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Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Baseball.

THT Newsletter: 5-Star Forward Schedules UNC Visit, Huge Football Commitment, New Basketball Roster

I hope you enjoyed your last weekend of the year without college football. Classes at Carolina begin Monday, we’ve got some basketball “where are they now?” updates, a new hoops roster and an official visitor, a big football commitment, NFL preseason results, Bill Belichick mic’d up, recent Diamond Heels draftees are off to strong starts, and more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Luke Stevenson is off to a strong start to begin his professional baseball career

Fans of the North Carolina baseball program won't be surprised one bit to hear that Luke Stevenson is off to a strong start within the Seattle Mariners organization. The former Tar Heel catcher has begun his professional baseball career with the Modesto Nuts, the Mariners' Single-A affiliate. He made his professional debut on Tuesday night. (Keeping It Heel)

Folger Boaz delivers in Cape Cod League Championship Series

UNC pitcher Folger Boaz finished the Cape Cod League summer season with a 0-2 record in six appearances, where he recorded a 5.75 ERA in 20 1/3 innings, posting 20 strikeouts. He was tasked to start in Game 2 of the Championship Series with the Braves up 1-0 against Yarmouth-Dennis. Making the rocky outings a thing of the past, Boaz delivered. (Cape Cod League)

Cubs 2025 draft pick Kane Kepley already turning heads in Single-A

The Cubs went with a very intriguing player profile for their second-round pick in the MLB Draft. Enter Kane Kepley, a 5-foot-8, 180-pound outfielder who makes getting on base no matter what the name of his game. That’s the kind of player teams want in a leadoff man, which is why Dan Kantrovitz, the Cubs’ vice president of scouting, liked Kepley so much. (Marquee Sports Network)

UNC adjusts default revenue-sharing, favoring men’s basketball; women’s basketball has $1M payroll

UNC athletics director Bubba Cunningham laid out on Friday how the Tar Heels will distribute their revenue-sharing pool among four sports, including doling out a larger slice to men’s basketball than the standard split, and creating a women’s basketball payroll of over $1 million. "We tried to match who generated the money, their team got it." (Tar Heel Tribune)

THT Newsletter: Luka and Ivan Arrive, More Basketball Official Visits, UNC Football Puts on the Pads

UNC men’s basketball received a couple of new members Wednesday with the long-awaited arrival of Montenegrin guard Luka Bogavac and High Point transfer center Ivan Matlekovic. There are more basketball official visitors on the calendar. Carolina Football has put on the pads, and the sports year kicks off with Women's Soccer on Thursday. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Top 10 from 2024-25; From Bubble to March Madness

Which moments defined the Tar Heels' 2024-25 sports year? In part 2, we unveil numbers 4-6. 6: UNC Basketball's controversial inclusion in the NCAA Tournament. 5: Diamond Heels nearly making the CWS in back-to-back seasons. 4: Dominant season for UNC Women's Lacrosse. (View Video)

UNC Baseball Announces Promotions For Bryant Gaines and Carter Hicks

Following another highly successful season that saw the team win its 27th ACC Championship and advance to the NCAA Super Regionals, North Carolina Baseball Head Coach Scott Forbes has promoted Bryant Gaines to Associate Head Coach and Carter Hicks to General Manager. Gaines will enter his 16th total season with the program in 2026. (GoHeels.com)

THT Newsletter: Latest On Luka, 5-Star Visits, Football, and UNC Women Ready to Compete

Thanks to the many new subscribers who joined the Tar Heel Times Newsletter over the past few days and those of you already on board. Todays edition includes the latest on the Luka Bogavac saga, football training camp updates, more basketball official visitors on the way, women's basketball/soccer/lacrosse coverage, football recruiting tidbits, and more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Seattle Mariners lose pitcher, former Diamond Heel Trent Thornton for season

A difficult season for Trent Thornton took a turn for the worse Friday, when a medical exam confirmed the Mariners right-hander suffered a torn Achilles in the ninth inning Thursday night. He will miss the remainder of the season. Thornton missed more than a month earlier this season after having emergency surgery in May because of appendicitis. (Seattle Times)

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