Oklahoma Sooners vs North Carolina Tar Heels
Men's College World Series Championship Final - Game 2 • Series tied 1-1

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North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth CarolinaUNC
54-13-1
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54-13-1
Final

Oklahoma SoonersOklahomaOU
42-23
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42-23
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 |
North Carolina Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Schaffner SS |
O. Hull CF |
G. Gallaher 2B |
E. Paulsen 1B |
C. Nicholson 3B |
T. Howe LF |
C. Hynek C |
C. French RF |
R. Kellis V DH |
a M. Winslow PH-DH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .355 | .468 | .555 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .390 | .497 | .614 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .291 | .382 | .488 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .424 | .486 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .258 | .434 | .567 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .235 | .366 | .327 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .257 | .344 | .473 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .240 | .405 | .296 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .338 | .522 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .417 | .466 |
| 33 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
a-struck out bunting foul for R. Kellis V in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BE. Paulsen (13, N. Smithburg)
- 3BJ. Schaffner (8, X. Mercurius)
- HRO. Hull (9, 5th inning off X. Mercurius 0 on, 0 Out); C. Nicholson (17, 7th inning off N. Smithburg 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ. Schaffner 2 (50), O. Hull (86), C. Nicholson 2 (53)
- GIDPE. Paulsen; R. Kellis V
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP2-8 (C. Hynek 0-2, G. Gallaher 0-1, J. Schaffner 1-1, O. Hull 0-2, T. Howe 0-1, C. Nicholson 1-1)
- Fielding
- EC. Hynek (4, throw)
Oklahoma Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Walk CF |
C. Johnson 3B |
D. Lachance C |
J. Willits SS |
T. Gambill DH |
B. Brock LF |
D. Harris RF |
D. Tockey 1B |
K. Branch 2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .282 | .382 | .408 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .299 | .401 | .481 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .401 | .621 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 | .399 | .509 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .432 | .526 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .389 | .521 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .362 | .418 | .591 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .374 | .545 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .313 | .286 |
| 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
- Batting
- 2BJ. Willits (19, R. Lynch)
- RBIJ. Willits (53)
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP1-4 (J. Willits 1-1, T. Gambill 0-1, B. Brock 0-1, D. Lachance 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBJ. Walk (19, 3rd base off R. Lynch/C. Hynek); C. Johnson (31, 2nd base off R. Lynch/C. Hynek)
- Fielding
- ED. Lachance (7, throw)
- PBD. Lachance
North Carolina Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Lynch |
C. Glauber |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 58-36 | 4.21 |
| 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48-37 | 2.08 |
| 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 106-73 |
- Pitching
- HBPC. Johnson (by R. Lynch)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedR. Lynch 11/17; C. Glauber 10/13
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesR. Lynch-12-2-12-10; C. Glauber-11-10-10-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR. Lynch 3-4; C. Glauber 2-3
Oklahoma Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
X. Mercurius |
J. Bodin |
N. Smithburg |
M. Bixby |
J. Barfield |
R. Hensley |
T. Collier |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 91-53 | 5.76 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 29-14 | 5.25 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27-19 | 3.79 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 6.50 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11-5 | 9.00 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 5.11 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 3.80 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 182-106 |
- Pitching
- WPJ. Bodin; X. Mercurius
- HBPC. Nicholson (by X. Mercurius)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ. Bodin 2/7; R. Hensley 1/1; J. Barfield 1/2; N. Smithburg 5/6; M. Bixby 2/3; X. Mercurius 11/20; T. Collier 3/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ. Bodin-5-5-2-2; R. Hensley-0-0-0-1; J. Barfield-2-1-2-0; N. Smithburg-5-1-9-4; M. Bixby-1-1-4-1; X. Mercurius-7-17-21-8; T. Collier-1-2-2-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ. Bodin 2-0; R. Hensley 0-1; N. Smithburg 1-1; M. Bixby 0-1; X. Mercurius 3-1; T. Collier 0-2
Scoring Summary
Inning | UNC | OU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J. Walk stole third, C. Johnson stole second, J. Walk scored, C. Johnson safe at third on throwing error by catcher C. Hynek. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1st | J. Willits doubled to deep right center, C. Johnson scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | J. Schaffner tripled to right, C. French and R. Kellis V scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | J. Schaffner scored on X. Mercurius' wild pitch. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 5th | O. Hull homered to right. | 4 | 2 | ||
| 7th | C. Nicholson homered to left, E. Paulsen scored. | 6 | 2 | ||
UNC vs OU Videos
Cooper Nicholson smashes a home run
Owen Hull belts a solo homer for UNC
UNC takes advantage of a wild pitch and takes the lead
Game Information
Charles Schwab Field
4:30 AM, 22 June 2026
Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 24,621