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Carolina Insider Podcast: UNC Baseball Visits Duke; Men's Golf Rolling; Shea Sprague Interview

UNC Baseball concludes regular-season play against Duke with the postseason looming (4:15). Men's golf advanced through the Chapel Hill regional as Austin Greaser took home the individual title (16:22). Shea Sprague from UNC Baseball discusses the season, transferring to UNC, and his Drake Maye to the Patriots analysis (30:36). (Listen To Podcast)

Errors Costly As Diamond Heels Fall at Duke in Series Opener

While No. 7 North Carolina’s numbers at home have been amazing, it’s been a different story on the road. That didn’t change Thursday. No. 11 Duke took advantage of three costly UNC errors to prevail 5-3 in an intense battle at Jack Coombs Field, befitting the rivalry. It dropped the Tar Heels to 7-10 away from Boshamer Stadium, where they are 32-2. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC Baseball Duo Named Semifinalists For Dick Howser Trophy

UNC outfielder Vance Honeycutt and pitcher Matthew Matthijs have been named semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy, which is given to the top player in collegiate baseball based on two rounds of national voting by NCBWA members. Finalists will be announced Thursday, June 8. Honeycutt is hitting .333 with 22 home runs, and 27 stolen bases. (GoHeels.com)

The Reemergence of UNC Pitcher Ben Peterson

When Ben Peterson steps onto the mound, he looks down at the dirt and zeros in on the smallest pebble he can find. That small action locks the senior pitcher in for his time on the bump and it helps put the job ahead in perspective. “The target seems pretty big after that,” Peterson said with a laugh. Peterson's fastball regularly reaches 98 miles per hour. (Inside Carolina)

UNC Baseball: Weekend Preview at Duke

With UNC’s planned midweek game at UNCW cancelled, the Diamond Heels have just three games left in their regular season before the ACC Tournament and Selection Monday. Those three games are consequential — the Tar Heels will be playing at Duke this weekend in a series that could make UNC the ACC’s regular season champion. (Tar Heel Blog)

Scott Forbes Breaking Through With His First Top-10 UNC Baseball Team

UNC baseball coach Scott Forbes appears to be having his head coaching breakthrough right now. "A team that sacrifices the ‘me’ for the ‘we’ is a true team," Forbes said. "That’s what we have here right now." Heading into their regular-season-ending, three-game series at No. 13 Duke, the Tar Heels are ranked No. 4 nationally by Baseball America. (Chapelboro.com)

No. 7 UNC Baseball Visits No. 11 Duke To End Regular Season

This Carolina-Duke battle won’t be in Cameron Indoor Stadium but in an even older venue a short walk away, with the stakes and caliber typical of the rivals’ basketball battles. The No. 7 Tar Heels (39–11, 20–7 ACC) and No. 11 Blue Devils (36–16, 15–12) will meet in baseball at Jack Coombs Field — which opened in 1931 — for the first time in 10 years. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Chansky’s Notebook: Getting Back To Omaha

It feels like this is the year Carolina returns to Omaha. We remember Mike Fox’s magical run as UNC’s baseball coach. Seven trips to the College World Series in 13 years after the Diamond Heels had only been there four other times in the 77-year history of the event. UNC is in a positive position this season to host a regional and super regional at The Bosh. (Chapelboro.com)

Vance Honeycutt: At His Fingertips

UNC baseball coaches knew Vance Honeycutt was talented, but head coach Scott Forbes admits that the centerfielder’s meteoric rise from high school senior to bona fide college baseball star was hard to predict. Forbes can’t recall when he first met the Salisbury, N.C. native. He thinks it was probably through Honeycutt’s dad when Honeycutt was a young kid. (Inside Carolina)

This Week in UNC Baseball: Rainout, Real Talk, and Rivalry Series

With UNC Baseball's final mid-week game of the season against UNCW rained out, coach Scott Forbes joins Tommy Ashley and Grace Nugent to talk about practice routine, preparation ahead of the final regular-season weekend, and pitching. Nugent and Ashley also dig into Forbes' background and what influences and events shaped the man himself. (Inside Carolina)

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