UNC baseball shuts out VCU in NCAA Tournament opener: Score, highlights

UNC baseball shuts out VCU in NCAA Tournament opener: Score, highlights

UNC baseball earned a shutout win against VCU in the Tar Heels' opening game of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Here are the highlights.

Lynch sets the tone as UNC blanks VCU in NCAA regional baseball opener

By The Tobacco Road Scribe Chapel Hill, NC — North Carolina opened NCAA Tournament play with the kind of performance built for June: clean defense, early offense, a dominant start and just enough late pressure to turn a tense regional opener into an emphatic statement. Behind seven shutout innings from Ryan Lynch and a balanced 12-hit attack, the Tar Heels defeated VCU 8-0 on Friday night at Boshamer Stadium, moving into the winners’ bracket of …

Lynch masterful, giving UNC length it needed as Heels roll by VCU

CHAPEL HILL — For North Carolina to make a deep tournament run, the Tar Heels will need length from their starting pitchers. Ryan Lynch met that challenge in Friday’s opener of the Chapel Hill Regional. The post Lynch masterful, giving UNC length it needed as Heels roll by VCU appeared first on .