Tar Heels in the Pros: Two players finish impressive seasons in MLB
By Ben Exum | Oct. 5Several former Tar Heels made their mark in the MLB, but two players in particular stood above the rest.
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Several former Tar Heels made their mark in the MLB, but two players in particular stood above the rest.
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UNC baseball players Austin Love, Caleb Roberts and Justice Thompson were all selected in the 2021 MLB Draft on Monday. This marks the 44th straight season that UNC has had a player selected in the draft. UNC has produced 184 draft picks dating back to the first-ever amateur draft in 1965.
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Sunday’s loss against UCLA that ended the UNC baseball team’s 2021 season and eliminated the team from the NCAA Tournament was a tough one to say the least. After winning their first game of the Lubbock Regional, the Tar Heels dropped consecutive games against Texas Tech and the Bruins, but there are still plenty of positives to take away from the trying 2021 season.
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The loss against the Bruins Sunday afternoon marks the end of the 2021 season for the Tar Heels, who were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament after winning their first game of the Lubbock Regional, also against UCLA.
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After taking game one against UCLA, the loss Saturday night places North Carolina in the loser’s bracket. The Tar Heels will now need two wins on Sunday to advance to the Super Regionals of the NCAA Tournament.
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In a close contest between two storied programs, the game was decided late. Serretti’s two-run homer in the seventh was the deciding factor, but after seeing his team’s lead shrink to one heading into the ninth, Gillian closed the door with two strikeouts to secure the 5-4 victory for UNC.
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North Carolina has won six of its last nine games to carry some momentum into the tournament. The Tar Heels just sneaked into the 64-team field as one of the last four teams to make the cut.
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After falling short of some key opportunities this season, the young Tar Heel bats came through when they were needed most in their victory over N.C. State. Now, they have a chance to show the college baseball world what they can do Friday night in the NCAA regionals.
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After dropping their opening game of the ACC Tournament to Pittsburgh Tuesday night, the Tar Heels were able to grab a win Friday in game two against third-seeded N.C. State, 9-6. The Tar Heels now have to wait and see how things turn out in the rest of the conference tournaments before they receive their assignment for the upcoming NCAA Tournament, where they hope for an at-large bid.
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Head Coach Scott Forbes has been trying to piece together starts here and there to give his team the best chance to win, as he did Tuesday night, but starting pitching once again came up short of what the first-year skipper was hoping.
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After losing their final regular season series against Georgia Tech last weekend, the Tar Heels dropped a heartbreaker in game one of the ACC Tournament to the Pittsburgh Panthers Tuesday night, 5-3.
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On Tuesday, the ACC Baseball Tournament will return for the first time since 2019, where it will be played at Truist Field in Charlotte. But the reigning champion Tar Heels will have quite the road ahead of them if they want to repeat. The No. 6 seed Tar Heels will play No. 10 Pittsburgh on Tuesday and No. 3 seed NC State on Friday.
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UNC baseball lost its final regular season game against Georgia Tech in Atlanta, 10-6. Despite the loss to the ACC Coastal division leaders, UNC has greatly improved its stock as the team heads into ACC Tournament play.
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UNC baseball lost game two of its final weekend series against Georgia Tech, falling 10-9 to even the series going into Saturday's finale.
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The North Carolina baseball team defeated Georgia Tech 3-2 in game one of the final weekend series of the regular season.
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