North Carolina vs. USC baseball box score: Live stats from NCAA Baseball Championship Game
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North Carolina faced USC in the NCAA Baseball Championship Game with the Tar Heels needing a win at home to stay alive in the series. The matchup pitted two powerhouse programs against each other in a high-stakes contest where every at-bat mattered. Yahoo Sports provided live box score updates and statistics tracking the game's progression in real time. The championship series format meant one team would clinch college baseball's national title with a victory, while the losing team would face elimination or continuation depending on the series structure.
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Friday's Game 1 between the Trojans and Tar Heels was ironically a tale of two halves. Innings 1-4, then innings 5-9. North Carolina jumped out to a 5-1 lead through four innings, only for USC to rack up eight unanswered runs in the latter five innings.
An area to keep your eyes on are the 7-8-9 hitters who Coach Travis refers to as the "Snipers". Expected to generate runs from the back end of the order. On Friday Carpentier batting in the bottom of the order hit a grand slam that was the difference in the game.
USC is one win away from the 2026 College World Series. First pitch in Chapel Hill will be at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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North Carolina vs USC baseball box score: Live stats from NCAA Championship Super Regional
North Carolina Tar Heels
BatterPOSABRHRBIBBSOAVGOBP
2Jake SchaffnerSS300000.360.477
5Gavin Gallaher2B302000.287.378
8Owen HullCF302000.378.497
6Macon WinslowDH200011.293.425
44Erik Paulsen1B311100.301.425
23Colin HynekC322101.277.366
12Tyler HoweRF200000.246.374
1Cooper Nicholson3B100000.263.431
25Rom Kellis VLF200101.322.364
Total20662574804682573
H:
Paulsen 1 (11)
Hynek 1 (9)
RBI:
Paulsen 1 (54)
Hynek 1 (55)
Kellis V 1 (19)
PitcherPOSIPHRERBBSOBFERA
29Jason DeCaroP6.020014222.4
Total6.02001422
DeCaro 81 (53 strikes)
USC Trojans
BatterPOSABRHRBIBBSOAVGOBP
7Abbrie Covarrubias2B300001.271.375
5Adrian Lopez1B301000.306.385
24Augie LopezDH200001.279.367
8Kevin Takeuchi3B300000.313.417
20Isaac CadenaC200000.295.424
14Jack BasserRF100010.331.435
29Andrew LambLF200001.283.383
6Dean CarpentierSS201000.256.380
16Walter UrbonCF200001.377.405
Total21492474484252374
PitcherPOSIPHRERBBSOBFERA
95Grant GovelP5.051113222.9
25Sax MatsonP1.02220064.0
Total6.07331328
Matson 16 (10 strikes)
Govel 83 (59 strikes)
How to watch: North Carolina vs USC 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship Game
Date: Saturday, June 6
Time: 2 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
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