Coach Mike Fox has said several times this season that his team, with less run-scoring ability, has a smaller margin for error than in past years.
Coach Mike Fox doesn’t want to go berserk.
The sputtering North Carolina baseball team was in need of a bounce-back performance against UNC-Wilmington Tuesday night after losing six straight.
DURHAM — Wild pitches. Errant throws. Routine plays made to look impossible.
North Carolina clung to a slim one-point lead with seven seconds left when sophomore guard Marcus Paige uncharacteristically missed a free-throw attempt.
Korey Dunbar stepped to the plate with two outs and the bases loaded Saturday and began his batter’s box routine with North Carolina (7-3) trailing North Florida 1-0.
RALEIGH — Before North Carolina guard Marcus Paige could pull the curtain closed on T.J. Warren’s convincing audition for ACC Player of the Year, J.P. Tokoto was there to set up up the lighting just right for Paige’s spectacular finish.
North Carolina, donning white Nike retro jerseys inspired by the 1982 team’s uniforms, set season highs in 3-point shooting percentage and free-throw percentage in a dominating 105-72 win against Wake Forest.
Seth Littrell didn’t have much time to get acclimated when he was announced as North Carolina’s offensive coordinator Jan. 24. He explored Chapel Hill that weekend with his wife, and three days later he was back on the recruiting trail — this time as a Tar Heel, not an Indiana Hoosier.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., — North Carolina had 20 minutes to make up a nine-point halftime deficit, but the way Virginia ended the first half Monday encapsulated how Virginia would dismantle UNC — converting on offensive rebounds.
