
Appropriately enough, Walter Dix left Florida State a winner...which means he's not a football player.
White gave up home runs to Michael Hollander and Matt Clark leading off the first and second innings, then allowed only two singles the rest of the way.
The Tar Heels (52-12), the national runner-up the past two years, advanced to a Tuesday night game against upstart Fresno State, which stunned Rice 17-5 in the afternoon. The Tigers (48-18-1), beaten for only the second time in 27 games since April 22, will play Rice in a Bracket 2 elimination game Tuesday.There was nothing fancy about Carolina's performance. All but two of its 17 hits were singles. The Tar Heels scored in a variety of ways - a wild pitch, a walk, a groundout and a sacrifice fly.
White (11-3), who has worked at least seven innings in four straight starts, left after Hollander reached on a bunt single to start the eighth. That is when LSU threatened to come back, loading the bases against reliever Brian Moran.
But the Tar Heels survived.