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DURHAM — It was October baseball with some quirky twists, with rivals UNC and N.C. State meeting in the Battle of the DBAP. Carolina’s pitching ruled the evening in a 3–1 win Thursday that was a tiebreaker of sorts after the teams split two regular-season matchups last weekend.
Banana Ball is coming to Chapel Hill, but not to Boshamer Stadium. he Savannah Bananas baseball team, which has appeared multiple times at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, will make its first visit to a Triangle area football stadium when it comes to Kenan Stadium on April 11 and 12 to face the Texas Tailgaters.
CHARLOTTE — Jim Phillips says that the ACC is reshaping its competitive balance and its basketball schedule to better position the league for national prominence.
The old rivals will square off in Durham for a first-of-its-kind exhibition. On Wednesday, Oct. 16, North Carolina will meet N.C. State in a 6 p.m. baseball exhibition at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in the finale of the Tar Heels’ fall schedule.
The first pitch Kane Kepley saw in professional baseball didn’t miss — it hit him. Even before that, he was already in a hole. Stepping into the batter’s box on Aug. 5 for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Chicago Cubs’ Low-A Carolina League affiliate, the plate umpire flagged the rookie center fielder with a pitch-clock violation before he’d even seen a pitch.
North Carolina athletics director Bubba Cunningham laid out on Friday how the Tar Heels will distribute their revenue-sharing pool among four sports, including doling out a larger slice to men’s basketball than the standard split, and creating a women’s basketball payroll of over $1 million.
ACC programs will face new protocols aimed at increasing transparency as sports gambling becomes more prominent and safety across football, baseball and men’s and women’s basketball.
The Chicago Cubs picked Kane Kepley, who wowed fans last season as a junior at Carolina with his gritty play, in the second round of the MLB draft on Sunday night as the 56th overall pick.
After two outstanding seasons at North Carolina, catcher Luke Stevenson will continue his baseball career with the Seattle Mariners.
On the Fourth of July, two North Carolina right-handed pitchers were named to represent their country in the upcoming Japan Collegiate All-Star Series. Making the 26-player team were rising junior Jason DeCaro and rising sophomore Ryan Lynch, making UNC one of nine schools with at least two players on the roster.
A snow day blowout, two national championship wins and seven victories against ranked teams highlight North Carolina’s annual takeover day on ACC Network. It’s a good time to load up your DVRs with memorable Tar Heels victories in the last year.
Speedy George Mason outfielder Owen Hull on Wednesday became North Carolina’s seventh transfer portal commitment.
North Carolina is turning to a Chapel Hill native and NASCAR executive to guide its athletic department into a new era, while long-serving athletics director Bubba Cunningham will transition into a new leadership role.
North Carolina is a consensus pick of the D1 Baseball staff to make the College World Series next season in its “2026 (Way Too Early) Eight for Omaha,” released on Monday.
D1 Baseball hadn’t named a North Carolina player to its All-American team until it honored center fielder Vance Honeycutt. Now a Tar Heel has made the team for the second consecutive season.
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