Welcome to a forecasting Wednesday edition of Tracking the Tar Heels.
Let's see what the Tar Heel have been up to:
- Joey DeVito describes the impact of Adam Pate's first career home run in UNC's 9-3 victory over Coastal Carolina on Tuesday.
- Pate's contributions help soften the blow of a rash of injuries to key players for the baseball team, notes Assistant Editor Carlos Collazo.
- For the women's tennis team, Caroline Price is haunted by her second-place trophy that she is determined to trump, C Jackson Cowart explains.
- In preparation for the upcoming football season, defensive coordinator Gene Chizik is stressing the basics to his new team, writes Greg Barnes of Inside Carolina.
- Despite the injuries and tough losses, baseball coach Mike Fox is optimistic about the future, writes Matt Clements of Inside Carolina.
- One early bright spot for next year's basketball team is the return of Brice Johnson for his senior season, writes Evan Daniels of Inside Carolina.
- Johnson's coach, Roy Williams, donated his championship seat to honor Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan's late father, writes Andrew Carter of the News & Observer.
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