Tar Heels' Baseball Newcomers Among Nation's Best

Posted Sep 17, 2009
UNC's crop of 16 baseball newcomers has been rated as the nation's No. 14 recruiting class, according to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, which released its annual rankings Thursday. The Tar Heels latest additions feature 13 prep standouts and three transfers: infielder Dillon Hazlett, catcher Jesse Wierzbicki and right-hander Teddy Mitrosilis. Of the 13 freshmen, four were selected in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft (Tar Heel Blue)

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