Oklahoma vs. North Carolina baseball box score: Live stats from College World Series Game 1
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The first game of the 2026 College World Series Final between North Carolina Tar Heels and Oklahoma Sooners was pushed up from tonight to avoid the rain forecasted in the area.
Both teams swept their way to the CWS finals. North Carolina took down Ole Miss before winning two straight against West Virginia. As for Oklahoma, the Sooners defeated Alabama before sending Georgia packing with back-to-back wins.
First pitch at Charles Schwab Field will be at 3 p.m. ET.
| 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OU (41-22) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| UNC (53-12-1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Oklahoma vs. North Carolina baseball box score: Live stats from College World Series NCAA Championship
Oklahoma Sooners
| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Walk | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .383 |
| 9 | Camden Johnson | 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .399 |
| 48 | Deiten LaChance | C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .338 | .407 |
| 7 | Jaxon Willits | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 | .399 |
| 20 | Trey Gambill | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .436 |
| 10 | Brendan Brock | LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .298 | .391 |
| 17 | Dasan Harris | RF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .424 |
| 16 | Dayton Tockey | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .378 |
| 6 | Kyle Branch | 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .215 | .319 |
| Total | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 | ||||
2B:
- Willits 1 (18)
- Harris 2 (10)
H:
- LaChance 2 (18)
RBI:
- Walk 1 (25)
- Johnson 1 (48)
- LaChance 3 (68)
- Branch 2 (23)
| Pitcher | POS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | BF | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | Cord Rager | P | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 4.8 |
| Total | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | |||
- Rager 82 (51 strikes)
North Carolina Tar Heels
| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jake Schaffner | SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .355 | .469 |
| 8 | Owen Hull | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .397 | .505 |
| 5 | Gavin Gallaher | 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .382 |
| 44 | Erik Paulsen | 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .422 |
| 1 | Cooper Nicholson | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 | .431 |
| 12 | Tyler Howe | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 | .369 |
| 23 | Colin Hynek | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .349 |
| 6 | Macon Winslow | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .419 |
| 18 | Carter French | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .395 |
| Total | 16 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||
2B:
- Hull 1 (27)
- Paulsen 1 (12)
RBI:
- Gallaher 2 (63)
- Hynek 1 (59)
| Pitcher | POS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | BF | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Jason DeCaro | P | 3.2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 2.9 |
| 40 | Walker McDuffie | P | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Total | 4.2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 24 | |||
- McDuffie 19 (11 strikes)
- DeCaro 83 (57 strikes)
How to watch: Oklahoma vs. North Carolina 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship Game
Date: Saturday, June 20
Time: 3 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Full schedule for this weekend:
Saturday, June 20
Game 1: North Carolina vs. Oklahoma 3 p.m. ET on ESPN
Sunday, June 21
Game 2: North Carolina vs. Oklahoma 2:30 p.m. ET on ABC
Monday, June 22
Game 3: North Carolina vs. Oklahoma TBD on ESPN (if necessary)
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