Who is pitching for North Carolina today? All eyes on Tar Heels in 2024 College World Series game - June 18
The North Carolina Tar Heels will face the Florida State Seminoles in their third game of the 2024 College World Series on Tuesday. The highly-anticipated eliminator will commence at 2 p.m. EDT at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.
North Carolina starting pitcher today
Aidan Haugh will start as the North Carolina pitcher against Florida State on Tuesday, the Tar Heels confirmed.
UNC coach Scott Forbes spoke to reporters earlier this week and praised FSU's batting lineup, but insisted that his team will make the necessary effort to get past the Seminoles.
“It’s a really good offensive lineup we’ll take it pitch by pitch,” Forbes said. “If we beat Florida State then hopefully we’ll have enough guys to compete against Tennessee again. We’ll start Aidan Haugh most likely.”
Haugh is in his first season with the Tar Heels. He previously played for two years at Fayetteville Tech. This year, UNC has used the pitcher as a starter and as a reliever.
Haugh has a 4-2 record at UNC thus far. The right-hander has racked up 58 strikeouts and 24 walks across 51.2 innings pitched at a 4.53 ERA.
College World Series 2024: How to watch North Carolina vs. Florida State?
The clash between No. 4 seed North Carolina (48-15) and No. 8 seed Florida State (48-16) will be broadcast live on ESPN. Fans can also livestream the College World Series eliminator on ESPN+ and Fubo.
- Date: Tuesday, June 18
- Time: 2 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. CT)
- Venue: Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska
- Channel: ESPN
North Carolina opened its CWS campaign with a 3-2 win over Virginia. The Tar Heels then lost 6-1 against Tennessee in the winner's bracket on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Florida State lost 12-11 against Tennessee in its opening matchup of the CWS. However, the Seminoles kept their hopes of reaching the CWS finals alive when they beat Virginia 7-3 on Sunday.
The loser of the UNC vs Florida State game will be eliminated from the College World Series.