North Carolina Clinches Super Regional Berth With 9-3 Win Over East Carolina

5 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 1

North Carolina became the first team to lock up a 2026 Super Regional spot, beating East Carolina 9-3 at Boshamer Stadium to sweep the Chapel Hill regional.
Eight UNC runs in the first three innings broke the game open, with the Tar Heels loading the bases in each of those frames after opening the tournament with an 8-0 win over VCU.
The No. 5 overall seed reached its first regional sweep since 2019 and will host the College Station regional winner—Texas A&M or Southern California—in a best-of-three series starting June 5.
Georgia also advanced with a 6-1 win over Liberty, but third baseman Tre Phelps was ejected after a go-ahead two-run homer and could miss Game 1 of the Super Regional.

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