BY UNC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. --- North Carolina opens up a three-game series against ACC Coastal Division opponent Duke on Thursday night at Boshamer Stadium. The game will be televised on the ACC Network at 7 p.m. The series continues Friday and Saturday with start times of 6 p.m. and 2 p.m. The final two games of the series will be streamed on ACCNX.
The Tar Heels enter the game on a five-game winning streak and have scored 61 runs in those five games, while allowing 16. North Carolina leads the ACC in home runs with 48, which ranks third nationally behind South Carolina (56) and Florida (51). The Tar Heels also rank third among all Division I teams with 2.29 home runs per game.
Junior Mac Horvath is the only player in the country with 10 home runs (11) and 10 stolen bases (11) this season and is on pace to become the second 20-20 player in school history. Vance Honeycutt became the first last year, belting a UNC record 25 home runs and swiping 29 bases. Honeycutt has eight home runs and an ACC-best 13 stolen bases through 21 games and is on track to reach the mark again.
THE SERIES
The UNC-Duke series dates back to 1891 with the two teams having played more than 300 times. Carolina leads the all-time series 196-105-2 with a record of 143-47-1 in ACC games ... The Tar Heels have won three straight series against Duke overall and six consecutive series at The Bosh (2021, 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2011) ... UNC is 4-2 against Duke under head coach Scott Forbes the last two seasons and owns an 18-9 record in the series over the last 10 seasons ... Carolina and Duke have combined to win the last three ACC baseball championships with UNC winning in 2019 and 2022, and Duke in 2021.
NCAA and ACC LEADERS
Tomas Frick leads all NCAA Division I players with 13 doubles this season; he has multiple doubles in four games with a career-high three in the series finale against Stony Brook (3/5) ... Vance Honeycutt is tied for the ACC lead in stolen bases with 13. He swiped seven consecutive bases before being caught attempting to steal third Tuesday against North Carolina A&T ... Mac Horvath's 70 stolen bases are top in the ACC and sixth-most nationally. His 11 home runs are second in the conference behind Wake Forest's Brock Wilken (13); he ranks fifth in the ACC in stolen bases (11).
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. --- North Carolina opens up a three-game series against ACC Coastal Division opponent Duke on Thursday night at Boshamer Stadium. The game will be televised on the ACC Network at 7 p.m. The series continues Friday and Saturday with start times of 6 p.m. and 2 p.m. The final two games of the series will be streamed on ACCNX.
The Tar Heels enter the game on a five-game winning streak and have scored 61 runs in those five games, while allowing 16. North Carolina leads the ACC in home runs with 48, which ranks third nationally behind South Carolina (56) and Florida (51). The Tar Heels also rank third among all Division I teams with 2.29 home runs per game.
Junior Mac Horvath is the only player in the country with 10 home runs (11) and 10 stolen bases (11) this season and is on pace to become the second 20-20 player in school history. Vance Honeycutt became the first last year, belting a UNC record 25 home runs and swiping 29 bases. Honeycutt has eight home runs and an ACC-best 13 stolen bases through 21 games and is on track to reach the mark again.
| Pitching Matchups | Thursday | 7 p.m. (ACCN) | Friday | 6 p.m. (ACCNX) | Saturday | 2 p.m. (ACCNX) |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | RHP Max Carlson | RHP Connor Bovair | RHP Jake Knapp |
| Duke | RHP Jason White | LHP Jonathan Santucci | RHP Alex Gow |
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THE SERIES
The UNC-Duke series dates back to 1891 with the two teams having played more than 300 times. Carolina leads the all-time series 196-105-2 with a record of 143-47-1 in ACC games ... The Tar Heels have won three straight series against Duke overall and six consecutive series at The Bosh (2021, 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2011) ... UNC is 4-2 against Duke under head coach Scott Forbes the last two seasons and owns an 18-9 record in the series over the last 10 seasons ... Carolina and Duke have combined to win the last three ACC baseball championships with UNC winning in 2019 and 2022, and Duke in 2021.
NCAA and ACC LEADERS
Tomas Frick leads all NCAA Division I players with 13 doubles this season; he has multiple doubles in four games with a career-high three in the series finale against Stony Brook (3/5) ... Vance Honeycutt is tied for the ACC lead in stolen bases with 13. He swiped seven consecutive bases before being caught attempting to steal third Tuesday against North Carolina A&T ... Mac Horvath's 70 stolen bases are top in the ACC and sixth-most nationally. His 11 home runs are second in the conference behind Wake Forest's Brock Wilken (13); he ranks fifth in the ACC in stolen bases (11).
