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Caden Glauber Carrying the Tradition, Thriving Under Pressure for UNC Baseball
UNC freshman pitcher
Caden Glauber grew up on the Jersey Shore, 10 minutes from the beach. Most nights, he could be found throwing with his dad, Keith, who was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals, spent seven years in the minors, and threw 15 big league innings for the Reds, on the street. The two would spend hours tossing the ball to each other. (
Inside Carolina)
Colin Hynek's Homer Flips Script, Sparks Tar Heel Comeback Over ECU
Scott Forbes called timeout. With two on in the fourth inning and UNC trailing 3-0, the Tar Heels’ skipper made his way from the third-base coaching box toward home plate to meet
Colin Hynek, who had just swung over the top of a changeup from ECU's Luke Payne. "He just told me to stay short, hit something in the gap, and that he believed in me." (
Inside Carolina)
Lucas: ECU Rapid Reactions
Thank goodness
Caden Glauber isn't still in high school. The freshman righthander, who reclassified to be part of this year's Tar Heel team, entered the game in the fourth and was excellent. He pitched 4.1 innings, allowing just three hits and striking out eight of the 17 batters he faced. Amazingly, Carolina is now 24-0 when Glauber pitches in a game. (
GoHeels.com)
Video: UNC vs. ECU Post-Chapel Hill Regional Press Conferences
North Carolina and East Carolina baseball coaches and players postgame press conferences following the Tar Heels' 7-5 victory over the Pirates on Saturday at Boshamer Stadium in the NCAA Tournament Chapel Hill Regional.
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Sat May 30, 2026
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.
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Sat May 30, 2026
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.
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Fri May 29, 2026