2018 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

The 2018 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team are representing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. Head Coach Mike Fox is in his 20th year coaching the Tar Heels. They play their home games at Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2018 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
ACC Regular Season Champion Chapel Hill Regional Champion Chapel Hill Super Regional Champion
College World Series
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2018 record	44–18 (22–8 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Fox (20th season)
Home stadium	Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium

2018 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Atlantic
No. 17 Clemson  ^x‍‍‍^y	22	–	8		.733			47	–	16		.746
No. 22 NC State ‍‍‍^y	19	–	11		.633			42	–	18		.700
No. 23 Louisville ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12		.600			45	–	19		.703
Florida State ‍‍‡‍^y	16	–	13		.552			43	–	19		.694
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			25	–	32		.439
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			24	–	30		.444
Boston College  ‍‍‍	7	–	22		.241			17	–	32		.347
Coastal
No. 3 North Carolina ^x‍‍‍^y	22	–	8		.733			44	–	18		.710
No. 11 Duke ‍‍‍^y	18	–	11		.621			45	–	18		.714
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍	16	–	13		.552			28	–	26		.519
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			31	–	27		.534
Virginia  ‍‍‍	12	–	17		.414			29	–	25		.537
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			29	–	26		.527
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			21	–	33		.389
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 17, 2018[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Tar Heels won the ACC Coastal Division, and matched Clemson for the best record in the conference. They reached the 2018 College World Series, their eleventh time advancing to Omaha and first since 2013.

Roster

North Carolina Tar Heels 2018 baseball roster[2]
Players			Coaches
Pitchers 19 - Brett Daniels - Senior 23 - Tyler Baum - Sophomore 24 - Hansen Butler - Junior 25 - Taylor Sugg - Junior 27 - Jason Morgan - Junior 31 - Josh Hiatt - Sophomore 34 - Caden O'Brien - Freshman 36 - Joey Lancellotti - Freshman 37 - Bo Weiss - Sophomore 39 - Kyle Blendinger - Freshman 41 - Cooper Criswell - Junior 42 - Gianluca Dalatri - Sophomore 44 - Austin Love - Freshman 45 - Austin Bergner - Sophomore 48 - Rodney Hutchison Jr. - Junior Catchers 4 - Brandon Martorano - Sophomore 11 - Cody Roberts - Junior 43 - Brendan Illies - Junior	Infielders 2 - Satchel Jerzembeck - Freshman 3 - Kyle Datres - Junior 7 - Dallas Tessar - Sophomore 8 - Ike Freeman - Sophomore 10 - Zack Gahagan - Senior 15 - Michael Busch - Sophomore 18 - Clemente Inclan - Freshman Outfielders 1 - Brandon Riley - Junior 5 - Ashton McGee - Sophomore 6 - Dylan Enwiller - Junior 12 - Josh Ladowski - Junior 16 - Earl Semper - Freshman 26 - Jackson Hesterlee - Junior 38 - Kip Brandenburg - Sophomore 40 - Angel Zarate - Freshman 46 - Ben Casparius - Freshman		Coaches #30 - Mike Fox (Head Coach) #21 - Scott Forbes (Associate Head Coach) Robert Woodard (Assistant Coach/ Pitching Coach) Jesse Wierzbicki

Schedule

Legend
	North Carolina win
	North Carolina loss
Bold	North Carolina team member
*	Non-Conference game

2018 North Carolina Tar Heels Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record Feb 16 at South Florida* No. 7 USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL L 3–4 McClanahan (1–0) Dalatri (0–1) Perez (1) 1,653 0–1 Feb 17 at South Florida* No. 7 USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL W 12–5 Baum (1–0) Strzelecki (0–1) None 1,289 1–1 Feb 18 at South Florida* No. 7 USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL W 9–8 Bergner (1–0) Perez (0–1) None 1,009 2–1 Feb 20 UNC Wilmington* No. 7 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 4–5 Warren (1–0) Lancellotti (0–1) Cota (2) 1,127 2–2 Feb 21 St. John's* No. 7 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 2–5 French (0–1) Criswell (0–1) LaSorsa (2) 1,891 2–3 Feb 23 at East Carolina* No. 7 Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC L 1–2 Benton (2–0) Dalatri (0–2) Smith (1) 5,382 2–4 Feb 24 vs East Carolina* No. 7 Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 5–4 Bergner (2–0) Ross (0–1) Hiatt (1) 4,508 3–4 Feb 25 East Carolina* No. 7 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 0–12 Holba (2–0) Hutchison (0–1) None 2,925 3–5 Feb 27 High Point* Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 10–0 O'Brien (1–0) Kates (0–1) None 1,647 4–5
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record Mar 2 Liberty* Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 17–2 Baum (2–0) Skirrow (1–1) None 1,967 5–5 Mar 3 Liberty* Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 6–5 Daniels (1–0) Price (0–1) Hiatt (2) 2,152 6–5 Mar 4 Liberty* Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 13–8 Sugg (1–0) Stamper (1–1) None 1,999 7–5 Mar 9 at No. 8 Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 4–5 Conway (1–0) Criswell (1–2) Bordner (5) 2,109 7–6 0–1 Mar 10 at No. 8 Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 4–6 Smiddy (2–0) Bergner (2–1) Bordner (6) 2,199 7–7 0–2 Mar 11 at No. 8 Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY W 10–3 Daniels (2–0 Thompson (1–1) None 2,142 8–7 1–2 Mar 13 North Carolina A&T* Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 1–0 Hutchison (1–1) Chavis (0–2) None 1,460 9–7 Mar 4 Gardner–Webb* Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 0–1 Fox (2–1) Lancellotti (0–2) Thompson (3) 1,486 9–8 Mar 16 Pittsburgh Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 15–3 Baum (3–0) West (1–2) None 1,888 10–8 2–2 Mar 17 Pittsburgh Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 4–0 Bergner (3–1) Pidich (2–1) None 2,063 11–8 3–2 Mar 18 Pittsburgh Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 13–2 Sugg (2–0) Calvo (0–1) None 1,907 12–8 4–2 Mar 20 Maryland* Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 13–1 Hutchison (2–1) DiLuia (1–2) None 1,445 13–8 Mar 23 No. 12 Florida State Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 16–8 Daniels (3–0) Kwiatkowski (3–1) None 14–8 5–2 Mar 23 No. 12 Florida State Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 3–6 Scolaro (1–0) Butler (0–1) None 2,973 14–9 5–3 Mar 25 No. 12 Florida State Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 4–9 Van Eyk (1–0) Hiatt (0–1) None 2,394 14–10 5–4 Mar 27 at Charlotte* BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC W 14–2 Hutchison (3–1) Gooding (2–1) None 4,049 15–10 Mar 30 Wake Forest Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 3–2 Criswell (1–2) Witt (0–2) None 2,806 16–10 6–4 Mar 31 Wake Forest Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 6–1 Bergner (4–1) McSweeney (1–3) None 3,050 17–10 7–4
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record Apr 1 Wake Forest Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 8–6 Daniels (4–0) Hearn (1–2) None 2,389 18–10 8–4 Apr 3 vs South Carolina* No. 30 BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC W 11–3 Lancellotti (1–2) Mlodzinksi (0–3) None 7,410 19–10 Apr 6 at Miami (FL) No. 30 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 8–4 Hiatt (1–1) Mediavilla (0–3) None 2,599 20–10 9–4 Apr 7 at Miami (FL) No. 30 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 9–6 Criswell (2–2) McKendry (4–4) None 3,175 21–10 10–4 Apr 8 at Miami (FL) No. 30 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L 5–7 Cabezas (3–3) Lacellotti (1–3) None 2,346 21–11 10–5 Apr 10 Appalachian State* No. 12 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 4–1 Daniels (5–0) Boone (2–3) Hiatt (3) 1,703 22–11 Apr 13 at Virginia No. 12 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA L 0–4 Casey (5–2) Baum (3–1) Abbott (4) 3,706 22–12 10–6 Apr 14 at Virginia No. 12 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA W 8–6 Daniels (6–0) Sousa (3–4) None 4,022 23–12 11–6 Apr 15 at Virginia No. 12 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA W 12–6 Lancellotti (2–3) Donahue (1–2) Daniels (1) 3,297 24–12 12–6 Apr 17 vs No. 2 NC State* No. 8 Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC L 3–8 Johnston (5–0) Hutchison (3–2) None 6,799 24–13 Apr 20 Georgia Tech No. 8 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 9–3 O'Brien (2–0) Curry (6–2) None 2,795 25–13 13–6 Apr 21 Georgia Tech No. 8 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 9–8 Hiatt (2–1) Hughes (0–3) None 3,871 26–13 14–6 Apr 22 Georgia Tech No. 8 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 10–3 Criswell (3–2) English (2–1) None 2,794 27–13 15–6 Apr 25 Western Carolina* No. 6 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 8–2 O'Brien (3–0) Bishop (0–4) None 2,701 28–13 Apr 27 at No. 3 NC State No. 6 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 6–5 Casparius (1–0) Klyman (3–2) Lancellotti (1) 3,048 29–13 16–6 Apr 28 at No. 3 NC State No. 6 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 8–6 Bergner (5–1) Brown (6–1) Daniels (2) 3,048 30–13 17–6 Apr 29 at No. 3 NC State No. 6 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 5–4 O'Brien (4–0) Piedmonte (4–2) Casparius (1) 3,048 31–13 18–6
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record May 1 UNC Asheville* No. 4 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 11–5 Lancellotti (3–3) Harris (1–0) None 1,971 32–13 May 8 Richmond* No. 3 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 6–2 O'Brien (5–0) Delarso (0–1) None 2,386 33–13 May 9 at No. 28 Coastal Carolina* No. 3 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 2–5 Veneziano (5–0) Sugg (2–1) Causey (2) 2,616 33–14 May 11 at No. 10 Duke No. 3 Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC L 3–7 DeCaster (5–0) Lancellotti (3–4) Labosky (9) 4,368 33–15 18–7 May 12 at No. 10 Duke No. 3 Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC L 2–5 Day (5–2) Bergner (5–2) None 3,126 33–16 18–8 May 13 at No. 10 Duke No. 3 Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 8–6 Baum (4–1) Laskey (6–4) Hiatt (4) 2,572 34–16 19–8 May 15 at UNC Wilmington* No. 6 Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L 2–4 Gesell (3–1) Hutchison (3–3) Beehler (2) 1,781 34–17 May 17 Virginia Tech No. 6 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 9–1 Criswell (4–2) Scherzer (1–4) None 1,828 35–17 20–8 May 18 Virginia Tech No. 6 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 11–2 Bergner (6–2) Seymour (3–3) None 2,264 36–17 21–8 May 19 Virginia Tech No. 6 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 6–1 Hiatt (3–1) Coward (2–7) None 2,823 37–17 22–8
Postseason
ACC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACCT Record May 23 (12) Pittsburgh No. 5 (1) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC L 4–5 West (3–4) Hiatt (3–2) None 2,948 37–18 0–1 May 25 (8) Georgia Tech No. 5 (1) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 9–0 Dalatri (1–2) Thomas (7–4) None 38–18 1–1
NCAA Chapel Hill Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record June 1 (4) North Carolina A&T No. 5 (1) Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 11–0 Criswell (5–2) Luth (6–3) None 2,735 39–18 1–0 June 2 No. 24 (3) Houston No. 5 (1) Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 4–3 Dalatri (2–2) Cumbie (7–4) Hiatt (5) 3,186 40–18 2–0 June 3 No. 24 (3) Houston No. 5 (1) Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 19–11 Bergner (7–2) Lockhart (1–2) None 2,866 41–18 3–0
NCAA Chapel Hill Super Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SR Record June 8 No. 8 (11) Stetson No. 3 (6) Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 7–4 Criswell (6–2) Gilbert (11–2) Bergner (1) 3,631 42–18 1–0 June 9 No. 8 (11) Stetson No. 3 (6) Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 7–5 O'Brien (6–0) Perkins (11–3) Hiatt (6) 3,937 43–18 2–0
NCAA College World Series Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record June 16 (3) Oregon State (6) TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 8-6 O'Brien (7-0) Heimlich (16-2) Criswell (1) 21,628 44-18 1-0 June 18 Mississippi State (6) TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE Rankings are from the Collegiate Baseball poll for that week. Numbers in parentheses indicate tournament seeds.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	7	7*	7*	21	NR	NR	NR	NR	22	17	12	6	4	8	6	8
Baseball America	6	6	13	13	NR	NR	NR	NR	20	19	10	5	3	6	5	6
Collegiate Baseball^	7	7	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	30	12	8	6	4	3	6	5	5
NCBWA†	7	8	19	21	26	27	29	27	23	18	11	5	4	8	6	7
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

1. "Conference Standings". TheACC. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
2. "2018 Baseball Roster". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
3. "2018 Baseball Schedule". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved June 10, 2018.