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UNC falls to N.C. State in first game of College World Series

By Michael Lananna | June 16

OMAHA, Neb. — North Carolina ace Kent Emanuel watched himself on film, tweaked a mechanical flaw, and he said he felt better Sunday than he has in any ...

Tar Heels headed onward to Omaha

By Max Miceli | June 12

Junior ace pitcher Kent Emanuel was the last man on the mound in the top-seeded North Carolina baseball team’s 5-4 victory against South Carolina Tuesday ...

Just the beginning for UNC baseball

By Michael Lananna | June 12

It wasn’t supposed to be this hard. No, it was supposed to be a foregone conclusion, a walk in the park, a — dare I say it — home run.

UNC staves off South Carolina, advances to College World Series

By Marilyn Payne | June 11

The Tar Heels rallied in the bottom of the sixth inning to score three runs and take the 5-4 lead they held through the end of the game.

NCAA Super Regional: Three reasons why UNC is going to Omaha

By Max Miceli | June 11

The outcome of a game can’t be attributed to one or two plays, but here’s three of the more important reasons why the top-seeded North Carolina baseball ...

Game three update: UNC leads South Carolina 5-4 through 7

By Marilyn Payne | June 11

North Carolina baseball leads 5-4 after seven innings in game three of the Super Regional. The Tar Heels rallied from behind in the bottom of the sixth ...

Montgomery shuts down UNC to force elimination game

By Michael Lananna | June 9

South Carolina coach Chad Holbrook said he’s seen too much North Carolina baseball this year to be comfortable with any kind of lead against the Tar ...

NCAA Super Regional: Three reasons UNC lost game two

By Max Miceli | June 9

UPDATE: Game three of the Chapel Hill Super Regional has been postponed from its previous 7 p.m. start time Monday and will be played at noon on Tuesday. ...

Game update: UNC trails South Carolina 8-0

By Michael Lananna | June 9

A day after North Carolina ace Kent Emanuel delivered his shortest start of the season, left-hander Hobbs Johnson delivered his own shortest outing, giving ...

Late-inning theatrics push Tar Heels ahead in game 1

By Marilyn Payne | June 8

Coach Mike Fox said his top-seeded North Carolina’s baseball team was clutch Saturday – something he said it needs to be to win its Super Regional ...

Super Regional rain delay provokes UNC pitching changes

By Max Miceli | June 8

With game one of the Chapel Hill Super Regional postponed, the top-ranked North Carolina baseball team was given both an extra day of rest and an opportunity ...

Battle of the Carolinas at NCAA Super Regional delayed due to weather

By Michael Lananna | June 5

UPDATE: The Chapel Hill Super Regional between UNC and South Carolina has been postponed due to weather. The series was supposed to started Friday at ...

UNC baseball battles back for an emotional win

By Michael Lananna | June 4

Mike Zolk paused at the doorway and unleashed a primal, exuberant, anxiety-releasing scream that said more than any word uttered at the press conference ...

UNC baseball comes back to beat FAU in extras

By Marilyn Payne | June 4

It took 13 innings for the North Carolina baseball team to beat Florida Atlantic 12-11 Monday night and keep its season alive by earning the rights to ...

UNC sluggers struggle against FAU

By Max Miceli | June 2

Senior Chaz Frank of the North Carolina baseball team got four hits in his first four at-bats Sunday night against Florida Atlantic. He was doing his ...

Kent Emmanuel pitched in Saturday’s game against Towson, defeating them 8-5 in 9 innings.

Owls shock Tar Heel baseball team

By Michael Lananna | June 2

The first FAU hit of the night gave the Owls a 3-2 lead. And though they’d eventually tack on two more, it was the only hit they needed to take down ...

Tar Heels top Towson in NCAA baseball regional

By Marilyn Payne | June 2

“I get it…,” Mike Fox said. He’s being asked about his no. 1 North Carolina baseball team not playing it’s best ball to beat Towson 8-5 Saturday ...

Canisius falls short with too many runners left on base

By Marilyn Payne | June 1

Starting pitcher Benton Moss got the North Carolina baseball team out of a bases-loaded situation in the first inning of Friday night’s 6-3 win over ...

Thornton relieves UNC Baseball team with an energizing performance

By Max Miceli | June 1

The top-seeded North Carolina baseball team has prided itself on the strength of its pitching staff all season, but early on in their first game of the ...

UNC baseball's long road to the NCAA

By Marilyn Payne | May 29

After winning its first ACC title since 2007 Sunday, the North Carolina baseball team earned the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, giving UNC ...