{"id":1891363,"date":"2026-07-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=1891363"},"modified":"2026-07-07T00:20:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T04:20:45","slug":"who-was-your-favorite-unc-team-to-watch-in-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=1891363","title":{"rendered":"Who was your favorite UNC team to watch in 2025-26?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tOMAHA, NEBRASKA – JUNE 21: Cooper Nicholson #1 of the North Carolina Tar Heels gestures to the dugout during the third inning against the Oklahoma Sooners in Game 2 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals at Charles Schwab Field on June 21, 2026 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jay Biggerstaff\/Getty Images) | Getty Images\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the heartbreaking \u2014 from a UNC perspective \u2014 end to the College World Series almost two weeks ago, the 2025-2026 college sports year is also in the books. While it won\u2019t be long until school starts up again and the fall sports get going, we are now into the full offseason when it comes to college sports.<\/p>\n

On the whole, it was a pretty good one for North Carolina, with the athletics\u2019 program finishing fourth in the annual Learfield Directors\u2019 Cup competition<\/a>. As always, there were some teams we wish would\u2019ve done better, some teams that did better that we expected, and some that ended up winning some hardware. With the finality of the college sports year, it can be a time to look back. With the sporting year in the books, I want to know: what North Carolina Tar Heels\u2019 sports team did you most enjoy watching last season?<\/p>\n

Debates can be had as to what UNC team had the best season in 2025-26, but no matter the answer, the baseball team is definitely on the shortlist. They made it within a game of brining home the school\u2019s first-ever College World Series championship, losing a decisive Game 3 to Oklahoma. For their success and just the way they played, they\u2019re also my answer for today\u2019s question.<\/p>\n

A perfect example of the way this year\u2019s baseball team played can be found in Game 3 of the Super Regional series that got them to Omaha. Having trailed much of the game, UNC were down 3-1 going to the bottom of the eighth inning. They got one run back there, but still trailed going to the bottom of the ninth. There, thanks to some help from USC, Carolina evened the score on a Jake Schaffner sacrifice fly. Then Owen Hull hit a deep fly ball that somehow evaded the Trojans\u2019 center fielder\u2019s glove, allowing the winning run to score, and sending UNC back to the College World Series.<\/p>\n