D1 Baseball hadn’t named a North Carolina player to its All-American team until it honored center fielder Vance Honeycutt. Now a Tar Heel has made the team for the second consecutive season.
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UNC finishes in top 10 of D1 Baseball poll for second consecutive season
North Carolina finished in the top 10 of the D1 Baseball poll for the second consecutive season. The Tar Heels, who were No. 1 entering the NCAA tournament, finished No. 9 after going 46–15, winning the ACC title, advancing to the Chapel Hill Super Regional and coming one win short of making the College World Series for a second consecutive season.
UNC’s $20.5 million in revenue sharing will go to athletes in four sports, mostly football and men’s basketball
UNC will share $20.5 million in revenue with athletes, with the majority of it allocated to football and men’s basketball, and some to women’s basketball and baseball. Additionally, the number of scholarships will increase.
Former Duke catcher Winslow commits to UNC
North Carolina snagged its second catcher from the transfer portal, and didn’t have to go very far to get him. After two seasons at Duke, Macon Winslow is transferring to UNC. He made the announcement Monday afternoon on his Instagram account, calling it a “New Chapter.”
UNC’s Stevenson, Kepley, Haugh headed to MLB Draft Combine
North Carolina catcher Luke Stevenson, center fielder Kane Kepley and right-handed pitcher Aidan Haugh have been invited to the MLB Draft Combine at Chase Field in Phoenix, a five-day event that starts Tuesday.
All-CAA UNCW reliever Baker commits to Carolina
Although he’s likely to be drafted in July and could sign with a major-league team, former UNCW right-handed pitcher Trace Baker has committed to North Carolina, giving the Tar Heels their fifth baseball transfer portal commitment.
UNC already has three baseball commitments from portal
ACC champion North Carolina has already been active in the baseball transfer portal, with three commitments so far and eight reserve players entering the portal.
UNC couldn’t earn back-to-back CWS trips but, for the first time in 68 years, no school did
Winning a national championship in college baseball may be the toughest of any sport, regardless of how much talent is on a roster. That was even more obvious this season, when top-ranked North Carolina couldn’t earn a return trip to the Men’s College World Series. But the Tar Heels had plenty of company: for the first time since 1957, no school that made it to Omaha the previous season is back.
Forbes ‘extremely heartbroken’ after costly errors end UNC’s season
CHAPEL HILL — Two damaging errors and the inability to come up with big hits ended top-ranked North Carolina’s dreams of back-to-back trips to the College World Series and only left the Tar Heels with heartbreak.
Photo gallery: The frustration and emotion of UNC’s season-ending loss
Here are images from top-ranked UNC’s season-ending 4-3 loss to No. 21 Arizona.
Heels starting Lynch, hoping for similar script to last week’s winner-take-all game
CHAPEL HILL — The script will be a little different, but Coach Scott Forbes will use a similar plan to the one that earned top-seeded North Carolina a regional title on Monday.
Photo gallery from Arizona’s 10-8 victory over UNC in the UNC-Arizona Super Regional
Here are images from No. 21 Arizona’s 10–2 victory over top-ranked UNC in Saturday’s Chapel Hill Super Regional Game 2, a game attended by Bill Belichick.
Another opposing ace folds; UNC win away from CWS after offensive explosion
CHAPEL HILL — It’s just not in the cards for aces trying to challenge top-ranked North Carolina.
‘Doctor’ French goes from walk-on to key player in left field for top-ranked UNC
CHAPEL HILL — The “doctor” was patient while he waited his turn, but after walking on and being a reserve for his first 2½ seasons, Carter French became a key part of top-ranked North Carolina’s run to the ACC title and the Super Regionals.
UNC hosts four-time national champion and Big 12 champ Arizona in Supers
CHAPEL HILL — Top-ranked North Carolina will open the Chapel Hill Super Regional against four-time national champion and No. 21-ranked Arizona on Friday at Boshamer Stadium.
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