UNC baseball vs Florida State final score: Tar Heels fall to FSU in College World Series elimination game (2024)

North Carolina’s baseball season ended at the hands of an ACC foe in the College World Series.

No. 8 national seed Florida State overpowered the No. 4 seed Tar Heels for a 9-5 win to advance to the semifinals of the CWS on Tuesday at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Nebraska, Omaha. The Seminoles slugged out 14 hits, but back-to-back home runs from Alabama transfers Jaxson West and Max Williams in the top of the ninth inning put the game away for the Seminoles.

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Despite being in the same conference, this was the first matchup between the two squads since 2022. FSU is now the lone remaining ACC team left in the CWS and will play top overall seed Tennessee in the semifinals on Wednesday, needing to beat the Vols twice to advance to the championship series. The Tar Heels lost to UT on Sunday for their other loss in the double-elimination portion of the College World Series.

Aidan Haugh earned the start for UNC but was relieved after 2 1/3 innings after allowing three earned runs on three hits. He struck out three and walked three. Relief ace Dalton Pence allowed four earned runs on eight hits.

In his final game with UNC, Vance Honeycutt finished 3 for 5 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored. This marked UNC’s sixth CWS appearance since 2006, but first since 2018. The Tar Heels opened the CWS with a 2-1 win over No. 12 national seed Virginia but then dropped its next two against Tennessee and FSU to end its season.

Check out all the scores and highlights from Tuesday’s season-ending loss for UNC baseball against ACC foe FSU in the CWS:

UNC baseball vs Florida State score: Seminoles 9, Tar Heels 5

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Bottom of the ninth inning: Florida State 9, UNC 5

5:53 p.m.: Cook grounds out to second base for the final out. UNC's season ends at the hand of FSU.

5:52 p.m.: Honeycutt strikes out swinging for the second out.

5:50 p.m.: Madera is erased as a baserunner as Wilkerson grounds out for the first out. Honeycutt up.

5:47 p.m.: Madera draws a five-pitch walk to lead off the inning.

Top of the ninth inning: Florida State 9, UNC 5

5:44 p.m.: Ferrer flies out to center field for the final out of the inning. UNC needs four runs to extend the game.

5:41 p.m.: Dinges with an infield single on a tough play for Gallaher.

5:38 p.m.: Tibbs flies out to center field on a full count for out No. 2.

5:35 p.m.: Smith strikes out swinging against Peterson. He is 0 for 5 today despite FSU having 13 hits as a team.

5:32 p.m.: FSU already has two runs and no outs, and now Smith, Tibbs and Dinges are due up. Peterson enters for Padgett on the mound.

5:31 p.m.: Max Williams with a home run for back-to-back home runs from the Alabama transfers.

5:30 p.m.: West with an opposite-field home run to left field, and the Seminole lead by 3 again. West is 4 for 5.

Bottom of the eighth inning: Florida State 7, UNC 5

5:26 p.m.: Gallaher grounds out to Smith at this base for the third out of the inning. FSU is three outs away from the semifinals. Honeycutt is due up third next inning.

5:25 p.m.: Stevenson grounds outs to second for the second out. Van De Brake advances to third base. Gallaher up now.

5:24 p.m.: Van De Brake with a one-out double down the left field line. Stevenson represents the tying run at the plate.

5:22 p.m.: Donofrio grounds out back to the pitcher for the first out.

5:21 p.m.: Bad weather in Omaha is nearing. The skies have begun to darken.

5:20 p.m.: Donofrio, Van De Brake and Stevenson due up for the Tar Heels with six outs to work with and trailing by two runs.

Top of the eighth inning: Florida State 7, UNC 5

5:19 p.m.: Faurot lines out to shortstop for the third out of the inning.

5:17 p.m.: Lodise fouls out to first baseman Harber for the second out. The wind may have assisted in keeping that one in play.

5:15 p.m.: Cantu draws a full-count walk. The second walk of the game for Padgett. Lodise is up.

5:12 p.m.: Ferrer grounds out to second base for the first out of the inning. As the ESPN broadcast talked about, this is the first trip to the CWS for FSU since the passing of legendary coach Mike Martin.

Bottom of the seventh inning: Florida State 7, UNC 5

5:08 p.m.: Hults gets Harber to strike out swinging on a full count. Quite a turnaround for FSU after the leadoff single. FSU is six outs away from advancing to the semifinals.

5:06 p.m.: Great pickoff move by Hults, as he gets Honeycutt trying to steal second base. Two outs. Just the fourth time he's been caught stealing.

5:04 p.m.: Cook flies out down the left field line for the first out. Honeycut was moving on the pitch, has to retreat to first.

5:03 p.m.: Honeycutt with the leadoff single just past shortstop Alex Lodise. He has 28 stolen bases this season.

5:01 p.m.: Honeycutt, Cook and Harber due up for the Tar Heels. This might be their best chance to even the game.

Top of the seventh inning: Florida State 7, UNC 5

4:59 p.m.: Dinges is out on a fielder's choice to third base for the final out of the inning. UNC escapes another inning where the first two runners got on.

4:58 p.m.: The safe call at first was challenged but was upheld. Tibbs was safe.

4:57 p.m.: Tibbs is able to beat out a 6-4-3 double play opportunity, but there are now two outs and runners on the corners for Cantu.

4:55 p.m.: Smith pops out to second base for the second out. FSU has 11 hits, but Smith is 0 for 4.

4:52 p.m.: Williams draws a five-pitch walk to put runners on first and second, zero outs. Smith up again.

4:50 p.m.: Madera with a great effort on a ball up the middle from West. But he cannot get enough on the throw and West is safe at first. West is 3 for 3 today.

Bottom of the sixth inning: Florida State 7, UNC 5

4:46 p.m.: Wilkersongrounds out on a chopper to third baseman Smith to end the inning. Hults gets a 1-2-3 frame.

4:45 p.m.: Madera grounds out unassisted to first baseman Cantu on a full count.

4:43 p.m.: Gallaherflies out to right-center field for the first out of the sixth.

Top of the sixth inning: Florida State 7, UNC 5

4:39 p.m.: Padgett strikes out Faruot swinging on a ball in the dirt to escape the jam. The big decision from Forbes pays off for UNC.

4:35 p.m.: Poston is done following the walk. A lack of strikes led to three walks this inning. The bases are loaded with two outs and Faurot at the plate, with Padgettentering now.

4:34 p.m.: Lodisedraws a full-count walk. Bases loaded for Faurot.

4:31 p.m.: Cantu flies out to left field for the second out on a 3-1 count. Still not a ton of strikes from Poston, but he's retired two in a row.

4:29 p.m.: Ferrer strikes out looking for the second out of the frame. Huge out there for Poston.

4:27 p.m.: Dinges draws a five-pitch walk. That's runners on first and second, zero outs for Ferrer.

4:26 p.m.: Poston is now up 3-0 on Dinges following the Tibbs full-count walk. His control is not there to start this inning.

4:24 p.m.: Tibbs draws a walk to lead off the sixth inning.

Bottom of the fifth inning: Florida State 7, UNC 5

4:19 p.m.: A 54-minute fifth inning ends on a groundout by Stevensonto second base. FSU scored four runs to push its lead to four, but UNC responded with its own four runs to cut it back down to two.

4:15 p.m.: Second pitching change for FSU of the inning, Whittaker is coming out. Left-hander Hults is entering.

4:14 p.m.: Van De Brake with a two-out single up the middle, which scores another run. It's a two-run game. Eight combined runs this inning.

4:11 p.m.: Donofriowalks on four pitches. First and second, two outs for UNC down by three. Pitching coach Micah Posey out to talk to Whittaker.

4:10 p.m.: Harber with the single to left field. Ferrer made a nice attempt for a diving catch.

4:08 p.m.: Cook flies out to center field for the second out.

4:06 p.m.: Honeycutt greets Whittaker with a three-run home run and UNC has cut the lead to three runs. What a swing in a clutch moment. Whittaker hung a ball up and Honeycutt with his 28th home run of the season.

4:02 p.m.: Link Jarrett is out and will take the ball from Armstrong. It looks like Whittaker will be coming in for FSU. He is normally a starter but has been a bullpen ace in the postseason.

4:01 p.m.: Wilkerson draws a full-count walk. First and second, one out for Honeycutt and the top of the order.

3:59 p.m.: Maderabeats out a flip from Cantu to Armstrong at first base for an infield single.

3:57 p.m: Gallaherflies out of center field for the first out of the inning. The 4 1/3 innings ties a season-high for Armstrong.

Top of the fifth inning: Florida State 7, UNC 1

3:53 p.m.: Smith it out on a force out at second base to end the inning. Four runs for FSU have blown this one open.

3:50 p.m: Pence is done. UNC will again turn to the bullpen, trailing 7-1 and trying to stop the bleeding. Right-hander Poston is taking over.

3:49 p.m.: Max Williams with a single to right center and it's 7-1 FSU. That's four runs on six hits this inning.

3:48 p.m.: West with a bloop single, which Honeycutt bobbles and the Seminoles plate another run.

3:47 p.m.: Faurot flies out to right-center for the second out of the inning.

3:45 p.m.: Lodise with a single to left field and that scores Ferrer. It's 5-1 FSU. Still runners on first and second, one out for Faurot.

3:44 p.m.: The NCAA announced that the Florida-Kentucky matchup, scheduled for 7 p.m., has been postponed until tomorrow due to impending weather. The weather is supposed to get bad around 5 p.m.

3:43 p.m.: Cantu goes the other way for a single to left field. FSU is back out front by three runs after Tibbs scores. Lodise up.

3:40 p.m.: Ferrer with a single to center field on a blooper. Tibbs is held at third and FSU has runners on the corners, one out.

3:37 p.m.: The ruling on the field is confirmed. Harber kept his foot on the base. FSU is out of challenges.

3:36 p.m.: Dinges hits a check swing ball to shortstop for the first out. Tibbs is held at second base. FSU uses its second challenge to check if the 1B was off the base.

3:35 p.m.: Tibbs rockets the first pitch of the fifth inning for a double to right-center field.

Bottom of the fourth inning: Florida State 3, UNC 1

3:31 p.m.: Stevenson rolls one to Faurot for the final out of the inning. 10 pitch inning for Armstrong.

3:30 p.m.: Van De Brake flies out to Ferrer on a 3-2 pitch. The wind is really giving the outfielder's an extra thing to think about.

3:28 p.m.: Donofrio is retired on a 3-1 putout as he grounds out to first baseman Cantu for the first out.

Top of the fourth inning: Florida State 3, UNC 1

3:24 p.m.: Pence induces a 4-6-3 double play to get out of the inning. The Tar Heels escape without any damage after getting a run on the board.

3:22 p.m.: Max Williams with a single through the left side on a 2-2 pitch. That's two on, one out. Both hits this inning have been on two strike counts. Smith up.

3:18 p.m.: West singles to left field on an 0-2 count for a one-out hit.

3:17 p.m.: Faurot strikes out looking for the first out of the top of the fourth inning.

Bottom of the third inning: Florida State 3, UNC 1

3:14 p.m.: Harber grounds out to third base for the final out of the inning. FSU escapes major damage.

3:12 p.m.: Cook with a double to right field over the head of Tibbs and UNC is on the board.

3:11 p.m.: Ferrer dives for a ball in left field and cannot grab a line drive double by Honeycutt. Cook up and the Tar Heels are threatening.

3:10 p.m.: Wilkerson flies out to center field for the second out.

3:08 p.m.: Madera grounds out to shortstop on a 2-1 count for the first out of the inning.

Top of the third inning: Florida State 3, UNC 0

3:04 p.m.: Lodise pops out behind second base for the final out of the inning, but FSU pads its lead to 3-0.

3:02 p.m.: Cantu flies out to center field for the second out on the first pitch. Honeycutt was too deep to prevent the run from scoring from third. It's 3-0 Seminoles.

2:59 p.m.: That's it for Matthijs after a five-pitch walk. Pence takes over now. He has been the reliever ace for the Tar Heels.

2:58 p.m.: Matthijs walks Ferrer on 5 pitches. FSU now leads 2-0.

2:52 p.m.: Haugh is done after 2 1/3 innings. He leaves the bases loaded and one out. Ferrer will face new reliever Matthijs.

2:50 p.m.: On the first pitch, Dinges wears one, and the bases are loaded for the Seminoles. The red-hot Ferrer is up to bat with the bases juiced.

2:49 p.m.: Tibbs also draws a walk. It's first and second, one out for Florida State.

2:48 p.m.: Max Williams pops out on the second pitch for the first out of the inning. Smith then works a full-count walk. Tibbs up.

Bottom of the second inning: Florida State 1, UNC 0

2:41 p.m.: Gallahergrounds out to the pitcher for the final out of the inning.

2:39 p.m.: Van De Brake grounds out on a 4-5-3 double play as the next hitter. Stevenson then lines a base hit with two outs.

2:36 p.m.: FSU challenged if Donofrio beat the ball to first and it lost the challenge. Donofrio is safe. Questionable challenge, there.

2:35 p.m.: Donofrio leads off the UNC second with a single.

Top of the second inning: Florida State 1, UNC 0

2:29 p.m.: West strikes out looking on a 1-2 pitch with two runners on. However, FSU plates the first run of the game and will have the top of the order hit in the third.

2:28 p.m.: Faurot with an RBI single to plate Ferrer. FSU leads 1-0.

2:26 p.m.: Lodise flies out to center field for the second out. Faurot to the dish now.

2:25 p.m.: Cantu with a one-out single down the right field line. Lodise up with two on, one out.

2:23 p.m.: Ferrer draws a full-count walk for the first base runner of the afternoon. Ferrer has been hot during the CWS.

2:22 p.m.: First pitch swinging, Dinges lines out to center field for the first out of the second. Both pitchers are efficient so far.

2:21 p.m.: The ground is wet today, a good reminder that bad weather is ahead tonight in Omaha.

Bottom of the first inning: UNC 0, Florida State 0

2:19 p.m.: Armstrong gets Harber to grounds out to Smith at third who fires to Cantu to retire the side. 1-2-3 inning for Armstrong.

2:18 p.m.: Cook grounds out unassisted to Cantu at first base. Two quick outs for Armstrong.

2:17 p.m.: Armstrong gets Honeycutt out swinging on a 2-2 pitch for the first out.

Top of the first inning: UNC 0, Florida State 0

2:12 p.m.: Haugh gets Tibbs with the changeup, and it's a three-up, three-down inning for the Tar Heels! Haugh gets two Ks to start the day.

2:10 p.m.: Cam Smith flies out to Alex Madera for out No. 2. James Tibbs III is up next.

2:09 p.m.: Haugh gets behind 3-0 in the count, then throws three straight strikes to get Williams out swinging.

2:08 p.m.: Max Williams is up to start for the Seminoles.

Pregame

1:50 p.m.: Here's a look at the starting pitchers with both teams going deep into the bag past their usual top two starts. FSU is starting Andrew Armstrong, who has been primarily a reliever.

• Florida State: Andrew Armstrong ― 5-0, 6.98 ERA, 38.2 innings pitched, 32 strikeouts, 17 walks, 45 hits allowed
• North Carolina: Aidan Haugh ― 4.53 ERA, 51.2 innings pitched, 58 strikeouts, 24 walks, 56 hits allowed

1:10 p.m.:Starting lineups:

Florida State:1. Max Williams, cf; 2. Cam Smith, 3b; 3. James Tibbs III, rf; 4. Marco Dinges, dh; 5. Jaime Ferrer, lf; 6. Daniel Canut, 1b; 7. Alex Lodise, ss; 8. Drew Faurot, 2b; 9. Jaxson West, c; Pitcher ― Andrew Armstrong.

North Carolina:1. Vance Honeycutt, cf; 2. Casey Cook, lf; 3. Parks Harber, 1b; 4. Anthony Donofrio, rf; 5. Jackson De Brake, dh; 6. Luke Stevenson, c; 7. Gavin Gallaher 3b; 8. Alex Madera, 2b; 9. Colby Wilkerson, ss; Pitcher ― Aidan Haugh.

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What channel is UNC baseball vs Florida State on today?

• TV: ESPN
• Streaming: ESPN app | ESPN+ | Fubo (free trial)

UNC and Florida State's College World Series elimination game will air on ESPN. Streaming options for the game include the ESPN app (with a cable login), and ESPN+. Another option is Fubo, which carries the ESPN family of network and offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

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UNC baseball vs Florida State start time

• Date: Tuesday, June 18
• Time: 2 p.m. ET

First pitch for UNC and FSU's baseball game is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET from Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.

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UNC baseball schedule 2024

Below is UNC baseball's postseason schedule. For the Tar Heels' full 2024 schedule, click here.

Chapel Hill Regional

• Friday, May 31: (4) UNC 11, Long Island 8
• Saturday, June 1: (4) UNC 6, LSU 2
• Sunday, June 2: LSU 8, (4) UNC 4
• Monday, June 3: (4) UNC 4, LSU 3 (10 innings)

Chapel Hill Super Regional

• Friday, June 7: (4) UNC 8, West Virginia 6
• Saturday, June 8: (4) UNC 2, West Virginia 1

College World Series

• Friday, June 14: (4) UNC 2, (12) Virginia 1
• Sunday, June 16: (1) Tennessee 6, (4) UNC 1
• Tuesday, June 18: vs. (8) Florida State

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