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Tar Heels’ deep pitching staff shines

By Kelly Parsons | February 26

Fueled by near-spotless pitching and 20 straight shutout innings, the Tar Heels topped the Wright State Raiders 17-3, 14-0 and 3-0 on Friday, Saturday ...

Fox: you can't know players until they are tested

By Michael Lananna | February 19

The crowd had already begun to thin when Mike Zolk stepped into the batter’s box Friday night.

Tar Heels take opening series

By Brandon Moree | February 19

The North Carolina baseball team opened the Boshamer Stadium doors for business and hosted an offensive explosion this weekend.

UNC sophomore pitcher Kent Emanuel stands stoically in Boshamer Stadium.

UNC ace Kent Emanuel to take mound as starter

By Michael Lananna | February 17

Kent Emanuel may have been recruited out of Georgia, but his very first strike came off a mound in Illinois. The pitcher spent his youth ricocheting between ...

Third baseman Colin Moran connects with the ball in the bottom of the fourth on April 3. The Tar Heels completed a three-game sweep of the Clemson Tigers with a 5-4 victory on.

North Carolina baseball will play first game of the season against Xavier

By Brandon Moree | February 15

After a long winter of batting practice, weight lifting and intra-squad scrimmages, opening day is finally here, and the No. 3 North Carolina baseball ...

Chaz Frank will lead young UNC out?eld

By Brandon Moree | February 15

Of all the places on the diamond where the North Carolina baseball team lost players from last year’s squad, the outfield took the hardest hit.

UNC baseball in?eld adjusts to changes

By Michael Lananna | February 14

When the Minnesota Twins signed first-round draft pick Levi Michael on Aug. 15, they opened up a $1.2 million hole on the left side of North Carolina’s ...

Baseball welcomes newcomers for spring

By Brandon Moree | February 13

North Carolina coach Mike Fox brought in 17 new players for the 2012 season including five players who were selected in the 2011 MLB draft but did not ...

UNC to showcase deep pitching staff

By Michael Lananna | February 12

With opening day against Xavier set for Friday, the North Carolina baseball coach is tasked with organizing the talented cluster of arms that fall between ...

UNC baseball player arrested, dismissed from team

By From staff reports | November 16

Cody Stiles, a sophomore pitcher on the North Carolina baseball team, was arrested Saturday for underage drinking, resisting arrest and being drunk and ...

Top Tar Heel baseball talent showcased in Cape Cod League

By Brandon Moree | August 28

At season’s end, college baseball players leave their schools behind to play in summer leagues scattered all across the map.

Levi Michael signs with Minnesota Twins

By Leah Campbell | August 18

The former North Carolina shortstop might not be known for motivational speeches or words of wisdom. But Michael, who was selected No. 30 overall in the ...

Tar Heels fall in College World Series

By Kelly Parsons | June 27

Playing in the College World Series has become a familiar experience for North Carolina.

UNC knocked out of College World Series

By Kelly Parsons | June 23

OMAHA – Playing in the College World Series has become a familiar experience for North Carolina. But unfortunately for the Tar Heels, so, too, is leaving ...

Tar Heels split opening games in Omaha

By Kelly Parsons | June 21

After losing to Vanderbilt in Saturday’s College World Series opener, the North Carolina baseball team faced an uphill battle in trying to keep its ...

Emanuel shutout fuels Tar Heel victory

By Kelly Parsons | June 21

OMAHA, Neb. — North Carolina pitcher Kent Emanuel wasn’t nervous about making his first career start in the College World Series. In fact, the freshman ...

UNC beats Texas to avoid elimination

By Kelly Parsons | June 20

North Carolina beat Texas 3-0 in Monday’s elimination game to stay alive in the 2011 College World Series.

Tar Heels fall to Vanderbilt 7-3

By Kelly Parsons | June 18

Stingy pitching is what fueled North Carolina through the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament. But in Saturday’s College World Series opener, UNC ...

Photo: Tar Heels head to Omaha for fifth College World Series in six years (Lizzie Cox)

Tar Heels take on Vanderbilt in College World Series Opener

June 15

When the Tar Heels travel to Omaha, Neb. for the 2011 College World Series, they will be one of eight teams competing for a national championship.

Tar Heels head to Omaha for fifth College World Series in six years

By Kelly Parsons | June 15

The morning after North Carolina punched its ticket to the 2011 College World Series, Jacob Stallings received a congratulatory text message from friend ...