North Carolina vs Southern California

Boshamer Stadium · Chapel Hill, NC★ North Carolina wins the series 2–1Tickets ↗
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North Carolina
ACC
SFF Rank#3
SFF Score14.2
RPI Rank#4
2
series wins
★ Advances to CWS
AWAY
Southern California
Big Ten
SFF Rank#22
SFF Score33.2
RPI Rank#9
1
series wins
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Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
LF 335LC 370CF 400RC 355RF 340
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Schedule

G1Fri Jun 53:00 PM ETESPN2
G2Sat Jun 62:00 PM ETESPN
G3Sun Jun 73:00 PM ETESPN

Series Results

North CarolinaSouthern CaliforniaResult
G159Southern California
G240North Carolina
G343North Carolina

How They Got Here

North Carolina#1 seed
Won the Chapel Hill Regional in Chapel Hill, NC, defeating East Carolina in the final. Eliminated: Tennessee, VCU.
Southern California#2 seed
Won the College Station Regional in College Station, TX, defeating Texas A&M in the final. Eliminated: Texas St., Lamar University.

Regional Performance

bold = better
North Carolina
Southern California
3-0Record4-1
1.33ERA1.70
.310AVG.371
8.0R/G11.8
2.7RA/G3.8
0.7HR/G2.0
0.3E/G0.8
42.7Opp Str29.0
6 regional games
Players to Watch · Regional Stats
North Carolina
OffenseAVGHRRBI
Erik Paulsen.50006
Gavin Gallaher.45503
Jake Schaffner.36403
PitchingIPKERA
Jackson Rose4.040.00
Ryan Lynch7.050.00
Caden Glauber4.184.15
Southern California
OffenseAVGHRRBI
Isaac Cadena.52614
Walter Urbon.476111
Andrew Lamb.46729
PitchingIPKERA
Sax Matson4.350.00
Chase Herrell4.430.00
Grant Govel9.2103.72

SFF Take

USC's losers' bracket gauntlet means nothing against UNC's home-field execution in June.

Yes, the Trojans beat Texas A&M in hostile territory and showed offensive punch, but grinding through elimination games in College Station is fundamentally different from playing three straight in Chapel Hill against an ACC-tested staff that's been waiting in the regional host seat. UNC's balanced lineup doesn't crack under pressure at Boshamer; their pitching stays fresh because they don't need 8-inning bullpen efforts when the bats score early. USC has every right to believe they can steal a game on the road, but the Heels' combination of lineup depth, pitching reliability, and home advantage is too much to overcome in a best-of-three.