NCAA Baseball

FINAL Friday, May 29, 2026
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North Carolina Tar Heels 8
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Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium · 3,982 att.

Match Report

Lynch helps North Carolina shut out VCU in regional opener

Ryan Lynch pitched seven shutout innings to lead North Carolina to an 8-0 victory over VCU in the North Carolina Regional opener Friday at Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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Top Performers

VCU

  • Jacob Lee H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Michael Petite H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Nate Kirkpatrick H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Nick Flores H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0

UNC

  • Owen Hull H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Jake Schaffner H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Cooper Nicholson H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Macon Winslow H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning
  2. · 9th Inning N. Kirkpatrick struck out swinging.
  3. · 9th Inning Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  5. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  6. · 9th Inning M. Matthijs pitches to N. Kirkpatrick
  7. · 9th Inning
  8. · 9th Inning N. Flores struck out swinging.

Highlights

00:44 Cooper Nicholson smashes home run vs. VCU Watch on ESPN

Lineups

UNC

  1. 0Jake SchaffnerSS
  2. 0Owen HullCF
  3. 0Gavin Gallaher2B
  4. 0Macon WinslowDH
  5. 0Erik Paulsen1B
  6. 0Cooper Nicholson3B
  7. 0Tyler HoweLF
  8. 0Colin HynekC
  9. 0Carter FrenchRF

VCU

  1. 0Dante DeFrancoSS
  2. 0Michael PetiteCF
  3. 0Teige LethertC
  4. 0Jacob LeeDH
  5. 0Nick FloresLF
  6. 0Nate Kirkpatrick3B
  7. 0Quinn Maher1B
  8. 0Alec Warden2B
  9. 0Trent AdelmanRF

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