Top Story Spotlight UNC Tar Heels baseball transfer portal tracker, who's in, who's out for 2027 USA Today Network Jun 30, 2026 3 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UNC baseball made it to the final game of the 2026 season at the College World Series. kAms6DA:E6 7:?:D9:?8 H:E9 dc H:?D E@ >2E49 E96 E9:C5\>@DE G:4E@C:6D :? AC@8C2> 9:DE@CJ[ E96C6’D ?@ C6DE 7@C 4@249 $4@EE u@C36D 2?5 E96 %2C w66=D 2D E96J =@@< 29625 E@ a_af] k^AmkAmpD &}r 492D6D 2 E9:C5 EC:A E@ ~>292 :? E96 =2DE 7@FC J62CD[ E96 EC2?D76C A@CE2= 2?5 }x{ 4@?E:?F6 E@ 36 2 >2;@C A2CE @7 C@DE6C 3F:=5:?8] x? E96:C =2DE EH@ r($ 2AA62C2?46D[ E96 %2C w66=D 92G6 366? 23=6 E@ EFC? A@CE2= 255:E:@?D :?E@ G2=F23=6 A:646D E92E A2G65 E96 C@25 E@ ~>292] k^Am kAmw6C6 2C6 E96 %2C w66=D’ >@G6D :? 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