North Carolina gains inside track to College World Series finals with 5-2 win over West Virginia

Gavin Gallaher's two-run triple gave North Carolina the lead in the seventh inning to help send the Tar Heels to a 5-2 win over West Virginia in the College World Series on Sunday night. The Tar Heels (52-12-1) opened a CWS with two straight wins for the first time in eight appearances since 2006 and need one more victory to reach the best-of-three finals next weekend. The Tar Heels scored three unearned runs against Big 12 pitcher of the year Maxx Yehl to break a 2-all tie in the seventh with country music star and North Carolina booster Eric Church cheering them on in a suite.

By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire

Yahoo Sports reports: Gavin Gallaher's two-run triple gave North Carolina the lead in the seventh inning to help send the Tar Heels to a 5-2 win over West Virginia in the College World Series on Sunday night. The Tar Heels (52-12-1) opened a CWS with two straight wins for the first time in eight appearances since 2006 and need one more victory to reach the best-of-three finals next weekend. The Tar Heels scored three unearned runs against Big 12 pitcher of the year Maxx Yehl to break a 2-all tie in the seventh with country music star and North Carolina booster Eric Church cheering them on in a suite.