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USA Today
7 hours ago
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- USA Today
UNC baseball gets Luke Stevenson replacement with transfer portal commitment
UNC baseball gets Luke Stevenson replacement with transfer portal commitment Can UNC's first baseball transfer portal commitment make an immediate impact in 2026? Georgia State transfer catcher Colin Hynek has committed to North Carolina. In 2025, he hit .230 with 18 HRs and 45 RBIs, leading the team in homers and ranking fourth in RBIs and total bases. He had a .586 SLG, .396 OBP, and 36 walks. — Chris Smith (@chrismithunc) June 7, 2025 The UNC baseball team is extremely lucky to have Luke Stevenson behind the dish, but his time in Chapel Hill is likely coming to an end after the current season. Stevenson, mocked to be a first-round pick in July's MLB Draft, is a do-it-all catcher. Stevenson is the Diamond Heels' top power source, mashing 19 home runs, while he's also a defensive stalwart with only two errors. With Stevenson likely gone in 2026, North Carolina needs an answer at catcher. UNC also carries Liberty transfer Macaddin Dye behind the plate, plus Juco transfer Rom Kellis, but wants to add another option. The Diamond Heels are hoping that their latest roster addition is their answer behind the dish. On Saturday, North Carolina secured a commitment from Georgia State transfer Colin Hynek, who started 105 of the 132 games he played in Atlanta. Like Stevenson, Hynek is also a power threat at the plate, mashing 33 home runs and driving in 91 runs across thre seasons. By coming to Chapel Hill, Hynek will have a significantly better shot at competing for a championship. Georgia State just completed a 26-30 campaign and hasn't made the NCAA Tournament since 2009, while UNC is playing in the Super Regional round for a second-consecutive season. If you're following recent transactions across college baseball, there's plenty of transfers already in the portal, particularly from the Virginia Cavaliers. The Diamond Heels will benefit from adding more starting pitching to their 2026 roster, while more hitting power couldn't hurt. Follow us @TarHeelsWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels news, notes and opinions.
USA Today
14 hours ago
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- USA Today
Duke baseball vs. Murray State: Prediction, odds for Game 3 of Durham Super Regional
Duke baseball vs. Murray State: Prediction, odds for Game 3 of Durham Super Regional The Duke Blue Devils and Murray State Racers are playing in a winner-take-all Game 3 of the Durham Super Regional on Monday. The winner of the game will advance to the College World Series in Omaha, and the loser's season will be over. Duke won the first game of the series, but Murray State evened it up on Sunday, blowing out the Blue Devils 19-9 at Jack Coombs Field in Durham, North Carolina. Duke battled back and made it a 10-8 game in the sixth inning, but the Racers scored nine runs in the seventh inning to take control of the game. The Blue Devils are looking for their first-ever series win in the Super Regional round, losing their previous three in the decisive third game. Murray State is playing in the first Super Regional in program history and has never been to the CWS. Here is a look at the updated odds from FanDuel for Game 3 of Duke-Murray State and a prediction for the game. The Odds Murray State Racers: +190 Duke Blue Devils: -250 Despite losing by 10 runs in Game Two of the series, Duke is heavily favored in the game. The Blue Devils have been great at home all season, going 30-10. Murray State's Statistical Leaders Batting Average: Dustin Mercer (.360) Slugging: Jonathan Hogart (.695) Home Runs: Jonathan Hogart (20) RBI: Dan Tauken (75) Stolen Bases: Carson Garner (14) Duke's Statistical Leaders Batting Average: Ben Miller (.321) Ben Miller (.321) Slugging: Ben Miller (.638) Ben Miller (.638) Home Runs: Ben Miller (21) Ben Miller (21) RBI: Ben Miller (63) Ben Miller (63) Stolen Bases: Tyler Albright (15) Advice and Prediction Best Bet: Duke -250 The Blue Devils are the heavy favorites for the game, and they should be. Yes, they got blown out in Game Two on Sunday, but they have been excellent at home all season and should be playing in front of another excellent crowd. They haven't lost back-to-back home games this season, and it won't happen on Monday as Duke does enough to win the game and punch their ticket to the College World Series for the first time since 1961. How to watch, listen to Monday's game Date: Monday, June 9 Time: 7 p.m. ET TV: ESPN Streaming: ESPN+ The game between Duke and Murray State will start at 7 p.m. ET on Monday at Jack Coombs Field in Durham, North Carolina. The entire series will be streamed on ESPN+ with Clay Matvik and Gregg Olson on the call. Follow us @DukeWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Duke news, notes, and opinions.
USA Today
a day ago
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- USA Today
Live Updates: LSU baseball vs. West Virginia in Game 2 of Baton Rouge Super Regional
LSU baseball is set for round two of the Baton Rouge Super Regional vs. West Virginia on Sunday. After a 16-run outburst in Game 1, the Tigers are one win away from the College World Series. On Saturday, timely home runs did the trick with Josh Pearson and Steven Milam both hitting grand slams, but it was Derek Curiel who started the scoring with a three-run homer. Kade Anderson got the start and allowed six earned runs, but he made it through seven innings, protecting LSU's bullpen. West Virginia put up a fight in Game 1. Even when LSU blew it open with a 10-1 lead, WVU started scraping back and forced LSU to keep the pressure on. The Mountaineers will take their best shot on Sunday as they look to keep their season alive. A win would mark Jay Johnson's second trip to Omaha as LSU's head coach. The Tigers' last appearance came in 2023, when LSU won the national title behind the star power of Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews. We'll have you covered here with live updates throughout the contest. What channel is LSU baseball vs West Virginia on today? TV Channel: ESPNU Livestream: Fubo (free trial) or ESPN+ (Subscriber Only) LSU baseball vs West Virginia will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2 in the Super Regional round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. Streaming options for the game include FUBO, which offers a free trial to new subscribers. LSU baseball vs West Virginia time today Date: Sunday, June 8 Sunday, June 8 Start time: 7:56 p.m. CT The LSU baseball vs West Virginia game starts at 7:56 p.m. CT from Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Clemson defeats Kentucky 5-1 to advance to 3rd Super Regional in 4 seasons
CLEMSON, S.C. (Clemson SID) – The Clemson Softball team defeated the Kentucky Wildcats (31-28), 5-1, to claim a Regional title in McWhorter Stadium and advance to the Super Regional round for the third time in program history in just five full seasons. The Tigers (47-12) improved to 9-1 all-time in home NCAA games, and defeated each of the three teams – USC Upstate (10-2), Northwestern (1-0) and Kentucky (5-1) – by allowing just three runs. Reese Basinger (17-5) earned the win in the circle, and Brooke McCubbin retired all four batters she faced to record her fourth save of the season. Freshman Marian Collins went 3-for-3 with a walk and went 8-for-9 with two walks in the three games overall. Fellow freshman Taylor Pipkins launched a three-run homer to extend Clemson's lead to 3-0, while Julia Knowler, Maddie Moore and Kylee Johnson each drove in a run. The Tigers, the 2025 ACC Champion, advance to play No. 6 National Seed Texas (48-10) in Austin, Texas at the Red and Charline McCombs Softball Field. Dates and times of the super will be announced at a later date once all regionals are completed. On Sunday, both programs looked to do some damage in the second inning as Clemson loaded the bases with two outs and Kentucky advanced a player to third with two outs. Both pitchers forced fly outs to left field to end the inning unscathed. The Tigers broke open the scoring in the top of the third inning off of Julia Knowler's program-record 18th double of the year. She drove in Alex Brown, who singled and advanced on a wild pitch earlier that inning. The Wildcats tried to respond in the bottom of the frame after once again getting a runner on third, but Basinger sat Hallie Mitchell down with her second inning-ending strikeout to leave her stranded. Basinger finished the day with three strikeouts, all of which were the final out of their respective innings (first, third and fourth). Clemson extended its lead in the fourth after Collins and Pipkins delivered at the plate. Collins drew a five-pitch walk to leadoff the inning, and Pipkins blasted her fourth home run of the year 232 feet out of left center to make it 3-0 with no outs. Senior Maddie Moore delivered an RBI double down the right field line to score Brown to make it 4-0 after four. This extended Moore's program-record RBI count to 66, while Brown extended her program-record runs scored count to 66. Kentucky got one back in the bottom of the sixth to chase Basinger, bringing in McCubbin. The Tiger hurler got Ella Emmert swinging to limit the damage. The Tigers tacked on a run in the seventh, loading the bases with nobody out, and Macey Cintron scored from third on a Kylee Johnson fielder's choice. Eight pitches were all that were needed for McCubbin to retire the bottom of the seventh with three groundouts to seal the 5-1 victory for the Tigers. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
18-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Oklahoma Sooners advance to Super Regionals with 12-1 win over Cal
Oklahoma Sooners advance to Super Regionals with 12-1 win over Cal The Oklahoma Sooners advanced to the Super Regional round of the NCAA tournament for the 15th consecutive season following a 12-1 win over the California Golden Bears. It was a clean sweep for the Sooners, who won each of their three games in run-rule fashion, including twice over Cal. Sam Landry was again fantastic, allowing only an unearned run over three innings to move to 22-4 on the season and lower her ERA to 2.00. Isabella Smith and Peytn Monticelli threw the fourth and fifth innings to close out the win and send the Sooners to the Super Regionals. Oklahoma jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on Gabbie Garcia's 18th home run of the season in the top of the second. Three batters later, Ailana Agbayani hit a three-run home run to put Oklahoma ahead 4-0. Cal responded with a run in the bottom of the second after a throwing error, but Landry was able to limit the damage, stranding a runner at third base. The Sooners failed to capitalize with runners in scoring position and less than two outs in the top of the third. However, a baserunning mistake from Cal, allowed Oklahoma to get out of the bottom of the third on a fly ball which led to a double play. In the fourth, the Sooners ran away with the game with eight runs. Abigale Dayton drove in Agbayani from second and advance to second on the throw. With runners on second and third, Kasidi Pickering hit her 17th home run of the season and her third home run of the regional round to put Oklahoma up 8-1. Ella Parker followed that up with a solo shot for her 12th home run of the season to make it 9-1. Singles by freshmen Riley Zache and Corri Hicks gave Oklahoma an 11-1 lead and Hannah Coor capped off the scoring with a sacrifice fly to the wall to make it 12-1. Smith and Monticelli didn't give Cal much to work with and continued the strong postseason work by the Sooners bullpen. Over the three-game set, Oklahoma outscored their opponents 31-3. Now, they await the winner of the Tuscaloosa Regional. The final between Alabama and Virginia Tech was put in a weather delay. The Crimson Tide are looking to close out the weekend without a loss, while the Hokies will have to beat the Tide twice in order to earn an opportunity to play in Norman next weekend. Contact/Follow us @SoonersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oklahoma news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow John on X @john9williams.
