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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.
| 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina (48-12-1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| USC (48-16) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
North Carolina vs USC baseball box score: Live stats from NCAA Championship Super Regional
North Carolina Tar Heels
| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jake Schaffner | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .477 |
| 5 | Gavin Gallaher | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .379 |
| 8 | Owen Hull | CF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .381 | .500 |
| 6 | Macon Winslow | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .293 | .424 |
| 44 | Erik Paulsen | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .301 | .427 |
| 23 | Colin Hynek | C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .277 | .368 |
| 12 | Tyler Howe | RF/LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .373 |
| 1 | Cooper Nicholson | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .433 |
| 18 | Carter French | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .380 |
| 25 | Rom Kellis V | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .322 | .364 |
| Total | 2071 | 257 | 480 | 469 | 257 | 3 | ||||
H:
- Paulsen 1 (11)
- Hynek 1 (9)
RBI:
- Winslow 1 (56)
- Paulsen 1 (54)
- Hynek 1 (55)
- Kellis V 1 (19)
| Pitcher | POS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | BF | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Jason DeCaro | P | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 2.3 |
| Total | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 28 | |||
- DeCaro 101 (68 strikes)
USC Trojans
| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abbrie Covarrubias | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .373 |
| 5 | Adrian Lopez | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .385 |
| 24 | Augie Lopez | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .367 |
| 8 | Kevin Takeuchi | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .417 |
| 20 | Isaac Cadena | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .423 |
| 14 | Jack Basser | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .330 | .433 |
| 29 | Andrew Lamb | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .282 | .381 |
| 6 | Dean Carpentier | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .378 |
| 16 | Walter Urbon | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .371 | .400 |
| Total | 2155 | 248 | 450 | 425 | 241 | 7 | ||||
| Pitcher | POS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | BF | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | Grant Govel | P | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 2.9 |
| 26 | Henry Chabot | P | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25 | Sax Matson | P | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4.2 |
| 22 | Gavin Lauridsen | P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 36 | Rohan Kasanagottu | P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 39 | |||
- Govel 83 (59 strikes)
- Matson 20 (10 strikes)
- Lauridsen 12 (4 strikes)
- Kasanagottu 13 (8 strikes)