Tar Heels in the pros: Former UNC players ball out in shortened season
With a quarter of Major League Baseball's shortest season since 1878 already in the books, here's how some former Tar Heels have been playing.
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'It's the right time for me': UNC head baseball coach Mike Fox retires
After 22 seasons at the helm of the North Carolina baseball team, Mike Fox announced his retirement on Friday.
Mike Fox, UNC baseball's head coach for 22 years, announces he is retiring
Mike Fox, UNC baseball's head coach of 22 years and the winningest active head coach in college baseball, announced he is retiring on Friday. Fox ends his tenure as UNC's winningest head coach in program history.
The DTH sports desk picks its best walk-up songs ahead of MLB Opening Day
After a near five-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Major League Baseball is back in action with Opening Day slated for Thursday and Friday. With no fans in the stands, walk-up music as players approach the batters box will be some of the only noise echoing through ballparks during the abbreviated 60-game regular season. Here are the tracks some members of our sports desk would choose.
Tar Heels in the pros: Former UNC baseball players gear up for Opening Day
This week, although the only fans you’ll see in the stands will be made out of cardboard, Major League Baseball will make its long-awaited return. With the season being reduced from 162 to 60 games, teams that might not otherwise have a chance could make a run at success in the shortened campaign. Here's where a few former Tar Heels stand entering Opening Day.
'I'm a skeptic': UNC history professor Matthew Andrews on return of sports
“I’m a skeptic about the idea of resuming sports," Andrews said. "I’m a skeptic about certainly resuming college sports and college football, I think that’s absolute insanity. I think it’s downright dangerous and maybe even morally repugnant to put college athletes at risk like that."
Analysis: How UNC baseball's undrafted free agent signees can find roles in their new teams
Former North Carolina outfielder Dylan Harris and right-handed pitcher Gianluca Dalatri inked free-agent deals with the Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals, respectively, following the shortened MLB draft in June.
Minnesota Twins signee Aaron Sabato talks MLB draft, proving doubters wrong and more
Former Tar Heel first baseman Aaron Sabato inked his deal with the Minnesota Twins on June 23 for a $2.75 million signing bonus after the organization selected him with the 27th overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft.
Analysis: How former UNC baseball player Aaron Sabato can fit in with his new team
With Aaron Sabato inking a deal with the Minnesota Twins following the MLB draft, here's how the former Tar Heel might fit in with his new organization.
Three former UNC baseball players sign contracts following 2020 MLB Draft
The North Carolina baseball team will have to adjust to some major departures, as Dylan Harris, Aaron Sabato and Gianluca Dalatri have signed MLB contracts within the past week.
Column: The perfect game is sports' greatest feat
Even in a game filled with numbers, throwing a perfect game is unpredictable — and many of the game's all-time greats never accomplish it. But maintaining perfection for nine innings isn't all about the numbers, and that's what makes it one of sports greatest accomplishments.
A postseason that never was at UNC baseball's Boshamer Stadium
In a normal season, Friday would have marked the beginning of the NCAA Baseball Tournament, culminating in the eight-team College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, starting June 13. The Tar Heels, 12-7 when their season was cut short, were ranked No. 23 by D1 Baseball at the start of the year. Now, though, there is nothing to play for.
Two years ago, a sweep of Georgia Tech helped propel UNC to the College World Series
The huge wins over the Yellow Jackets may have provided a jolt of energy for the Tar Heels, who cruised through the Chapel Hill Regional, outscoring their opponents 34-14 over a three-game span.
Notre Dame sweeps series with UNC baseball in 14-8 win on Sunday to open ACC play
A five-run fourth inning for the North Carolina baseball team wasn't enough for the Tar Heels to match Notre Dame's 14 runs in Sunday's game, leaving UNC with an 0-3 record in the ACC to start conference play.
'Locked in': Aaron Sabato finds his groove, but UNC baseball is swept by Notre Dame
Despite a poor showing from North Carolina in its weekend series against Notre Dame to start ACC play, first baseman Aaron Sabato hit three home runs in three games to burst out of a slow start to the 2020 campaign.
Notre Dame capitalizes on UNC baseball's bullpen in 11-8 win to clinch the series
North Carolina's bullpen continued to struggle against Notre Dame in the second game of the series, an 11-8 loss for the Tar Heels in 10 innings.
Aaron Sabato's two home runs can't carry UNC baseball past Notre Dame in 8-5 loss
Redshirt sophomore outfielder Angel Zarate continued his hot hitting, eclipsing the .400 mark for the season with his two hits on the afternoon.
'Filled with joy': Jake Holtzapple has breakout game in UNC baseball's 8-3 win over VCU
“Coach talks about it all the time,” Holtzapple said. “Guys coming off the bench just being ready for their opportunity. Today I was fortunate enough to be in the starting lineup, so I just tried to be ready for it, take advantage of that.”
412-foot bomb from Dylan Harris highlights UNC baseball's 12-5 win over UNCG
There are home runs that simply leave the ballpark, and then there are home runs that leave the ballpark and come close to entering another ballpark altogether. In the bottom of the fifth inning of UNC’s 12-5 win over UNCG, senior Dylan Harris unleashed one of those home runs.
UNC baseball ends two-game skid with 6-5 win over Purdue in extra innings
The North Carolina baseball team needed 10 innings to complete its comeback against Purdue in a 6-5 win over the Boilermakers.
