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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. Busche said he 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)
UNC Baseball Opens ACC Play With Home Series Against Virginia
The Diamond Heels march into the first test of the grueling ACC gauntlet this weekend with Virginia coming to town. UNC is 51-25 at Boshamer Stadium in ACC play under
Scott Forbes, splitting 3-3 against UVA in his tenure. The last series in Chapel Hill was decided by three runs, the Cavaliers taking the first two before UNC won 12-7 on Sunday. (
GoHeels.com)
Familiar Faces: UNC Baseball Opens ACC Play With Virginia
On paper, UVa is not the better team, as UNC has better pitching and is a much more balanced offense. However, remember last year when the Tar Heels, after rolling through non-conference, got a wakeup call from the bottom of the ACC when Stanford cruised into Boshamer and took the opening series. UVa has much more talent than the Cardinal. (
Inside Carolina)