'Dogs Face 'Heels Second Time in CWS

After rain delayed the College World Series a day, Fresno State had three days to prepare for their next game. The 'Dogs are back in action tonight and will play North Carolina at 4 p.m. PT on ESPN. FS beat the Tar Heels, 5-3, Tuesday night to move atop Bracket 2. If the 'Dogs win Saturday night, it will advance to its first ever CWS Championship Series.

A severe thunderstorm rocked Omaha, site of the College World Series, Thursday night causing a postponement of the LSU vs. North Carolina. That game concluded Friday night in Omaha with the Tar Heels, the No. 2 national seed scoring four runs in the top of the ninth inning to eliminate LSU with a 7-3 win.

The 'Dogs return to action against North Carolina and need one win to advance to the national championship series. The Tar Heels have reached the championship series each of the last two years.

Georgia plays Stanford in the other game on Saturday that begins at 11 a.m. PT on ESPN.

Fresno State opened the series with a 17-6 over No. 6 Rice on Sunday and beat the Tar Heels 5-3 on Tuesday to earn a 2-0 record in Bracket 2.

About North Carolina

North Carolina Tarheels (53-13): The Tarheels are 20-19 overall in the College World Series and they are making their third straight trip to Omaha. They have made six CWS, the first being in 1960. Mike Fox is in his 10th year as head coach at UNC and has a 449-188-4 record. In 24 years of coaching overall, Fox has a 989-329-5 record. UNC went unbeaten in the Regional and Super Regional, defeating Mount St. Mary's, UNC Wilmington and Coastal Carolina (twice). They are third in the nation with 51 wins are ranked No. 2 overall in the country. The Tarheel pitching staff leads the nation with a 2.83 ERA, 640 strikeouts and a .227 opponent batting average. They are led by Alex Warren on the mound with a 10-3 record and a 2.75 ERA.

UNC is just the second team in ACC history to make three-straight CWS

Dustin Ackley (.408) and Tim Fedroff (.398) are two of the top hitters in the ACC

Tar Heels beat LSU twice in the double elimination format.