By R.L. Bynum CHAPEL HILL — A postseason power surge like no other in recent Carolina history has blasted the … More
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Heels power into regional title game with rout of VCU
CHAPEL HILL — Vance Honeycutt and Alberto Osuna powered into the UNC history books and led an offensive assault that earned the Tar Heels a winner-takes-all clash with VCU. Carolina, which defeated Georgia 6–5 in an elimination game earlier in the day, avenged a Saturday night loss to the Rams with a 19–8 victory Sunday night to end their 17-game win streak.
UNC escapes elimination game, now must beat VCU twice
By R.L. Bynum CHAPEL HILL — Carolina’s margin for error is still small but the path to a regional title … More
Missed calls, missed chances create rough road for UNC; Forbes suspended
CHAPEL HILL — Missed calls and missed opportunities have North Carolina facing a rough road to the Chapel Hill Regional title. And now they’ll miss their head coach for two games. After a pair of questionable umpire decisions ended early Tar Heels scoring threats, repeated failures with runners on base helped Virginia Commonwealth pull out a 4–3 victory Saturday night before 3,843 fans at Boshamer Stadium to extend the Rams’ win streak to 17 and end UNC’s streak at eight.
Heels blast 5 HRs, start regionals with rout
CHAPEL HILL — Underdog Hofstra was no match for Carolina’s power-driven offense Friday. Mac Horvath hit two of the Tar Heels’ five home runs as they rolled to a 15–4 win over the Pride in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional opener for their eighth consecutive win and 13th last 14 games.
ACC Network documentary to chronicle UNC’s women’s soccer dynasty
How do you explain the dominance of Carolina women’s soccer over the years? ESPN will try to do that in an hourlong documentary, “Hidden Dynasty: The Story of Carolina Women’s Soccer,” that premieres on ACC Network on June 23 at 8 p.m.
Georgia, VCU head to UNC’s Chapel Hill Region
By R.L. Bynum CHAPEL HILL — For the 12th time in program history, North Carolina will be an NCAA regional … More
UNC’s runaway baseball train flattens Pack for ACC title
Carolina’s incredible 35-day run from 8–13 in the ACC with five consecutive league series losses to conference champion is complete. And the Tar Heels capped it with complete domination. The unstoppable No. 8-seed Tar Heels won their seventh consecutive game, beating No. 10-seed N.C. State 9–5 in the ACC Tournament championship game Sunday in Charlotte for their first league title since 2019. UNC (38–19) is playing like a runaway train and flattened the Wolfpack (35–21), which came into the game with lots of momentum.
Late run earns UNC its third women’s lacrosse national title, completes perfect season
It was a perfect finish to a perfect season and a perfect 24th birthday for Sam Geiersbach. No. 1-ranked and No. 1 seed Carolina used a late 4–1 run on its way to a 12–11 victory over Boston College in Baltimore at Johns Hopkins’ Homewood Field to earn the Tar Heels’ third national championship and first since 2016. UNC (22–0) avenged a national semifinal loss last season to Boston College, which won the NCAA title. The Eagles finished 19–4, with three of those losses to the Tar Heels.
Streaking Heels advance to ACC championship game
By R.L. Bynum CHARLOTTE — North Carolina hasn’t made an ACC baseball tournament championship game since Danny Serretti’s freshman season. … More