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Lucas: Together Again
For two decades, UNC's 2006 and 2007 baseball teams were the only teams in program history to advance to the national championship series. Now they've got company—and they couldn't be happier about it. Several players from those teams were in Omaha when the 2026 Tar Heels began the College World Series. Even more will be back this weekend. (
GoHeels.com)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Is this finally the year for UNC Baseball?
UNC Baseball has advanced to the College World Series Final for the third time in program history. Is this finally the year they win it all? To do so, they'll have to knock off a red-hot Oklahoma Sooners team that is torching everyone in their path. Is
Jason DeCaro up to the task in Game 1 on Saturday?
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Thu Jun 18, 2026
UNC Second Baseman Gavin Gallaher Named a Rawlings Gold Glove Winner
UNC second baseman
Gavin Gallaher has been named a Rawlings Gold Glove winner by the American Baseball Coaches Association, recognizing him as the best defensive second baseman in the country. Gallaher has fielded 300 chances this season and made only five errors. His 19.37 defensive runs saved also rank first among all non-catchers nationally. (
Chapelboro.com)
Video: Inside The Lines - UNC Baseball to the College World Series Finals
Tommy Ashley, Grace Nugent, and Spencer Haskell from Inside Carolina break down UNC Baseball's 12-7 win over West Virginia. The Diamond Heels advance to the finals of the College World Series starting Saturday night at Charles Schwab Field, Omaha.
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Thu Jun 18, 2026
Scott Forbes emotionally reflects on his first trip to CWS Finals as pitching coach
It was an emotional reflection for
Scott Forbes when he remembered being an assistant coach the last time North Carolina made the College World Series Finals. Forbes had been there before in 2006 and 2007 when legendary UNC coach
Mike Fox hired him away from Winthrop to serve as pitching coach even though he had never been a pitching coach. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Video: Carolina Insider - UNC vs. West Virginia Wednesday Post-CWS Reactions
Jones Angell from the Tar Heel Sports Network and Adam Lucas of GoHeels.com recap Wednesday's huge 12-7 UNC Baseball victory over West Virginia in Omaha to send North Carolina back to the College World Series Finals.
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Thu Jun 18, 2026
Lucas: Take Them Home
To be fair, the Mountaineers were a great story. And it was a fantastic moment when they walked off Kentucky during the Morganton Regional and the players sang along with the crowd to "Country Roads." As a baseball fan, you had to love it. ESPN loved it a whole lot, using the song relentlessly in their broadcasts. But UNC is a pretty good story, too. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC to face Oklahoma in CWS Finals after Tar Heels ousted them last season
The battle for the national championship is set. On Wednesday night, Oklahoma followed North Carolina in rolling into the College World Series Finals, easily eliminating Georgia 11-4 after the Tar Heels advanced Wednesday afternoon with a 12-7 victory over West Virginia. Game 1 of the best-of-three series is at 8:07 p.m. Saturday, with Game 2 at 1:37 p.m. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Owen Hull Is Acing Every Assignment at the Plate for UNC
There's hot at the plate. There's on fire. And then there's
Owen Hull. Sizzling, potentially. Since the start of the Chapel Hill Super Regional, Hull is hitting for an average of .615 (16-for-26 with eight extra-base hits). At the College World Series alone, the junior center fielder is slashing .538, while his season average sits at .398, a team-high. (
TarHeel247)
Shuffled Lineup Sparks UNC Baseball Into CWS Championship Series
When
Scott Forbes went to bed Tuesday night, his lineup card for Wednesday was already filled out. By the time North Carolina took the field at Charles Schwab Field, however, it looked a little different. Following a text exchange with assistants Scott Jackson and
Jesse Wierzbicki on Wednesday morning, Forbes again opted to trust his staff. (
Inside Carolina)