What Scott Forbes said after UNC advances to national semifinal

North Carolina head coach Scott Forbes spoke to the media after the Tar Heels defeated West Virginia 5-2 to advance to the national semifinal in the College World Series.North Carolina (52-12-2) rode clutch hitting from Omaha veteran Gavin Gallaher and a lights-out bullpen to a 5-2 win. Gallaher delivered the go-ahead two-run triple in the seventh inning, and relievers Walker McDuffie and Caden Glauber closed the door.

McDuffie earned the win to improve to 9-3, working 3 2/3 scoreless innings while allowing three hits and striking out four. Glauber recorded his fifth save of the season, striking out both batters he faced with two runners on to end the game.The Tar Heels will face the winner of Troy and West Virginia.

UNC will get much-needed rest, with the next game scheduled for Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET.

Here’s what Forbes had to say after the gameYou talked about Ryan Lynch. I know you mentioned him in your opening statement. But feels like he went out there and gritted out 4.

2 innings there and did a job to get you to McDuffie and then Glauber. How important is he? I think his postseason ERA is sub-3.

00 now, and he’s been very good over 30 innings. Talk to me about his performance today and how he did his job to kind of bridge that gap.Your starter, anytime, the more length they give you, the better the chances, especially when you really like your bullpen, like we do.

And that’s what you have to have to win championships.And both those guys, we feel like we got 1-A and 1-A the whole season. His slider wasn’t as on as it was the last two outings, but he still battled.

You said it was just a gritty performance. His stuff is so nasty, and it plays up. You know he can get out of an inning, especially getting a double-play ball.

And that’s a credit to our infield. They make those plays behind him.But big pitchers or clutch pitchers make clutch pitches in big situations.

And I told him that I thought that was the biggest pitch of the game. The momentum had shifted a littl