UNC baseball tops West Virginia 5-2 to advance in CWS

On June 14, 2026, the University of North Carolina baseball team secured a 5-2 victory over West Virginia in Omaha. The win propelled the Tar Heels into Wednesday's bracket final of the College World Series. Carolina's offense capitalized on a pair of seventh-inning errors by West Virginia, scoring three unearned runs to build their lead. Gavin Gallaher's two-run triple highlighted the inning. Pitcher Walker McDuffie played a key role, throwing 3.2 shutout innings in relief. UNC is now positioned to face the winner of the Troy-West Virginia matchup on Wednesday at 1 p.m.

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