UNC baseball completes sweep of Chapel Hill Regional with three wins
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 1, 2026, 3:43 PM
Last updated Jun 1, 2026
The University of North Carolina baseball team achieved a clean sweep in the Chapel Hill Regional of the NCAA Tournament, winning all three games. They shut out VCU 8-0, followed by two victories over East Carolina, winning 7-5 and handily in the rematch. Erik Paulsen was named Most Outstanding Player after a standout performance, while Ryan Lynch contributed significantly with a seven-inning shutout against VCU. UNC advances to the Super Regional, set to start later this week, facing the winner of Texas A&M and USC.
- •UNC shuts out VCU 8-0 to start the Regional.
- •Erik Paulsen goes 6-for-12 with six RBIs in the Regional.
- •Ryan Lynch pitches seven shutout innings against VCU.
- •UNC defeats ECU 7-5 and wins the rematch in the Regional Final.
- •The Super Regional will begin Friday or Saturday, opponent TBD.
- 3:43 PMYahoo Sports — Five takeaways from UNC's clean sweep of the Chapel Hill Regional
"The UNC baseball squad dominated its own NCAA Tournament Regional, shutting out VCU and beating ECU twice. Here's five takeaways from the run.
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