North Carolina Tar Heels vs Oklahoma Sooners
Men's College World Series Championship Final - Game 1 • OU leads series 1-0

Oklahoma SoonersOklahomaOU
42-22
9
42-22
Final

5
North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth CarolinaUNC
53-13-1
3
53-13-1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Oklahoma Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Walk CF |
C. Johnson 3B |
D. Lachance C |
J. Willits SS |
T. Gambill DH |
B. Brock LF |
D. Harris RF |
D. Tockey 1B |
K. Branch 2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .384 | .411 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .301 | .399 | .485 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .339 | .407 | .632 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 | .400 | .507 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .291 | .433 | .529 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .297 | .390 | .523 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 | .425 | .603 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .383 | .563 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .318 | .291 |
| 37 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
- Batting
- 2BJ. Willits (18, W. McDuffie); D. Harris 2 (10, J. DeCaro 2); D. Tockey (6, W. McDuffie)
- HRD. Lachance 2 (18, 1st inning off J. DeCaro 1 on, 1 Out, 3rd inning off J. DeCaro 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIJ. Walk 2 (26), C. Johnson (48), K. Branch 2 (23), D. Lachance 3 (68)
- 2Out RBID. Lachance
- SHK. Branch; D. Tockey
- GIDPJ. Willits
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP5-15 (J. Walk 2-3, J. Willits 0-1, C. Johnson 1-1, D. Harris 0-1, K. Branch 1-3, T. Gambill 0-1, D. Tockey 0-2, B. Brock 0-1, D. Lachance 1-2)
- Baserunning
- CSJ. Willits (2, 2nd base by T. Chmielewski/C. Hynek)
- SBJ. Walk (18, 2nd base off W. McDuffie/C. Hynek); C. Johnson (30, 2nd base off W. McDuffie/C. Hynek); K. Branch (5, 2nd base off J. DeCaro/C. Hynek)
- Picked OffJ. Willits (1st base, T. Chmielewski)
- Fielding
- PBD. Lachance
North Carolina Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Schaffner SS |
O. Hull CF |
G. Gallaher 2B |
E. Paulsen 1B |
C. Nicholson 3B |
T. Howe LF |
C. Hynek C |
M. Winslow DH |
a R. Kellis V PH-DH |
C. French RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .356 | .470 | .552 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .394 | .502 | .610 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .292 | .382 | .491 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .297 | .421 | .480 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .257 | .432 | .556 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238 | .366 | .332 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .262 | .350 | .483 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .419 | .468 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .338 | .531 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .390 | .296 |
| 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
a-flied out to center for M. Winslow in the 6th
- Batting
- 2BE. Paulsen (12, C. Rager); O. Hull (27, C. Rager)
- RBIC. Hynek (59), G. Gallaher 2 (63)
- SFC. Hynek
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP1-5 (G. Gallaher 1-1, M. Winslow 0-1, O. Hull 0-1, T. Howe 0-1, C. Nicholson 0-1)
- Fielding
- EC. Hynek (3, throw)
Oklahoma Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Rager (W, 7-3) |
G. Jones |
L. Mercurius |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 100-60 | 4.76 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 44-26 | 4.72 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24-16 | 4.64 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 168-102 |
- Pitching
- HBPC. French (by C. Rager); C. Nicholson (by C. Rager)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedG. Jones 4/10; C. Rager 14/24; LJ Mercurius 4/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesG. Jones-3-8-10-5; C. Rager-15-12-18-15; LJ Mercurius-4-5-4-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG. Jones 0-3; C. Rager 2-8; LJ Mercurius 1-2
North Carolina Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. DeCaro (L, 11-3) |
W. McDuffie |
T. Chmielewski |
C. Padgett |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 83-57 | 2.87 |
| 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34-22 | 3.28 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39-24 | 4.64 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-11 | 6.29 |
| 9.0 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 172-114 |
- Pitching
- WPJ. DeCaro ( 2)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedT. Chmielewski 3/8; C. Padgett 2/3; J. DeCaro 13/19; W. McDuffie 6/11
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesT. Chmielewski-10-4-5-5; C. Padgett-1-1-6-3; J. DeCaro-15-12-19-11; W. McDuffie-8-3-2-9
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsT. Chmielewski 1-2; C. Padgett 2-1; J. DeCaro 1-4; W. McDuffie 2-3
Scoring Summary
Inning | OU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D. Lachance homered to right, C. Johnson scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1st | G. Gallaher singled to center, J. Schaffner and O. Hull scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1st | C. Hynek hit sacrifice fly to right, G. Gallaher scored, E. Paulsen to third. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | D. Lachance homered to left. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 4th | K. Branch singled to center, B. Brock and D. Harris scored. | 5 | 3 | ||
| 4th | J. Walk singled to shallow center, K. Branch scored. | 6 | 3 | ||
| 4th | C. Johnson singled to right center, J. Walk scored. | 7 | 3 | ||
| 6th | J. Walk singled to shallow center, D. Tockey scored. | 8 | 3 | ||
| 9th | J. Willits grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C. Johnson scored, D. Lachance out at second. | 9 | 3 | ||
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Game Information
Charles Schwab Field
8:00 PM, 20 June 2026
Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 24,707