The Lab Analytics|College Baseball

2026
2026 College World Series · Bracket One · Game 2
Ole Miss 41-23
vs
Friday, June 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET · Charles Schwab Field, Omaha
Ole Miss 2  —  North Carolina 6Final
Model pick: North Carolina (54%) — correct

No. 10 Ole Miss (41-23) meet No. 5 North Carolina (51-12) at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. North Carolina hold the edge on both sides of the ball — 8.1 runs per game and a 3.45 team ERA. Our model makes North Carolina the favorite at 54%, with tournament-calibrated probabilities from 10,000 bracket simulations.

Road to Omaha

Regionals · 3-0
W 7-6 vs Arizona St.
W 6-3 vs Nebraska
W 5-4 vs Arizona St.
Super Regional · 2-0
W 6-4 vs Auburn
W 5-3 vs Auburn
Regionals · 3-0
W 8-0 vs VCU
W 7-5 vs East Carolina
W 9-3 vs East Carolina
Super Regional · 2-1
L 5-9 vs Southern California
W 4-0 vs Southern California
W 4-3 vs Southern California

Team Comparison

Ole MissNorth Carolina
#10Power Rank#5
41-23Record51-12
SEC 17-17ConferenceACC 24-8
+5.26SRS+6.81
6.8Runs / Game8.1
4.08Team ERA3.45
0.732Team wOBA0.815
1.30WHIP1.35
11.8K/98.8
781Home Runs679
0.975Fielding %0.982
6-4Last 108-2
5-6Neutral Sites6-1
19-19vs SRS Top 5021-9

Players to Watch

Top Hitter
Judd Utermark
0.309 AVG · 1.049 OPS · 22 HR
Power
Tristan Bissetta
23 HR · 0.983 OPS
Ace
Taylor RabeP
5-3 · 3.55 ERA · 105 K
Bullpen Leader
Walker HooksP
9 SV · 3.24 ERA · 9.8 K/9
Top Hitter
Owen Hull
0.389 AVG · 1.096 OPS · 8 HR
Power
Cooper Nicholson
16 HR · 0.995 OPS
Ace
Jason DeCaroP
11-2 · 2.31 ERA · 93 K
Bullpen Leader
Walker McDuffieP
6 SV · 3.26 ERA · 11.2 K/9

2026 Head-to-Head

06-12-2026Ole Miss 2, North Carolina 6

Common Opponents

OpponentOle MissNorth Carolina
Coastal CarolinaL 3/1L 4/28