NCAA baseball: UNC, ECU to meet in winners' bracket in Chapel Hill regional

Chapel Hill Regional

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Friday, May 29

Game 1 - East Carolina 7, Tennessee 3, 14 innings

Third-seeded East Carolina outlasted No. 2 seed Tennessee in a 14-inning battle Friday afternoon in the Chapel Hill Regional opener. The postseason pitchers' duel was the longest NCAA Regional game since 2023. The game lasted 4 hours and 30 minutes. The game was tied at 1 into the ninth inning when both teams scored one. Both teams scored a single run in the 13th inning before ECU broke the game open with four runs in the top of the 14th. 

Game 2 - North Carolina 8, VCU 0

Ryan Lynch pitched seven innings and allowed just two hits and no runs to lead No. 5 overall seed North Carolina to a victory over VCU. UNC scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning. Eric Paulsen had a two-run double in the inning. Third baseman Cooper Nicholson had three hits, including a solo home run.

Saturday, May 30

Game 3 - Tennessee vs. VCU, noon

Game 4 - East Carolina vs. North Carolina, 5 p.m.

Sunday, May 31

Game 5 - Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, noon

Game 6 - Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 5 p.m.

Monday, June 1

x-Game 7 - Rematch Game 6

Auburn Regional

Auburn, Ala.

Friday, May 29

Game 1 - Milwaukee 13, Auburn 8

Game 2 - UCF leads NC State 9-3 (delay)

Saturday, May 30

Game 3 - Auburn vs. Game 2 loser, 3 p.m.

Game 4 - Milwaukee vs. Game 2 winner, 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 31

Game 5 - Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 3 p.m.

Game 6 - Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m.

Monday, June 1

x-Game 7 - Rematch Game 6