Virginia vs. UNC baseball final score, results: Vance Honeycutt leads Tar Heels to walk-off win at 2024 College World Series | Sporting News (2024)

Vance Honeycutt kicked off the College World Series in walk-off style.

His one hit Friday came in the bottom of the ninth, driving in Jackson Van De Brake from third to lift No. 4 North Carolina to a 3-2 win over No. 12 Virginia.

Casey Cook was excellent for the Tar Heels, tallying three hits, one run and one RBI. His RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning tied the game at 2-2.Dalton Pence kept the score tied, cruising through Virginia batters for 3 1/3 innings.

The UNC pitching staff was strong in its 2024 College World Series debut, allowing just two runs on five hits. Virginia's staff allowed nine hits, including two in the bottom of the ninth.

The Cavaliers are one win away from heading home in this double-elimination round. They'll play the loser of No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 8 Florida State to determine who exits the College World Series first.

North Carolina plays the winner of the aforementioned first round matchup.

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The Sporting News tracked live scores and highlights from Friday's College World Series game between Virginia and North Carolina. Follow for updates throughout the game.

Virginia vs. North Carolina baseball score

Virginia vs. North Carolina live updates, highlights from College World Series

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Final: North Carolina 3, Virginia 2

5:08 p.m. End of ninth:BALL GAME! Honeycutt smacks a liner to left field just past the shortstop to give North Carolina the 3-2 victory in the bottom of the ninth.

VANCE HONEYCUTT DOES IT AGAIN!

NORTH CAROLINA STARTS THE #MCWS WITH A WALK-OFF WIN AGAINST VIRGINIA‼️ pic.twitter.com/AxjsSRW8XX

— ESPN (@espn) June 14, 2024

5:06 p.m.:Oh man. Not ideal for North Carolina as Wilkerson pops out to the catcher. Two outs, man on third.

5:03 p.m.:Madera bunts Van De Brake to third, recorded as a sacrifice. Man on third, one out.

5 p.m.:Van De Brake pinch hits and drives a double down the right field line. No outs, runner on second in the top of the ninth.

4:56 p.m. End top ninth:Great positioning for North Carolina's defense as it turns a ball hit right up the middle into a groundout. Tar Heels have the chance to walk it off or enter extra innings.

4:55 p.m.:Two straight fly outs to center field to start the top of the ninth.

4:52 p.m. End of eighth:Stevenson flied out to left field, ending the eighth inning.

4:48 p.m.:Another clean groundout, this one to shortstop as Virginia is cruising through the inning thus far.

4:46 p.m.:Quick groundout to second to start the bottom half of the eighth.

4:44 p.m.End top eighth:North Carolina gets three straight outs to end the top half of the inning.

4:40 p.m.:Godbout flies out to center to lead off the top of the eighth.

4:37 p.m. End of seventh:Hungate gets the groundout from Harper to short to end the inning. But it's a brand new ballgame in Omaha tied at two heading to the eighth inning.

4:33 p.m.:Blanco's day is done as Chase Hungate comes in to pitch for the Cavaliers. He leaves having gone 6.2 innings with two earned runs on seven hits and two walks. He had four strikeouts. He's responsible for the runner on second.

4:31 p.m. North Carolina scoring play:Cook drops a base hit into shallow left that drives hom Madera. Didawick tries to throw home but just winds up spiking it into the ground. It rolls to foul territory by the third base side, and Cook scoots up to second on the throwing error.Virginia 2, North Carolina 2

4:29 p.m.:Honeycutt works a nine-pitch AB, but ultimately grounds out on a changeup to short for the out. Madera stay at second. Cook, who has two hits already today, is due up.

4:24 p.m.:Little bit of small ball by North Carolina as Wilkerson lays down a nice sacrifice bunt to move Madera up to first. Honeycutt coming to the plate.

4:22 p.m.:Madera wastes no time slapping a base hit under the diving glove of Becker at third base for a first-pitch single.

4:20 p.m. End top seventh:Ference steals second to give Didawick, but Didawick strikes out two pitches later to end the inning. Blanco is heading back out for the seventh with Madera, Wilkerson and Honeycutt due up.

4:15 p.m.:Ference is hit by an up-and-in fastball. Didawick coming up with a runner on.

4:13 p.m.:Donofrio is staying busy out there in right. Fly balls from back-to-back batters in the span of three pitches find him for a pair of outs.

4:10 p.m. End of sixth:It's a hat trick for Osuna as he comes up empty on a changeup from Blanco.

4:07 p.m.:Gallaher rips a 1-1 breaking ball to left, but it's right at Diawick for the flyout. Stevenson then hits a liner of his own to right field, and this too is at Saucke for the out. Blanco is only at 75 pitches and just continues to roll along through this standout Tar Heel lineup.

4:05 p.m. End top sixth:Pence makes it look easy as he gets Anderson to ground out to first on one pitch to end the inning.

4:01 p.m.:With the switch-hitting Anderson due up, North Carolina is going to bring in relief ace Dalton Pence to swing him around to bat right-handed. Pence has a 2.04 ERA in 53 innings with 71 strikeouts to just 27 walks and a WHIP of 1.11.

4 p.m. Virginia scoring play:O'Ferrall drives Honeycutt to the right-center gap, but the speedy Tar Heel outfielder makes the grab. It's plenty deep enough to score Godbout and move Becker to third as Virginia takes the lead.Virginia 2, North Carolina 1

3:59 p.m.:Huge strikeout for Poston as he gets Whalen to chase an up-and-in fastball for the first out. Top of the order due up, and O'Ferrall is one of the toughest players in the country to strike out.

3:57 p.m.:Becker ropes a double to the left-field corner. Godbout holds at third, and the Cavaliers are cooking early with two runners in scoring position and no one out. Virginia has so far gone 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position.

3:56 p.m.:That's two straight inning the Cavaliers lead off the frame with a walk as Godbout lays off ball four.

3:51 p.m. End of fifth:The entire Cavalier team thought Blanco had caught Harber looking at strike three on a changeup inside. Instead, it was ruled ball four for a walk. But Donofrio bounces out to second on the next pitch to end the inning.

3:47 p.m.:Really nice defense by Ford at first base. Honeycutt tried to sneak a bunt down on the first pitch and it gets Ford far enough off the base that Honeycutt would've won the race to the bag. Instead, Ford dives at Honeycutt to make the tag just before he gets to the base for the first out. Blanco followed that up by a four-pitch strikeout of Cook for a quick two innings.

3:45 p.m. End top fifth:The Tar Heels work around the leadoff walk as Poston gets two flyouts followed by a groundout to first by Didawick.

3:44 p.m.:Ference makes it back-to-back loud flyouts. This one from Ference chased Donofrio back to the warning track, but he had just enough room to make the snag for the second out.

3:42 p.m.:Ford watched a 3-1 fastball down the middle, then made solid contact on the 3-2 pitch but flew out to center.

3:38 p.m.:That will be the end of the afternoon for DeCaro. Matt Poston, who has a 5.25 ERA and 1.39 WHIP in 36 innings, is coming in to face Ford.

3:36 p.m.:Five-pitch walk to Saucke leads off the top of the fifth with Ford looming.

3:32 p.m. End of fourth:Wilkerson bounces out to short to end the inning.

3:28 p.m.:Blanco blows Osuna away with a fastball for a three-pitch strikeout. Madera then hits a grounder to short that results in a fielder's choice as Stevenson is out at second, but Madera reaches safely at first.

3:27 p.m.:Tar Heels get a leadoff baserunner as Stevenson lines a base hit into right field off a hanging curveball left in the zone. Nice left-on-left batting.

3:24 p.m. End top fourth:O'Ferrall lays off a 3-1 pitch that appeared to get in the zone, but it's ruled ball four. Anderson bounces into a fielder's choice to third to end the top half of the inning.

3:20 p.m.:Whalen comes up empty on a slider down and away for the second out. That's DeCaro's sixth strikeout of the day.

3:16 p.m.:Becker hits a hard grounder to second. The Tar Heels nab Godbout at second, but can't turn two for the double play.

3:15 p.m.:Godbout leads off the top of the fourth with a line drive single into center.

3:10 p.m. End of third:North Carolina fails to capitalize on Cook's double, ending the inning with a Donofrio popout and a Gallaher fly out ending the third inning.

3:05 p.m.: Cook makes solid contact again for the Tar Heels, sending a double into right field.

2:58 p.m. End top third, Virginia scoring play: And with a single fromFord, Virginia is on the board. Anderson scored, but Saucke held up at third. A strikeout from Ference ended the rally, but the game is tied heading into the bottom of the third.Virginia 1, North Carolina 0

𝗪𝗘'𝗥𝗘 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡!!

Henry Ford collects his first MCWS hit to tie the game at ☝️

📺: ESPN | #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/83lBk6rBbp

— Virginia Baseball (@UVABaseball) June 14, 2024

2:56 p.m.:Virginia threatens against DeCaro again, with Casey Saucke following an Ethan Anderson single with a double. The Cavaliers have runners on second and third with one out.

2:48 p.m. End of second: Blanco responds well, striking out designated hitter Alberto Osuna looking, forcing Alex Madera to ground into a fielder's choice and ending the inning with a fly out fromColby Wilkerson.

2:45 p.m.:Luke Stevenson starts the bottom of the second inning with an infield single against Blanco, again putting pressure on the Virginia starting pitcher.

2:42 p.m. End top second: After working out of a jam in the first inning, DeCaro made quick work of the Cavaliers in the second, striking out Henry Godbout and Eric Becker and getting a groundout fromBobby Whalen.

2:35 p.m. End of first, North Carolina scoring play:Anthony Donofrio grounded out to second, but the at-bat proved productive nonetheless. The groundout sentCook home to put the Tar Heels on top beforea fly out byGavin Gallaher ended the inning.North Carolina 1, Virginia 0

Donofrio drives in Cook and puts us up 1-0 in the first!! pic.twitter.com/jO1LhUbxwj

— Carolina Baseball (@DiamondHeels) June 14, 2024

2:30 p.m.:Casey Cook singled andParks Harber doubled to put North Carolina in scoring position in the bottom of the first. Runners are on second and third with just one out. Virginia pitcherEvan Blanco is being tested early.

2:25 p.m. End top first: And DeCaro works his way out of it. After nearly walking in a run, he blows his fastball past Harrison Didawick for another strikeout. DeCaro threw 30 pitches in a rough, but scoreless, first inning.

2:22 p.m.: DeCaro is struggling to locate his breaking pitches for strikes. JacobFerence battles back from an early deficit to work a walk. The bases are loaded and DeCaro has already thrown 25+ pitches in the first inning.

2:18 p.m.: Henry Ford drives a ball to deep right field ... and misses a home run but just a few feet. The runner moves up, giving Virginia first and third with two outs. DeCaro has a shot to get out of the inning without giving up any runs.

2:17 p.m.: Another walk has Virginia in business. They have first and second with one out. DeCaro is already at 15 pitches, though he did register the first out via strikeout.

2:11 p.m.:O'Ferrall is plunked by a 1-2 pitch from DeCaro to give the Cavaliers a leadoff baserunner.

2:10 p.m.:Griff O'Ferrall fouls off the first pitch from Jason DeCaro, and the College World Series has begun.

2:08 p.m.:The Tar Heels have taken the field as they prepare to get this game underway.

1:58 p.m.:Minutes away from the start of the College World Series. We're getting that much closer to more dogpiling.

Welcome to The Greatest Show on Dirt 🏟️⚾️#MCWS pic.twitter.com/D46UVKlp2I

— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 14, 2024

1:15 p.m.:Just about 45 minutes away until the start of the game to open the 2024 College World Series. The teams are getting ready for their showdown.

𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲?

First pitch from Omaha 🕑 2 PM ET #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/eVscN9sCA4

— Virginia Baseball (@UVABaseball) June 14, 2024

Ready to shine on the big stage 💎 pic.twitter.com/PTP4AVe50Z

— Carolina Baseball (@DiamondHeels) June 14, 2024

1 p.m.:Here's a look at the lineups for the two teams on Friday:

Virginia

1. Griff O'Ferrall, SS
2. Ethan Anderson, DH
3. Casey Saucke, RF
4. Henry Ford, 1B
5. Jacob Ference, C
6. Harrison Didawick, LF
7. Henry Godbout, 2B
8. Eric Becker, 3B
9. Bobby Whalen, CF

P: Evan Blanco

North Carolina

1. Vance Honeycutt, CF
2. Casey Cook, LF
3. Parks Harber, 1B
4. Anthony Donofrio, RF
5. Gavin Gallaher, 3B
6. Luke Stevenson, C
7. Alberto Osuna, DH
8. Alex Madera, 2B
9. Colby Wilkerson, SS

P: Jason Decaro

How to watch Virginia vs. North Carolina

• Start time:2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT)
• TV channel:ESPN
• Live stream:ESPN+, Fubo

Virginia vs. North Carolina will be carried on ESPN. Those hoping to stream the game can find it on ESPN+ or on Fubo, which offers a free trial.

College World Series schedule

Friday, June 14

Saturday, June 15

Sunday, June 16

Monday, June 17

Tuesday, June 18

Wednesday, June 19

Thursday, June 20

*If necessary

Saturday, June 22

Sunday, June 23

Monday, June 24

*If necessary