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MCWS 2026: As UNC rallies past Oklahoma, the Heels' fathers rally around Erik Paulsen Jr.
It is an Omaha tradition that when teams leave for the ballpark each day, they are greeted by their families as they board their bus. On Sunday morning, when the Diamond Heels hit the Hilton lobby, the UNC dads wore buttons to support first baseman
Erik Paulsen Jr., who was experiencing his first Father's Day without his father, NYPD officer Erik Sr. (
ESPN)
Caden Glauber delivered another masterpiece in a freshman season for the ages
We're starting to run out of words to describe
Caden Glauber. How do you accurately put into words how dominant he's been on the mound while reminding everyone for what seems to be the 10000th time that he should just be graduating high school? Glauber took the mound in relief in Game 2 of the CWS Championship Series in the fifth inning. (
Keeping It Heel)
Erik Paulsen mashes 3 hits in Game 2 of CWS Finals, honors late dad
Thanks to another shutdown pitching performance and timely hitting, the UNC baseball team beat Oklahoma, 6-2, to stave off elimination in Game 2 of the College World Series on Sunday afternoon. First baseman
Erik Paulsen led UNC with three hits: singles in the second and third innings, then later a seventh-inning double he scored on. (
USA Today)
UNC Baseball Bounces Back, Beats Oklahoma to Force Winner-Take-All Championship Game
“He doesn’t take any outing for granted,” UNC pitching coach Bryant Gaines said of
Caden Glauber. “He’s not asking us to start, asking us to close. He’s just asking us to give him the ball. And when players are like that, usually they end up being successful.” Game 3 of the national championship series against Oklahoma is scheduled for Monday at 7 p.m. (
Chapelboro.com)
Tar Heels 6, Sooners 2: CWS Game 2 Postgame Notes
UNC became the 13th team to force a winner-take-all Game 3 in the CWS Finals. Eight of the previous 12 teams to win Championship Finals Game 2 went on to win the title.
Jake Schaffner has now scored 84 runs, the second-most in a season in program history, trailing only the 88 runs scored by
Vance Honeycutt during the Tar Heels 2024 run to the CWS. (
TarHeel247)
Video: UNC Baseball vs. Oklahoma Post-CWS Game 2 Press Conferences
Coaches and players from North Carolina and Oklahoma speak with the media following the Tar Heels' 6-2 victory over the Sooners at the College World Series on Sunday in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Sun Jun 21, 2026
Video: UNC Baseball Forces Game 3 of Championship Series, Tops Sooners, 6-2 - Highlights
Caden Glauber pitched 5 shutout innings, allowing just one hit while striking out eight, to lead UNC Baseball to a 6-2 win over Oklahoma in the second game of the College World Series championship series on Sunday in Omaha. Check out the highlights.
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Sun Jun 21, 2026
Video: UNC Baseball On-Field Post-CWS Game 2 Interviews
UNC second baseman
Gavin Gallaher, right fielder
Carter French, center fielder
Owen Hull, and pitching coach Bryant Gaines speak with reporters following the Tar Heels' 6-2 Game-2 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners on Sunday at the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Sun Jun 21, 2026
Lucas: UNC Baseball vs. Oklahoma CWS Rapid Reactions (Game 2)
What a performance in every way, as Carolina wins game two of the championship series 6-2 over Oklahoma to tie the series at 1-1. If yesterday was uncharacteristic in several ways, today was a prototypical 2026 Tar Heel baseball performance. The Heels came up with just enough timely hits, pitched a great ballgame, and played quality defense. (
GoHeels.com)
Pitching, power put Diamond Heels win away from national championship
For the first time in 20 years, North Carolina is a win away from the program’s first national championship. Dominant pitching and timely hitting powered the No. 4 Tar Heels to a 6–2 victory Sunday at Charles Schwab Field Omaha over Oklahoma in Game 2 of the College World Series Finals to force a deciding game for the national championship. (
Tar Heel Tribune)