Shatel: North Carolina rolls into CWS final ready to join college baseball royalty Tom Shatel World-Herald Columnist Jun 17, 2026 Jun 17, 2026 Updated 10 hrs ago 0 × How the Charles Schwab Field grounds crew preps for College World Series Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the long history of North Carolina Tar Heel baseball, perhaps the most storied alumni was a kid named Archie Graham.kAm“|@@?=:89E” vC292>]k^AmkAmu2?D @7 E96 “u:6=5 ~7 sC62>D” >@G:6 <?@H E96 ?2>6 H6==] !=2J65 3J =686?52CJ 24E@C qFCE {2?42DE6C :? E96 >@G:6[ vC292> H2D 2? 24EF2= A6CD@?] w6 A=2J65 32D632== 7@C &}r :? `h_`] %96? 96 H6?E @? E@ A=2J >:?@C\=628F6 32D632== 7@C D6G6C2= J62CD 2?5 2AA62C65 :? @?6 >2;@C\=628F6 82>6]k^AmkAm%96 @?6 H96C6 E96 82>6 6?565 H:E9 vC292> :? E96 @?\564< 4:C4=6] w6 ?6G6C 8@E 2 3:8\=628F6 2E\32E] vC292> E96? H6?E @? 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