{"id":3078,"date":"2026-06-15T10:05:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3078"},"modified":"2026-06-15T10:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:05:44","slug":"north-carolina-gains-inside-track-to-college-world-series-finals-with-5-2-win-over-west-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3078","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina gains inside track to College World Series finals with 5-2 win over West Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>OMAHA, Neb. (AP) \u2014 Gavin Gallaher\u2019s two-run triple gave North Carolina the lead in the seventh inning to help send the Tar Heels to a 5-2 win over West Virginia in the College World Series on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3076\">Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal wins the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Tar Heels (52-12-1) opened a CWS with two straight wins for the first time in eight appearances since 2006 and need one more victory to reach the best-of-three finals next weekend. They\u2019re off until Wednesday, when they\u2019ll meet the winner of a Tuesday elimination game between the Mountaineers (46-16) and Troy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to play really well on Wednesday,\u201d Carolina coach Scott Forbes said, \u201cbut I think I\u2019ll sleep pretty good tonight going 2-0.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Tar Heels scored three unearned runs against Big 12 pitcher of the year Maxx Yehl (9-3) to break a 2-all tie in the seventh with country music star and North Carolina booster Eric Church cheering them on in a suite.<\/p>\n<p>They had runners on first and second after West Virginia third baseman Tyrus Hall and second baseman Brodie Kresser couldn\u2019t come up with grounders. Gallaher lined a ball deep into the gap in right center for a 4-2 lead and he came home when Owen Hull grounded a ball up the middle for a single.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you give a great team five outs, it\u2019s hard to get through it,\u201d Mountaineers coach Steve Sabins said, \u201cand the groundball broke our back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An inning earlier, Forbes called a team meeting in the dugout and, according to ESPN, told his players they needed to play looser and have more fun. The Tar Heels went three-up, three-down in the sixth, but the next inning Gallaher and his teammates were having a jolly time on a clear and cool evening at Charles Schwab Field.<\/p>\n<p>Forbes called Gallaher \u201cMr. Clutch\u201d for his history of coming up with big hits in critical situations over his three years in the program.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3071\">Iran and US reach a tentative deal to end war as Israel rules out withdrawing from seized land<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just try to keep everything the same, stick to my routine and trust my preparation,\u201d Gallaher said. \u201cI keep grinding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gallaher said he also finds comfort having Forbes coaching third base.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlways has a smile on his face, and that takes weight off your shoulders,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The mood in the Tar Heels\u2019 dugout changed in the ninth. Walker McDuffie (9-3), who relieved starter Ryan Lynch in the fifth, gave up a walk and single to bring Ben Lumsden to the plate as the potential tying run with one out.<\/p>\n<p>Caden Glauber, who pitched 2 1\/3 innings of shutout relief in a 6-2 win over Mississippi on Friday, came on and struck out Lumsden and Hall to earn his fifth save.<\/p>\n<p>Sabins said the task they face to reach the finals is difficult but not insurmountable. The Mountaineers won three elimination games in regionals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were able to scratch back and claw back,\u201d he said. \u201cYou get a little bit more rest in this event. So guys get rested, recover, come back and try to eliminate a team in a day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=3069\">The Latest: G7 leaders likely to discuss Iran and Ukraine at summit in France<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OMAHA, Neb. 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