Chansky’s Notebook: Blue Blood Battle

Posted Sep 13, 2022
Roy Williams recruited Jacob Stallings away from his father. The former Carolina catcher, who recently set the Major League Baseball record for 224 consecutive games without a passed ball, made a decision back in 2007 that had pitted UNC versus the school where his dad, Kevin Stallings, was coaching basketball. And it wasn’t an easy choice. (Chapelboro.com)

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