1960 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

American college baseball season

1960 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball

Atlantic Coast champions
District III champions

College World Series, T-7th

Conference| Atlantic Coast
CB| No. 8
Record| 22–7 (11–3 ACC)
Head coach|

* Walter Rabb (14th season)

MVP| Wayne Young
Home stadium| Emerson Field

Seasons

<- 1959

1961 ->

1960 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
No. 8 North Carolina ‍†‍‍y | 11 | - | 3 | - | 0 |  | .786 |  |  | 22 | - | 7 | - | 0 |  | .759
Duke ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 4 | - | 1 |  | .679 |  |  | 13 | - | 8 | - | 1 |  | .614
NC State ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 5 | - | 0 |  | .643 |  |  | 12 | - | 8 | - | 0 |  | .600
Clemson ‍‍‍ | 7 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .538 |  |  | 11 | - | 10 | - | 1 |  | .523
Wake Forest ‍‍‍ | 7 | - | 7 | - | 0 |  | .500 |  |  | 14 | - | 7 | - | 0 |  | .667
Maryland ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 7 | - | 0 |  | .417 |  |  | 9 | - | 9 | - | 1 |  | .500
Virginia ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 11 | - | 1 |  | .233 |  |  | 3 | - | 15 | - | 2 |  | .200
South Carolina ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 11 | - | 0 |  | .214 |  |  | 4 | - | 18 | - | 0 |  | .182
† - Conference champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1960[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1960 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1960 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Emerson Field. The team was coached by Walter Rabb in his 14th year as head coach at North Carolina.

The Tar Heels won the District III playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

## Roster

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1960 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

Players | Coaches
| # | Pos. | Name | B/T | Height | Weight | Year | Home town

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|  | Al Baldwin | /  |

| Sr |
|  | Carroll Bolick | /  |

| Jr |
|  | Vaughn Bryson | /  |

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| OF | Jon Burgwyn | /  |

| Sr |
|  | Tommy Camp | /  |

| Jr |
|  | Larry Craver | /  |

| Sr |
|  | Bruce Crump | /  |

| Sr |
|  | Bob Deaton | /  |

| Jr |
|  | Len Dellilio | /  |

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|  | Bud Ellerbe | /  |

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|  | Lindsey Frost | /  |

| Sr |
| OF | Gerald Griffin | /  |

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|  | Ben Hammett | /  |

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|  | Russell Hollers | /  |

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|  | Jim Hudock | /  |

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|  | Dave Murr | /  |

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| INF | Ferg Norton | /  |

| Jr |
|  | Jack Rees | /  |

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|  | Tommy Saintsing | /  |

| Sr |
|  | Johnnie Scott | /  |

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|  | Paul Swing | /  |

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|  | Dick Tarlow | /  |

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| P | Nicky Warren | /  |

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| INF | Harold Workman | /  |

| Sr |
| P | Wayne Young | /  |

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Head coach

Walter Rabb

Assistant coach(es)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Current redshirt

## Schedule

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1960 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball game log

Regular season

March (3–2)

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1 | March 21 | at Florida | Perry Field • Gainesville, Florida | 0–19 | 0–1 | –
2 | March 22 | at Florida | Perry Field • Gainesville, Florida | 3–1 | 1–1 | –
3 | March 23 | at Florida | Perry Field • Gainesville, Florida | 6–4 | 2–1 | –
4 | March 25 | Dartmouth | Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 4–2 | 3–1 | –
5 | March 26 | Colby | Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 8–13 | 3–2 | –

April (9–3)

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6 | April 1 | Yale | Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 9–4 | 4–2 | –
7 | April 5 | Delaware | Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 5–2 | 5–2 | –
8 | April 6 | Delaware | Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 6–3 | 6–2 | –
9 | April 7 | Colgate | Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 10–5 | 7–2 | –
10 | April 8 | Colgate | Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 6–1 | 8–2 | –
11 | April 9 | at Wake Forest | Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 3–4 | 8–3 | 0–1
12 | April 14 | Maryland | Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 4–5 | 8–4 | 0–2
13 | April 15 | Clemson | Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 0–4 | 8–5 | 0–3
14 | April 16 | South Carolina | Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 6–5 | 9–5 | 1–3
15 | April 25 | Virginia | Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 13–0 | 10–5 | 2–3
16 | April 28 | Duke | Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 9–5 | 11–5 | 3–3
17 | April 30 | at NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | 7–2 | 12–5 | 4–3

May (7–0)

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18 | May 2 | at Maryland | Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland | 10–3 | 13–5 | 5–3
19 | May 3 | at Virginia | UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, Virginia | 2–6 | 14–5 | 6–3
20 | May 6 | Wake Forest | Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 2–1 | 15–5 | 7–3
21 | May 9 | at Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, South Carolina | 6–3 | 16–5 | 8–3
22 | May 10 | at South Carolina | Unknown • Columbia, South Carolina | 3–2 | 17–5 | 9–3
23 | May 12 | NC State | Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 1–0 | 18–5 | 10–3
24 | May 14 | at Duke | Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina | 6–3 | 19–5 | 11–3

Postseason

District III Playoff (3–0)

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25 | May 3 | vs Florida Southern | Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina | 2–1 | 20–5 | 11–3
26 | May 6 | vs The Citadel | Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina | 13–1 | 21–5 | 11–3
27 | May 6 | vs Florida | Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina | 7–5 | 22–5 | 11–3

College World Series (0–2)

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28 | May 14 | vs Minnesota | Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 3–8 | 22–6 | 11–3
29 | May 15 | vs Oklahoma State | Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska | 0–7 | 22–7 | 11–3

## Awards and honors

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John Burgwyn

* First Team All-ACC

Gerald Griffin

* First Team All-ACC

Ferg Norton

* First Team All-ACC

Wayne Young

* First Team All-ACC
* Second Team All-American[2]

## References

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1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1960". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
2. ^ "2001 UNC Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.goheels.com. University of North Carolina. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

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