Facing elimination, Arizona erased deficit after deficit and beat the North Carolina Tar Heels in the NCAA tournament Chapel Hill Super Regional.

It was 29 years ago Monday that Chip Hale won a College World Series title with Arizona as a player. June 9 also happens to be the birthday of his wife, Judi, but she wasn’t able to take the trip to Omaha to support her school and her future husband back in 1986.

The Wildcats couldn’t solve North Carolina freshman Ryan Lynch, who had allowed only two hits and three baserunners, and one mistake from their first-year pitcher was looking like it would be the difference.

UNC Tar Heels roll past Arizona Wildcats on Friday to move within one win of a return trip to the College World Series in Omaha.

The Arizona Wildcats face elimination in the 2025 NCAA baseball tournament after an 18-2 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels on June 6, 2025.

UNC-ARIZONA GAME 3 TIME: UNC baseball vs Arizona game time announced for Game 3 of NCAA Chapel Hill Super Regional The Tar Heels gave up a season-high 10 runs and 16 hits against the Wildcats ...

It's Super Regional Saturday across college baseball with four teams hoping to punch their tickets to the College World Series after Game 1 wins in various series on Friday. Four