Mike Fox leaves some big shoes to fill after 22 seasons as UNC baseball coach

Posted Oct 5, 2020
It’s the end of an era at UNC following the retirement of head baseball coach Mike Fox earlier this year. Respected nation-wide as one of America’s most successful coaches, he led the Tar Heels to seven NCAA College World Series appearances, including four straight trips from 2006 to 2009. Long-time assistant Scott Forbes was named as his successor. (Greensboro News & Record)

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