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North Carolina vs. UCLA live stream: What channel is the NCAA baseball tournament on?

By Ethan Lee

Omaha, NE - JUNE 25: A general view of TD Ameritrade Park as the grounds crew gets the field ready for game one of the College World Series Championship Series between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Oregon State Beavers on June 25, 2018 at in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
Omaha, NE - JUNE 25: A general view of TD Ameritrade Park as the grounds crew gets the field ready for game one of the College World Series Championship Series between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Oregon State Beavers on June 25, 2018 at in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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The UCLA Bruins and the North Carolina Tar Heels are meeting in the Lubbock Regional of the 2021 NCAA Baseball Tournament.

In the second game of the Lubbock Regional, the UCLA Bruins will face the North Carolina Tar Heels. Texas Tech was able to take the first game, beating Army 6-3 to get the 2021 NCAA Baseball Tournament underway.

UCLA showed up in Lubbock with a 35-18 record and the No. 21 spot in the latest RPI rankings. The Bruins have proved to be a good team all season and, combing that with the fact that they’re on a four-game winning streak, might have enough momentum to make the Lubbock Regional real interesting.

North Carolina arrived at the Regional with a less-stellar resume. The Tar Heels are 27-25 on the season and are the No. 47 in the most recent RPI rankings. UNC is 6-4 in its last 10 games, is a combined 8-15 in away and neutral games, just has not appeared all that impressive for most of the year.

Here’s what you need to watch the North Carolina Tar Heels and the UCLA Bruins.

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. UCLA Bruins: How to watch NCAA Baseball Tournament

  • Date: Friday, June 4
  • Time: 6 p.m. CT
  • Location: Lubbock, Texas
  • Venue: Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
  • TV Info: ESPNU
  • Live Stream: Watch ESPN

As a team, the UCLA Bruins have a .286 batting average, have hit 55 home runs, and have scored a total of 385 runs this year. North Carolina, meanwhile, has a .259 batting average, has hit 65 home runs, and has scored 282 runs this season.

It’s clear that UCLA has an advantage at the plate and as it turns out, the Bruins are better than the Tar Heels on the mound as well. UCLA’s pitching staff has a 3.87 ERA and 499 strikeouts so far this year while North Carolina’s pitching staff has a 4.99 ERA and 481 strikeouts.

Check out the Bruins and the Tar Heels on ESPNU at 6 p.m.

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