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Lucas: A Success Story
Reece Holbrook only remembers the good times from hanging out with Dr. Stuart Gold. He remembers the water gun fights, running around the hospital, and the laughter. He doesn't remember the spinal taps, the tears, and the chemotherapy. As part of ACC Baseball Cancer Awareness Week, North Carolina will wear gold wristbands in today's game. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Baseball Loses Saturday Contest To Pitt, 4-2
On a chilly April day in the Steel City, UNC baseball fell short against Pitt, 4-2. The two teams will meet back up on Sunday for the rubber match. The Tar Heels (32-10, 14-9 ACC) offense, that scored 15 runs on seven homers the night before, was kept in check for the majority of this contest. The loss ends a nine-game winning streak for UNC over Pitt. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC baseball's Gavin Gallaher ties program record with three home runs in single game
Gavin Gallaher recenty added a major milestone to his young collegiate career. On Friday, April 25 in UNC's series-opening, 15-5 domination at Pitt, Gallaher mashed three home runs. In hitting three homers, Gallaher ties the UNC record for most bombs in a single game. The last Diamond Heel to homer three times in a game was Chris Maples on April 20, 2002. (
Tar Heels Wire)
UNC loses pitcher Matthew Matthijs, key piece of bullpen, for remainder of season due to injury
Matthew Matthijs ended 2024 with a UNC-best 12 victories, but his 2025 start wasn't as efficient, with just a 1-1 record and 4.34 earned run average in 17 relief appearances. Unfortunately for UNC, he won't play anymore baseball this year. On Monday, head coach
Scott Forbes announced Matthijs will miss the remainder of 2025 with an arm injury. (
Tar Heels Wire)
Historic Power Surge Helps UNC Baseball Beat Pittsburgh in Series Opener
The Diamond Heels hit seven home runs – tied for the team’s second-most in a single game since 2000 – en route to a 15-5 win at Pittsburgh in the first game of a three-game series. Three of those home runs came off the bat of
Gavin Gallaher, who stayed red-hot at the plate and finished the day 3-5 with three runs scored and six runs batted in. (
Chapelboro.com)
Gavin Gallaher hits 3 home runs, No. 8 UNC Baseball blasts season-high 7 in blowout at Pitt
No. 8 UNC Baseball hasn’t displayed the power of last season’s College World Series team, but the Tar Heels broke out of that in Pittsburgh on Friday. Sophomore third baseman
Gavin Gallaher hit three runs and sophomore catcher
Luke Stevenson swatted two as the Tar Heels blasted a season-high seven, rolling to a 15-5 victory at Pitt (
Highlights). (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC baseball hosts first-ever Student Home Run Derby at Boshamer Stadium
The batter's box at Boshamer Stadium holds memories of a program that boasts eight ACC championships, 12 College World Series appearances, and has numerous alums playing professionally. But on Monday afternoon, UNC junior Braden Cline strolled into that same box. "Tried to hit a ball at the Bosh," he said after his plate appearance. "Didn't work." (
Daily Tar Heel)
UNC Baseball Hits The Road Again For Weekend Series At Pittsburgh
UNC Baseball hits the road for the second straight weekend, this time to face the Pitt Panthers. It will be the 10th series since the programs became ACC foes in 2014. Carolina is 6-3 on weekends and enters the weekend on an eight-game win streak against Pitt. Game 1: Friday at 6 p.m. Game 2: Saturday at 3 p.m. Game 3: Sunday at 1 p.m. (
GoHeels.com)
Rain washes out UNC baseball game after just 2 1/2 innings
With large areas of standing water in the outfield, No. 8 North Carolina’s baseball game Tuesday against Presbyterian was cancelled after the teams played only 2 1/2 innings. The Blue Hose owned a 4-3 lead in the middle of the third inning when the infield tarp was unfurled at Boshamer Stadium ahead of the downpour that left the outfield unplayable. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC Baseball Returns Home For Clash With Presbyterian
The North Carolina Tar Heels return home to Boshamer Stadium for a midweek matchup with Presbyterian College. It is actually the first ever all-time meeting between the two baseball programs, adding one more team to the record books. The Blue Hose are the 236th different opponent that UNC Baseball has faced in its history. First pitch is at 3:00 p.m. (
GoHeels.com)