BY UNC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
CHAPEL HILL --- No. 3 North Carolina kicks off one of the most highly anticipated series of the season Friday when the Tar Heels host No. 3 Clemson for the first of three at Boshamer Stadium. Carolina is 33-9 after a pair of midweek victories over Elon and Campbell. Clemson is 34-8 following a 7-2 win over Charleston on Tuesday. Both teams are 16-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, one game back of Louisville for the best record in the league.
PROBABLE STARTERS ON THE MOUND
Friday • 6:30 p.m. ACCNE UNC - RHP J.B. Bukauskas (7-0, 1.53 ERA) Clemson - LHP Charlie Barnes (4-2, 2.83 ERA ERA)
Saturday • 4 p.m. ACCNE UNC - RHP Gianluca Dalatri (5-2, 2.22 ERA) Clemson - RHP Alex Eubanks (6-3, 3.36 ERA)
Sunday • 1 p.m. ACCNE UNC - TBA Clemson - LHP Pat Krall (6-1, 2.62 ERA)
AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 33-9 (16-5 ACC), Clemson 34-8 (16-5 ACC)
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked in all of the national polls, with a high of No. 3. Clemson is also ranked as high as No. 3.
Video: Friday | Saturday | Sunday
Audio: GoHeels.comhttp://es.pn/2nIHYq9?SPID=12960&DB_OEM_ID=3350
On The Web: GoHeels.com • Twitter: @DiamondHeels
PROMOTIONS
Friday
• Fireworks Night, presented by Crown Honda of Southpoint
• Tank tops to first 450 students
Saturday
• Kids Take The Field for national anthem
• Junior Class Trading Cards
Sunday
• Kids Take Over The Bosh
• Kids Run The Bases postgame (weather permitting)
NORTH CAROLINA-CLEMSON SERIES HISTORY
• Friday's contest will be the 189th all-time meeting between Carolina and Clemson. Only five schools - Duke, Maryland, NC State, Virginia and Wake Forest - have been more common opponents for the Tar Heels.
• CU leads the all-time series 99-88-1, but UNC holds a 29-21 advantage under Mike Fox.
• Carolina has had the upper hand in recent seasons, as the Tar Heels have won 13 of the last 17 meetings and six of the last seven series. Clemson snapped a run of six straight series losses in 2015 by winning two of three at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
• For the second time since 2007 and just the third time since 1950, Carolina and Clemson did not play in 2016 due to ACC schedule rotation. The two schools were not scheduled to play in 2006, but met in the College World Series to extend the streak to 56 years.
• UNC won the last meeting, a 6-3 victory in the 2015 ACC Championship in Durham. J.B. Bukauskas struck out seven over 5.2 innings of work to get the win that day.
QUICK HITS
• Carolina ranks first in the ACC and sixth nationally in pitching with a staff ERA of 2.68.
• With two wins at Pitt last weekend, UNC has won its first seven ACC series for the first time since the 2013 squad claimed seven straight series victories to open conference play.
• The Tar Heels established a new school record for runs in a three-game ACC series by scoring 48 times in the sweep at BC. The previous mark was 45 at Duke in 2002. The 20-5 win over South Carolina pushed the four-game total to 68 runs, the most over four games since 1987.
• UNC started ACC play with series wins over divisional foes Virginia, Georgia Tech and Miami. This marks the first time the Tar Heels have won series against those three in the same season since 2009.
• The Tar Heels swept Florida State for the second time in program history and the first time ever in Tallahassee.
• Junior Brian Miller recently reached a career milestone with his 50th multi-hit game as a Tar Heel. The outfielder from Raleigh did it in style recording four hits and driving in three runs in the 11-2 win over Elon on April 25. A career .323 hitter, Miller is 26 hits shy of 200.
• Redshirt freshman closer Josh Hiatt has 12 saves, second in the ACC and fifth-most nationally. Hiatt is already tied for fifth on the UNC single-season saves list.
• Junior J.B. Bukauskas ranks in the top 10 nationally in strikeouts (sixth, 89) and hits allowed per nine innings (sixth, 5.15). He was named to the D1Baseball and Rawlings/Perfect Game Midseason All-America first teams, earning Midseason Top Pitcher honors from D1Baseball. Bukauskas is also ninth in wins (7), 14th in WHIP (0.867) and 20th in ERA (1.53).
• Freshman Gianluca Dalatri leads the ACC in innings pitched with 69.0 in 10 starts, an average of almost seven innings per outing.
• Carolina allowed five runs or fewer in each of the first 23 games of the 2017 season. That was the longest such streak in 106 seasons. The Tar Heels went 25 straight without allowing more than five across the 1910 and 1911 campaigns.
• Mike Fox recorded his 800th win at Carolina on Feb. 19 against Kentucky. He is UNC's all-time winningest coach and has over 1,300 total wins in his 34 year career.
Weekend Notes (PDF) | Carolina Baseball Podcast
CHAPEL HILL --- No. 3 North Carolina kicks off one of the most highly anticipated series of the season Friday when the Tar Heels host No. 3 Clemson for the first of three at Boshamer Stadium. Carolina is 33-9 after a pair of midweek victories over Elon and Campbell. Clemson is 34-8 following a 7-2 win over Charleston on Tuesday. Both teams are 16-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, one game back of Louisville for the best record in the league.
PROBABLE STARTERS ON THE MOUND
Friday • 6:30 p.m. ACCNE UNC - RHP J.B. Bukauskas (7-0, 1.53 ERA) Clemson - LHP Charlie Barnes (4-2, 2.83 ERA ERA)
Saturday • 4 p.m. ACCNE UNC - RHP Gianluca Dalatri (5-2, 2.22 ERA) Clemson - RHP Alex Eubanks (6-3, 3.36 ERA)
Sunday • 1 p.m. ACCNE UNC - TBA Clemson - LHP Pat Krall (6-1, 2.62 ERA)
AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 33-9 (16-5 ACC), Clemson 34-8 (16-5 ACC)
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked in all of the national polls, with a high of No. 3. Clemson is also ranked as high as No. 3.
Video: Friday | Saturday | Sunday
Audio: GoHeels.comhttp://es.pn/2nIHYq9?SPID=12960&DB_OEM_ID=3350
On The Web: GoHeels.com • Twitter: @DiamondHeels
PROMOTIONS
Friday
• Fireworks Night, presented by Crown Honda of Southpoint
• Tank tops to first 450 students
Saturday
• Kids Take The Field for national anthem
• Junior Class Trading Cards
Sunday
• Kids Take Over The Bosh
• Kids Run The Bases postgame (weather permitting)
NORTH CAROLINA-CLEMSON SERIES HISTORY
• Friday's contest will be the 189th all-time meeting between Carolina and Clemson. Only five schools - Duke, Maryland, NC State, Virginia and Wake Forest - have been more common opponents for the Tar Heels.
• CU leads the all-time series 99-88-1, but UNC holds a 29-21 advantage under Mike Fox.
• Carolina has had the upper hand in recent seasons, as the Tar Heels have won 13 of the last 17 meetings and six of the last seven series. Clemson snapped a run of six straight series losses in 2015 by winning two of three at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
• For the second time since 2007 and just the third time since 1950, Carolina and Clemson did not play in 2016 due to ACC schedule rotation. The two schools were not scheduled to play in 2006, but met in the College World Series to extend the streak to 56 years.
• UNC won the last meeting, a 6-3 victory in the 2015 ACC Championship in Durham. J.B. Bukauskas struck out seven over 5.2 innings of work to get the win that day.
QUICK HITS
• Carolina ranks first in the ACC and sixth nationally in pitching with a staff ERA of 2.68.
• With two wins at Pitt last weekend, UNC has won its first seven ACC series for the first time since the 2013 squad claimed seven straight series victories to open conference play.
• The Tar Heels established a new school record for runs in a three-game ACC series by scoring 48 times in the sweep at BC. The previous mark was 45 at Duke in 2002. The 20-5 win over South Carolina pushed the four-game total to 68 runs, the most over four games since 1987.
• UNC started ACC play with series wins over divisional foes Virginia, Georgia Tech and Miami. This marks the first time the Tar Heels have won series against those three in the same season since 2009.
• The Tar Heels swept Florida State for the second time in program history and the first time ever in Tallahassee.
• Junior Brian Miller recently reached a career milestone with his 50th multi-hit game as a Tar Heel. The outfielder from Raleigh did it in style recording four hits and driving in three runs in the 11-2 win over Elon on April 25. A career .323 hitter, Miller is 26 hits shy of 200.
• Redshirt freshman closer Josh Hiatt has 12 saves, second in the ACC and fifth-most nationally. Hiatt is already tied for fifth on the UNC single-season saves list.
• Junior J.B. Bukauskas ranks in the top 10 nationally in strikeouts (sixth, 89) and hits allowed per nine innings (sixth, 5.15). He was named to the D1Baseball and Rawlings/Perfect Game Midseason All-America first teams, earning Midseason Top Pitcher honors from D1Baseball. Bukauskas is also ninth in wins (7), 14th in WHIP (0.867) and 20th in ERA (1.53).
• Freshman Gianluca Dalatri leads the ACC in innings pitched with 69.0 in 10 starts, an average of almost seven innings per outing.
• Carolina allowed five runs or fewer in each of the first 23 games of the 2017 season. That was the longest such streak in 106 seasons. The Tar Heels went 25 straight without allowing more than five across the 1910 and 1911 campaigns.
• Mike Fox recorded his 800th win at Carolina on Feb. 19 against Kentucky. He is UNC's all-time winningest coach and has over 1,300 total wins in his 34 year career.
Weekend Notes (PDF) | Carolina Baseball Podcast
