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UNC's Jake Knapp named 2025 Pitcher of the Year by College Baseball Foundation

North Carolina's Jake Knapp has been named 2025 National Pitcher of the Year, the College Baseball Foundation announced. The ACC Pitcher of the Year and a first-team All-ACC selection, Knapp led UNC to a No. 5 national seed in the NCAA Tournament. "Jake represents everything good about college baseball,” Committee Chair Chris Snead said. (MLB.com)

Jake Knapp, Walker McDuffie Earn NCBWA All-America Honors

North Carolina ace Jake Knapp has been named a first-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, the organization announced Wednesday. Reliever Walker McDuffie was also recognized on the Freshman All-America second team. Knapp is the 27th individual to earn first team All-America recognition in program history. (GoHeels.com)

UNC pitchers Ryan Lynch, Walker McDuffie earn Perfect Game Freshman All-American honors

Walker McDuffie and Ryan Lynch. Two freshmen pitchers who played significant roles in the UNC baseball program's advancement to the Super Regionals. McDuffie performed his work in a relief role, stepping onto the mound when called upon by head coach Scott Forbes. Lynch became instrumental as he had the second-lowest ERA on the team. (Keeping It Heel)

UNC couldn’t earn back-to-back CWS trips but, for the first time in 68 years, no school did

Winning a national title in college baseball may be the toughest of any sport, regardless of how much talent is on a roster. That was more obvious this season, when UNC couldn’t earn a return trip to the College World Series. But the Tar Heels had company: for the first time since 1957, no school that made it to Omaha the previous season is back. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Chansky’s Notebook: Unbelievable

Chapel Hill became Heartbreak Hill on a baseball weekend that went downhill. Especially after the Tar Heels whomped Arizona in the opener of the NCAA Super Regional at Boshamer Stadium, we knew they were going back to the College World Series and maybe win their first. Who beats a team with proven pedigree by the sorta-football score of 18-2? (Chapelboro.com)

UNC’s Baseball Season Ends But Gratitude Lingers

For UNC Baseball coach Scott Forbes, the loss to Arizona in the Super Regional is about more than not making it to the College World Series. He's talked all season about the uniqueness of his team, a group that includes players like Jake Knapp, Hunter Stokely, Alex Madera, and Jackson Van De Brake, all veterans who walked their own bumpy journeys. (Inside Carolina)

What went wrong in UNC Baseball's loss to Arizona

UNC baseball players Luke Stevenson and Alex Madera were the final Tar Heels to leave the dugout Sunday at Boshamer Stadium. For 10 minutes after the final out in the Tar Heels’ 4-3 season-ending loss to Arizona, Stevenson and Madera had towels over their heads as the Wildcats celebrated a comeback win that sent them to the College World Series. (MSN.com)

Killer Instinct Eludes Diamond Heels In Final Super Regional Defeat

The Tar Heels held an 8-6 lead in the seventh inning against Arizona on Saturday and a 3-1 lead in the eighth inning on Sunday. Both games ended in defeat (10-8, 4-3) and a sudden end to the 2025 UNC baseball season. Saturday, Carolina allowed a season-high in runs and hits, five free passes, six two-out RBIs, while stranding too many men on base. (Inside Carolina)

‘Extremely Heartbroken’: UNC Baseball Reacts to Stunning Super Regional Defeat

Everything seemed to be breaking the Diamond Heels’ way, and yet the program’s familiar NCAA Tournament demons came calling once again. In the wake of a shocking 4-3 loss to Arizona in Game 3 of the NCAA Super Regionals Sunday at Boshamer Stadium, North Carolina head coach Scott Forbes was left with a shaky voice and teary eyes. (Chapelboro.com)

Lucas: A Baseball Town

They arrived early Friday. With a noon game, the first fans were in line before 8 a.m. They brought lawn chairs and breakfasts and laptops to pretend to be in the office. These were the essentials for a day of waiting in line for standing room only tickets to the super regional matching UNC vs. Arizona. Maybe that is when Chapel Hill became a baseball town. (GoHeels.com)

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