Starting Lineups + Live Score Updates for WVU vs. North Carolina

We've got a big one tonight as the West Virginia Mountaineers and North Carolina Tar Heels will take the field in primetime in the winner's bracket. The winner of this game will be in the driver's seat on the left-hand side of the field, while the loser will have to rattle off three straight wins to make it to the championship series.

To keep track of all the action, follow along here, where we will post updates throughout the day from lineups to score updates, pitching changes, and more. Underneath the game thread are the projected starting lineups for today's game. Once the lineups are officially submitted, we will remove the word "projected".

GAME THREAD

TOP 1 (WVU)

Guzman leads it off with a walk, but that's all for the Mountaineers. Gavin Kelly grounds out to second, Paul Schoenfeld strikes out, and Sean Smith also grounded out to second.

BOT 1 (UNC)

Maxx Yehl has a troublesome first inning, giving up two runs, one of which he walked in. The command was very shaky, but Carolina didn't hit the ball hard whatsoever. 2-0 Tar Heels.

TOP 2 (WVU)

A quick three-up, three-down frame for Lynch.

BOT 2 (UNC)

A nice bounce back inning for Yehl, who is able to get a couple of punchies and throw up a zero.

TOP 3 (WVU)

West Virginia gets on the board after Ben Lumsden, Armani Guzman, and Gavin Kelly barrel up some singles. Guzman was thrown out at third for the second out of the inning on a play that looked like he was out, but was not really all that clear, yet the replay overturned the safe call to out. Schoenfeld rung up on strikes, the second time he's gone down on strikes today.

BOT 3 (UNC)

Yehl gives up a two-out single to left, but no harm done. He has seemed to have found his groove these last couple of innings. He's pounding the strike zone and the breaking ball looks much more controlled.

TOP 4 (WVU)

Sean Smith works a leadoff walk and then Matthew Graveline singles to right center to put runners on the corners with no outs. Matt Ineich grounded into a 4-6-3 double play, but brought home Smith to tie the game up at two.

BOT 4 (UNC)

Yehl gets a couple of strikeouts and then gets a pop out to third after giving up a two-out knock up the middle. Headed to the fifth, still tied at two.

TOP 5 (WVU)

Guzman comes up with a two-out hit, nearly identical to his first that also went right through the pitcher's legs, and with Gavin Kelly due up, North Carolina is going to make a pitching change. It'll be Walker McDuffie coming in relief. Kelly goes down on strikes. Inning over.

BOT 5 (UNC)

Maxx Yehl with another clean inning and this time, gets some help from an incredible diving play at third from Tyrus Hall, who also had some help with an amazing catch by Guzman at first to dive for the ball, keeping his foot on the bag to retire Hull.

TOP 6 (WVU)

It looked like the Mountaineers were going to get something going with two on and one out, but Ineich grounded out into another inning-ending double play.

BOT 6 (UNC)

Another three-up, three-down inning for Yehl. Howe nearly sent one over the centerfield wall, but Schoenfeld was able to make the catch on the warning track.

TOP 7 (WVU)

Nearly some two-out magic for WVU as Hall reached base and swiped second, but Guzman lined out to right to end the inning.

BOT 7 (UNC)

A disastrous inning for West Virginia. Two errors have completely flipped this one as North Carolina takes advantage with a two-RBI triple and then another base hit to make it 5-2. Yehl got the groundballs, WVU just didn't make the plays.

TOP 8 (WVU)

Three up, three down for WVU. They're down to three outs.

BOT 8 (UNC)

Bassinger comes in relief for Yehl and throws up a zero, WVU needs another miracle down three.

TOP 9 (WVU)

WVU brings up the tying run to the plate, but Lumsden and Hall strike out. Game over. WVU to face Troy in an elimination game on Tuesday.

West Virginia's starting lineup

1. 1B Armani Guzman — .309
2. C Gavin Kelly — .377
3. CF Paul Schoenfeld — .336
4. DH Sean Smith — .323
5. LF Matthew Graveline — .292
6. SS Matt Ineich — .296
7. 2B Brodie Kresser — .303
8. RF Ben Lumsden — .276
9. 3B Tyrus Hall — .284

SP Maxx Yehl

North Carolina's starting lineup

1. SS Jake Schaffner — .353
2. 2B Gavin Gallaher — .285
3. CF Owen Hull — .388
4. DH Mason Winslow — .289
5. 1B Erik Paulsen — .291
6. 3B Cooper Nicholson — .261
7. LF Tyler Howe — .251
8. C Colin Hynek — .272
9. RF Carter French — .228

SP Ryan Lynch

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