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USA Today
24-06-2025
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- USA Today
Where does UNC baseball land in final USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll of 2025 season?
Is anyone else still thinking about UNC's sudden end to its 2025 baseball season? It still doesn't feel real that the UNC baseball team missed a second-consecutive trip to the College World Series, but virtually anything can happen in the wild game called baseball. North Carolina dominated Arizona, 18-2, in Game 1 of the Chapel Hill Super Regional. Virtually every starting Diamond Heel notched a hit, while five drove in multiple runners. Jake Knapp continued his undefeated streak, later earning National Pitcher of the Year honors. UNC's bats came to play in Game 2, but pitching was virtually non-existent in a tough loss. North Carolina's offense disappeared in Game 3, outside of Jackson Van De Brake's 3-run home run, but its young bullpen failed to back up Ryan Lynch's hot start. The Diamond Heels had a roster built to compete for a national championship, but they couldn't close out games when it mattered most. In one final USA TODAY Sports Coaches' Poll for the 2025 college baseball season, UNC ranks eighth, dropping seven spots from first overall. National champion LSU, rightfully so, leads the final poll. CWS runner-up Coastal Carolina ended second, Arkansas and Oregon State finished third and fourth respectfully, UCLA landed fifth, Louisville finished sixth, followed by Arizona as teams ahead of North Carolina. The Diamond Heels wave goodbye to plenty of offensive production, needing to replace all starters but Gavin Gallaher in their infield, plus starting catcher Luke Stevenson. Knapp is out of eligibility, so another ace needs to step up. UNC re-loaded ahead of its 2025 campaign, one in which it surpassed expectations. Will 2026 end in pure joy for North Carolina, or another gut-wrenching defeat? Follow us @TarHeelsWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels news, notes and opinions.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
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- Yahoo
UNC baseball vs Clemson highlights: Tar Heels hammer Tigers, win ACC Tournament championship
DURHAM — UNC baseball cruised to a 14-4 victory against Clemson in the championship game of the 2025 ACC Tournament. After not playing during the regular season, the third-ranked Tar Heels (42-12) and No. 12 Clemson (44-16) played for the crown, with UNC using an eight-run fifth inning to blow the game open. Advertisement UNC has won nine ACC Tournament titles, including two in the last four years. The Tar Heels have won the championship in each of their last six appearances (1990, 2007, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2025). Watch UNC vs Clemson on Fubo The USA TODAY Sports Network is bringing you live updates, scores and highlights from UNC vs. Clemson. Follow along. UNC baseball highlights vs Clemson UNC baseball live score vs Clemson Live scoreboard is below live updates and game highlights: UNC baseball wins ACC Tournament championship UNC baseball has won nine ACC Tournament championships. UNC baseball score: Tar Heels 14, Clemson 4, final score UNC baseball wins 14-4 against Clemson to take the 2025 ACC Tournament championship, the Tar Heels' seconds in four years. UNC baseball score: Tar Heels 14, Clemson 3, bottom of 8 UNC will carry a 14-3 lead into the ninth inning. UNC baseball score: Tar Heels 14, Clemson 3, top of 8 Clemson added a run in the eighth inning. UNC has a 14-3 lead. UNC baseball score: Tar Heels 14, Clemson 2, bottom of 7 UNC continues to cruise toward an ACC championship. The Tar Heels will carry a 14-2 lead into the eighth inning. Cam Cannarella hits home run for Clemson's first runs vs UNC baseball Clemson center fielder Cam Cannarella hit a two-run homer to give the Tigers their first runs against UNC. The Tar Heels have a 14-2 lead in the seventh inning. There is no run rule for the 2025 ACC Tournament championship game There is no run rule in the 2025 ACC Tournament championship game, which means UNC and Clemson will play nine innings. The Tar Heels have a 14-0 lead entering the seventh inning. UNC baseball score: Tar Heels 14, Clemson 0, bottom of 6 UNC added two more runs in the sixth inning to take a 14-0 lead into the seventh against Clemson. UNC baseball, Clemson players leave dugouts to thank veterans at Durham Bulls Athletic Park In the middle of the sixth inning, members of the UNC and Clemson baseball teams left their dugouts to shake hands with veterans at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. UNC baseball score: Tar Heels 12, Clemson 0, bottom of 5 The Tar Heels had three home runs in an eight-run inning to take a 12-0 lead against Clemson. Jackson Van De Brake hits three-run home run, UNC baseball takes 12-0 lead vs Clemson Jackson Van De Brake hit a three-run home run (408 feet) toward Tobacco Road restaurant in left field, extending UNC's lead to 12-0 in the fifth inning. The Tar Heels have three home runs and eight runs in the fifth. Kane Kepley's RBI single gives UNC baseball 9-0 lead vs Clemson Kane Kepley's RBI single in the fifth extended UNC's lead to 9-0. Tyson Bass hits two-run home run, UNC baseball leads 8-0 vs Clemson Following a double by Alex Madera, Tyson Bass hit a two-run home run (377 feet), extending UNC's lead to 8-0 vs. Clemson. Hunter Stokely hits two-run home run to extend UNC baseball lead vs Clemson Hunter Stokely hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning, extending UNC's lead to 6-0 against Clemson. Olin Johnson replaces Ryan Lynch out of UNC baseball bullpen Ryan Lynch is in line for the win after four scoreless innings against Clemson. Olin Johnson, a 6-foot-6 right-hander, will replace Lynch out of the bullpen. UNC baseball score: Tar Heels 4, Clemson 0, bottom of 4 UNC has a 4-0 lead vs. Clemson after four innings. UNC pitcher Ryan Lynch gets out of bases-loaded jam vs Clemson UNC pitcher Ryan Lynch struggled at the start of the fourth inning, loading the bases with no outs before following with two strikeouts and a groundout to get out of the jam. UNC has a 4-0 lead as we head to the bottom of the fourth inning. He has seven strikeouts and a season-high 83 pitches. UNC baseball score: Tar Heels 4, Clemson 0, bottom of 3 Gavin Gallaher's leadoff double led to a run after Alex Madera's RBI single to center field. UNC will carry a 4-0 lead into the fourth inning. Alex Madera RBI single extends UNC's lead to 4-0 vs Clemson in ACC Tournament championship Following a groundout by Hunter Stokely that advanced Gallaher to third base, Alex Madera blooped an RBI single to center. UNC has a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning. Gavin Gallaher hits second double off blue monster at Durham Bulls Athletic Park Gavin Gallaher is peppering the blue monster in the championship game of the ACC Tournament. Two plate appearances, two doubles for Gallaher. UNC baseball score: Tar Heels 3, Clemson 0, top of 3 Ryan Lynch has five strikeouts and one walk through three scoreless innings. UNC has a 3-0 lead. UNC baseball score: Tar Heels 3, Clemson 0, bottom of 2 Following a sacrifice fly by Kane Kepley and a two-out single by Jackson Van De Brake, UNC scored two runs to take a 3-0 lead into the third inning. Jackson Van De Brake hits two-out RBI single, giving UNC baseball a 3-0 lead vs Clemson UNC got its second two-out, run-scoring hit when Jackson Van De Brake lined a single to left field to give the Tar Heels a 3-0 lead. Kane Kepley sacrifice fly extends UNC baseball's lead vs Clemson in second inning Kane Kepley's sacrifice fly to left field extended UNC's lead to 2-0 in the bottom of the second inning. UNC baseball has bases loaded as Clemson makes pitching change in second inning Bailey hits the first two batters before walking Carter French. Kane Kepley, UNC's leadoff hitter, has the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the second. UNC baseball score: Tar Heels 1, Clemson 0, top of 2 Quick work for Lynch in the top of the second inning. He used six pitches to retire Clemson in order. UNC has a 1-0 lead entering the bottom of the second. UNC baseball score: Tar Heels 1, Clemson 0, bottom of 1 Gavin Gallaher's two-out RBI double off the blue monster gave UNC a 1-0 lead against Clemson entering the second inning. Gavin Gallaher gives UNC baseball lead vs Clemson with two-out double Following a dropped fly ball in center field, a play in which Luke Stevenson advanced to second base, Gavin Gallaher took a 1-2 pitch off the blue monster in left field for an RBI double to give UNC a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. UNC baseball score: Tar Heels 0, Clemson 0, top of 1 UNC starter Ryan Lynch worked around an error, striking out two of three batters to keep Clemson off the board. UNC baseball vs Clemson starting lineup UNC starting lineup Kane Kepley, CF Jackson Van De Brake, 2B Luke Stevenson, C Gavin Gallaher, 3B Hunter Stokely, 1B Alex Madera, SS Tyson Bass, RF Perry Hargett, DH Carter French, LF Clemson starting lineup Cam Cannarella, CF Jarren Purify, 2B Collin Priest, DH Josh Paino, 3B Dominic Listi, LF Jacob Jarrell, C Jack Crighton, 1B TP Wentworth, RF Andrew Ciufo, SS What time does UNC baseball vs Clemson start? Date: Sunday, May 25 Time: Noon ET Where: Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham What TV channel is UNC baseball vs Clemson on today? Advertisement Buy ACC Tournament championship tickets UNC baseball starting pitcher Freshman right-hander Ryan Lynch (4-1, 3.25 ERA) is the Tar Heels' starting pitcher vs. Clemson. Clemson baseball starting pitcher Senior left-hander B.J. Bailey (2-4, 5.49 ERA) is the Tigers' starting pitcher vs. UNC. ACC baseball tournament bracket 2025 Click here for the full 2025 ACC baseball tournament bracket. ACC baseball tournament scores, schedule 2025 All times Eastern Tuesday, May 20 (First round) Game 1: No. 16 Cal 12, No. 9 Miami 2| 9 a.m. | ACC Network (Fubo) Game 2: No. 12 Virginia Tech 7, No. 13 Stanford 4 | 1 p.m. | ACC Network (Fubo) Game 3: No. 10 Pitt 13, No. 15 Louisville 11 | 5 p.m. | ACC Network (Fubo) Game 4: No. 14 Boston College 5, No. 11 Notre Dame 4 | 9 p.m. | ACC Network (Fubo) Wednesday, May 21 (Second round) Game 5: No. 16 Cal 14, No. 8 Wake Forest 12 | 9 a.m. | ACC Network (Fubo) Game 6: No. 5 Clemson 6, No. 12 Virginia Tech 1 | 1 p.m. | ACC Network (Fubo) Game 7: No. 7 Duke 4, No. 15 Pitt 2 | 5 p.m. | ACC Network (Fubo) Game 8: No. 14 Boston College 12, No. 6 Virginia 8 | 9 p.m. | ACC Network (Fubo) Thursday, May 22 (Quarterfinals) Game 9 : No. 1 Georgia Tech 10, No. 16 Cal 3 | 3 p.m. | ACC Network (Fubo) Game 10: No. 5 Clemson 7, No. 4 N.C. State 5 | 7 p.m. | ACC Network (Fubo) Friday, May 23 (Quarterfinals) Game 11 : No. 2 Florida State 14, No. 7 Duke 7 | 3 p.m. | ACC Network (Fubo) Game 12: No. 3 North Carolina 7, No. 14 Boston College 2 | 7 p.m. | ACC Network (Fubo) Saturday, May 24 (Semifinals) Game 13 : No. 5 Clemson 9, No. 1 Georgia Tech 4 | 1 p.m. | ACC Network (Fubo) Game 14: No. 3 North Carolina 7, No. 2 Florida State 5 | 5 p.m. | ACC Network (Fubo) Sunday, May 25 (Championship game) Game 15: No. 3 North Carolina vs. No. 5 Clemson | Noon | ESPN2 (Fubo) Advertisement Rodd Baxley covers Duke, North Carolina and N.C. State for The Fayetteville Observer as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his ACC coverage on X/Twitter or Bluesky: @RoddBaxley. Got questions regarding those teams? Send them to rbaxley@ This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: UNC baseball vs Clemson score: Tar Heels win ACC Tournament championship
Yahoo
05-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Watch the last play of Lakota West baseball's win over Moeller in OHSAA DI regional final
UNC baseball's Scott Forbes, Jackson Van De Brake, Luke Stevenson discuss ACC Tournament win vs Boston College Following UNC baseball's win vs. Boston College in the 2025 ACC Tournament, three Tar Heels discussed the comeback and looked ahead to Florida State. 9:36 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
USA Today
26-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How does NCAA baseball tournament work? Explaining regionals, supers, CWS format
How does NCAA baseball tournament work? Explaining regionals, supers, CWS format Show Caption Hide Caption UNC baseball coach, players discuss winning 2025 ACC Tournament After winning the 2025 ACC Tournament championship, Scott Forbes, Jackson Van De Brake and Gavin Gallaher discussed the Tar Heels' performance. The field for the 2025 NCAA baseball tournament is officially set, as the entire 64-team bracket was revealed on Monday. Vanderbilt was tabbed as the No. 1 overall seed in the country for the first time since 2007, while 12 additional SEC teams heard their names called during the bracket reveal show — the most bids by a conference in a single NCAA baseball tournament. Speaking of the SEC, seven teams from the conference were given home-field advantage in the opening round by hosting a regional to open the postseason. The last five national champions from the College World Series have been from the SEC. Does that trend continue this year? Time will only tell come late June in Omaha, Nebraska at Charles Schwab Field. REQUIRED READING: NCAA baseball bracket 2025: Full regional schedule, matchups, dates for CWS field Regional play starts on May 30 with four noon ET first pitches at the Chapel Hill Regional (UNC vs. Holy Cross), Conway Regional (East Carolina vs. Florida), Athens Regional (Georgia vs. Binghamton) and Clemson Regional (Kentucky vs. West Virginia). As the 2025 NCAA baseball tournament begins and progresses through the CWS, fans who watch the action unfold for the first time may wonder how the tournament format actually works. Here's what you need to know about the format of the NCAA baseball tournament: How many teams make the NCAA baseball tournament? A total of 64 teams make the NCAA baseball tournament, beginning with the regional round. The field is cut by 48 teams heading into the super regional round, at which point 16 teams remain. After the super regional round, the field will be reduced to eight teams, each of which travel to Omaha for the College World Series. Two teams — one from each side of the CWS bracket — will advance to the finals, with one team left standing after one final best-of-three series. How many rounds are there in the NCAA baseball tournament? The NCAA baseball tournament is comprised of three rounds: the regionals, the super regionals and the College World Series. NCAA baseball tournament format explained The NCAA baseball tournament is comprised of 64 teams: 35 at-large bids and 29 automatic qualifiers in 2025. Just like March Madness, the opening weekend of the NCAA baseball tournament is scattered throughout the country at 16 different regional site locations, which are awarded to the top 16 seeds in the bracket. The regional sites consist of a four-team bracket, or pod, and are generally geographically structured. As for the round itself, the format of the regionals is a double-elimination style. To make it out of the regional round, a team can win three straight games or four games, the latter of which consists of making it out of the "elimination bracket" and beating the representative of the "winner's bracket" twice in the regional championship game. Those who win their respective regional round will advance to the best-of-three super regional weekend. The super regionals are traditionally held at the home ballpark of the top eight seeds unless, of course, one of those respective teams is eliminated in the regional round. From there, the final eight teams (i.e., those that win a super regional series), advance to the coveted College World Series. College World Series format Similarly to the regional round of the NCAA baseball tournament, the College World Series begins with a double-elimination style format comprised of two four-team brackets. In other words, the four teams in their respective bracket will clash against each other until there is a winner crowned in each bracket. Those who lose their opening game in Omaha will fall into the "elimination bracket" with an 0-1 record. It's self-explanatory from there: survive and advance. Those that win their opening game in Omaha will advance further in the "winner's bracket" with a 1-0 record. If a team starts the CWS with a 2-0 record, they will need just one additional win in the semifinals to advance into the CWS championship series. Meanwhile, those that lose a "winner's bracket" game will drop into the "elimination bracket" and look to come out of it by winning out. The CWS championship series is a best-of-three format and features the winner of each side of the bracket. The minimum number of games a team can play in Omaha and win the CWS is five games, while the most would be seven games. NCAA baseball tournament regional host sites 2025 Here's a full breakdown of the regional site location for the NCAA baseball tournament, the full ordering of which was announced Monday during the NCAA baseball selection show. Nashville Regional (Vanderbilt) Austin Regional (Texas) Fayetteville Regional (Arkansas) Auburn Regional (Auburn) Chapel Hill Regional (North Carolina) Baton Rouge Regional (LSU) Athens Regional (Georgia) Corvallis Regional (Oregon State) Tallahassee Regional (Florida State) Oxford Regional (Ole Miss) Clemson Regional (Clemson) Eugene Regional (Oregon) Conway Regional (Coastal Carolina) Knoxville Regional (Tennessee) Los Angeles Regional (UCLA) Hattiesburg Regional (Southern Miss) NCAA baseball tournament schedule 2025 Here's a breakdown of the key dates for the NCAA baseball tournament schedule:
USA Today
26-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
NCAA baseball tournament bracket predictions: National seed, super regional hosts
NCAA baseball tournament bracket predictions: National seed, super regional hosts Show Caption Hide Caption UNC baseball coach, players discuss winning 2025 ACC Tournament After winning the 2025 ACC Tournament championship, Scott Forbes, Jackson Van De Brake and Gavin Gallaher discussed the Tar Heels' performance. All 16 regional hosts have been announced and each of the 29 automatic qualifiers have already won their respective conference championships, narrowing down the NCAA baseball tournament field. Vanderbilt, No. 1 in the NCAA's RPI, won the SEC tournament 3-2 over Ole Miss on Sunday, and were announced as a regional host. The Commodores have a strong chance at earning the No. 1 overall seed when the field is revealed on Monday afternoon. REQUIRED READING: NCAA baseball tournament: Regional host sites for College World Series bracket The SEC was well represented when the regional hosts were announced on Sunday night, occupying eight of the 16 locations to start the NCAA tournament as Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Georgia, Auburn, Ole Miss, LSU, Tennessee and Texas will all host at least the regional round. With regional hosts and automatic qualifiers being determined, here are the latest NCAA baseball tournament predictions ahead of Monday's selection show: College baseball national seed predictions Vanderbilt Texas North Carolina Arkansas LSU Georgia Auburn Oregon State Coastal Carolina Ole Miss Clemson Florida State Tennessee Oregon Southern Miss UCLA College baseball NCAA bracket predictions Here are our latest 64-team bracket predictions ahead of the selection show on Monday: *Automatic bids Nashville Regional Vanderbilt* (1) Kansas State Louisville Fairfield* Austin Regional Texas (2) Dallas Baptist Arizona State Houston Christian* Chapel Hill Regional North Carolina* (3) Oklahoma Rhode Island* Columbia* Fayetteville Regional Arkansas (4) Kansas Creighton* Arkansas-Little Rock* Baton Rouge Regional LSU (5) Florida Miami Wright State* Athens Regional Georgia (6) Wake Forest Stetson* Utah Valley* Auburn Regional Auburn (7) Duke Troy Central Connecticut* Corvallis Regional Oregon State (8) Arizona Cal Poly* Saint Mary's* Conway Regional Coastal Carolina* (9) NC State East Carolina* USC Upstate* Oxford Regional Ole Miss (10) TCU East Tennessee State* Fresno State* Clemson Regional Clemson (11) Western Kentucky* Kentucky Binghamton* Tallahassee Regional Florida State (12) Northeastern* Mississippi State Bethune-Cookman* Knoxville Regional Tennessee (13) West Virginia Nebraska* Miami (Ohio)* Eugene Regional Oregon (14) UC Irvine Oklahoma State North Dakota State* Hattiesburg Regional Southern Miss (15) Alabama Cincinnati Holy Cross* Los Angeles Regional
