Owen Hull Was One HR Shy of a Cycle and College Baseball Is STILL Talking About It
Yo, what a day for Seattle sports fans, right? Mariners grabbed another W, 3-1 over the Orioles! T-Mobile Park was rocking, I just know it. But hey, while our M's are doing their thing, let's pivot to some serious college baseball drama that went down, because WOW. The North Carolina Tar Heels just punched their ticket to the Men's College World Series Finals, pulling off a wild 12-7 victory against the West Virginia Mountaineers. And let me tell you, this game was a ride!Hull and Gallaher's Offensive Explosion
Talk about showing up when it counts! The Tar Heels' bats absolutely went off, especially with Owen Hull and Gavin Gallaher leading the charge. These two were basically playing a different game, combining for an insane 8 for 10 at the plate! They racked up five runs and knocked in six RBIs between them. Hull? Dude's been on another level since the Chapel Hill Super Regional, now hitting a ridiculous 16 for 26 with eight RBIs, six doubles, a triple, and a home run. He even came one dinger shy of hitting for the cycle today! And Gallaher, who got his first CWS hit on Friday, is now sitting pretty with six hits and seven RBIs in three games. Plus, these guys were LOCKED IN with runners in scoring position, going 8 for 10 this game, making their CWS total 12 for 22. That's how you make those past struggles disappear.The Pitching Rollercoas
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ter and Caden Glauber's Heroics But it wasn't all smooth sailing, not by a long shot. This game was a total reliever marathon. Justin Rose came in for starter Folger Boaz and absolutely brought the heat for 4.1 shutout innings. Then Matthew Matthais needed one pitch to get a huge double play in the sixth and snagged the next two outs. We were cruising, right? WRONG. Suddenly, West Virginia's Guzman got an infield single, and before you knew it, five runs had crossed the plate, and North Carolina had burned through three pitchers! Talk about a heart attack moment! Thankfully, Caden Glauber came in to stop the bleeding. He gave up a couple of runs, one on a passed ball charged to Cameron Padgett and a two-out homer in the eighth, but he held it down and finished the game. The craziest part? North Carolina is still undefeated in games Glauber has pitched this season. Talk about a lucky charm! So, the Tar Heels are in the Finals for only the third time in program history, and the first time since their back-to-back appearances way back in 2006 and 2007. Seriously, the last time they were here, Taylor Swift was still country, and Tom Brady only had three Super Bowl rings! Wild, right? Their next challenge is Saturday, facing off against whoever comes out on top between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Georgia Bulldogs. Let's hope they keep that offensive fire going and the pitching stays locked in. What a ride this season has been, and it's not over yet!This article was created with AI assistance and reviewed by Seattle On Tap editorial staff. Always verify information with official team sources.