North Carolina already knew that UCLA would be its opponent in the CBS Sports Classic next season, but more details emerged on Monday.
Forbes has all his pitching ‘horses’ available for deciding game against LSU
CHAPEL HILL — Two years after winning a deciding Monday game to win a Chapel Hill Regional, No. 6 North Carolina will have to do it again to extend its season.
Honeycutt blasts back LSU’s challenge with pair of mammoth homers
CHAPEL HILL — Vance Honeycutt’s prodigious power seized control of a pitcher’s duel to knock back the challenge of reigning champion LSU. Honeycutt hit a pair of home runs to left field off likely high draft pick Luke Holman, powering No. 6 UNC to a 6–2 Chapel Hill Regional victory over the No. 22 Tigers before a raucous capacity Boshamer Stadium crowd Saturday night.
Gallaher slams home dramatic UNC comeback victory
CHAPEL HILL — Gavin Gallaher wouldn’t let North Carolina be denied. The freshman third baseman hit his second home run, a game-ending grand slam shot off the scoreboard beyond the left-field wall, as the No. 6 Tar Heels rallied with a six-run ninth inning for an incredible 11–8 victory Friday in their Chapel Hill Regional opener.
LSU rallies to avoid upset, with ace Holman set to start Saturday
CHAPEL HILL — The NCAA didn’t do No. 6-ranked North Carolina any favors by sending reigning NCAA champion LSU to the Chapel Hill Regional, but Wofford nearly blunted the blow of that bad break.
UNC’s kickoff times, TV for first three games announced
By R.L. Bynum The ACC announced on Thursday the game times and television designations for the first three games of…
Forbes going with regular pitching rotation for regional
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina coach Scott Forbes will stick with his regular rotation for the Chapel Hill Regional. Freshman right-hander Jason DeCaro (5–1, 3.80 ERA) will start the 6 p.m. opener for the No. 1 regional seed Tar Heels (42–13) on Friday against No. 4 Long Island (33–23), with junior left-hander Shea Sprague (3–1, 4.02 ERA) going on Saturday against either No. 3 LSU (40–21) or Wofford (41–18).
Caleb Love returning to Arizona for fifth college season
Caleb Love will return to Arizona for a fifth college after going through the NBA draft process. Love, who announced the news in a social-media video on Wednesday, participated in the G League Elite Camp but couldn’t earn a spot in the NBA Draft Combine.
UNC one of five hosts with tougher No. 2 seed in its region than deserved
No. 6-ranked North Carolina is one of five regional hosts in the NCAA baseball tournament that drew a No. 2 seed with a much-higher RPI than is logical for its seed.
Longtime ECU associate coach McNeill joins UNC women’s basketball staff
North Carolina women’s basketball coach Courtney Banghart added former East Carolina associate head coach Cory McNeill to her coaching staff on Tuesday. He filled the opening left when Itoro Coleman became Virginia Tech’s associate head coach on April 12.
Tar Heels move up in D1 Baseball poll with highest rank in five years
North Carolina, the No. 4 overall seed in the NCAA tournament, moved up one spot to No. 6 in the latest D1 Baseball poll for its highest rank in five years.
UNC No. 4 overall seed in NCAA baseball tournament
CHAPEL HILL — For No. 7-ranked North Carolina, the path to the College World Series goes through Boshamer Stadium, where the Tar Heels are 32–2 this season.
UNC finishes school year with ACC-high six conference titles
North Carolina finished the ACC’s last school year as a 15-school conference with six conference titles, the most of any school in the league, ending a 44-year drought in fencing and a 39-year drought in men’s cross country.
Incoming UNC freshman guard Grant makes U.S. U17 team but injures her ankle
The good news for Lanie Grant is that she earned a spot on another United States team. The bad news is that she suffered a right ankle injury during three-on-three drills on Saturday.
As expected, UNC one of 16 regional baseball hosts
The Chapel Hill Regional is official. The NCAA announced the 16 regional hosts for the baseball tournament on Sunday night, and, as expected, No. 7 North Carolina is one of them. Regional play starts Friday at Boshamer Stadium, where the Tar Heels are 32–2 this season.