North Carolina vs. USC baseball box score: Live stats from NCAA Baseball Championship Game

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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 

BatterPOSABRHRBIBBSOAVGOBP2Jake SchaffnerSS300000.360.4775Gavin Gallaher2B412010.286.3798Owen HullCF403000.381.4986Macon WinslowDH200111.293.42444Erik Paulsen1B311110.301.42723Colin HynekC322111.277.36812Tyler HoweRF/LF300000.245.3731Cooper Nicholson3B201000.266.43318Carter FrenchRF100000.225.38025Rom Kellis VLF200101.322.364Total20712574804692573

H: 

• Paulsen 1 (11)
• Hynek 1 (9)

RBI: 

• Winslow 1 (56)
• Paulsen 1 (54)
• Hynek 1 (55)
• Kellis V 1 (19)

PitcherPOSIPHRERBBSOBFERA29Jason DeCaroP8.020017282.3Total8.02001728

• DeCaro 101 (68 strikes)

USC Trojans 

BatterPOSABRHRBIBBSOAVGOBP7Abbrie Covarrubias2B400001.270.3735Adrian Lopez1B301000.306.38524Augie LopezDH200001.279.3678Kevin Takeuchi3B300000.313.41720Isaac CadenaC300000.294.42314Jack BasserRF200010.330.43329Andrew LambLF300002.282.3816Dean CarpentierSS301001.254.37816Walter UrbonCF300002.371.400Total21552484504252407PitcherPOSIPHRERBBSOBFERA95Grant GovelP5.051113222.936Rohan KasanagottuP1.0100004025Sax MatsonP1.02331074.222Gavin LauridsenP1.01002054.7Total8.09444338

• Kasanagottu 13 (8 strikes)
• Govel 83 (59 strikes)
• Matson 20 (10 strikes)
• Lauridsen 12 (4 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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