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OMAHA, Neb. — When Casey Cook grounded a breaking ball to second base, ending UNC’s season, nobody in the dugout moved. ⁠ ⁠ With his helmet and batting gloves still on, Anthony Donofrio waited for an at-bat that would never come. Vance Honeycutt ran his hands through his hair, coming to terms with the sinking feeling that this would be his last time wearing a North Carolina jersey. Alberto Osuna just put his head in his hands with his eyes closed. ⁠ ⁠ The shock held the players in place. The finality brought them to tears. ⁠ ⁠ “You don’t want it to end,” Honeycutt said. ⁠ ⁠ The possibility of hoisting the program’s first national championship trophy ended at the hands of Florida State on Tuesday afternoon. After falling behind 7-1, the No. 4-seeded Tar Heels scored four runs in the fifth inning looking to find a way to prevail like they have so many times before in the postseason. But with FSU’s two solo home runs in the bottom of the ninth to push the score to 9-5, North Carolina’s ho...

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