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This Week in UNC Baseball: Pushing Forward, Heading West

UNC Baseball's first ACC series against Virginia ended in dramatic fashion as Tyler Howe tied the game in the bottom of the ninth and won it in the 12th inning. Coach Scott Forbes discusses the past weekend, the lessons learned, and the week ahead with a Bucknell visit Tuesday and a trip to Berkeley, Calif. to face the Golden Bears this weekend. (Inside Carolina)

UNC Baseball To Host Bucknell Tuesday

The Diamond Heels host Bucknell in a Tuesday afternoon clash ahead of UNC's first weekend road trip. It will be the first meeting between these programs, the second new team to go into the UNC record book after opening the season with Indiana. Bucknell is no stranger to ACC competition though, picking up wins over Virginia Tech and Pitt in 2025. (GoHeels.com)

Cubs' first baseman Michael Busch aims to be more consistent in 2026 season

Michael Busch has been consistent for the Cubs the last two seasons. He followed up, hitting 21 home runs with a breakout year last year, leading a potent offense with 34 homers and 90 RBI. Consistency is key for Busch, which is something he learned from his game last season. Busch is working on being a consistent hitter no matter who he faces. (CBS News)

Newsletter: Caleb Wilson's Bad Break, Malloy Smith Commits, Luka Catches Fire, Heels Fall at Duke

UNC Basketball experienced a big win and a big loss, landed a commitment from combo guard Malloy Smith (son of Kenny Smith), Caleb Wilson broke his other thumb, Armando Bacot is safe in the Middle East, Baseball and Softball split ACC series, UNC alumnae won the SheBelieves Cup, Women’s Hoops awaits their Tournament fate, and more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Trends From Diamond Heels First Weekend of ACC Play

UNC Baseball completed its first ACC series of 2026 against Virginia, losing a three-game series 2-1 at Boshamer Stadium over the weekend. While staring at a potential sweep, the Tar Heels rallied in game three, which was also the tail end of a Saturday doubleheader. In walk-off fashion, Carolina (13-3-1, 1-2) avoided an 0-3 start to ACC play. (TarHeel247)

Vance Honeycutt's home run streak ends, but he's still batting 1.000!

Vance Honeycutt's home run streak, which reached four straight spring at-bats Wednesday, was guaranteed to end eventually. The day came Friday, when Honeycutt made his fifth appearance for the Orioles this Spring Training. However, Honeycutt also did not get out. He knocked a single into center field, improving to 5-for-5 in Grapefruit action. (MLB.com)

No. 8 UNC Baseball Splits Doubleheader Against Virginia After 12th Inning Walk Off Victory

UNC Baseball split the spoils with visiting Virginia in a Saturday doubleheader, losing the first game, 9-2 before winning a marathon, 12-inning second contest, 8-7 (Highlights). The No. 8 Tar Heels played (13-3-1) a total of six hours and 32 minutes of baseball, capped by a heroic effort from true freshman Tyler Howe that helped UNC avoid being swept. (GoHeels.com)

Vance Honeycutt’s explosive spring training start has created major buzz

Following Wednesday's Major League Baseball spring training action, former Diamond Heel Vance Honeycutt is the only player to have four or more home runs, only needing as many at-bats to reach the mark. After a rough first full season in pro baseball, the hope is that Honeycutt can continue to build momentum off his hot spring training start. (Keeping It Heel)

Uncompetitive Pitches Doom UNC Baseball in UVa Opener

The theme in the loss to Virginia for UNC was uncompetitive pitches and it began with the starting pitching. To coach Scott Forbes an uncompetitive pitch is a pitch that looks like a ball coming out of the hand, and the Tar Heels had way too many of them. The advanced analytics on Jason DeCaro vs. Stanford and DeCaro vs. Virginia look eerily similar. (Inside Carolina)

UNC Baseball suffers run-rule loss to Virginia in ACC opener

After earning seven run-rule wins in its first 14 games, No. 8 North Carolina Baseball was on the other end Friday in its ACC opener. Virginia rolled to a 13-3 seven-inning victory Friday over the Tar Heels at Boshamer Stadium. UNC (12-2-1, 0-1 ACC) has given up double-digit runs in both of its losses, falling 10-3 to East Carolina in Durham on Feb. 21. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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