Gavin Gallaher continued his scorching hot offensive streak in the regional series, helping power the No. 5 Diamond Heels to the 14-4 win against Oklahoma to send UNC to the NCAA Super Regional round.
Carolina’s sophomore third baseman belted a pair of home runs late in the game: the first, a solo homer in the top of the eighth inning and followed with a three-run blast in the top of the ninth to put the icing on the cake against the Sooners. After going 4-for-6 on Monday — and reaching base five times thanks to an error in the first inning — Gallaher finished the regional series 13-for-18 with four home runs and 10 RBIs.
The Heels rebounded from their offensive and pitching mistakes in Sunday’s initial regional final against Oklahoma, attacking the Sooners’ pitching staff early. Playing as the away team, Carolina got on the board in the top of the first inning thanks to a two-run double by first baseman Hunter Stokely followed by an RBI single from shortstop Alex Madera. While the Sooners responded with a two-run homer in the second — as freshman Drew Dickerson picked up where he left off on Sunday night — UNC quickly responded in the next frame. With the bases loaded, Madera legged out a ground ball to first base to driven in a run and a Tyson Bass grounder scored another on a fielder’s choice. Carolina then pushed its score to 7-2 after Sam Angelo smacked an RBI single to right and drove in Madera with Carter French then singling up the middle to score Bass.
The win means UNC will host Arizona in the super regional round this upcoming weekend, after the Wildcats swept the Eugene, Ore. regional round.
This is a developing story and will be updated further.
Featured photo via UNC Athletics Communications / Diamond Heels on X.
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