The fantastic Tar Heel trio of Gianluca Dalatri, Josh Hiatt and Ashton McGee were chosen to the D1Baseball.com Freshman All-American team on Thursday–marking just the latest media outlet to give them that honor.

This latest distinction makes all three players consensus Freshman All-Americans, as they each represent a bright future for head coach Mike Fox and company.

No other school had as many players selected to D1Baseball’s Freshman All-American team, with LSU being the only other team to have more than one player chosen.

Dalatri pitched most of the season as the No. 2 starting pitcher behind ACC Pitcher of the Year JB Bukauskas. The New Jersey native posted a 7-3 record and a team-high 97 innings pitched, while striking out 85 batters compared to just 19 walks.

Meanwhile, Hiatt provided a resounding answer to the bullpen issues that plagued the team in recent seasons.

The closer made appearances in a team-high 32 games and piled up 13 saves in the process. Hiatt also struck out 64 hitters in just 52 innings, as opponents hit just .168 against him for the year.

McGee enrolled in school back in January, then quickly burst onto the scene as one of the ACC’s best hitters.

The ACC Freshman of the Year worked his way into the No. 3 spot in Fox’s batting order and never looked back–finishing the season near the top of the team leaderboard in nearly every offensive category.

Related Stories
‹
Caden O'Brien Named to D1Baseball Freshman All-American Team
UNC freshman left-hander Caden O’Brien was named Thursday to the D1Baseball.com Freshman All-American Team after a debut season in which he compiled a 2.62 ERA across 48 innings of work. The lefty also held opposing hitters to just a .185 batting average against him, while piling up 52 strikeouts in the process–more than one per […]
Former UNC Star Michael Busch Shines at MLB All-Star Futures Game
Former UNC star Michael Busch became just the fourth Tar Heel to ever play in the MLB All-Star Futures Game on Sunday, and made the most of his time on the field. Busch was selected in the first round (31st overall) of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers and has been playing […]
No. 2 Seed UCLA Ends Season for No. 3 Seed UNC at NCAA Baseball Tournament
Having used up the arms of many of the team’s top pitchers over the first two days at the NCAA Baseball Tournament Lubbock Regional, No. 3 seed UNC suffered a season-ending loss to No. 2 seed UCLA on Sunday by a score of 12-2. The Tar Heels (28-27) gave reliever Connor Ollio just his third […]
Top-Seeded Texas Tech Powers Past No. 3 Seed UNC, Puts Tar Heels on Brink of Elimination
Saturday night in Lubbock saw the top-seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders prove why they earned the right to host an NCAA Regional, as they put No. 3 seed UNC on the brink of tournament elimination with a 7-2 victory in their home stadium. The Tar Heels came into the night riding the high of an […]
No. 6 Seed UNC Eliminated From ACC Tournament Contention With Loss to Pitt
With a 5-3 loss to No. 10 seed Pitt on Tuesday night at Truist Field in Charlotte, the No. 6 seed UNC baseball team saw its chances to advance to the ACC Tournament semifinals disappear. The Tar Heels (26-25) still have a game to play against No. 3 seed NC State on Friday, but even […]
Georgia Tech Takes Regular Season Finale Over UNC Baseball
The UNC baseball team dropped its regular season finale on Saturday afternoon in Atlanta, falling to Georgia Tech by a score of 10-6. It didn’t take long for the Yellow Jackets (28-21, 21-15 ACC) to pick up where they left off on Friday night with the bats, scoring three times in the second inning, six […]
Georgia Tech Outlasts UNC Baseball in High-Scoring Thriller
Offense was plentiful on Saturday night in Atlanta, but it was Georgia Tech that got the last laugh against the UNC baseball team–hitting a walk-off solo home run to win by a score of 10-9. The Tar Heels (26-23, 18-17 ACC) fell behind 5-0 after the Yellow Jackets put five runs on the board in […]
Austin Love Strikes Out 15 Hitters, Throws Second Straight Complete Game in UNC Baseball Win Over Georgia Tech
Sophomore right-hander Austin Love was absolutely dominant on the mound Thursday night in Atlanta, throwing his second straight complete game and striking out a career-high 15 batters to lead UNC to a 3-2 victory over Georgia Tech. Love also didn’t walk a single batter and allowed just two runs on eight hits total, as the […]
Huge Second Inning Propels UNC Baseball to Victory Over UNCW
An eight-run second inning helped the UNC baseball team build a huge lead early in Tuesday’s game against UNCW at Boshamer Stadium, which helped the Tar Heels defeat the Seahawks by a score of 14-9. A sacrifice fly by Justice Thompson gave UNC (25-22) a 1-0 advantage in the first inning, before a two-run blast […]
UNC Baseball Completes Sweep Over No. 8 Louisville, Clinches Spot in ACC Tourney
The UNC baseball team completed a huge series sweep over No. 8 Louisville on Sunday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium, winning by a score of 10-5–a victory which also clinched the Tar Heels a spot in the upcoming ACC Tournament. For Louisville (26-18), this represents just the second time the program has been swept in an […]
›