East Carolina Pirates @ North Carolina Tar Heels
NCAA Baseball Championship - Chapel Hill Regional - North Carolina advances to Super Regional

East Carolina PiratesEast CarolinaECU
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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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 9 | 0 |
East Carolina Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
G. Lenahan CF |
J. Herring RF |
B. Burress 2B |
B. Bachman DH |
a M. Kalinich PH-DH |
D. Whitaker LF |
C. Wallace 3B |
A. Irby 1B |
b A. Bouche PH |
W. Barron C |
N. Parham SS |
M. Lashley SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .402 | .526 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .344 | .485 | .565 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .361 | .460 | .482 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .340 | .455 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .323 | .432 | .616 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .323 | .428 | .554 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .354 | .385 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .354 | .344 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .314 | .391 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .358 | .416 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .300 | .318 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .390 | .368 |
| 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
a-doubled to deep left center for B. Bachman in the 4th
b-flied out to center for A. Irby in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BM. Kalinich (8, F. Boaz)
- HRG. Lenahan (9, 3rd inning off F. Boaz 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM. Kalinich (33), G. Lenahan 2 (48)
- 2Out RBIG. Lenahan
- GIDPN. Parham; A. Irby
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP3-6 (C. Wallace 1-1, D. Whitaker 0-1, M. Kalinich 1-1, A. Irby 0-1, M. Lashley 0-1, G. Lenahan 1-1)
- Fielding
- EN. Parham 2 (9, bobble 2)
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 |
a C. French PH-RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .362 | .478 | .579 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .283 | .378 | .494 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .372 | .493 | .565 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .430 | .500 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .297 | .425 | .479 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .438 | .591 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 | .377 | .349 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .360 | .486 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .352 | .400 | .630 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .386 | .284 |
| 33 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
a-hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher for R. Kellis V in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BE. Paulsen (10, G. Marley); J. Schaffner (19, J. Webb)
- RBIE. Paulsen 2 (52), J. Schaffner (44), M. Winslow (55), O. Hull 3 (79), T. Howe (30)
- 2Out RBIT. Howe
- SFM. Winslow
- SHC. French
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP5-19 (C. Hynek 0-1, G. Gallaher 0-2, E. Paulsen 1-3, J. Schaffner 1-1, M. Winslow 1-3, O. Hull 1-3, T. Howe 1-3, C. Nicholson 0-3)
- Baserunning
- SBE. Paulsen (1, 2nd base off E. Norby/W. Barron)
East Carolina Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Towers (L, 7-4) |
E. Norby |
J. Webb |
G. Marley |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 37-16 | 3.39 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37-25 | 4.28 |
| 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 43-26 | 3.84 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22-18 | 2.88 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 139-85 |
- Pitching
- WPJ. Webb; G. Marley
- HBPG. Gallaher (by E. Norby); O. Hull (by E. Norby); R. Kellis V (by E. Norby)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedR. Towers 6/11; E. Norby 6/12; J. Webb 8/14; G. Marley 5/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesR. Towers-6-2-1-7; E. Norby-3-6-10-6; J. Webb-5-6-6-9; G. Marley-6-2-7-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR. Towers 1-1; E. Norby 1-2; J. Webb 4-3; G. Marley 1-1
North Carolina Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
F. Boaz |
W. McDuffie |
J. Rose (W, 4-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 58-37 | 7.03 |
| 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-14 | 2.94 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 41-25 | 2.55 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 119-76 |
- Pitching
- WPW. McDuffie
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedF. Boaz 8/15; W. McDuffie 8/8; J. Rose 7/13
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesF. Boaz-12-3-12-10; W. McDuffie-4-3-0-7; J. Rose-7-4-6-8
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsF. Boaz 6-0; W. McDuffie 3-1; J. Rose 3-5
Scoring Summary
Inning | ECU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C. Nicholson safe at first on error by shortstop N. Parham, G. Gallaher scored, O. Hull to third, M. Winslow to second. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1st | T. Howe reached on infield single to second, O. Hull scored, M. Winslow to third, C. Nicholson to second. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | O. Hull hit by pitch, R. Kellis V scored, J. Schaffner to third, G. Gallaher to second. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2nd | E. Paulsen singled to right, J. Schaffner and G. Gallaher scored, O. Hull to third. | 0 | 5 | ||
| 3rd | G. Lenahan homered to left. | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3rd | O. Hull singled to right center, R. Kellis V and J. Schaffner scored, G. Gallaher to third. | 1 | 7 | ||
| 3rd | M. Winslow hit sacrifice fly to center, G. Gallaher scored, O. Hull to second. | 1 | 8 | ||
| 5th | G. Lenahan singled to right, W. Barron scored. | 2 | 8 | ||
| 5th | M. Kalinich singled to center, G. Lenahan scored, B. Burress to second. | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7th | J. Schaffner doubled to deep left center, C. Hynek scored. | 3 | 9 | ||
ECU @ UNC Videos
East Carolina vs. North Carolina: Game Highlights
Grady Lenahan blasts a home run
Game Information
Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium
10:00 PM, 31 May 2026
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Attendance: 4,022