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Arizona scored six two-out runs to defeat UNC and force Game 3 in Chapel Hill.

UNC left 13 runners on base and hit .143 with men in scoring position.

Wildcats recorded 16 hits, most allowed by UNC pitching staff this season.

CHAPEL HILL

Arizona didn’t like being on the losing end of an 18-2 score in Game 1 of the Chapel Hill Super Regional, but it also didn’t panic.

“It’s one game and it’s a three-game series, which is the beauty of baseball,” Arizona head coach Chip Hale said on Friday. “We’re not in uncharted waters. We’ve lost some Friday games and come back and won the series.”

The Wildcats (43-19) clawed back into the series Saturday after defeating No. 5 national seed North Carolina (46-14) , 10

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