CHAPEL HILL — It takes plenty of pitching depth to win the ACC tournament, and No. 7-ranked North Carolina has a quality mix of three solid starters, several good bullpen arms and a potent offense to pull it off.
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D1 Baseball projects Tar Heels as a top-four NCAA seed
North Carolina is a top-four national seed in D1 Baseball’s latest NCAA tournament projection. The prediction lists the Tar Heels (41–12), who won the ACC Coastal Division and the No. 1 seed in the ACC tournament with the best league record (22–8), as the No. 4 overall seed, hosting Oregon, UNC Greensboro and Cornell in the Chapel Hill Regional.
Dates set for UNC’s games against Florida in the Jumpman Invitational
Just as in the previous two seasons, North Carolina’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will play on separate nights at the Jumpman Invitational at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center.
Top-10 teams UNC, Wake Forest to battle Friday, possibly with semifinal berth on the line
By R.L. Bynum A Friday matchup between the last two ACC regular-season champions for a spot in the semifinals? That’s … More
UNC in ACC tournament pool with No. 8-ranked Deacs; Heels likely to play Thursday and Friday
How good is the ACC? No. 7-ranked North Carolina earned the No. 1 seed in the league tournament but will have to play the nation’s No. 8-ranked team in its pool. When No. 17-ranked N.C. State (32–19, 18–11 ACC) finished a three-game weekend sweep of No. 8-ranked Wake Forest, that earned the Wolfpack the No. 3 seed in the ACC tournament and bumped the Deacons to the No. 8 seed.
Heels solidify national seed with blowout of Duke
DURHAM — If there was any question about No. 7 North Carolina’s worthiness for a national seed in the NCAA tournament, the Tar Heels removed all doubt on Saturday. The Tar Heels pounded No. 11 Duke 14–6 before plenty of Carolina fans at Jack Coombs Field for their eighth win in the last nine games, heading into next week’s ACC tournament in Charlotte, where they will be the No. 1 seed.
Plenty on line as highly ranked UNC, Duke battle in baseball
This Carolina-Duke battle won’t be in Cameron Indoor Stadium but in an even older venue a short walk away, with the stakes and caliber typical of the rivals’ basketball battles. The No. 7 Tar Heels (39–11, 20–7 ACC) and No. 11 Blue Devils (36–16, 15–12) will meet in baseball at Jack Coombs Field — which opened in 1931, nine years before Cameron — for the first time in 10 years.
Streaking Heels jump into top 10 of D1 Baseball poll with highest ranking in 5 years
North Carolina jumped four spots in the D1 Baseball Top 25 to a season-best No. 7 after going 4–0 and clinching the ACC Coastal Division title. It’s the Tar Heels’ highest ranking in that poll since they were No. 3 on March 3, 2019. UNC is No. 4 in the Baseball America poll.
Heels set program record for home ACC wins, clinch Coastal with dominant sweep of Louisville
CHAPEL HILL — There’s been no place like home for No. 11 North Carolina, which makes a possible top-eight seed in the NCAA tournament golden for the Tar Heels. With a three-game sweep of Louisville after winning Sunday’s finale 16–7, UNC finished 32–2 at Boshamer Stadium for the most regular-season home wins in five years, and a program-record 14 ACC home wins.
No. 11 Heels get five shutout relief innings, finish unbeaten in home series
CHAPEL HILL — When a starter’s outing doesn’t go well, No. 11 North Carolina’s bullpen usually offers relief. That was the case Saturday when the Tar Heels got their best bullpen performance in an ACC game in nearly a month. They clinched the weekend series with a 6–4 victory over Louisville.
Honeycutt’s 2 HRs break 37-year old school career record, UNC blasts 7 in romp
CHAPEL HILL — Carolina fans may never see another Tar Heel quite like sensational center fielder Vance Honeycutt, and that appreciation came through with loud cheers when he was recognized between innings as the program’s all-time home run leader.
Talented UNC transfer guard Crisp determined, built like linebacker
When Trayanna Crisp drives to the basket, she does it with a verve uncommon among guards in women’s college basketball. The 5–8 incoming junior, who will transfer to North Carolina after two seasons at Arizona State, is built like a linebacker and has similar strength and determination. Instead of getting to the quarterback, she’s getting to the rim.
UNC’s impressive turnaround softball season ends with ACC tournament loss
DURHAM — North Carolina softball has made impressive strides in its first season under Megan Smith Lyon, but it ended sooner than the Tar Heels expected.
UNC slugs past Campbell 16–10; Honeycutt closes in on HR record
CHAPEL HILL — The first game after the final exam break can get crazy, and No. 11 North Carolina’s clash with Campbell graded high on the craziness scale on a night that Vance Honeycutt blasted to the edge of more history.
Deja Kelly will play her fifth college season at Oregon
After being a key part of Carolina’s resurgence in the last four seasons, Deja Kelly will play her fifth college season at Oregon, which lost 21 games last season and hasn’t been to the NCAA tournament since 2022.
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