Tar Heels Ride Hot Offense to Championship Hope After 12-7 WVU Win

UNC knocked off West Virginia 12-7 to reach the national championship series for the first time since 2007, fueled by 16 hits and a red‑hot trio in the 2–4 spots (Owen Hull, Gavin Gallaher, Erik Paulsen) who went 11-for-15 with seven RBIs and six runs. A lineup shake‑up and aggressive baserunning helped set the tone early, while Folger Boaz started and Jackson Rose worked 4.1 scoreless innings before Caden Glauber finished it. WVU’s Armani Guzman sparked a five-run seventh that kept the game tense, but UNC rode the surge to set up a title showdown after awaiting the Georgia‑Oklahoma result.