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NCAA Tournament: College World Series schedule, bracket, TV info for UNC baseball

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CHAPEL HILL — UNC baseball and Virginia will play the opening game of the 77th College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. 

The fourth-seeded Tar Heels (47-14) and the 12th-seeded Cavaliers (46-15) play at 2 p.m. (ESPN) Friday at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. The winner will play top-seeded Tennessee (55-12) or eighth-seeded Florida State (47-15) on Sunday at 7 p.m. (ESPN). 

UNC, which is in the College World Series for the 12th time in program history and first time since 2018, swept West Virginia in the Chapel Hill Super Regional. Virginia, which is headed to Omaha for the third time in the last four seasons, is 5-0 in the NCAA Tournament. The Cavaliers won two out of three games against UNC in April.

The Tar Heels are hosting a send-off celebration at Boshamer Stadium at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The team will come onto the concourse at 1:45 p.m. before departing from the main entrance at 2.

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Here’s the full schedule for the College World Series: 

NCAA baseball tournament: College World Series schedule, bracket, TV info at Charles Schwab Field Omaha 

Friday’s games (June 14) in Bracket 1

  • Game 1: UNC vs. Virginia, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
  • Game 2: Tennessee vs. Florida State, 7 p.m. (ESPN) 

Saturday’s games  (June 15) in Bracket 2

  • Game 3: Kentucky vs. NC State, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
  • Game 4: Texas A&M vs. Florida, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday’s games (June 16) 

  • Game 5: UNC/Virginia loser vs. Tennessee/Florida State loser, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
  • Game 6: UNC/Virginia winner vs. Tennessee/Florida State winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday’s games (June 17)

  • Game 7: Kentucky/NC State loser vs. Texas A&M/Florida loser, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
  • Game 8: Kentucky/NC State winner vs. Texas A&M/Florida winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday’s games (June 18)

  • Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
  • Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday’s games (June 19) 

  • Game 11: 2 p.m., (ESPN)
  • Game 12: 7 p.m., ESPN)

Thursday’s games (June 20)

  • Bracket 1 (if necessary): TBD
  • Bracket 2 (if necessary): TBD

Saturday’s game (June 22) 

Finals Game 1: 7:30 p.m., (ESPN)

Sunday’s game (June 23) 

Finals Game 2: 2 p.m., (ABC)

Monday’s game (June 24) 

Finals Game 3 (if necessary): 7 p.m., (ESPN)

Staff writer Rodd Baxley can be reached at rbaxley@fayobserver.com or @RoddBaxley on X/Twitter.

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