ACC Baseball Tournament Preview

Posted May 19, 2009
On paper, UNC has slipped just a bit from recent seasons. But don’t be fooled. Mike Fox’s Tar Heels are a talented, experienced, dangerous team. Having played in three consecutive College World Series, nobody has more big-game experience. The Tar Heels are led by first baseman/center fielder, Dustin Ackley, the ACC Player of the Year and arguably the top position player in college baseball. (ACC Sports Journal)

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