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Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Baseball.

Colin Hynek ignites UNC’s offense, Caden Glauber oustanding as Heels knock off ECU

It took Colin Hynek’s red-hot bat, along with some between-pitches words from Coach Scott Forbes, to ignite Carolina’s offense. Hynek’s game-tying three-run homer in the fourth inning was the catalyst as the No. 4 Tar Heels erased an early three-run deficit to knock off East Carolina 7–5 in a winners bracket game Saturday of the Chapel Hill Regional. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Chicago Cubs reliever Trent Thornton embracing return to majors after tearing his Achilles

All Trent Thornton could do was hope for the best. Thornton hadn’t dealt with many injuries during his professional baseball career, but a torn left Achilles tendon at the end of July while trying to cover first base ended his season with the Seattle Mariners and created uncertainty about how the reliever would come back from such a significant injury. (Yahoo! Sports)

What TV channel is UNC vs ECU baseball on today? Time, TV schedule for NCAA regional game

The North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team plays the East Carolina Pirates on Saturday, May 30 (5 p.m., ACC Network), in the Chapel Hill Regional of the 2026 NCAA Tournament at Boshamer Stadium. The No. 5 overall seed in the bracket, the Tar Heels (46-11-1) are playing 3-seed East Carolina (37-22-1) for a spot in the regional final on Sunday. (MSN.com)

Video: UNC Baseball Blanks VCU to Open Regional, 8-0 - Highlights

No. 5 national seed North Carolina shut out its opponent for a second straight year in the NCAA Baseball Regional opener, earning an 8-0 victory over VCU on Friday night at Boshamer Stadium. Check out the highlights. (View Video)

Pitching Decision Pays Off as Ryan Lynch Dominates VCU

On his 108th pitch of the night, Ryan Lynch reared back and unleashed a 96-mile-per-hour fastball — one that VCU second baseman Alec Warden could only wave at. Facing his final batter of the evening, Lynch’s fifth and final strikeout was the finishing touch on a seven-inning, two-hit, scoreless outing that couldn’t have come at a better time for UNC. (Inside Carolina)

Video: Forbes, Lynch, Paulsen Post-VCU Regional Press Conference

North Carolina took its regional opener against VCU with an 8-0 shutout win at Boshamer Stadium Friday night. After the game, head coach Scott Forbes, pitcher Ryan Lynch, and first baseman Erik Paulsen spoke with the media. (View Video)

Lucas: UNC vs. VCU Chapel Hill Regional Rapid Reactions

Huge Friday night for UNC pitching, as Ryan Lynch, Walker McDuffie, and Matthew Matthijs combined for the Heels' first NCAA Tournament shutout since last year's opener against Holy Cross. This one was an 8-0 victory over VCU. It's just the third NCAA Tournament shutout of the Scott Forbes era. UNC now advances to face ECU Saturday at 5 p.m. (GoHeels.com)

Ryan Lynch masterful, giving UNC length it needed as Heels roll by VCU

For North Carolina to make a deep tournament run, the Tar Heels will need length from their starting pitchers. Ryan Lynch met that challenge in Friday’s opener of the Chapel Hill Regional. The sophomore right-hander threw a career-high 108 pitches in seven two-hit, shutout innings as No. 4 UNC thumped VCU 8–0 before a packed Boshamer Stadium. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Chicago Cubs’ Michael Busch’s struggles seem to be in the past

Cubs first baseman Michael Busch has not been the same player this season he was last year. In 53 games this season, Busch has hit .230 with a .750 OPS and six home runs, the opposite of last year, when he hit .261 with a .866 OPS and 34 home runs in 155 games. The good thing is that it appears the 28-year-old is starting to come out of his rut. (ChiCitySports)

Chapel Hill Regional Diamond Heel Notes

Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium will play host to an NCAA Regional for the 14th time since 2006, tied for the most in the nation in that span. UNC has advanced to 11 Supers in that time frame, all from home regionals. Carolina has now made nine straight NCAA Tournament appearances, the longest active streak in the Atlantic Coast Conference. (TarHeel247)

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