CHAPEL HILL — No. 6 North Carolina picked up right where it left off, coming off a College World Series appearance with an impressive start on a chilly February afternoon.
Category: Baseball
ACC drastically alters baseball tournament format to 16-team, single-elimination event
The ACC drastically changed the league’s baseball tournament format on Wednesday, with all 16 teams making a single-elimination tournament.
UNC reloads after losing stars from CWS team, with high expectations
CHAPEL HILL — It’s a sign that Coach Scott Forbes has returned North Carolina to one of the nation’s best programs when losing six draft picks hasn’t changed lofty expectations. The Tar Heels, No. 6 in the D1 Baseball preseason poll, reloaded.
Carolina has lofty ranking in D1 Baseball preseason poll
After North Carolina’s run to the College World Series last season, the Tar Heels are No. 6 in the preseason D1 Baseball Top 25 poll. UNC, which finished 48–16 and had a final ranking of No. 5, is one of seven ACC teams in the poll.
Fox to be inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame
Former North Carolina coach Mike Fox is part of the 11-person Class of 2024 announced Friday for induction into the College Baseball Hall of Fame. Inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2017, Fox is the winningest coach in Carolina baseball history and led the Tar Heels to seven College World Series appearances before retiring in 2020.
O’s promote Honeycutt after eight games in Carolina League
The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Vance Honeycutt after only eight games in the Carolina League.
Catcher Dye becomes third Liberty player transferring to UNC
The stars keep following Scott Jackson from Liberty to North Carolina. On Saturday, catcher Macaddin Dye became the third Flames player to transfer to UNC since Jackson resigned as Liberty’s head coach to become the Tar Heels’ assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.
UNC ranked high in ‘way too early’ Baseball America Top 25
North Carolina is No. 12 on the “way-too-early” Top 25 list that Baseball America released on Wednesday. The Tar Heels, who went 48–16 last season and made the College World Series, are one of eight ACC teams on the list. They are one of five league teams in its top 12, along with No. 3 Florida State (49–17 last season), No. 4 Clemson (44–16), No. 6 Virginia (46–17) and No. 9 Duke (40–20).
UNC’s football coordinators have highest base salaries on campus
North Carolina’s two football coordinators have the top two base salaries of any employee on the UNC campus, according to the UNC Salary Information Database. The database, updated on June 30, shows that Carolina’s defensive coordinator Geoff Collins (top photo) and offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey are the only employees on the Chapel Hill campus earning a base salary of more than $1 million.
Two Tar Heels projected in first round of the 2025 MLB Draft
Two North Carolina players are projected first-round 2025 MLB Draft picks, and a third is in the top 100 of a list D1 Baseball released on Friday.
Former Liberty outfielder, pitcher commit to UNC
Former Liberty head baseball coach Scott Jackson’s expected move to the North Carolina coaching staff has netted the Tar Heels a star left-handed hitting outfielder for the second time in two days. In addition, a former Flames pitcher is joining UNC.
Red Sox pick huge Boston sports fan Sprague; Pence, Haugh also picked on final day of MLB Draft
Three North Carolina pitchers — left-handers Dalton Pence and Shea Sprague and right-hander Aidan Haugh — were drafted Tuesday on the final day of the MLB Draft, but none could have been more pleased than Sprague.
Cook, Donofrio, one of UNC’s top high school recruits picked on second day of MLB Draft
There was good news for North Carolina on the second day of the MLB Draft with left fielder Casey Cook and right fielder Anthony Donofrio both getting drafted. However, there was also potentially bad news, with one of the Tar Heels’ high school recruits also getting selected.
Honeycutt goes No. 22 to Orioles, highest Tar Heel picked in five years
Versatile center fielder Vance Honeycutt, who rewrote the record books during his three seasons at UNC, became the 25th first-round pick in program history and was the highest-picked Tar Heel in five years.
Jackson resigns as Liberty baseball coach, will reportedly join Forbes’ UNC staff
Scott Jackson is expected to return to the North Carolina baseball coaching staff. Jackson resigned Thursday after eight seasons as Liberty’s head coach and, according to multiple reports, will join Coach Scott Forbes’ staff at UNC.
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