USC Trojans @ North Carolina Tar Heels
NCAA Baseball Championship - Chapel Hill Super Regional - Game 1 • USC leads series 1-0

USC TrojansUSCUSC
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North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth CarolinaUNC
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
USC Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
A. Covarrubias 2B |
A. Lopez 1B |
A. Lopez DH |
K. Takeuchi 3B-CF |
I. Cadena C |
J. Basseer RF |
A. Lamb LF |
M. Riske 3B |
D. Carpentier SS |
W. Urbon CF-LF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 | .380 | .386 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .306 | .385 | .543 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .282 | .368 | .600 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .316 | .421 | .536 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .428 | .512 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .435 | .615 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .287 | .386 | .596 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .281 | .257 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .379 | .420 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .403 | .431 | .627 |
| 37 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
- Batting
- 2BK. Takeuchi (19, J. Rose); Ad. Lopez (15, W. McDuffie)
- HRD. Carpentier (4, 6th inning off W. McDuffie 3 on, 2 Out); A. Lamb (13, 3rd inning off R. Lynch 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ. Basseer (42), I. Cadena (36), D. Carpentier 4 (29), A. Lamb 2 (44), K. Takeuchi (60)
- 2Out RBID. Carpentier 4
- SHA. Lamb; W. Urbon
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP3-13 (J. Basseer 0-3, I. Cadena 0-3, D. Carpentier 1-2, A. Covarrubias 0-1, A. Lamb 0-1, K. Takeuchi 1-1, Ad. Lopez 0-1, Au. Lopez 1-1)
- Fielding
- EM. Edwards (3, fielding)
North Carolina Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Schaffner SS |
G. Gallaher 2B |
O. Hull CF |
M. Winslow DH |
E. Paulsen 1B |
C. Nicholson 3B |
T. Howe RF-LF |
C. Hynek C |
R. Kellis V LF |
C. French RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .480 | .577 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .375 | .490 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .374 | .495 | .564 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .295 | .426 | .491 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .426 | .484 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .264 | .431 | .579 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | .375 | .347 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .272 | .362 | .488 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .381 | .596 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .383 | .282 |
| 35 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
- Batting
- 2BC. Hynek (17, C. Herrell); E. Paulsen (11, M. Edwards)
- RBIC. Hynek (54), G. Gallaher (54), E. Paulsen (53), J. Schaffner (45)
- 2Out RBIC. Hynek
- SFG. Gallaher
- GIDPG. Gallaher
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP1-9 (C. Hynek 0-1, E. Paulsen 0-1, J. Schaffner 1-1, M. Winslow 0-1, R. Kellis V 0-2, T. Howe 0-1, C. Nicholson 0-2)
USC Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Edwards |
C. Herrell (W, 6-4) |
B. Cushnie |
A. Johnson (S, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 77-44 | 2.07 |
| 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42-27 | 4.94 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 1.64 |
| 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34-25 | 3.31 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 157-98 |
- Pitching
- WPM. Edwards
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedC. Herrell 7/9; M. Edwards 10/18; A. Johnson 9/12; B. Cushnie 0/1
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesC. Herrell-8-2-9-8; M. Edwards-16-8-11-9; A. Johnson-7-3-6-9; B. Cushnie-0-0-1-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC. Herrell 2-3; M. Edwards 0-4; A. Johnson 5-4; B. Cushnie 0-1
North Carolina Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Lynch |
W. McDuffie (L, 7-3) |
M. Matthijs |
J. Rose |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 89-62 | 4.22 |
| 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22-12 | 3.48 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 5.34 |
| 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29-21 | 2.40 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 152-101 |
- Pitching
- HBPJ. Basseer (by R. Lynch)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedM. Matthijs 2/3; W. McDuffie 4/6; R. Lynch 17/24; J. Rose 6/9
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesM. Matthijs-1-2-1-2; W. McDuffie-2-3-2-5; R. Lynch-24-8-14-16; J. Rose-4-8-4-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM. Matthijs 1-0; W. McDuffie 1-0; R. Lynch 8-2; J. Rose 2-2
Scoring Summary
Inning | USC | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | J. Schaffner singled to right, T. Howe scored, C. Hynek to third. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | G. Gallaher hit sacrifice fly to left, C. Hynek scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | A. Lamb homered to right center. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | E. Paulsen doubled to deep left center, M. Winslow scored. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | C. Hynek safe at first on error by pitcher M. Edwards, E. Paulsen scored. | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5th | C. Hynek doubled to deep left, T. Howe scored. | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6th | K. Takeuchi singled to left, Ad. Lopez scored, Au. Lopez to second. | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6th | D. Carpentier homered to left, Au. Lopez, K. Takeuchi and A. Lamb scored. | 6 | 5 | ||
| 7th | I. Cadena grounded out to second, Ad. Lopez scored, Au. Lopez to third, K. Takeuchi to second. | 7 | 5 | ||
| 7th | J. Basseer grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Au. Lopez scored, K. Takeuchi to third. | 8 | 5 | ||
| 7th | A. Lamb hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, K. Takeuchi scored, J. Basseer to second. | 9 | 5 | ||
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Game Information
Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium
3:00 AM, 6 June 2026
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Attendance: 3,847