One team is in. Another may shortly follow.
Two spots in the College World Series final were up for grabs on Wednesday. Below, we’ll break down the day’s results and top highlights.
North Carolina def. West Virginia, 12-7
North Carolina’s Bats Would Not Be Denied
You want runs? North Carolina and West Virginia had runs.
The Tar Heels out-slugged the Mountaineers and ended their season on Wednesday, winning 12-7 in a wild game.
Gavin Gallaher led North Carolina’s offensive onslaught, finishing with four hits, four RBI and two runs. Owen Hull and Cooper Nicholson added two RBI apiece, and North Carolina put up double digits despite not hitting a single home run.
West Virgina’s Gavin Kelly led the Mountaineers with three hits, a homer, two RBI and two runs.
The Tar Heels took a 12- 1 lead into the bottom of the seventh, though to West Virginia’s credit, the team didn’t back down. The Mountaineers put up five runs that inning and another in the bottom of the eighth, though it was too little, too late.
North Carolina has now qualified for the College World Series final, where it awaits either Georgia or Oklahoma. Had West Virginia won, the two teams would have met again on Friday to decide the CWS finalist from Bracket 1, but it was ultimately a moot point.
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