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2026 College World Series Finals on r/CollegeBaseball

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# Oklahoma Sooners (42-23, 1-1)

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# (5) #4 North Carolina Tar Heels (54-13-1, 1-1)

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Charles Schwab Field Omaha • 6:00 p.m. CT

College World Series Finals, Game 3; Series tied 1-1

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Television: ESPN traditional broadcast / ESPNU altcast

Radio: Oklahoma radio / North Carolina radio

Live stats: StatBroadcast / ESPN

Weather: Partly cloudy, 78°F, wind 5 mph E

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Oklahoma: 12th CWS appearance (last 2022), 4th CWS Finals (last 2022), seeking 3rd national title (last 1994)

North Carolina: 13th CWS appearance (last 2024), 3rd CWS Finals (last 2007), seeking 1st national title

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 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
Oklahoma	0	2	1	3	1	2	0	4	0			13	14	1	9
North Carolina	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0			2	10	1	7

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
2nd	OU	Branch singled to right field, RBI (2-1 BBF); Harris scored.	OU 1-0
	OU	Tockey scored on a wild pitch.	OU 2-0
3rd	OU	Brock singled to center field, RBI (2-1 BBF); Willits scored.	OU 3-0
	UNC	Gallaher singled up the middle, RBI (2-2 BSFB); Schaffner scored.	OU 3-1
4th	OU	LaChance, D. walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); Branch scored.	OU 4-1
	OU	Willits singled through the right side, 2 RBI (0-1 S); Johnson and Walk scored.	OU 6-1
5th	OU	Tockey homered to right field, RBI (3-1 KBBB).	OU 7-1
6th	OU	Branch singled to right field, 2 RBI (0-2 SSF); Brock and Willits scored.	OU 9-1
	UNC	Hull singled to third base, adv. to 2b, RBI (0-1 K); Nunez scored on E5 throwing.	OU 9-2
8th	OU	Harris singled to left field, RBI (0-0); Gambill scored.	OU 10-2
	OU	Branch homered to left field, 3 RBI (3-2 BFKBB); Harris and Brock scored.	OU 13-2

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Pitching summary

Oklahoma	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	North Carolina	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Nick Wesloski (R)	5	1	1	3	2.1/50			Jackson Rose (L)	6	3		5	2.2/70
LJ Mercurius (R)	4	1		5	5.2/79			Walker McDuffie (R)	1	3	3	1	0.2/25
Jackson Cleveland (R)	1			1	0.1/7			Caden Glauber (R)	1		1		0.0/7
								Matthew Matthijs (R)	1	1	1	2	1.0/23
								Folger Boaz (L)	3		1	2	2.0/39
								Cameron Padgett (R)	1	3	2		1.0/27
								Tom Chmielewski (L)	1	1		1	0.2/17
								Kyle Percival (L)					1.0/12

#Final stats: ESPN / StatBroadcast

CWS Finals, Game 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
➤ (5) ^#4 North Carolina (54-13-1)	0	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	0			6	8	1	10
    Oklahoma (42-23)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	4	1	4

W: Caden Glauber (12-0) // L: Xander Mercurius (1-3)

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
1st	OU	Walk stole third, scored on E2 throwing.	OU 1-0
	OU	Willits doubled to right center, RBI (0-1 F); Johnson scored.	OU 2-0
3rd	UNC	Schaffner tripled down the rf line, 2 RBI (2-2 FBBF); Kellis V and French scored.	Tied 2-2
	UNC	Schaffner scored on a wild pitch.	UNC 3-2
5th	UNC	Hull homered to right field, RBI (1-0 B).	UNC 4-2
7th	UNC	Nicholson homered to left field, 2 RBI (3-2 BBBFK); Paulsen scored.	UNC 6-2

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Pitching summary

North Carolina	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	Oklahoma	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Ryan Lynch (R)	3	2	1	5	4.0/58			Xander Mercurius (R)	5	4	3	8	4.0/91
Caden Glauber (R)	1	0	0	8	5.0/65			Jason Bodin (L)	1	0	3	2	1.1/29
								Nate Smithburg (L)	2	2	0	2	1.0/27
								Mason Bixby (R)	0	0	1	1	0.2/11
								Jaden Barfield (L)	0	0	1	1	0.1/11
								Reid Hensley (R)	0	0	0	0	0.1/1
								Trent Collier (L)	0	0	1	1	1.0/12

2026 College World Series Finals on r/CollegeBaseball

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# (5) #4 North Carolina Tar Heels (53-13-1, 0-1)

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# Oklahoma Sooners (42-22, 1-0)

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Charles Schwab Field Omaha • 1:30 p.m. CT

College World Series Finals, Game 2; Oklahoma leads series 1-0

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Television: ABC traditional broadcast / ESPNU altcast

Radio: North Carolina radio / Oklahoma radio

Live stats: StatBroadcast / ESPN

Weather: Overcast, 68°F, wind 12 mph NE

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North Carolina: 13th CWS appearance (last 2024), 3rd CWS Finals (last 2007), seeking 1st national title

Oklahoma: 12th CWS appearance (last 2022), 4th CWS Finals (last 2022), seeking 3rd national title (last 1994)

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 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
North Carolina	0	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	0			6	8	1	10
Oklahoma	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2	4	1	4

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
1st	OU	Walk stole third, scored on E2 throwing.	OU 1-0
	OU	Willits doubled to right center, RBI (0-1 F); Johnson scored.	OU 2-0
3rd	UNC	Schaffner tripled down the rf line, 2 RBI (2-2 FBBF); Kellis V and French scored.	Tied 2-2
	UNC	Schaffner scored on a wild pitch.	UNC 3-2
5th	UNC	Hull homered to right field, RBI (1-0 B).	UNC 4-2
7th	UNC	Nicholson homered to left field, 2 RBI (3-2 BBBFK); Paulsen scored.	UNC 6-2

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Pitching summary

North Carolina	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	Oklahoma	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Ryan Lynch (R)	3	2	1	5	4.0/58			Xander Mercurius (R)	5	4	3	8	4.0/91
Caden Glauber (R)	1			8	4.1/62			Jason Bodin (L)	1		3	2	1.1/29
								Nate Smithburg (L)	2	2		2	1.0/27
								Mason Bixby (R)			1	1	0.2/11
								Jaden Barfield (L)			1	1	0.1/11
								Reid Hensley (R)					0.1/1
								Trent Collier (L)			1	1	1.0/12

2026 College World Series Finals on r/CollegeBaseball

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# Oklahoma Sooners (41-22, 0-0)

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# (5) #4 North Carolina Tar Heels (53-12-1, 0-0)

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Charles Schwab Field Omaha • 2:00 p.m. CT

College World Series Finals, Game 1

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Television: ESPN traditional broadcast / ESPNU altcast

Radio: Oklahoma radio / North Carolina radio

Live stats: StatBroadcast / ESPN

Weather: Mostly cloudy, 75°F, wind 9 mph ESE

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Oklahoma: 12th CWS appearance (last 2022), 4th CWS Finals (last 2022), seeking 3rd national title (last 1994)

North Carolina: 13th CWS appearance (last 2024), 3rd CWS Finals (last 2007), seeking 1st national title

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 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
Oklahoma	2	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	1			9	14	0	5
North Carolina	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3	7	1	9

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
1st	OU	LaChance homered to right center, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); Johnson scored.	OU 2-0
	UNC	Gallaher singled up the middle, 2 RBI (3-2 KBBBFF); Hull and Schaffner scored.	Tied 2-2
	UNC	Hynek flied out to rf, SF, RBI (3-1 BBBK); Gallaher scored.	UNC 3-2
3rd	OU	LaChance homered to left field, RBI (0-2 SS).	Tied 3-3
4th	OU	Branch singled up the middle, 2 RBI (2-2 BKKB); Harris and Brock scored.	OU 5-3
	OU	Walk singled to shortstop, RBI (2-2 BKBK); Branch scored.	OU 6-3
	OU	Johnson singled to right center, RBI (0-1 K); Walk scored.	OU 7-3
6th	OU	Walk singled up the middle, RBI (1-0 B); Tockey scored.	OU 8-3
9th	OU	Willits grounded into 5-6-3 double play (3-2 KFFBBBF); Johnson scored.	OU 9-3

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Pitching summary

Oklahoma	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	North Carolina	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Cord Rager (L)	5	3	2	5	5.0/100			Jason DeCaro (R)	7	7	1	6	3.2/83
Gavyn Jones (L)	2		1	4	2.1/40			Walker McDuffie (R)	4	1		3	2.1/34
LJ Mercurius (R)			1	1	1.1/21			Tom Chmielewski (L)	2		1	2	2.0/39
								Cameron Padgett (R)	1				1.0/16

#Final stats: ESPN / StatBroadcast

CWS Semifinals	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
➤ Oklahoma (40-22)	0	0	1	3	0	1	1	3	2			11	15	1	6
    (3) ^#3 Georgia (52-13)	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1			4	6	0	8

W: Nick Wesloski (2-1) // L: Paul Farley (8-2) //S: LJ Mercurius (4)

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
3rd	OU	Walk homered to center field, RBI (2-0 BB).	OU 1-0
4th	OU	Gambill homered to right field, RBI (2-1 BKB).	OU 2-0
	OU	Harris homered to right center, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); Brock scored.	OU 4-0
5th	UGA	Black singled to right field, RBI (1-2 FBS); Branch scored.	OU 4-1
6th	OU	Harris grounded out to 2b, RBI (0-2 SF); Gambill scored.	OU 5-1
	UGA	Branch walked, RBI (3-2 KBBKBB); Hudson scored.	OU 5-2
	UGA	Black walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); Wynn scored.	OU 5-3
7th	OU	Willits doubled down the rf line, RBI (1-2 FSFB); Branch scored.	OU 6-3
8th	OU	Harris homered to right field, 2 RBI (2-1 BKB); Brock scored.	OU 8-3
	OU	Walk homered to right field, RBI (0-0).	OU 9-3
9th	OU	Gambill doubled to right field, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); Willits and LaChance scored.	OU 11-3
	UGA	Branch homered to left center, RBI (2-2 FSBB).	OU 11-4

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Pitching summary

Oklahoma	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	Georgia	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Nick Wesloski (R)	4	1	2	4	5.2/90			Paul Farley (R)	6	4	0	6	3.1/61
LJ Mercurius (R)	2	1	2	2	3.1/56			Matt Scott (R)	5	4	2	6	4.0/77
								Justin Byrd (R)	1	1	0	1	0.2/13
								Zach Brown (R)	3	2	0	1	0.1/11
								Grant Edwards (R)	0	0	0	0	0.1/3
								Joe Nottingham (R)	0	0	0	0	0.1/2

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# GEORGIA is eliminated. Overall finish T-3, CWS record 2-2

2026 College World Series on r/CollegeBaseball

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# Oklahoma Sooners (39-22, 2-0)

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# (3) #3 Georgia Bulldogs (52-12, 2-1)

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Charles Schwab Field Omaha • 6:00 p.m. CT

College World Series Game 12 (National Semifinal); Oklahoma to finals with win

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Television: ESPN

Radio: Oklahoma radio / Georgia radio

Live stats: StatBroadcast / ESPN

Weather: Partly cloudy, 84°F, wind 7 mph WSW

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Oklahoma: won Atlanta Regional and Lawrence Super Regional; 12th CWS appearance (last 2022)

Georgia: won Athens Regional and Athens Super Regional; 7th CWS appearance (last 2008)

• First Omaha meeting: Game 8, Oklahoma def. Georgia, 4-3

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 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
Oklahoma	0	0	1	3	0	1	1	3	2			11	15	1	6
Georgia	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1			4	6	0	7

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
3rd	OU	Walk homered to center field, RBI (2-0 BB).	OU 1-0
4th	OU	Gambill homered to right field, RBI (2-1 BKB).	OU 2-0
	OU	Harris homered to right center, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); Brock scored.	OU 4-0
5th	UGA	Black singled to right field, RBI (1-2 FBS); Branch scored.	OU 4-1
6th	OU	Harris grounded out to 2b, RBI (0-2 SF); Gambill scored.	OU 5-1
	UGA	Branch walked, RBI (3-2 KBBKBB); Hudson scored.	OU 5-2
	UGA	Black walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); Wynn scored.	OU 5-3
7th	OU	Willits doubled down the rf line, RBI (1-2 FSFB); Branch scored.	OU 6-3
8th	OU	Harris homered to right field, 2 RBI (2-1 BKB); Brock scored.	OU 8-3
	OU	Walk homered to right field, RBI (0-0).	OU 9-3
9th	OU	Gambill doubled to right field, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); Willits and LaChance scored.	OU 11-3
	UGA	Branch homered to left center, RBI (2-2 FSBB).	OU 11-4

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Pitching summary

Oklahoma	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	Georgia	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Nick Wesloski (R)	4	1	2	4	5.2/90			Paul Farley (R)	6	4		6	3.1/61
LJ Mercurius (R)	2	1	2	2	3.0/54			Matt Scott (R)	5	4	2	6	4.0/77
								Justin Byrd (R)	1	1		1	0.2/13
								Zach Brown (R)	3	2		1	0.1/11
								Grant Edwards (R)					0.1/3
								Joe Nottingham (R)					0.1/2

#Final stats: ESPN / StatBroadcast

CWS Semifinal	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
➤ (5) ^#4 North Carolina (52-12-1)	2	0	3	3	0	2	2	0	0			12	16	0	6
    (16) ^#9 West Virginia (46-16)	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0			7	12	2	10

W: Jackson Rose (5-0) // L: Chansen Cole (10-2)

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
1st	UNC	Hull doubled to right center, RBI (2-2 BFFB); Schaffner scored.	UNC 1-0
	UNC	Hull stole third, scored on E2 throwing.	UNC 2-0
	WVU	Graveline singled to center field, RBI (0-1 F); Guzman scored.	UNC 2-1
3rd	UNC	Gallaher singled to left field, RBI (1-2 BFF); Schaffner scored.	UNC 3-1
	UNC	Nicholson tripled to right center, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Paulsen and Gallaher scored.	UNC 5-1
4th	UNC	Hull doubled down the lf line, RBI (1-1 BK); French scored.	UNC 6-1
	UNC	Gallaher singled to center field, 2 RBI (2-1 BSB); Hull and Schaffner scored.	UNC 8-1
6th	UNC	Gallaher singled through the left side, RBI (1-1 BF); Hull scored.	UNC 9-1
	UNC	Paulsen singled to right center, RBI (0-1 K); Gallaher scored.	UNC 10-1
7th	UNC	French doubled to right center, RBI (2-2 BKBKF); Winslow scored.	UNC 11-1
	UNC	Schaffner singled to right field, RBI (0-1 F); French scored.	UNC 12-1
	WVU	Kelly tripled to center field, RBI (1-2 BKF); Guzman scored.	UNC 12-2
	WVU	Schoenfeld singled through the left side, RBI (1-2 SBSF); Kelly scored.	UNC 12-3
	WVU	Graveline singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Schoenfeld scored.	UNC 12-4
	WVU	Ineich singled to left field, RBI (1-2 KBFF); Smith scored.	UNC 12-5
	WVU	Graveline scored on a passed ball.	UNC 12-6
8th	WVU	Kelly homered to left field, RBI (3-2 BKBKB).	UNC 12-7

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Pitching summary

North Carolina	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	West Virginia	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Folger Boaz (L)	2	1	1	1	1.0/28			Chansen Cole (R)	4	4	2	1	2.1/41
Jackson Rose (L)	2		2	2	4.1/58			Ian Korn (R)	7	5		3	3.1/54
Matthew Matthijs (R)	3	4	1	1	1.1/30			Reese Bassinger (R)	4	2		2	1.1/27
Cameron Padgett (R)	2				0.0/6			Ben McDougal (L)	1			1	1.0/11
Caden Glauber (R)	3	1	1	3	2.1/45			Carson Estridge (R)				2	1.0/15

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# WEST VIRGINIA is eliminated. Overall finish T-3, CWS record 2-2

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# (5) #4 North Carolina Tar Heels (51-12-1, 2-0)

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# (16) #9 West Virginia Mountaineers (46-15, 2-1)

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Charles Schwab Field Omaha • 1:00 p.m. CT

College World Series Game 11 (National Semifinal); North Carolina to finals with win

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Television: ESPN

Radio: North Carolina radio / West Virginia radio

Live stats: StatBroadcast / ESPN

Weather: Partly cloudy, 82°F, wind 22 mph NNW

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North Carolina: won Chapel Hill Regional and Chapel Hill Super Regional; 13th CWS appearance (last 2024)

West Virginia: won Morgantown Regional and Morgantown Super Regional; 1st CWS appearance

• First Omaha meeting: Game 6, North Carolina def. West Virginia, 5-2

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 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
North Carolina	2	0	3	3	0	2	2	0	0			12	16	0	6
West Virginia	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0			7	12	2	8

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
1st	UNC	Hull doubled to right center, RBI (2-2 BFFB); Schaffner scored.	UNC 1-0
	UNC	Hull stole third, scored on E2 throwing.	UNC 2-0
	WVU	Graveline singled to center field, RBI (0-1 F); Guzman scored.	UNC 2-1
3rd	UNC	Gallaher singled to left field, RBI (1-2 BFF); Schaffner scored.	UNC 3-1
	UNC	Nicholson tripled to right center, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Paulsen and Gallaher scored.	UNC 5-1
4th	UNC	Hull doubled down the lf line, RBI (1-1 BK); French scored.	UNC 6-1
	UNC	Gallaher singled to center field, 2 RBI (2-1 BSB); Hull and Schaffner scored.	UNC 8-1
6th	UNC	Gallaher singled through the left side, RBI (1-1 BF); Hull scored.	UNC 9-1
	UNC	Paulsen singled to right center, RBI (0-1 K); Gallaher scored.	UNC 10-1
7th	UNC	French doubled to right center, RBI (2-2 BKBKF); Winslow scored.	UNC 11-1
	UNC	Schaffner singled to right field, RBI (0-1 F); French scored.	UNC 12-1
	WVU	Kelly tripled to center field, RBI (1-2 BKF); Guzman scored.	UNC 12-2
	WVU	Schoenfeld singled through the left side, RBI (1-2 SBSF); Kelly scored.	UNC 12-3
	WVU	Graveline singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Schoenfeld scored.	UNC 12-4
	WVU	Ineich singled to left field, RBI (1-2 KBFF); Smith scored.	UNC 12-5
	WVU	Graveline scored on a passed ball.	UNC 12-6
8th	WVU	Kelly homered to left field, RBI (3-2 BKBKB).	UNC 12-7

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Pitching summary

North Carolina	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	West Virginia	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Folger Boaz (L)	2	1	1	1	1.0/28			Chansen Cole (R)	4	4	2	1	2.1/41
Jackson Rose (L)	2		2	2	4.1/58			Ian Korn (R)	7	5		3	3.1/54
Matthew Matthijs (R)	3	4	1	1	1.1/30			Reese Bassinger (R)	4	2		2	1.1/27
Cameron Padgett (R)	2				0.0/6			Ben McDougal (L)	1			1	1.0/11
Caden Glauber (R)	3	1	1	3	2.0/44			Carson Estridge (R)				2	1.0/15

#Final stats: ESPN / StatBroadcast

CWS Elimination Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
➤ (3) ^#3 Georgia (53-12)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0			2	5	1	10
    (6) ^#6 Texas (45-15)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	4	1	7

W: Justin Byrd (6-2) // L: Luke Harrison (6-4)

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
5th	UGA	Phelps doubled to left field, RBI (0-0); Hudson scored.	UGA 1-0
7th	UGA	Lujo popped up to ss, SF, RBI (0-0); Black scored.	UGA 2-0

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Pitching summary

Georgia	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	Texas	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Dylan Vigue (R)	2	0	2	8	4.0/70			Luke Harrison (L)	2	1	4	11	5.2/100
Justin Byrd (R)	2	0	1	4	5.0/62			Sam Cozart (R)	3	1	1	6	3.1/48

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# TEXAS is eliminated. Overall finish T-5, CWS record 1-2

#Final stats: ESPN / StatBroadcast

CWS Elimination Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
➤ (16) ^#9 West Virginia (47-16)	0	0	2	0	0	4	1	0	5			12	14	1	11
    Troy (39-32)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	4	0	13

W: Dawson Montesa (6-5) // L: Cooper Ellingworth (2-5)

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
1st	WVU	Graveline doubled to left field, RBI (2-1 BKB); Kelly scored.	WVU 1-0
	WVU	Graveline scored on a wild pitch.	WVU 2-0
6th	WVU	Kelly homered to left center, 3 RBI (3-2 BSFFBB); Guzman and Hall scored.	WVU 5-0
	WVU	Smith singled through the right side, RBI (2-0 BB); Schoen scored.	WVU 6-0
7th	WVU	Lumsden singled to left center, RBI (1-2 KBKF); Ineich scored.	WVU 7-0
9th	WVU	Kresser flied out to rf, SF, RBI (0-0); Graveline scored.	WVU 8-0
	WVU	Guzman doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI (3-1 BBBK); Wills and Ineich scored.	WVU 10-0
	WVU	Kelly singled to right center, RBI (1-2 BKK); Hall scored.	WVU 11-0
	WVU	Schoen grounded out to 2b, RBI (2-1 BKB); Guzman scored.	WVU 12-0

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Pitching summary

West Virginia	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	Troy	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Dawson Montesa (R)	2		4	6	5.1/112			Cooper Ellingworth (R)	4	2	3	4	3.0/73
Ben McDougal (L)	2		2		0.2/27			Dylan Alonso (R)	2	4	3	5	2.2/68
Reese Bassinger (R)				5	2.0/25			Matt Dill (R)	3				1.0/22
Carson Estridge (R)			1	2	1.0/16			Hayden Smith (L)	2	2		2	1.2/27
								Brady Richardson (R)	2	3	1		0.0/12
								Nate Criswell (R)	1		1		0.2/14

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# TROY is eliminated. Overall finish T-5, CWS record 1-2

#Final stats: ESPN / StatBroadcast

CWS 1-0 Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
    (3) ^#3 Georgia (52-13)	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0			3	8	1	8
➤ Oklahoma (40-22)	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	X			4	8	0	3

W: Xander Mercurius (1-2) // L: Caden Aoki (9-2) // S: Jackson Cleveland (9)

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
1st	OU	LaChance grounded out to ss, RBI (3-2 KBBBKFF); Walk scored.	OU 1-0
	OU	Willits homered to right center, RBI (2-2 KSFBB); Johnson scored.	OU 3-0
4th	UGA	Ishikawa homered to right field, RBI (0-1 F).	OU 3-1
	OU	Brock homered to right center, RBI (0-2 SS).	OU 4-1
5th	UGA	Hudson homered to left center, RBI (0-2 KS).	OU 4-2
8th	UGA	Jackson homered to right center, RBI (0-0).	OU 4-3

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Pitching summary

Georgia	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	Oklahoma	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Caden Aoki (R)	8	4	0	6	8.0/115			Xander Mercurius (R)	6	3	2	9	7.1/103
								Jackson Cleveland (R)	2	0	1	2	1.2/36

#Final stats: ESPN / StatBroadcast

CWS Elimination Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
    (7) ^#16 Alabama (42-21)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			2	6	1	7
➤ (6) ^#6 Texas (46-14)	3	4	0	0	0	4	0	3	X			14	13	1	5

W: Ruger Riojas (6-2) // L: Zane Adams (8-5)

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
1st	TEX	Mendoza doubled down the lf line, RBI (1-0 B); Robbins scored.	TEX 1-0
	TEX	Rodriguez doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Mendoza and Tinney scored.	TEX 3-0
2nd	BAMA	Vaughn singled to left field, RBI (0-1 F); Lemm scored.	TEX 3-1
	TEX	Pack Jr. singled to left field, RBI (1-2 FKB); Borba scored.	TEX 4-1
	TEX	Mendoza singled through the right side, adv. to 2b, RBI (1-2 KBF); Tinney scored.	TEX 5-1
	TEX	Rodriguez tripled to left center, 2 RBI (0-1 S); Mendoza and Pack Jr. scored.	TEX 7-1
4th	BAMA	Lemm homered to right center, RBI (2-1 BBK).	TEX 7-2
6th	TEX	Pack Jr. homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Robbins scored.	TEX 9-2
	TEX	Rodriguez homered to right field, 2 RBI (3-2 KBSBBF); Early scored.	TEX 11-2
8th	TEX	Pack Jr. singled to left field, adv. to 2b, RBI (0-0); Robbins scored.	TEX 12-2
	TEX	Peterson out at first 1b to p, RBI (2-2 BKBK); Courville scored.	TEX 13-2
	TEX	Rodriguez doubled down the rf line, RBI (0-2 KK); Pack Jr. scored.	TEX 14-2

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Pitching summary

Alabama	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	Texas	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Zane Adams (L)	7	7	3	2	1.2/62			Ruger Riojas (R)	6	2	2	7	6.0/105
Matthew Heiberger (L)	3	3	2	1	4.0/58			Brody Walls (R)	0	0	1	2	2.0/38
Hagan Banks (R)	1	1	0	2	1.0/23			Ethan Walker (L)	0	0	0	1	0.1/4
Myles Upchurch (R)	2	2	1	1	1.1/30			Cody Howard (R)	0	0	0	1	0.2/7

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# ALABAMA is eliminated. Overall finish T-7

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# (16) #9 West Virginia Mountaineers (46-15, 1-0)

-- vs. --

# (5) #4 North Carolina Tar Heels (51-12-1, 1-0)

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Charles Schwab Field Omaha • 6:00 p.m. CT

College World Series Game 6 (1-0 Game); winner to nat'l semifinal, loser plays Troy

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Television: ESPN

Radio: West Virginia radio / North Carolina radio

Live stats: StatBroadcast / ESPN

Weather: Mostly sunny, 73°F, wind 13 mph NNW

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West Virginia: won Morgantown Regional and Morgantown Super Regional; 1st CWS appearance, def. TROY

North Carolina: won Chapel Hill Regional and Chapel Hill Super Regional; 13th CWS appearance (last 2024), def. MISS

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 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
West Virginia	0	0	1	1	0	0						2	6	0	3
North Carolina	2	0	0	0	0							2	5	0	5

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
1st	UNC	Paulsen walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); Gallaher scored.	UNC 1-0
	UNC	Nicholson grounded out to p, RBI (0-2 KS); Hull scored.	UNC 2-0
3rd	WVU	Guzman singled up the middle, RBI (2-0 BB); Lumsden scored.	UNC 2-1
4th	WVU	Ineich grounded into 5-6-3 double play (0-0); Smith scored.	Tied 2-2

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Pitching summary

West Virginia	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	North Carolina	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Maxx Yehl (R)					/			Ryan Lynch (R)					/

#Final stats: ESPN / StatBroadcast

CWS Elimination Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
➤ Troy (39-31)	0	2	0	0	3	0	4	3	0			12	14	1	11
    ^#18 Ole Miss (41-23)	2	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0			8	12	1	9

W: Noah Thigpen (1-5) // L: JP Robertson (5-2)

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
1st	MISS	Utermark singled to left field, RBI (2-0 BB); Decker scored.	MISS 1-0
	MISS	Federico doubled down the lf line, RBI (1-1 BF); Bissetta scored.	MISS 2-0
2nd	TROY	Darnell homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); Meier scored.	Tied 2-2
	MISS	Randle homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-2 FK); Fawley scored.	MISS 4-2
4th	MISS	Reuter homered to right field, 2 RBI (1-2 BSF); Randle scored.	MISS 6-2
5th	TROY	Pyne scored on a balk.	MISS 6-3
	TROY	Darnell singled through the right side, 2 RBI (2-2 KKBFB); Nelson and Janicki scored.	MISS 6-5
7th	TROY	Janicki homered to left field, RBI (0-1 K).	Tied 6-6
	TROY	Boroff doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (0-2 KF); Darnell and Nelson scored.	TROY 8-6
	TROY	Markham singled up the middle, RBI (0-1 K); Boroff scored.	TROY 9-6
	MISS	Fawley singled through the left side, RBI (1-2 BFF); Federico scored.	TROY 9-7
8th	TROY	Cavill homered to left center, RBI (2-1 BKB).	TROY 10-7
	TROY	Boroff reached on E6 fielding (2-1 BFB); Darnell and Nelson scored.	TROY 12-7
	MISS	Furniss homered down the lf line, RBI (2-2 BFKB).	TROY 12-8

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Pitching summary

Troy	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	Ole Miss	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Tommy Egan (R)	4	2	2	2	2.0/44			Hunter Elliott (L)	7	5	4	9	4.2/98
Hayden Smith (L)	2	2	2	2	1.0/34			JP Robertson (R)	2	2		1	1.2/15
Noah Thigpen (R)	6	2	1	5	5.0/87			Walker Hooks (L)	3	3	1	1	0.2/21
Zach Crotchfelt (L)				2	1.0/15			Wil Libbert (L)	1		1		1.0/20
								Landon Waters (R)	1		1	1	1.0/19

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# OLE MISS is eliminated. Overall finish T-7

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# Troy Trojans (38-31, 0-1)

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# #18 Ole Miss Rebels (41-22, 0-1)

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Charles Schwab Field Omaha • 1:00 p.m. CT

College World Series Game 5 (Elimination Game); winner plays WVU/UNC loser

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Television: ESPN

Radio: Troy radio / Ole Miss radio

Live stats: StatBroadcast / ESPN

Weather: Partly cloudy, 72°F, wind 18 mph NW

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Troy: won Gainesville Regional and Troy Super Regional; 1st CWS appearance, lost vs. WVU

Ole Miss: won Lincoln Regional and Auburn Super Regional; 7th CWS appearance (last 2022), lost vs. UNC

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 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
Troy	0	2	0	0	3	0	4	3	0			12	14	1	11
Ole Miss	2	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0			8	12	1	8

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
1st	MISS	Utermark singled to left field, RBI (2-0 BB); Decker scored.	MISS 1-0
	MISS	Federico doubled down the lf line, RBI (1-1 BF); Bissetta scored.	MISS 2-0
2nd	TROY	Darnell homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); Meier scored.	Tied 2-2
	MISS	Randle homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-2 FK); Fawley scored.	MISS 4-2
4th	MISS	Reuter homered to right field, 2 RBI (1-2 BSF); Randle scored.	MISS 6-2
5th	TROY	Pyne scored on a balk.	MISS 6-3
	TROY	Darnell singled through the right side, 2 RBI (2-2 KKBFB); Nelson and Janicki scored.	MISS 6-5
7th	TROY	Janicki homered to left field, RBI (0-1 K).	Tied 6-6
	TROY	Boroff doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (0-2 KF); Darnell and Nelson scored.	TROY 8-6
	TROY	Markham singled up the middle, RBI (0-1 K); Boroff scored.	TROY 9-6
	MISS	Fawley singled through the left side, RBI (1-2 BFF); Federico scored.	TROY 9-7
8th	TROY	Cavill homered to left center, RBI (2-1 BKB).	TROY 10-7
	TROY	Boroff reached on E6 fielding (2-1 BFB); Darnell and Nelson scored.	TROY 12-7
	MISS	Furniss homered down the lf line, RBI (2-2 BFKB).	TROY 12-8

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Pitching summary

Troy	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	Ole Miss	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Tommy Egan (R)	4	2	2	2	2.0/44			Hunter Elliott (L)	7	5	4	9	4.2/98
Hayden Smith (L)	2	2	2	2	1.0/34			JP Robertson (R)	2	2		1	1.2/15
Noah Thigpen (R)	6	2	1	5	5.0/87			Walker Hooks (L)	3	3	1	1	0.2/21
Zach Crotchfelt (L)				1	0.2/9			Wil Libbert (L)	1		1		1.0/20
								Landon Waters (R)	1		1	1	1.0/19

#Final stats: ESPN / StatBroadcast

CWS Opening Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
    (6) ^#6 Texas (45-14)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			1	4	3	3
➤ (3) ^#3 Georgia (52-12)	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	X			7	5	1	8

W: Joey Volchko (11-2) // L: Dylan Volantis (10-2)

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
1st	UGA	Lujo homered down the lf line, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Phelps scored.	UGA 2-0
	UGA	Branch struck out, reached on WP, (1-2 KBSS); O'Shaughnessy and Ishikawa scored.	UGA 4-0
5th	TEX	Mendoza singled to right field, RBI (0-2 KF); Rodriguez scored.	UGA 4-1
7th	UGA	Lujo doubled down the lf line, RBI (2-1 BFB); Phelps scored.	UGA 5-1
	UGA	Ishikawa singled to right field, 2 RBI (0-1 F); Lujo and Jackson scored.	UGA 7-1

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Pitching summary

Texas	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	Georgia	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Dylan Volantis (L)	4	2	1	9	6.1/111			Joey Volchko (R)	4	0	1	15	9.0/113
Brett Crossland (R)	1	0	0	2	0.2/14
Michael Winter (R)	0	0	1	1	1.0/17

#Final stats: ESPN / StatBroadcast

 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
➤ Oklahoma (39-22)	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	4	0			9	11	0	3
    (7) ^#16 Alabama (42-20)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	5	0	3

W: Cord Rager (6-0) // L: Tyler Fay (11-5)

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
1st	OU	Gambill doubled to left center, 2 RBI (2-2 BSFB); Willits and LaChance scored.	OU 2-0
3rd	OU	LaChance grounded into 5-4-3 double play (0-0); Walk scored.	OU 3-0
6th	OU	LaChance homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); Johnson scored.	OU 5-0
8th	OU	Willits singled to left center, RBI (2-1 BBK); Walk scored.	OU 6-0
	OU	Brock doubled to left center, RBI (0-0); LaChance scored.	OU 7-0
	OU	Harris singled to right center, 2 RBI (1-2 KFB); Brock and Willits scored.	OU 9-0

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Pitching summary

Oklahoma	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	Alabama	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Cord Rager (L)	3	0	0	8	7.0/88			Tyler Fay (R)	6	5	2	6	6.0/101
LJ Mercurius (R)	2			2	2.0/32			Ashton Crowther (L)	3	4	1	1	1.2/33
								Evan Steckmesser (L)	2				0.1/10
								Sam Mitchell (R)				1	1.0/13

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# Oklahoma Sooners (38-22, 0-0)

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# (7) #16 Alabama Crimson Tide (42-19, 0-0)

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Charles Schwab Field Omaha • 2:00 p.m. CT

College World Series Opening Round; winner plays Texas or Georgia

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Television: ESPN

Radio: Oklahoma radio / Alabama radio

Live stats: StatBroadcast / ESPN

Weather: Sunny, 81°F (feels like 83°), wind 10 mph ENE

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Oklahoma: won Atlanta Regional and Lawrence Super Regional; 12th CWS appearance (last 2022)

Alabama: won Tuscaloosa Regional and Tuscaloosa Super Regional; 6th CWS appearance (last 1999)

Regular season series: Alabama won series 2-1 in Norman, April 2-4

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 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
Oklahoma	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	4	0			9	11	0	3
Alabama	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	5	0	3

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
1st	OU	Gambill doubled to left center, 2 RBI (2-2 BSFB); Willits and LaChance scored.	OU 2-0
3rd	OU	LaChance grounded into 5-4-3 double play (0-0); Walk scored.	OU 3-0
6th	OU	LaChance homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); Johnson scored.	OU 5-0
8th	OU	Willits singled to left center, RBI (2-1 BBK); Walk scored.	OU 6-0
	OU	Brock doubled to left center, RBI (0-0); LaChance scored.	OU 7-0
	OU	Harris singled to right center, 2 RBI (1-2 KFB); Brock and Willits scored.	OU 9-0

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Pitching summary

Oklahoma	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	Alabama	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Cord Rager (L)	3	0	0	8	7.0/88			Tyler Fay (R)	6	5	2	6	6.0/101
LJ Mercurius (R)	2			2	2.0/32			Ashton Crowther (L)	3	4	1	1	1.2/33
								Evan Steckmesser (L)	2				0.1/10
								Sam Mitchell (R)				1	1.0/13

#Final stats: ESPN / StatBroadcast

CWS Opening Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
    ^#18 Ole Miss (41-22)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0			2	8	0	8
➤ (5) ^#4 North Carolina (51-12-1)	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	X			6	5	0	6

W: Caden Glauber (11-0) // L: Hudson Calhoun (5-4)

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
3rd	MISS	Decker doubled to left center, RBI (1-1 KB); Randle scored.	MISS 1-0
6th	UNC	Hull homered to left field, RBI (2-1 FBB).	Tied 1-1
7th	MISS	Utermark singled to left center, RBI (3-0 BBB); Decker scored.	MISS 2-1
	UNC	Schaffner flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-0 B); Howe scored.	Tied 2-2
	UNC	Gallaher singled up the middle, RBI (0-1 S); Hynek scored.	UNC 3-2
8th	UNC	Hynek homered to left center, 3 RBI (0-0); Howe and Nicholson scored.	UNC 6-2

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Pitching summary

Ole Miss	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	North Carolina	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Taylor Rabe (R)	2	1	4	7	5.2/108			Jason DeCaro (R)	5	2	3	9	6.2/106
Hudson Calhoun (R)		2	2	1	0.1/17			Caden Glauber (R)	3			2	2.1/33
Walker Hooks (L)	3	3		1	2.0/29

#Final stats: ESPN / StatBroadcast

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CWS Opening Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	 	 	R	H	E	L
    Troy (38-31)	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0			5	9	2	8
➤ (16) ^#9 West Virginia (46-15)	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	X			7	9	0	6

W: Ian Korn (6-1) // L: Zach Crotchfelt (7-3) // S: Ben McDougal (1)

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Scoring summary

Inning	Team	Play	Score
1st	WVU	Guzman stole home.	WVU 1-0
2nd	TROY	Boroff singled through the right side, adv. to second, RBI (3-1 KBBB); Darnell scored.	Tied 1-1
	WVU	Hall doubled to left center, 2 RBI (0-0); Kresser and Ineich scored.	WVU 3-1
3rd	TROY	Meier flied out to lf, SF, RBI (0-1 F); Cavill scored.	WVU 3-2
	TROY	Nelson singled to center field, RBI (0-1 F); Janicki scored.	Tied 3-3
	TROY	Darnell doubled to left center, RBI (2-2 BBKFF); Nelson scored.	TROY 4-3
	WVU	Smith homered to left field, RBI (0-0).	Tied 4-4
4th	WVU	Guzman doubled to left field, adv. to third, RBI (2-2 KFBFB); Hall scored.	WVU 5-4
7th	TROY	Janicki homered to left center, RBI (1-2 KBF).	Tied 5-5
8th	WVU	Hall singled to right field, 2 RBI (0-1 F); Kresser and Ineich scored.	WVU 7-5

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Pitching summary

Troy	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC	 	 	West Virginia	H	ER	BB	K	IP/PC
Benjamin Stubbs (L)	5	4	2	4	3.2/77			Chansen Cole (R)	7	4		2	2.2/52
Zach Crotchfelt (L)	4	2	1	5	4.1/60			Ian Korn (R)	2	1	3	4	6.0/79
								Ben McDougal (L)					0.1/3