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Georgia baseball eliminated in ‘cruel’ 6-5 heartbreaking defeat to North Carolina

Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium (Chapel Hill, NC)

A ninth-inning Georgia baseball rally fell agonizingly short in a season-ending, 6-5 loss to host North Carolina on Sunday afternoon.

Redshirt senior Josh McCallister drove a shot deep into center field, the Bulldogs’ hopes sailing high along with the ball as it appeared to be on its way out of Boshamer Stadium.

Instead, Tar Heels’ freshman Vance Honeycutt soared high to snatch the ball out of the air, denying UGA (36-23) what would have been the game-tying run while recording the second out.

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