2018 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

American college baseball season

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
Record| 44–18 (22–8 ACC)
Head coach|

* Mike Fox (20th season)

Home stadium| Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium

Seasons

<- 2017

2019 ->

2018 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Atlantic
No. 17 Clemson x‍‍‍y | 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 x‍‍‍y | 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 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.

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

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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

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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
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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 at Mark Light Field • 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 at Mark Light Field • 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 at Mark Light Field • 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

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See also: 2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked| Week

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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| —| —| —| —| 22| 17| 12| 6| 4| 8| 6| 8| | |
Baseball America| 6| 6| 13| 13| —| —| —| —| 20| 19| 10| 5| 3| 6| 5| 6| | |
Collegiate Baseball^| 7| 7| —| —| —| —| —| 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| | |

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A 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

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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.

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