For most of the season, Carolina’s prolific scoring made it tough for anybody to beat the Tar Heels. They haven’t been able to replicate that recently in the NCAA tournament against top-level pitching, and it finally caught up with them against No. 1 Tennessee’s explosive hitting. After a 6–1 loss Sunday night to the Volunteers (57–12) at the Men’s College World Series, the Tar Heels must win at 2 p.m. ET Tuesday against No. 8 Florida State (48–16) to keep their title hopes alive and hope to find that offense again. Please click here for more.

The roar startled the fans who were simply trying to walk through the concourse behind section 116. It was the top of the fifth inning in Friday’s 3-2 Carolina win over Virginia at the College World Series. The shaded concourse in the area behind home plate was packed, because it was a sweltering 90 degrees that felt more like 95. Just behind the Carolina fan section, over a dozen men of varying ages were laughing, high-fiving and telling old stories. The attention turns a game Sunday evening against No. 1 ranked Tennessee. Please click here for more.

Vance Honeycutt made his likely Boshamer Stadium finale memorable from the first pitch. After his two-run shot ended Friday’s Carolina win, he lined a 338-foot drive over the left-field wall on the game’s first pitch to break his program record for homers in a season with 26. The Tar Heels went on to win 2-1 in a thriller to advance to the College World Series. Please click here for more.

North Carolina reached the doorstep of the College World Series on Friday night, propelled along by another late-inning burst of clutch postseason magic. The Tar Heels staged their latest last-gasp rally, coming back this time to defeat West Virginia 8-6 here at Boshamer Stadium on Vance Honeycutt’s gigantic game-winning, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning in the opening game of this NCAA Tournament super regional series. Please click here for more.

North Carolina (45-14) emerged victorious over defending champions LSU (43-23) in a hard-fought game, winning 4-3 in 10 innings. With two outs in the top of the 10th, UNC’s Johnny Castagnozzi drove a deep fly ball to right field that was misplayed by Tiger outfielder Jake Brown, putting the go-ahead run in scoring position. Gavin Gallaher was then intentionally walked before Alex Madera singled to right to give Carolina the winning margin. Please click here for more. And even more.
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Vance Honeycutt hit a pair of home runs to left field off likely high draft pick Luke Holman, powering No. 6 UNC to a 6–2 Chapel Hill Regional victory over the No. 22 Tigers before a raucous capacity Boshamer Stadium crowd Saturday night. Please click here for more.

The Buffalo Bills’ overhauled receiving corps features plenty of new voices, and none have been more noticeable than former Tar Heel veteran Mack Hollins thus far this spring. Please click here for more.

Down 8-5 going into the bottom of the ninth, the host UNC Tar Heels exploded for six runs including a walk-off grand slam by freshman Gavin Gallaher to give the No. 1 regional seed No. 4 seed LUU 11-8 to begin NCAA Tournament play on Friday. Please click here for more.

Top-seeded North Carolina needs just one win Friday to advance to Saturday’s ACC Baseball Championship semifinals in Charlotte. But Wake Forest pitcher Chase Burns, the league’s pitcher of the year, stands in the Tar Heels’ way. Please click here for more.

Drake Maye has been the talk of the town in Boston and throughout New England after being selected by the Patriots. The fans are learning that Maye come from a very athletic family is is very likeable, competitive and a leader on the field. s very competitive, he’s a likable guy and a leader on the field. Here’s what they have been learning about the UNC product. Please click here.