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It's Super Regional Saturday across college baseball with four teams hoping to punch their tickets to the College World Series after Game 1 wins in various series on Friday. Four other series began play on Saturday, including the mammoth all-SEC showdown pitting Arkansas and defending national champion Tennessee.
UNC is aiming to advance to the College World Series in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2008-09. Right-handed pitcher Jason DeCaro (9-3, 3.50 ERA) will be UNC's starting pitcher against Arizona in Game 2. DeCaro was the Tar Heels' big-game pitcher as a freshman, coming through in several postseason games.
• Lexi Evans (Scripps Ranch) of Cal Poly won back-to-back women’s pole vault championships, clearing a Big West Conference-record 15 feet, 5 1/4 inches at the NCAA West Prelims. She qualified for the NCAA Championships and finished 14th overall.
After winning on Friday, ASU baseball lost its rematch with UC Irvine in the NCAA tournament Sunday. UC Irvine defeated the Sun Devils 11-6 to eliminate ASU.
UCLA plays against UTSA in their NCAA Baseball Tournament Super Regional tonight. Fans can watch this game for free online.