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http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/baseball/recap?gameId=2817200991 OMAHA, Neb. -- LSU took the risk. North Carolina reaped the reward. Tim Federowicz made the Tigers pay for intentionally walking the batter before him, hitting a grand slam in the top of the ninth inning Friday night to send North Carolina to a 7-3 victory in a College World Series elimination game disrupted twice by rain over two days. "It was a great feeling to get up there with bases loaded in the College World Series with a chance to put us ahead," Federowicz said. "I struck out the at-bat before, and I knew he would bring the slider. My adrenaline was pumping." Federowicz channeled that energy and drove LSU reliever Louis Coleman's 1-1 slider into the middle of the stands in left field. Carolina (53-13) moved to the Bracket 2 final against Fresno State on Saturday. The Tar Heels must beat the Bulldogs (44-29) twice to return to the best-of-three championship series for the third straight year. Federowicz was an unlikely hero in the Tar Heels' second win over LSU in this CWS. When he came to bat in the ninth, he was 1-for-11 in three CWS games, and he was 11-for-61 (.180) in 16 games in Omaha the past three years. ESPN.com 6/21/08