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Tar Heels in the Pros: Zac Gallen breaks out, dominates second-half of MLB season

By Brendan Lunga | October 5

Gallen pitched 41.1 consecutive scoreless innings, setting a Diamondbacks franchise record and establishing the seventh-longest streak in MLB history. ...

Analysis: UNC's incoming baseball recruits look to make an immediate impact this season

By Austin Blake | September 18

UNC's incoming 19-man baseball signing class will have many opportunities to prove they can make an impact for the Diamond Heels in the spring.

Tar Heels in the Pros: Daniel Bard, Zac Gallen making impact on the mound in 2022

By Hunter Nelson | August 15

Right-handed pitchers and former UNC players Daniel Bard and Zac Gallen have been steady in recent years, continuing the long pipeline of MLB talent coming ...

CPL All-Stars Pence and Eike headline UNC baseball standouts from summer league play

By Evan Rogers | July 8

After North Carolina’s season came to an end against Arkansas in the NCAA Super Regionals in early June, many Tar Heels have turned their focus to their ...

Do-it-all athlete Kaleb Cost charted unique path to UNC football and baseball commitment

By Evan Rogers | June 29

Kaleb Cost, a dual-sport athlete from Sandy Creek High School in Georgia, committed to North Carolina on June 11. The class of 2023 recruit is a 3-star ...

'Unexpected things happen': Arkansas baseball eliminates UNC in 4-3 walk-off in NCAA Super Regionals

By Shelby Swanson | June 13

With his fifth hit of the season and first hit since February, UNC baseball's Patrick Alvarez drove in Tomas Frick to take a 3-2 lead in Sunday's Super ...

'They fought until the end': UNC baseball comes up short in Super Regional loss to Arkansas

By Evan Rogers | June 13

In early February, UNC was picked to finish ninth in the ACC's preseason poll. However, in its first 20 games, North Carolina ripped off 18 wins and ...

UNC baseball's season ends in a 4-3 walk-off loss to Arkansas in NCAA Super Regionals

By Shelby Swanson | June 12

The Arkansas baseball team walked off UNC, 4-3, to win the Chapel Hill Super Regional and punch a ticket to the NCAA Men’s College World Series. Sunday's ...

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No. 10 seed UNC baseball drops first game of Chapel Hill Super Regional, 4-1, to Arkansas

By Evan Rogers | June 11

In the first bout of a three-game series, the No. 10 seed North Carolina baseball team fell to the Arkansas Razorbacks, 4-1, Saturday afternoon at Boshamer ...

Preview: Three keys to a UNC victory over Arkansas in NCAA Super Regional matchup

By Evan Rogers | June 9

The North Carolina baseball team will host the Arkansas Razorbacks in a best-of-three series starting this Saturday at Boshamer Stadium. Here are three ...

UNC baseball advances to NCAA Super Regional

Senior left fielder Mikey Madej's eight RBIs carry Diamond Heels to NCAA Super Regionals

By Shelby Swanson | June 7

In UNC’s regional winner-take-all matchup against VCU on Monday night, UNC senior Mikey Madej's three-run homer in the first inning propelled the Tar ...

UNC baseball advances to NCAA Super Regionals after 7-3 victory over VCU

By Shelby Swanson | June 6

The No. 1 seed UNC baseball team beat No. 3 seed VCU, 7-3, on Monday night to advance to the NCAA Super Regionals. After senior Mikey Madej’s ...

In absence of head coach, Diamond Heels pull off back-to-back wins in Chapel Hill Regional

By Shelby Swanson | June 6

UNC head coach Scott Forbes sat out both of UNC’s games on Sunday due to a two-game suspension. However, Forbes’ influence was evident in UNC’s ...

No. 1 seed UNC baseball downs No. 3 seed VCU, 19-8, to force regional winner-take-all

By Shelby Swanson | June 5

The No. 1 seed UNC baseball team beat No. 3 seed VCU, 19-8, on Sunday night to force a winner-take-all game in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional. The Tar ...

UNC baseball beats UGA, 6-5, to set up rematch against VCU in NCAA Chapel Hill Regional

By Shelby Swanson | June 5

The UNC baseball team beat UGA, 6-5, in the loser’s bracket of the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional to set up a rematch against VCU. The game came down to ...

Diamond Heels drop second game of NCAA Chapel Hill Regional, 4-3, to VCU

By Shelby Swanson | June 4

The UNC baseball team dropped its second game of the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional to VCU, 4-3, after almost mounting a ninth-inning comeback.

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Colby Wilkerson's defense, three-hit performance aid UNC in first NCAA Tournament win

By Evan Rogers | June 4

North Carolina sophomore Colby Wilkerson's performance at the plate in North Carolina’s 15-4 win over Hofstra on Friday was essential in securing UNC's ...

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UNC baseball tops Hofstra, 15-4, in its first game of the NCAA Tournament

By Evan Rogers | June 3

In its opening game of the NCAA Tournament, the No. 10 North Carolina baseball team beat the Hofstra Pride, 15-4, Friday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium. ...

Preview: Scouting UNC baseball's opponents in the Chapel Hill Regional

By Evan Rogers | June 2

The North Carolina baseball team finished the regular season as one of the hottest teams in the nation and is looking to continue its high-quality play ...

First-year Vance Honeycutt's two home runs secure ACC Championship for Diamond Heels

By Shelby Swanson | May 30

UNC baseball center fielder Vance Honeycutt launched two rockets over the Truist Field fence in back-to-back at-bats to begin UNC’s ACC Championship ...