NCAA Baseball Tournament: Arizona advances to College World Series

Ten teams have an opportunity to advance to the 2025 Men's College World Series with a win in Super Regional play on Sunday.

Arizona and North Carolina have a decisive Game 3 in their best-of-3 series while Miami and Louisville, in addition to Florida State and Oregon State are also tied at 1-1.

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Elsewhere in the Super Regionals, Arkansas has a 1-0 lead over defending national champion Tennessee and winning on Sunday would send them to Omaha. LSU also won its opener versus West Virginia, as did Duke over Murray State and UCLA versus UTSA.

Coastal Carolina was the first to team to qualify for the MCWS by finishing a sweep of Auburn on Saturday.

Arizona 4, North Carolina 3

The Wildcats join the Chanticleers in Omaha, defeating the Tar Heels on their home field.

Arizona took a 4-3 lead with a 3-run eighth inning as its first four batters reached base, helped out by an two throwing errors by UNC. Tommy Splaine first scored on a bunt single from Easton Breyfogle. Brendan Summerhill then walked to load the bases and Mason White drove in two runs with a single.

A 3-run homer by Jackson Van De Brake gave North Carolina a 3-1 lead in the fifth inning, following consecutive singles from Carter French and Kane Kepley. Arizona starter Smith Bailey was charged with those three runs with five hits allowed, four strikeouts and three walks in six innings.

Ryan Lynch pitched seven innings for the Tar Heels, allowing three runs (two earned) with five strikeouts. Walker McDuffie took the loss after he allowed the go-ahead run to reach base in the eighth.