No. 4-seed North Carolina and No. 12 Virginia are familiar with each other heading into their College World Series game this weekend, but a lot has changed since they played an early-April series in Charlottesville.
Tag: Carolina
Honeycutt dazzling in Bosh finale, sending Heels to College World Series
CHAPEL HILL — Vance Honeycutt made his likely Boshamer Stadium finale memorable from the first pitch. The junior center fielder reminded North Carolina fans of a few of the many reasons they’ll miss him at The Bosh with his power, speed, fielding range and throwing arm.
Redemption from three Tar Heels was huge in igniting Bosh Magic against WVU
CHAPEL HILL — A big part of fuelling more Bosh Magic on Friday night was powerful redemption for three Tar Heels.
Honeycutt, Heels deliver more Bosh Magic; UNC win away from CWS
CHAPEL HILL — Once West Virginia ace Derek Clark was done, so were the Mountaineers, another victim of Bosh Magic. Junior center fielder Vance Honeycutt finished them off with a game-ending two-run home run to left field with two outs as No. 4-seed North Carolina rallied for an 8–6 victory in the opener of the Chapel Hill Super Regional on Friday night before a packed Boshamer Stadium.
UNC’s Sprague, WVU’s Clark contrasting in stature but with similar pitching styles
CHAPEL HILL — The two starting pitchers in the Chapel Hill Super Regional opener are like mirror images, other than one being much taller than the other. UNC’s 6–3 junior left-hander Shea Sprague (3–1, 3.76 ERA) immediately noticed it when he watched a video of 5–7 West Virginia senior left-hander Derek Clark (8–2, 2.82 ERA), calling it “pretty uncanny.”
Demand for Super Regional tickets far exceeded UNC’s supply
CHAPEL HILL — The demand for tickets to Carolina’s Chapel Hill Super Regional against West Virginia has far exceeded the supply, forcing many to pay high prices on the secondary ticket market. There was no public sale of tickets, and some Rams Club members couldn’t get seats for the best-of-three series that starts at 6 p.m. on Friday.
UNC men reportedly will face American in third known nonconference home game
North Carolina’s men’s basketball team will have challenges in November, but the Tar Heels will also have three games that shouldn’t test them much.
West Virginia, led by likely top-10 pick Westerholt, challenges UNC in program’s first Super Regional
West Virginia, led by likely top-10 draft pick JJ Wetherholt, comes to Boshamer Stadium after sweeping through the Tucson Regional in three games without facing No. 1 regional seed Arizona.
UNC rallies for thrilling win over LSU, advances to Supers
CHAPEL HILL — When the long drive finally rested in the glove of UNC center fielder Vance Honeycutt, No. 6 North Carolina could finally exhale after surviving a heart-pumping night to oust the reigning NCAA champions.
Date, likely location for UNC’s CBS Sports Classic game with UCLA reportedly set
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.
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 … More
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).
tarheeltribune.com 