No. 12 UNC rolls to sixth straight win, third by run rule in four games

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina’s offense has piled up runs at an impressive rate of late, particularly in Tuesday non-conference games.

Streaking Heels sweep Deacs with more terrific pitching, good defense

CHAPEL HILL — Pitching ruled on Sunday at Boshamer Stadium, and No. 16 North Carolina’s edge there and superior defense were the difference in earning the Tar Heels’ first ACC series sweep of the season

Heels finding offense, looking like Omaha team after second straight run-rule win

CHAPEL HILL — A couple of weeks after No. 16 North Carolina’s offensive doldrums left plenty of questions about the team’s ceiling, the Tar Heels have found their offense and look like a threat to make it to Omaha for a second consecutive season.

Heels get stellar pitching, hammer Deacs in run-rule win

CHAPEL HILL — The power that has been hard to come by in ACC play for No. 17 North Carolina ignited an impressive blowout of Wake Forest. Junior center fielder Kane Kepley and sophomore third baseman Gavin Gallaher both hit home runs as the Tar Heels rolled to an 11–1 seven-inning run-rule victory in the opener of a three-game series with the Deacons at Boshamer Stadium on Friday night.

Heels win 14-inning classic against Duke with impressive relief work

CHAPEL HILL — Fourteen innings, the most in a UNC-Duke game in nearly 61 years, were more than enough for Alex Madera. He drove the 466th pitch that took a bounce off the glove of Duke second baseman Jake Berger. The error scored Tyson Bass (top photo) from second base to give No. 19 North Carolina a marathon 8–7 victory at Boshamer Stadium on Saturday to take two of three from the Blue Devils.

UNC can’t weather tough pitching night with missed offensive chances

CHAPEL HILL — It was a painful pitching night for No. 19 North Carolina, with potential repercussions for the Tar Heels’ bullpen. The pitching that had been so dependable put UNC in a hole it couldn’t dig out of in a 9–5 loss to Duke at Boshamer Stadium on Friday, when the staff tied a season-high for runs allowed.

UNC beats Duke with excellent pitching, smart baserunning, huge game-ending double play

CHAPEL HILL — Excellent pitching and just enough offense has been a dependable formula in ACC play for No. 19 North Carolina. On Thursday, the Tar Heels mixed in smart base running and an outstanding defensive play to hold on for the win.

Heels can’t overcome offensive doldrums to get sweep of Miami

CHAPEL HILL — The choppy start to No. 21 North Carolina’s ACC season continued as the Tar Heels’ offense hit a weekend skid. UNC already had their second consecutive ACC series win secured, thanks to good pitching in the first two games, but couldn’t finish off the sweep. Miami got only its second league win of the season by riding a three-run ninth-inning rally to a 4–2 win Sunday at Boshamer Stadium.

Roy Williams dadgum voice of UNC’s PitchCom devices

CHAPEL HILL — Whenever a North Carolina pitcher hears the call for the next pitch through the PitchCom devices, it’s the voice of a dadgum legend.

No. 5 UNC backs DeCaro’s ace stuff with big offensive day, extends win streak to 10

CHAPEL HILL — Jason DeCaro’s reputation as a big-time Friday starter is only improving. The 6–5 sophomore right-hander was efficient in a career-high 7⅔ innings as No. 5 North Carolina extended its unbeaten streak to 10 with season-highs of 16 runs and 17 hits in a 16–2 thumping of Stony Brook at Boshamer Stadium on Friday.

Unbeaten No. 5 Heels roll, off to best start in 12 seasons

CHAPEL HILL — The momentum from last season’s College World Series run just keeps rolling along for No. 5 North Carolina, which is off to its best start in 12 seasons. In his first homer since a memorable game-ending grand slam during that run, sophomore third baseman Gavin Gallaher ripped a two-run shot 397 feet over the left-center field. That fifth-inning shot gave the Tar Heels (9–0) the lead for good in a 13–4 victory Wednesday at Boshamer Stadium on a day that freshman designated hitter Perry Hargett had an impressive college debut with three hits, one homer and four RBI.

Undefeated No. 6 Heels pull away to take second straight win over ECU

UNC sophomore catcher Luke Stevenson ended the Tar Heels’ five-game homerless drought as the unbeaten No. 6 Tar Heels rolled to an 11–6 victory Sunday before 3,940 fans at Boshamer Stadium.

No. 6 Heels pitch out of jams, get clutch hits to down ECU 2–0, stay unbeaten

No. 6 North Carolina got clutch hitting and made the big pitches to get out of jams as the Tar Heels extended their season-opening win streak to five games. The Tar Heels won the first game of a three-day, three-city series 2–0 over East Carolina on a chilly afternoon before a crowd of 6,695 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park to snap a two-game losing streak against the Pirates, who left 10 runners on base.

Heels stay unbeaten, score 12 runs amid longest homer drought in 7 years

CHAPEL HILL — Coach Scott Forbes insists that the home runs will come, but No. 6 North Carolina hasn’t needed power to get off to a 4–0 start. Clutch two-out hitting Tuesday carried the Tar Heels to a 12–9 victory over Kansas State — a Super Regional team a year ago — on a chilly evening at Boshamer Stadium despite the program’s longest power drought in seven seasons.