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UNC baseball takes the series against No. 25 ECU with a 2-0 home win in game two

By Caroline Yaffa | February 27

Sophomore pitcher Max Carlson pitched for the first five innings and had five strikeouts while registering the win, stopping the Pirates from scoring ...

Preview: UNC baseball gearing up for three-game series against East Carolina

By Abigail Keller | February 23

Even with its early success this season, North Carolina should not underestimate the habitually successful East Carolina Pirates in its upcoming series. ...

Timely hits and stout pitching lead UNC baseball to 5-1 win over Elon

By Austin Bean | February 22

The hits may not have been abundant early, but a consistent and resilient approach at the plate — along with some lights-out pitching — helped North ...

UNC baseball pulls away from Elon Phoenix late to win midweek contest, 5-1

By Austin Bean | February 22

To start off a stellar pitching performance for the Tar Heels, sophomore Will Sandy got North Carolina out of a jam in the top of the first with runners ...

Preview: UNC gears up for a one-game outing against Elon on Tuesday

By Kelly Baker | February 21

With lots of new talent and the lack of experienced veterans, it will be interesting to see how both the Tar Heels and the Phoenix match up against each ...

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UNC baseball wraps up dominant weekend with sweep over Seton Hall

By Ben Exum | February 21

With a dominant sweep of the Pirates, the Tar Heels opened their season with an abundance of confidence.

UNC baseball sweeps Seton Hall 3-0 in first series of the season, winning 7-3 on Sunday

By Ben Exum | February 20

The North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team (3-0) faced off against the Seton Hall Pirates (0-3) for a third and final time this weekend, closing out the ...

UNC baseball takes 2-0 series lead against Seton Hall, delivering a 19-0 shutout

By Ben Exum | February 19

Following a 14-3 win on Friday, the North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team (2-0) dominated its opposition once again in a convincing 19-0 shutout win ...

UNC baseball picks up Opening Day win with 14-3 thrashing over Seton Hall

By Ben Exum | February 18

The North Carolina baseball team kicked off its season with a bang on Friday evening, defeating Seton Hall by a score of 14-3.

Analysis: Three first-years that can step into big roles for UNC baseball

By Rithvik Chelasani | February 4

Following an up-and-down 28-27 campaign, the team will look to the underclassmen, particularly the first-years, to make a big difference on the team’s ...

Heading into Forbes' second year, UNC baseball looks to build off last season's success

By J Banzet V | January 31

UNC baseball head coach Scott Forbes has not announced his weekend starters yet, so the UNC pitching rotation should be fluid to start the season. Here ...

Tar Heels in the Pros: Two players finish impressive seasons in MLB

By Ben Exum | October 5

Several former Tar Heels made their mark in the MLB, but two players in particular stood above the rest.

UNC baseball staying sharp this fall with practices, scrimmages

By J Banzet V | October 3

Following a pandemic-ravaged season, the North Carolina baseball team is using this more typical offseason to improve.

Column: A history of baseball in the Triangle

By Michael Beauregard | August 26

"Over the past 150 years, baseball has seen its ups and downs in North Carolina. After its various ebbs and flows throughout the twentieth century, it ...

UNC baseball players impress in summer leagues looking toward 2022 season

By Joshua Dolgoff | August 23

Several up-and-coming prospects from the UNC baseball team turned in impressive performances in their respective summer leagues.

How Crystal Dunn, Ryder Ryan and other athletes fared representing UNC in Tokyo

By Lucas Thomae | August 17

On July 23, nine UNC alumni, two current UNC athletes and two current UNC coaches walked out representing four different countries at the parade of nations ...

UNC midfielder Crystal Dunn (19) runs down a loose ball.

Six former UNC athletes are set to compete for Team USA in the Tokyo Olympics

By Lucas Thomae | July 18

Over 600 athletes will be representing Team USA when the Olympic Games kick off on Friday. But before donning the red, white and blue, some were sporting ...

Analysis: Breaking down the careers of the Tar Heels selected in the 2021 MLB Draft

By Lucas Thomae | July 16

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 ...

Even after early exit in NCAA regionals, UNC baseball has a bright future

By Austin Bean | June 7

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 ...

UNC baseball eliminated from NCAA regionals with 12-2 loss to UCLA

By Austin Bean | June 7

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 ...