North Carolina vs Oklahoma (Jun 21, 2026)
Box Score
2026 Men's College World Series-Finals 3
North Carolina vs Oklahoma
Jun 21, 2026 at Omaha, Neb. (Charles Schwab Field)
North Carolina 6 (54-13-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Jake Schaffner ss........ 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
Owen Hull cf............. 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 0 1
Gavin Gallaher 2b........ 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 2
Erik Paulsen 1b.......... 5 1 3 0 0 1 6 0 0
Cooper Nicholson 3b...... 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0
Tyler Howe lf............ 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0
Colin Hynek c............ 5 0 0 0 0 3 13 0 7
Carter French rf......... 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0
Rom Kellis V dh.......... 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Macon Winslow ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ryan Lynch p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caden Glauber p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 33 6 8 5 9 15 27 6 10
Oklahoma 2 (42-23)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Jason Walk cf............ 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 0
Camden Johnson 3b........ 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0
Deiten LaChance c........ 4 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 0
Jaxon Willits ss......... 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 1
Trey Gambill dh.......... 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Brendan Brock lf......... 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2
Dasan Harris rf.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Dayton Tockey 1b......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1
Kyle Branch 2b........... 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
Xander Mercurius p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jason Bodin p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nate Smithburg p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mason Bixby p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jaden Barfield p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reid Hensley p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trent Collier p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 30 2 4 1 3 13 27 5 5
Score by Innings R H E
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North Carolina...... 003 010 200 - 6 8 1
Oklahoma............ 200 000 000 - 2 4 1
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E - Hynek, C.(4); LaChance, D.(7). DP - Tar Heels 1; Sooners 2. LOB - Tar
Heels 10; Sooners 5. 2B - Paulsen, E.(13); Willits, J.(19). 3B - Schaffner,
J(8). HR - Hull, O.(9); Nicholson, C(17). HBP - Nicholson, C; Johnson, C..
SB - Walk, J.(19); Johnson, C.(31).
North Carolina IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Ryan Lynch.......... 4.0 3 2 2 1 5 15 17 58
Caden Glauber....... 5.0 1 0 0 2 8 15 17 65
Oklahoma IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Xander Mercurius.... 4.0 5 4 4 3 8 16 20 92
Jason Bodin......... 1.1 1 0 0 3 2 4 7 29
Nate Smithburg...... 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 6 6 27
Mason Bixby......... 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 11
Jaden Barfield...... 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 11
Reid Hensley........ 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Trent Collier....... 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 12
Win - Glauber, C. (12-0). Loss - Mercurius, X (1-3). Save - None.
WP - Mercurius, X(1); Bodin, J.(5). HBP - by Mercurius, X (Nicholson, C); by
Lynch, R. (Johnson, C.). PB - LaChance, D.(4). Inherited runners/scored:
Smithburg, N 1/0; Barfield, J. 1/0; Hensley, R. 2/0. Pitches/strikes: Lynch, R.
58/36; Glauber, C. 65/45; Mercurius, X 92/53; Bodin, J. 29/14; Smithburg, N
27/19; Bixby, M. 11/7; Barfield, J. 11/5; Hensley, R. 1/1; Collier, T. 12/7.
Umpires - HP: Brandon Cooper 1B: Jason Bradley 2B: Linus Baker 3B: Kevin
Sweeney Start: 1:40 pm Time: 3:18 Attendance: 24621
Weather: 67-Cloudy-W: 10 MPH E-NE-H:78%
Game notes:
LF: Rick Allen
RF: Mark Wagers
Mercurius, X faced 1 batter in the 5th.
Game: CWS26-F2
Play-by-Play
2026 Men's College World Series-Finals 3
North Carolina vs Oklahoma - Play-by-Play
Jun 21, 2026 at Omaha, Neb. (Charles Schwab Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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North Carolina...... 003 010 200 - 6 8 1
Oklahoma............ 200 000 000 - 2 4 1
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North Carolina starters: 2/ss Schaffner, J; 8/cf Hull, O.; 5/2b Gallaher, G.;
44/1b Paulsen, E.; 1/3b Nicholson, C; 12/lf Howe, T.; 23/c Hynek, C.; 18/rf
French, C.; 25/dh Kellis V, R.; 53/p Lynch, R.;
Oklahoma starters: 1/cf Walk, J.; 9/3b Johnson, C.; 48/c LaChance, D.; 7/ss
Willits, J.; 20/dh Gambill, T.; 10/lf Brock, B.; 17/rf Harris, Das.; 16/1b
Tockey, D.; 6/2b Branch, K.; 23/p Mercurius, X;
North Carolina 1st - No play. Schaffner, J struck out looking (0-2 KFK).
Hull, O. struck out swinging (0-2 FFFS). Gallaher, G. struck out looking (3-2
BBSFBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oklahoma 1st - Walk, J. singled to center field (1-2 BKF). Johnson, C.
walked (3-0 BBBB); Walk, J. advanced to second. Johnson, C. stole second,
advanced to third on a throwing error by c; Walk, J. stole third, scored on the
error. LaChance, D. struck out swinging (3-2 FBSFBBS). Willits, J. doubled to
right center, RBI (0-1 F); Johnson, C. scored. Gambill, T. grounded out to 2b
(1-1 BK); Willits, J. advanced to third. Brock, B. struck out looking (0-2
KFFK). 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
North Carolina 2nd - Paulsen, E. singled down the lf line (1-0 B).
Nicholson, C struck out swinging (2-2 SBSBS). Howe, T. struck out swinging (3-2
BSSBBS). Hynek, C. struck out swinging (2-2 BKFFBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Oklahoma 2nd - Harris, Das. flied out to lf (0-0). Tockey, D. struck out
looking (2-2 BKBFK). Branch, K. grounded out to 3b (3-1 KBBB). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
North Carolina 3rd - French, C. walked (3-2 BBSBSFB). Kellis V, R.
singled to shortstop (1-0 B); French, C. advanced to second. Schaffner, J
tripled down the rf line, 2 RBI (2-2 FBBF); Kellis V, R. scored; French, C.
scored. Hull, O. lined out to 2b (2-2 BFBS). Schaffner, J scored on a wild
pitch. Gallaher, G. walked (3-1 SBBBB). Paulsen, E. singled to left field (2-2
SBSFB); Gallaher, G. advanced to second. Paulsen, E. advanced to second on a
throwing error by c; Gallaher, G. advanced to third on the error. Nicholson, C
hit by pitch (2-2 KBFFFFBF). Howe, T. struck out swinging (3-2 KBKBBS). Hynek,
C. struck out swinging (2-2 FBFFBS). 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Oklahoma 3rd - Walk, J. flied out to lf to left center (0-0). Johnson,
C. hit by pitch (0-0). LaChance, D. flied out to cf (0-0). Willits, J. grounded
out to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
North Carolina 4th - French, C. walked (3-0 BBBB). Kellis V, R. grounded
into double play 2b to ss to 1b (0-1 K); French, C. out on the play. Schaffner,
J out at first 1b to p (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oklahoma 4th - Gambill, T. struck out looking (2-2 KBKBK). Brock, B.
singled to center field (3-2 KKBBFB). Harris, Das. flied out to cf (1-1 FB).
Tockey, D. struck out looking (1-2 BFFK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
North Carolina 5th - No play. Hull, O. homered to right field, RBI (1-0
B). Bodin, J. to p for Mercurius, X. Gallaher, G. singled to left field (1-2
BSK). Paulsen, E. grounded into double play ss to 1b (0-0); Gallaher, G. out on
the play. Nicholson, C walked (3-2 BKBKBB). Nicholson, C advanced to second on
a wild pitch. Nicholson, C advanced to third on a passed ball. Howe, T. walked
(3-1 BKBBB). Hynek, C. struck out swinging (2-2 BFBSFS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Oklahoma 5th - Glauber, C. to p for Lynch, R.. Branch, K. struck out
swinging (3-2 BBBKFS). Walk, J. struck out swinging (2-2 SBKBS). Johnson, C.
struck out swinging (2-2 BBFSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
North Carolina 6th - French, C. walked (3-0 BBBB). Kellis V, R. struck
out swinging (0-2 SKS). Smithburg, N to p for Bodin, J.. Schaffner, J flied out
to cf to left center (3-2 KFBBBFF). Hull, O. struck out looking (0-2 KKFK).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oklahoma 6th - LaChance, D. grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). Willits, J.
struck out looking (2-2 KBBKK). Gambill, T. singled down the lf line (0-0).
Brock, B. lined out to 3b (0-2 FFF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
North Carolina 7th - Gallaher, G. grounded out to 3b (0-0). Paulsen, E.
doubled down the lf line (1-1 FB). Nicholson, C homered to left field, 2 RBI
(3-2 BBBFK); Paulsen, E. scored. Howe, T. struck out swinging (1-2 FBFFS).
Bixby, M. to p for Smithburg, N. Hynek, C. flied out to cf (0-1 F). 2 runs,
2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oklahoma 7th - No play. No play. Harris, Das. flied out to rf (0-2 FF).
Tockey, D. grounded out to 2b (0-0). Branch, K. struck out swinging (0-2 KKS).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
North Carolina 8th - French, C. walked (3-2 BKBFBB). Winslow, M. pinch
hit for Kellis V, R.. Winslow, M. struck out swinging (0-2 FFS). Barfield, J.
to p for Bixby, M.. Schaffner, J walked (3-2 BBFKBB); French, C. advanced to
second. Hull, O. struck out swinging (2-2 FKBBS). Hensley, R. to p for
Barfield, J.. Gallaher, G. flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
2 LOB.
Oklahoma 8th - Walk, J. struck out looking (0-2 KKK). Johnson, C. struck
out swinging (1-2 KSBFFS). LaChance, D. flied out to rf (1-2 BFS). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
North Carolina 9th - Collier, T. to p for Hensley, R.. Paulsen, E.
struck out swinging (1-2 SFFBS). Nicholson, C lined out to 3b (0-0). Howe, T.
walked (3-1 BBKBB). Hynek, C. flied out to cf to right center (0-0). 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oklahoma 9th - Willits, J. struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). Gambill, T.
walked (3-1 BBBKB). Brock, B. walked (3-2 FBSBBB); Gambill, T. advanced to
second. Call on the field was game-ending double play. Oklahoma challenged.
Call on the field confired, ending the game. Harris, Das. grounded into double
play 2b to 1b (1-1 BK); Brock, B. out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
Plate appearance breakdown
2026 Men's College World Series-Finals 3
North Carolina vs Oklahoma - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Jun 21, 2026 at Omaha, Neb. (Charles Schwab Field)
North Carolina 6 (54-13-1)
----Plate appearances--- vs vs RBI With Adv With Lead Bases Runnr Rnrs Rnrs 2out Gnd Fly
North Carolina TPA AB H BB HP SH SF CI Left Right Ops Runrs Ops 2outs Off% Full On3rd Adv LOB RBI Out Out
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Schaffner, J ss... 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 1-3 1-1 1-2 2-3 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1
Hull, O. cf....... 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 1-3 0-2 0-3 0-3 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 0 1
Gallaher, G. 2b... 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 1
Paulsen, E. 1b.... 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 2-3 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Nicholson, C 3b... 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1-2 0-1 1-1 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1
Howe, T. lf....... 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0 0 0 0 0
Hynek, C. c....... 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-4 0-2 0-4 0-4 0-5 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 7 0 0 2
French, C. rf..... 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Kellis V, R. dh... 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Winslow, M. ph.... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Lynch, R. p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glauber, C. p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals............ 43 33 8 9 1 0 0 0 2-10 6-23 2-8 4-20 5-21 0-9 6-11 0-2 0-2 0 10 0 4 6
------Batters faced----- vs vs With With Lead Gnd Fly
North Carolina BF AB H BB HP SH SF CI 2B 3B HR WP BK KL Left Right Runrs 2outs Off% Out Out NP
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Lynch, R............ 17 15 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2-10 1-5 1-8 0-4 1-4 3 4 58
Glauber, C.......... 17 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1-10 0-5 0-2 1-5 0-7 3 3 65
2026 Men's College World Series-Finals 3
North Carolina vs Oklahoma - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Jun 21, 2026 at Omaha, Neb. (Charles Schwab Field)
Oklahoma 2 (42-23)
----Plate appearances--- vs vs RBI With Adv With Lead Bases Runnr Rnrs Rnrs 2out Gnd Fly
Oklahoma TPA AB H BB HP SH SF CI Left Right Ops Runrs Ops 2outs Off% Full On3rd Adv LOB RBI Out Out
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Walk, J. cf....... 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1
Johnson, C. 3b.... 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
LaChance, D. c.... 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-4 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 1 2
Willits, J. ss.... 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-4 1-1 1-2 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 0 1 0
Gambill, T. dh.... 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0
Brock, B. lf...... 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 0-1 0-2 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 1
Harris, Das. rf... 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-4 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 3
Tockey, D. 1b..... 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Branch, K. 2b..... 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Mercurius, X p.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Bodin, J. p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Smithburg, N p.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Bixby, M. p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Barfield, J. p.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Hensley, R. p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Collier, T. p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals............ 34 30 4 3 1 0 0 0 0-0 4-30 1-5 1-10 4-12 1-9 1-11 0-0 1-2 1 5 0 6 7
------Batters faced----- vs vs With With Lead Gnd Fly
Oklahoma BF AB H BB HP SH SF CI 2B 3B HR WP BK KL Left Right Runrs 2outs Off% Out Out NP
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Mercurius, X........ 20 16 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 4-10 1-6 3-10 0-4 4-7 2 1 92
Bodin, J............ 7 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-1 1-3 0-3 0-1 1-1 1 0 29
Smithburg, N........ 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1-4 1-2 1-3 0-1 0-1 1 1 27
Bixby, M............ 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 1-1 0 1 11
Barfield, J......... 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 11
Hensley, R.......... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1
Collier, T.......... 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0 2 12
Line score
North Carolina 6, Oklahoma 2 (Jun 21, 2026 at Omaha, Neb.)
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North Carolina...... 003 010 200 - 6 8 1 (54-13-1)
Oklahoma............ 200 000 000 - 2 4 1 (42-23)
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Pitchers: North Carolina - Ryan Lynch; Caden Glauber(5) and Colin Hynek. Oklahoma -
Xander Mercurius; Jason Bodin(5); Nate Smithburg(6); Mason Bixby(7); Jaden Barfield(8);
Reid Hensley(8); Trent Collier(9) and Deiten LaChance.
Win-Caden Glauber(12-0) Loss-Xander Mercurius(1-3) T-3:18 A-24621
HR UNC26 - Owen Hull (9); Cooper Nicholson (17).
Weather: 67-Cloudy-W: 10 MPH E-NE-H:78%
Game notes:
LF: Rick Allen
RF: Mark Wagers
Mercurius, X faced 1 batter in the 5th.
Game: CWS26-F2