delaware immediately following their
loss to The Citadel in order to advance in the tournament.
Although ahead 4-2 in the ninth inning, the Heels man
aged to squander their lead and lost to the Blue Hens 6-5.
With Carolina's season over, the fans stayed away and
missed James Madison's 5-2 victory over The Citadel.
Only about 350 people watched the championship game
between James Madison and Delaware on Sunday, As
could be expected, Carolina's three games drew the most
fans, with a high of 1,125 witnessing Saturday morning's
game between the Tar Heels and The Citadel;
Going into Sunday, James Madison remained the only
undefeated team in the tournament, while Delaware and
The Citadel had one loss each. In the fight for survival be
tween Delaware and The Citadel, Delaware won, 7-1. A
few scattered showers threatened to ruin the champion
ship game, but the Boshamer grounds crew again made
the necessary repairs to keep the tournament going.
James Madison managed to squeak out a 6-5 victory
and the tournament championship in a game that could
have gone either way at any time. ;
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