UNC baseball and Oklahoma will play at 3 p.m. ET within the Chapel Hill Regional last on June 2. A TV designation hasn’t been introduced.
The No. 1 seed Tar Heels misplaced within the first spherical of the regional last, dropping a 9-5 sport in opposition to the second-seeded Sooners at Boshamer Stadium.
Oklahoma (38-21) gained two video games on June 1, beating Nebraska 17-1 earlier than topping UNC within the nightcap. The Sooners used a five-run sixth inning to take management in opposition to the Tar Heels, who had a bases-loaded alternative within the eighth inning however could not push throughout runs.
If UNC beats Oklahoma within the winner-take-all sport, the Tar Heels will host the Chapel Hill Tremendous Regional for a second straight season in opposition to Arizona or Cal Poly. UNC hasn’t misplaced a regional at residence since 2017.
It took 4 video games for the Tar Heels to win the regional in 2024. After shedding 8-4 to LSU within the first regional last sport, UNC secured a 4-3 victory in opposition to the Tigers in 10 innings to advance within the NCAA Match.
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