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Day, time for Carolina’s opener against Ole Miss in Omaha is set
By R.L. Bynum The schedule is set for No. 4 Carolina’s pod in the College World Series. The No. 5…
UNC carries history to Omaha, with another chance to change it
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina has been to Omaha often enough to know how hard it is to get there and how much harder it is to finish the job. After coming up one win short a year earlier, the Tar Heels are back for the second time in three seasons.
Hull creates more Bosh Magic as Heels advance to Omaha
CHAPEL HILL — More Bosh Magic has No. 4 North Carolina back in the College World Series for the second time in three seasons. And it came in with thrilling, heart-thumping drama. The Tar Heels’ 13th trip to Omaha looked in doubt when they trailed by a run with one out in the ninth inning. But Owen Hull smashed his fourth double to drive in the game-ending run to lift UNC to a 4–3 victory Sunday over USC in the deciding Game 3 of the Chapel Hill Super Regional.
Tar Heels open College World Series against No. 18 Ole Miss
CHAPEL HILL — No. 4 North Carolina will open its second College World Series in three seasons and 13th overall against No. 18 Ole Miss. The No. 5-seed Tar Heels (50–12–1) and the Rebels (41–21) have never met in baseball, but will face off in their opener, likely on Friday but possibly on Saturday. The schedule isn’t expected to be finalized until ESPN decides on its preferred order of play by Monday night.
ACC Freshman of Year Glauber starts winner-take-all game today for UNC
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina will hand the baseball to its young pitching star with a trip to the College World Series on the line. The Tar Heels have not lost a game this season when ACC Freshman of the Year Caden Glauber (10–0, 2.05 ERA) pitches, and the sensational right-hander will start Sunday’s 3:06 p.m. winner-take-all Game 3 (ESPN) against USC in Boshamer Stadium.
Masterful DeCaro puts UNC win away from College World Series
CHAPEL HILL — With the season on the line, Jason DeCaro authored the best pitching performance of his career. Coming off consecutive tough starts, the junior right-hander was magnificent Saturday as No. 4 North Carolina beat USC 4–0 at Boshamer Stadium before 3,951 fans to put the Tar Heels one win away from their second College World Series in three seasons.
CAA Player of Year shortstop Laskofski commits to UNC
North Carolina got a commitment Saturday from former William & Mary shortstop Jamie Laskofski, who was the CAA Player of the Year this season and is ranked No. 39 in the 2027 MLB draft.
UNC would get important point guard depth from Oregon transfer Wei Lin
Could Coach Michael Malone add some point guard depth behind Utah transfer Terrence Brown? With one scholarship spot available, UNC has made contact with Oregon transfer guard Wei Lin.
USC slams UNC’s early momentum, takes Supers opener
CHAPEL HILL — One hanging slider from one of the best relievers in the country erased a Carolina lead and turned the momentum. Anticipating the slider, UNC reliever Walker McDuffie’s best pitch, Southern Cal’s Dean Carpentier lofted it just over the left-field wall for a sixth-inning grand slam to erase a three-run deficit.
Mulkey’s LSU team to visit UNC in ACC/SEC Women’s Challenge
Coach Kim Mulkey and her LSU team will visit North Carolina as part of next season’s ACC/SEC Women’s Challenge. The teams will meet at Carmichael Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 2, in the first game between the schools since 2016 and the fourth meeting overall.
Arkansas to visit UNC in ACC/SEC Men’s Challenge
UNC assistant coach Chuck Martin will face his old boss when Arkansas visits the Tar Heels in next season’s ACC/SEC Men’s Challenge. The Tar Heels will host the Razorbacks on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
UNC starts Lynch in Game 1, tries to learn from falling one win short of Omaha last season
CHAPEL HILL — After pitching seven two-hit shutout innings last weekend in No. 4 North Carolina’s NCAA tournament opener, sophomore right-hander Ryan Lynch will also start Game 1 of this weekend’s Chapel Hill Super Regional. Lynch (5-4, 4.07 ERA) will oppose USC ace left-hander Mason Edwards (8-0, 1.85 ERA), the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year, in the 3 p.m. game Friday at Boshamer Stadium on ESPN2.
USC, with 12 NCAA titles, heads to Chapel Hill with two of country’s top starting pitchers
For the second consecutive season, a team from the west will head to the Chapel Hill Super Regional. No. 2 regional seed Southern Cal won the College Station Regional on Monday night with a 7–1 victory over No. 1 regional seed and No. 11-ranked Texas A&M to earn a trip to Chapel Hill to face No. 5 overall seed North Carolina. It will be the first Super Regional since 2002 for the Trojans, who were ranked as No. 12 this season, but finished the season unranked.
Ustby earns Player of Year, many other awards, after averaging double-double in Italy
Italian basketball fans found out what Carolina fans already knew — Alyssa Ustby is a talented and versatile player, and proved it by piling up the postseason awards. In her first professional season, the 6–1 Ustby earned Eurobasket.com Player of the Year honors in Serie A playing for Panthers Roseto after averaging a double-double over 24 games last season.
UNC earns no-stress Monday, can watch USC, Texas A&M battle for right to face Heels
CHAPEL HILL — With its third consecutive Super Regionals berth secured after going 3-0 at the Chapel Hill Regional, No. 4 North Carolina can sit back and watch two teams battle late Monday night for the right to play the Tar Heels. That is a welcome change for a program that had to fight through a deciding Monday game in each of the previous two seasons, beating LSU 4-3 in 10 innings in 2024 and knocking off Oklahoma 14-4 in 2025 to advance.