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This Week in UNC Baseball: Getting Back into Swing of Things

With final exams in session at the University of North Carolina, the Tar Heels baseball team had the weekend off. But as coach Scott Forbes tells Tommy Ashley and Matt Clements, there is no rest for his coaching staff or the team as preparations for a midweek tilt versus Campbell and the last home ACC series against Louisville are the focus. (Inside Carolina)

North Carolina moves up in D1 Baseball Top 25 ranking

After a pair of blowout nonconference victories last week, North Carolina moved up one spot to No. 11 in the D1 Baseball Top 25 ranking. The Tar Heels, who didn’t play an ACC game last week because of the final exams break, enter the home stretch of the regular season leading the Coastal Division and sharing the best league record with No. 2 Clemson. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC moves up to Top-6 seed in latest NCAA baseball regional projections

UNC (34-11, 17-7) has a 3-game lead – in the ACC Coastal Division – over hated rivals Duke and UVA. North Carolina is anchored by a Top-30 offense, with Gavin Gallaher hitting a team-best .371, plus it sports a solid bullpen led by NCAA wins leader (10) Matthew Matthijs. In D1Baseball’s latest Projected Field of 64, the Diamond Heels are a Top-6 National Seed. (Tar Heels Wire)

Catching up on ACC baseball as the season heads toward the home stretch

University of North Carolina baseball is currently ranked No. 12 and a legitimate threat to make its 1st College World Series appearance in coach Scott Forbes’ 4-season tenure. But the Tar Heels’ chances of getting to Omaha would be greatly enhanced if they can work their way into a top 8 national seed and host both an NCAA regional and super regional. (Saturday Road)

History suggests lofty possibilities for UNC Baseball, already with 35 wins

UNC is one win shy of last season’s overall win total and has the best record at the exam break since 2017. Except for that 2017 team, which was 37-9 at the break, history suggests big possibilities for Carolina teams playing so well before final exams. Since 2005, every other UNC team with at least 32 wins at the break made the College World Series. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Carolina Insider Podcast: Basketball Roster Updates; Elizabeth Scotty, Austin Greaser Interviews

The UNC Basketball roster continues to take shape with R.J. Davis and Cade Tyson decisions (7:44). Jacolby Criswell gives the Tar Heels another quarterback option (18:12). ACC Champs Austin Greaser from Men's Golf (24:56) and Elizabeth Scotty from Women's Tennis (38:26) join. And Baseball is well-positioned for the postseason (54:28). (Listen To Podcast)

Diamond Heels Rout William & Mary, 19–2

It’s a testament to No. 12 UNC Baseball's depth that three starters from a year ago, including a second-team All-ACC co-captain last season, have had trouble getting onto the field. Senior infielder Jackson Van De Brake came off the bench to hit a grand slam in the fourth inning as UNC walloped William & Mary 19–2 (Highlights) at Boshamer Stadium. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC pitcher Cameron Padgett’s tattoo tribute to former teammate

Cameron Padgett is thankful for each day he can pitch for UNC, knowing it can be taken away at any moment. The right-hander has a tattoo on his pitching arm reading "Fighter" as a tribute to a friend and longtime teammate on showcase baseball teams who knows that all too well. ECU sophomore Parker Byrd got into a boating accident in 2022. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Honeycutt has blast leading off as retooled Heels batting order rolls, earns national distinction

UNC center fielder Vance Honeycutt lined the first pitch he saw for a double down the left-field line and also launched a 425-foot grand slam over the center-field wall, all in the eight-run first inning. That was more than enough for right-hander Cameron Padgett, who pitched a career-high 5+ innings in No. 12 North Carolina’s 13-1 victory over Charlotte. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Pair Of Midweek Games On Tap For No. 12 UNC Baseball

With final exams beginning later this week, No. 12 North Carolina will host a pair of midweek baseball games at Boshamer Stadium before focusing on academics. The Tar Heels host Charlotte on Tuesday at 7 p.m., and welcome William & Mary to town on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Carolina is coming off a 2-1 series win against Virginia Tech over the weekend. (GoHeels.com)

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