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Six Tar Heels Named to All-ACC Baseball Teams

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 22, 2017 | UNC Sports

Despite missing the NCAA Tournament in each of the past two seasons, the UNC baseball team responded in 2017 with a resurgence back to being one of the top squads in America. That work was recognized Monday with the release of...

JB Bukauskas, Ashton McGee Earn ACC Pitcher and Freshman of the Year Honors

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 22, 2017 | UNC Sports

The ACC released its regular season baseball awards on Monday, with a pair of Tar Heels earning individual honors. Junior right-hander JB Bukauskas took home the league’s Pitcher of the Year award, while rookie slugger...

UNC Jumps to No. 2 in Final Regular Season D1Baseball Top 25

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 22, 2017 | UNC Sports

With the ACC Tournament set to begin this week, the UNC baseball team reached its highest ranking of the year in the final D1Baseball.com Top 25 of the season. The Coastal Division champions jumped one spot to No. 2 in this...

Stanford Eliminates UNC Women’s Tennis, Tar Heels Fall Just Short of Final Four

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 22, 2017 | UNC Sports

With a spot in the Final Four on the line Sunday afternoon, the No. 2 UNC women’s tennis team came up just short against the defending national champion Stanford Cardinal. Ranked No. 7 entering the NCAA Tournament,...

UNC Earns No. 2 Seed in ACC Tournament, Paired With NC State and Boston College

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 21, 2017 | ACC, UNC Sports

The pairings and schedule for the 2017 ACC Baseball Tournament were released Sunday morning, with UNC earning the No. 2 seed. Despite winning the ACC Coastal Division, the third-ranked Tar Heels (44-11, 23-7 ACC) finished a...

Tar Heels Shock No. 1 Wake Forest to Advance to First Ever NCAA Men’s Tennis Final Four

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 21, 2017 | UNC Sports

As the clock struck midnight to enter into the wee hours of Sunday morning, Blaine Boyden watched as his shot sailed past Wake Forest’s Alan Gadijev–and lifted the UNC men’s tennis team to its first ever NCAA...

Diamond Heels Hold Off Duke in Season Finale, Clinch 10th Straight ACC Series Win

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 20, 2017 | UNC Sports

The third-ranked UNC baseball team used an early offensive outburst on Saturday to ensure it would end its regular season in the only way that would make sense for this year’s fantastic Tar Heel team–with a win....

Navy Stuns UNC Women’s Lacrosse, Eliminates Tar Heels in NCAA Quarterfinals

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 20, 2017 | UNC Sports

All season long, the UNC women’s lacrosse team has played like it’s hell bent on repeating as national champions–often blowing out inferior squads with reckless abandon. Saturday afternoon, the Navy Midshipmen...

UNC Women’s Tennis Sweeps Past Duke, Into NCAA Quarterfinals

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 20, 2017 | UNC Sports

As a passionate rivalry found its way into the NCAA Women’s Tennis Tournament on Friday, the second-ranked Tar Heels made quick work of the No. 15 seed Duke Blue Devils at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Georgia....

Lynn’s Walk-Off Single Propels UNC Baseball Past Duke, Tar Heels Even Series

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 20, 2017 | UNC Sports

Fans at Boshamer Stadium were treated to some extra baseball on Friday night, as the third-ranked Tar Heels needed 10 innings to get the job done against the rival Duke Blue Devils. A walk-off single from senior outfielder Tyler...

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