‘We like expectations’: North Carolina baseball aims to be a contender in 2020

Posted Feb 11, 2020
With a No. 18 preseason ranking from Baseball America, North Carolina returns its two leading hitters, Aaron Sabato and Danny Serretti, and a deep pitching staff with an added sense of motivation after coming one bad inning away from a possible trip to Omaha last June. The motivation to get back to the top was echoed by UNC’s returning players. (Daily Tar Heel)

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