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For Dad, For Carolina: Erik Paulsen’s Omaha Story

Scott Forbes got a call very early on July 4, 2025. He knew it was bad news. He remembered the week his wife, Mandy, suddenly lost her father in 2011. This time it was Erik Paulsen, a transfer from Stony Brook, who had committed in May to spend his next season in Chapel Hill. It was the worst. Paulsen told his new coach that his father had passed. (Inside Carolina)

Caden Glauber Has Been Lights Out For UNC Baseball In The Postseason

By the end of the game, after the dust settled on a 6-2 Tar Heel victory over the Sooners, Caden Glauber pushed his season strikeout number to 114 and earned his 12th winning decision. Oh, and North Carolina became 29-0 in Glauber appearances. Five innings of scoreless work was no surprise to anyone; the righty has been nails all postseason. (TarHeel247)

Diamond Heels Turn to Jackson Rose for College World Series Championship Game

With its first national title up for grabs, UNC is handing the baseball to Jackson Rose. Rose, a freshman lefty, will be the Tar Heels starter for Game 3 of the College World Series national title game. Rose's last outing came five days ago in UNC's win over West Virginia to advance into the championship series. He went 4.1 innings, allowing two hits. (TarHeel247)

Viewpoints: What Three Tar Heels Taught Me in Omaha

In the best-of-three championship series against Oklahoma, the Tar Heels lost Game 1. That meant Game 2, on Father’s Day, was win-or-go-home. UNC won that game 6-2, forcing a deciding Game 3 tonight. Whatever happens in that final game, three young men gave me a weekend I won’t forget, and a few lessons worth carrying home to Chapel Hill. (Chapelboro.com)

Scott Forbes weighs starting pitching options for national title game

Scott Forbes hasn’t named a starter for UNC's national championship showdown with Oklahoma, and that uncertainty seemed to concern him less than the opportunity in front of his team. The Tar Heels enter Monday’s winner-take-all Game 3 of the College World Series Finals with what Forbes called an "all hands on deck" approach on the mound. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC and Oklahoma Set for Winner-Take-All Baseball National Championship Game

The Diamond Heels have reached Omaha nine times since 2006 — tied for the most of any Division I program during that span. Monday night, however, presents an opportunity that has come along only twice before in UNC Baseball history — and a chance to accomplish something no other Tar Heel team has ever done: win a national championship. (Inside Carolina)

UNC Baseball's Pitching Plan Unclear Entering Game 3

It's do-or-die for North Carolina on Monday night. The Tar Heels will face off with Oklahoma in Game 3, a true national championship game at Charles Schwab Field at 7 p.m. ET in the College World Series. With one game to win the program's first national title, it's unclear who head coach Scott Forbes might turn to on the mound — starter or in relief. (TarHeel247)

The Omaha Diaries, Day 8: Father’s Day

Erik Paulson Sr., a former NYPD detective, died July 4, 2025. He had been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2024, a consequence of the toxic dust exposure he suffered as a first responder after the Sept. 11 attacks 23 years prior. Erik Sr. lived to see his son commit to UNC in the summer of 2025, but never saw him compete in a game as a Diamond Heel. (Chapelboro.com)

Lucas: The Strongest Force

The first team meeting of the 2025-26 North Carolina Baseball season was on August 17. At that meeting, coach Scott Forbes stood in front of his new roster and showed them a PowerPoint presentation. One of the first slides was headlined, "It is an honor to be your coach." As Forbes talked to his players, he highlighted the importance of love. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Inside The Lines - UNC Baseball on the Precipice of First National Championship

UNC Baseball has bounced back all season and Sunday was no different as the Tar Heels used pitching, defense, and timely hitting to defeat Oklahoma 6-2 and force a Winner-Take-All Game 3 Monday in Omaha. Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley and Grace Nugent discuss the win and what's next. (View Video)

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