Inside Cooper Nicholson’s unlikely journey from Iowa to UNC

Posted Apr 26, 2026
Cooper Nicholson had just finished biology class when his phone buzzed. A new follower on social media: UNC Baseball's then-Director of Player Development, Carter Hicks. Next, a text from assistant coach Jesse Wierzbicki. "Do you have time for a call?" Nicholson froze. Then he called his dad. "Holy @!*&," he said. "North Carolina just texted me." (TarHeel247)

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