UNC Baseball Recruiting
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Baseball Recruiting.
2026 Tuscola High School (Waynesville, NC) pitcher Amos Rich commits to North Carolina baseball
Tuscola baseball pitcher Amos Rich committed to the University of North Carolina, according to his travel ball team's Instagram account on Wednesday night. Rich added to his Instagram bio that he is a Tar Heels baseball commit. Rich, a 6-foot-2, 150-pound right-hander, collected a 7-2 overall record with a 1.10 ERA with 89 strikeouts in 55 2/3 innings. (
Asheville Citizen-Times)
Meet New UNC Baseball Player Kane Kepley
In the Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game,
Kane Kepley – a former Liberty Flame and now Tar Heel – drove in the winning run with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to clinch the game for the West Division. If that clutch performance doesn't fit the profile of a UNC outfielder, what does? Kepley had two productive seasons with the Flames. (
Inside Carolina)
UNC Baseball lands former Liberty catcher Macaddin Dye
The stars keep following Scott Jackson from Liberty to UNC. On Saturday, catcher
Macaddin Dye became the third Flames player to transfer to UNC since Jackson resigned as Liberty’s head coach to return to Chapel Hill as the Tar Heels’ assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. As a freshman last season, Dye hit .365 with six home runs, and 49 RBI. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Video: Locked On Tar Heels - 7-footer Julius Halaifonua; NBA Summer League; Baseball Transfers
Could New Zealand 7-foot sensation Julius Halaifonua reclassify and join the
UNC basketball roster this season? Catch up on NBA Summer League performances of Leaky Black,
Harrison Ingram,
Armando Bacot,
Cormac Ryan, and others. And there's been an influx of baseball talent transferring from Liberty to North Carolina.
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UNC Baseball lands commitments from former Liberty outfielder, pitcher
A day after the top high school outfielder in North Carolina, former Liberty Flames commitment
Sawyer Black, pledged to UNC, Liberty outfielder
Kane Kepley and pitcher
Cale Bolton announced that they are transferring to UNC. Kepley was a second-team All-CUSA selection last season as a sophomore. Bolton went 2–2 last season with a 5.08 ERA. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Sawyer Black, top outfielder in North Carolina, commits to UNC Baseball
Outfielder
Sawyer Black, the No. 1 high school outfielder in North Carolina, committed to UNC on Tuesday. Black is the No. 3 player in North Carolina and No. 23 outfielder in the country. Black committed to Liberty on Nov. 8, but Flames coach Scott Jackson resigned as their coach earlier this month and is expected to join Coach
Scott Forbes’ staff at UNC. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Cook, Donofrio, one of UNC’s top baseball recruits picked on second day of MLB Draft
There was good news for the North Carolina baseball program on the second day of the MLB Draft with left fielder
Casey Cook and right fielder
Anthony Donofrio both getting drafted on Monday afternoon. However, there was also potentially bad news, with one of the Tar Heels’ high school recruits, East Rowan shortstop Cobb Hightower, also getting selected. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Gatorade North Carolina Baseball Player of the Year Camron Seagraves Commits to UNC
Right-handed pitcher
Camron Seagraves, the Gatorade North Carolina Baseball Player of the Year and the nation’s No. 160 prospect with a 94 mph fastball, committed to North Carolina on Monday. “I am super-excited and blessed to announce my commitment to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,” Seagraves wrote in a post on social media. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
DIII All-American first baseman Samuel Angelo commits to UNC Baseball
When UNC coach
Scott Forbes signed a Division III transfer and a transfer first baseman, both worked out well. He’s accomplished both with the commitment of Montclair State first baseman Samuel Angelo, who D1 Baseball named a Division III first-team All-American. The 6-0, 210-pound left-handed hitter announced his commitment Monday. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Princeton pitcher Tom Chmielewski transfers to UNC
As first reported by D1 Baseball, Princeton pitcher
Tom Chmielewski has committed to North Carolina. Chmielewski, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound left-handed pitcher, posted a 6-6 record with a 3.40 ERA during the 2024 season. walking 19 and striking out 73 in 13 starts. One of the impressive things about Chmielewski is his ability to control the strike zone. (
Keeping It Heel)