{"id":54529,"date":"2024-06-04T01:49:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T06:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=54529"},"modified":"2024-06-04T01:49:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T06:49:04","slug":"alex-madera-breaks-down-game-winning-hit-for-north-carolina-advancement-to-ncaa-super-regional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/alex-madera-breaks-down-game-winning-hit-for-north-carolina-advancement-to-ncaa-super-regional\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Madera breaks down game-winning hit for North Carolina, advancement to NCAA Super Regional"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alex Madera<\/strong> was the hero<\/a> Monday night for North Carolina<\/strong><\/a> to send the Tar Heels to the Super Regional of the NCAA Baseball Tournament.<\/p>\n

He drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning, beating LSU<\/strong><\/a> 4-3 in a do-or-die game in Chapel Hill. Madera actually was victim to a critical mistake in the top of the ninth, but he bounced back.<\/p>\n

He spoke with the ESPN broadcast following the game.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s awesome I mean the inning before, not getting the bunt down (and the guys) picking me up,\u201d Madera said. \u201cYou know all the guys in the dugout (saying) \u2018you\u2019re gonna get another at bat, it\u2019s gonna be bigger\u2019 and they were right. Just trying to put the bat on the ball let everything else work itself out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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NORTH CAROLINA IS GOING TO THE SUPERS.<\/p>\n

What a regional.<\/p>\n

Alex Madera got it done <\/p>\n

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Madera described his at-bat in the 10th inning, which led to UNC\u2019s win.<\/p>\n

\u201cI missed the first fast ball,\u201d Madera said. \u201cHe threw me a couple of sliders but I knew he was gonna go back to the fastball at some point. Got to a full count and I just sold out on the heater, got the heater and beat it up the middle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Madera struck out bunting down the third base line in the ninth. It could\u2019ve cost the Tar Heels a chance to win the game, but Madera made everyone forget that moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, it was just all the guys in the dugout,\u201d Madera said. \u201cAll credit to the guys in the dugout, I mean, they were just picking me \u2026 and you\u2019re gonna get a bigger at-bat and you know they were right.\u201d<\/p>\n

North Carolina won its regional in front of the home fans, giving Tar Heel supporters a big summer gift as they stayed alive to ultimately win the national title.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, it was incredible,\u201d Madera said of playing in front of the home fans. \u201cI mean, these guys, the fans, you know, they just absolutely showed out for us and you know, we\u2019re gonna need that again next weekend. And I mean, there\u2019s no better feeling right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following a 2-1 lead in the first, LSU chipped away at UNC\u2019s lead. The Tigers took a 3-2 lead in the third.<\/p>\n

However, North Carolina scored runs in the ninth and 10th to get the win and advance to the Super Regional.<\/p>\n

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