North Carolina Tar Heels baseball

North Carolina Tar Heels
Founded: 1867

University	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Conference	ACC Coastal Division
Location	Chapel Hill, NC
Head coach	Mike Fox (17th year)
Home stadium	Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium (Capacity: 5,000)
Nickname	Tar Heels
Colors	Carolina Blue and White^[1]
College World Series Runner-up
2006, 2007
College World Series appearances
1960, 1966, 1978, 1989, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
NCAA Tournament appearances
1948, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Conference tournament champions
1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2007, 2013
Conference champions
1960, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2013

The North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team, commonly referred to as Carolina, represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in NCAA Division I college baseball. They compete in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tar Heels play their home games on campus at Boshamer Stadium, and are currently coached by Mike Fox.

History

North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team, 1885

The program's first recorded game took place in 1867, when the Tar Heels defeated a Raleigh all-star team, 34-17. The program's next recorded games were played in 1891. Thereafter, the University sponsored a varsity intercollegiate baseball program on a regular basis from that season onwards.

In 1921, the University of North Carolina became a founding member of the Southern Conference. Bunny Hearn became head coach of the Tar Heel baseball program in 1932, serving in that capacity for the next fifteen years. The Tar Heels would win six Southern Conference baseball titles during the Hearn era, as well as two wartime Ration League titles in 1943 and 1945. In 1947, Hearn suffered a stroke and chose to relinquish his head coaching duties. Walter Rabb would thereafter take over as head coach of the Tar Heel baseball program, though Hearn remained as a coach at North Carolina for another ten years.

During the 1948 season, the program qualified for its first NCAA Tournament, which had first been played in 1947. North Carolina's record in the tournament was 1-2.

North Carolina left the Southern Conference in 1953, opting to become a founding member of the newly formed Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tar Heels won their first ACC baseball title in 1960. The program's first College World Series appearance also came in 1960. In 1964, the Tar Heels won their second ACC baseball title, posting an undefeated record in conference play. No other team in ACC baseball history has ever been undefeated in conference play.^[2]

The Tar Heels would appear in the College World Series three more times during the 20th century.

The Tar Heels reached the College World Series in four consecutive years between 2006 and 2009, and five times in six years between 2006 and 2011. They reached the national championship series in both 2006 and 2007, but lost on both occasions to the Oregon State Beavers. The Tar Heels made a third straight trip to Omaha in 2008.

While Boshamer Stadium was being renovated and rebuilt during the 2008 season, the Tar Heels played their home games at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in nearby Cary. The Tar Heels returned to Chapel Hill in February 2009, following the completion of the extensive renovations to Boshamer Stadium.^[3] The Tar Heels reached the 2009 College World Series, the program's fourth consecutive College World Series appearance, following their first season playing in newly renovated Boshamer Stadium.

The Tar Heels once again reached the College World Series in 2011. The Tar Heels were the top overall seed in the 2013 NCAA Baseball Tournament, during which they reached the 2013 College World Series once again.

Head coaches

Coach	Years	Record	Win Pct.
Perrin Busbee	1891–1893	9–6	.600
William R. Robertson	1894	10–4	.714
Jesse M. Oldham	1895	6–4	.600
Benjamin E. Stanley	1896–1897	18–8–1	.630
William A. Reynolds	1898–1899	21–5–1	.796
Bob Lawson	1900, 1905–1906, 1910	47–23–2	.667
Ernest Graves	1901	11–4–2	.706
Edward M. Ashenback	1902	7–6	.538
John Curran	1903	13–2–-2	.824
John Donnelly	1904	5–8	.385
Floyd Simmons	1907	10–9–2	.524
Otis Stocksdale	1908–1909	31–14	.689
Charles M. Clancey	1911–1912	26–14	.650
Coach Bowers	1913	7–11	.389
Earl T. Mack	1914	8–11	.425
Charles A. Doak	1915–1916	19–15	.559
Bunny Hearn	1917–1918, 1932–1946	214–132–2	.618
William Lourcey	1919–1920	19–16–4	.538
Bill Fetzer	1921–1925	70–37–4	.649
Vern Duncan	1926	9–16	.360
James N. Ashmore	1927–1931	72–39–3	.645
Walter Rabb	1947–1977	540–358–9	.600
Mike Roberts	1978–1998	780–428–3	.645
Mike Fox	1999–present	589–245	.706

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Venues

Boshamer Stadium

Night game at Boshamer Stadium, 2009

Main article: Boshamer Stadium

Boshamer Stadium, the program's home venue, was built in the early 1970s and renovated in the late 2000s. It has a capacity of 4,100 spectators, with additional standing room. It has hosted five ACC Tournaments, most recently in 1983.

Notable alumni

Current MLB roster

Former Tar Heels on current MLB rosters as of October 3, 2015.^[5]

Player	Position	Number	Team
Dustin Ackley	2B/LF	29	New York Yankees
Matt Harvey	P	33	New York Mets
Chris Ianetta	C	17	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Andrew Miller	P	48	New York Yankees
Mike Morin	P	64	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Kyle Seager	3B	15	Seattle Mariners
Adam Warren	P	43	New York Yankees
Walt Weiss	M	22	Colorado Rockies

Current Minor League Roster

Former Tar Heels on current Minor League Baseball rosters as of October 3, 2015.^[6]

Player	Position	Number	Team	MLB Organization
Colin Bates	P	36	Harrisburg Senators	Washington Nationals
Skye Bolt	CF	7	Vermont Lake Monsters	Oakland A's
Thomas Coyle	2B	2	Montgomery Biscuits	Tampa Bay Rays
Korey Dunbar	C	-	Greensboro Grasshoppers	Miami Marlins
Kent Emanuel	P	25	Corpus Christi Hooks	Houston Astros
Tim Federowicz	C	5	El Paso Chihuahuas	San Diego Padres
Brian Holberton	C	10	Lancaster JetHawks	Houston Astros
Hobbs Johnson	P	29	Biloxi Shuckers	Milwaukee Brewers
Trevor Kelley	P	35	Lowell Spinners	Boston Red Sox
Landon Lassiter	OF	20	Great Falls Voyagers	Chicago White Sox
Levi Michael	2B	9	Chattanooga Lookouts	Minnesota Twins
Brian Moran	P	24	Jackson Generals	Seattle Mariners
Colin Moran	3B	17	Fresno Grizzlies	Houston Astros
Benton Moss	P	9	Hudson Valley Renegades	Tampa Bay Rays
R.C. Orlan	P	26	Potomac Nationals	Washington Nationals
Juan Paula	P	46	West Virginia Black Bears	Pittsburgh Pirates
Michael Russell	SS	22	Hudson Valley Renegades	Tampa Bay Rays
Jacob Stallings	C	32	Altuna Curve	Pittsburgh Pirates
Trent Thornton	P	31	Tri-City ValleyCats	Houston Astros
Rob Wooten	P	35	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Milwaukee Brewers

Current roster

North Carolina Tar Heels 2013 baseball roster^[7]

Players

Coaches/Administration

Pitchers

#48 – Taylore Cherry
#28 – Reilly Hovis
#44 – Trevor Kelley
#17 – Chris McCue
#35 – Jack Geraghty
#39 – Benton Moss
#37 – Spencer Trayner
#46 – Luis Paula
#36 – Andrew Smith
#38 – Zac Gallen
#31 – Trent Thornton
#42 – A.J. Bogucki
#47 – Chris Oakley
#27 – Tate Parrish
#41 – Matt Ore
#45 – Zach Rice
#11 – Henry Sisson

Catchers

#43 – Korey Dunbar
#18 – Adrian Chacon
#24 – Matt Rubino
#46 – John Stott
#47 – Randy McNeill

Infielders

#25 – Joe Dudek
# 4 – Wood Myers
#34 – Colby Barnette
# 6 – Alex Raburn
# 5 – Michael Russell
#12 – Landon Lassiter

Outfielders

#20 – Skye Bolt
#16 – Zach Daly
#1 – Michael Massardo
#19 – Tom Zengel
# 8 – Parks Jordan
# 2- Adam Pate
#29 – Tyler Ramirez
# 3 – Brandon Whiteford

Coaches

#30 – Mike Fox (Head Coach)
#21 – Scott Forbes (Assistant Coach/ Pitching Coach)
#15 – Scott Jackson (Assistant Coach/ Recruiting Coordinator)
Bryant Gaines (Assistant Coach)
Dave Arendas (Director of Baseball Operations)
Mark Fleury (Undergraduate Assistant Coach)
Josh Horton (Undergraduate Assistant Coach)
Greg Gatz (Dir. of Strength & Cond./Olympic Sports)
Joan Holt (Administrative Assistant)
Terri Jo Rucinski (Head Athletic Trainer)
Tyler Puryear (Clubhouse/Equipment Manager)

References

↑ "Primary Palette" (PDF). Carolina Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines. North Carolina Tar Heels. April 20, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
↑ UNC Baseball History." CBS Sports Network Retrieved on June 28, 2013.
↑ "Tar Heel Baseball." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.
↑ "Record Book". TarHeelBlue.com. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
↑ "MLB Players Rosters – Major League Baseball – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
↑ http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=209317437
↑ "2011 Spring Roster". Tar Heel Blue. Retrieved 2011-04-07.

North Carolina Tar Heels baseball

Stadium	Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium

Players	Notable Players

Head coaches	Perrin Busbee (1891–1893) William R. Robertson (1894) Jesse M. Oldham (1895) Benjamin E. Stanley (1896–1897) William A. Reynolds (1898–1899) Bob Lawson (1900) Ernest Graves, Sr. (1901) Edward M. Ashenback (1902) John Curran (1903) John Donnelly (1904) Bob Lawson (1905–1906) Floyd Simmons (1907) Otis Stocksdale (1908–1909) Bob Lawson (1910) Charles M. Clancey (1911–1912) Bowers (1913) Earl T. Mack (1914) Charles Doak (1915–1916) Bunny Hearn (1917–1918) William Lourcey (1919–1920) Bill Fetzer (1921–1925) Vern Duncan (1926) James N. Ashmore (1927–1931) Bunny Hearn (1932–1946) Walter Rabb (1947–1977) Mike Roberts (1978–1998) Mike Fox (1999– )

College World Series	1960 1966 1978 1989 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013

NCAA tournaments	1948 1960 1964 1966 1969 1978 1982 1983 1984 1989 1990 1993 1995 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Conference championships	1960 1964 1966 1969 1980 1983 1984 1989 1990 2013

Conference tournament titles	1982 1983 1984 1990 2007 2013

Conference affiliations	Southern Conference (1921-1953) Atlantic Coast Conference (1953– )

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Academics	Scholarships Center for Global Initiatives Center for the Study of the American South Kenan–Flagler Business School School of Information and Library Science School of Media and Journalism School of Law School of Medicine School of Pharmacy School of Public Health School of Social Work Southern Observatory for Astrophysical Research

Athletics	Teams Australian Rules Football Baseball Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Field Hockey Football Men's Lacrosse Women's Lacrosse Men's Soccer Women's Soccer Softball Facilities Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium Bynum Gymnasium Carmichael Arena Dean Smith Center Eddie Smith Field House Fetzer Field Finley Golf Course Henry Stadium Kenan Memorial Stadium Tin Can Woollen Gymnasium Other Atlantic Coast Conference Carlyle Cup Carolina Basketball Museum Carolina blue Duke Rivalry The Marching Tar Heels "Hark The Sound" "Here Comes Carolina" "I'm a Tar Heel Born" NC State Rivalry Olympians Rameses The Rams Club South's Oldest Rivalry Tar Heel Tar Heel Sports Network Tobacco Road Victory Bell Wake Rivalry

Campus	Ackland Art Museum Airport Botanical Garden Carolina Inn Coker Arboretum Davie Poplar Franklin Street Hospitals Hunt Arboretum Images Morehead Planetarium Old Chapel Hill Cemetery Old East Old Well Playmakers Theatre Silent Sam Wilson Library Town of Chapel Hill Kessing Pool

Student life	Black Student Movement Carolina Week The Daily Tar Heel Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Dramatic and Performing Arts Order of Gimghoul Student Television WXYC

History	Alumni Presidents and Chancellors William Richardson Davie UNC system Speaker ban Academics-athletics scandal

Atlantic Coast Conference baseball

Atlantic Division	Boston College Eagles Clemson Tigers Florida State Seminoles Louisville Cardinals NC State Wolfpack Notre Dame Fighting Irish Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Coastal Division	Duke Blue Devils Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Miami Hurricanes North Carolina Tar Heels Pittsburgh Panthers Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Tech Hokies

Championships & awards	Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Major awards (Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year, Freshman of the Year)

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