BY UNC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
GREENSBORO, N.C. --- North Carolina will look to win a spot in pool B of the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Tuesday when the seventh-seeded Tar Heels face off against 10th-seeded NC State at 11 a.m. at NewBridge Bank Park. Carolina finished 32-23 and 15-15 in the ACC regular season, a half-game behind Maryland and Clemson for the final guaranteed spot in pool play. NC State took two out of three at Virginia Tech in the final weekend to earn the final spot in the tournament with a 32-22 overall record and a 13-17 mark in league play.
NORTH CAROLINA-NC STATE SERIES HISTORY
? North Carolina is 157-128-1 all-time against NC State, including a 26-22 record under head coach Mike Fox.
? Carolina has played NC State 286 times, matching Wake Forest as the second-most common opponent in program history. UNC has played Virginia 288 times after this season's three-game series in Charlottesville.
? UNC and NC State were scheduled to meet on April 15 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, but the Duel At The DBAP was canceled due to rain.
? The Tar Heels won three of five meetings in 2013, including two of three postseason showdowns. Carolina and NC State split a pair of regular season games in Raleigh before staging an 18-inning epic in Durham in the ACC tournament. UNC won that game, which was played in front of a state college record 11,392 fans, 2-1 en route to an ACC title.
? The two teams met again in the College World Series, with the Wolfpack taking the opening game 8-1. But the Tar Heels won the season series and eliminated NC State later in the event with a 7-0 victory powered by Hobbs Johnson's 8.1 innings of shutout ball.
? This year is the first since the formation of the ACC in 1953 that does not feature a Carolina-NC State conference series.
CAROLINA IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT
? Carolina is making its 40th ACC tournament appearance, and the Tar Heels are 72-64 all-time in the event.
? The Tar Heels have won the ACC Championship six times, including last season's 4-1 win over Virginia Tech in the title game. UNC also claimed the championship in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990 and 2007.
This post was edited on 5/19 8:39 PM by JohnGwaltney
GREENSBORO, N.C. --- North Carolina will look to win a spot in pool B of the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Tuesday when the seventh-seeded Tar Heels face off against 10th-seeded NC State at 11 a.m. at NewBridge Bank Park. Carolina finished 32-23 and 15-15 in the ACC regular season, a half-game behind Maryland and Clemson for the final guaranteed spot in pool play. NC State took two out of three at Virginia Tech in the final weekend to earn the final spot in the tournament with a 32-22 overall record and a 13-17 mark in league play.
NORTH CAROLINA-NC STATE SERIES HISTORY
? North Carolina is 157-128-1 all-time against NC State, including a 26-22 record under head coach Mike Fox.
? Carolina has played NC State 286 times, matching Wake Forest as the second-most common opponent in program history. UNC has played Virginia 288 times after this season's three-game series in Charlottesville.
? UNC and NC State were scheduled to meet on April 15 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, but the Duel At The DBAP was canceled due to rain.
? The Tar Heels won three of five meetings in 2013, including two of three postseason showdowns. Carolina and NC State split a pair of regular season games in Raleigh before staging an 18-inning epic in Durham in the ACC tournament. UNC won that game, which was played in front of a state college record 11,392 fans, 2-1 en route to an ACC title.
? The two teams met again in the College World Series, with the Wolfpack taking the opening game 8-1. But the Tar Heels won the season series and eliminated NC State later in the event with a 7-0 victory powered by Hobbs Johnson's 8.1 innings of shutout ball.
? This year is the first since the formation of the ACC in 1953 that does not feature a Carolina-NC State conference series.
CAROLINA IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT
? Carolina is making its 40th ACC tournament appearance, and the Tar Heels are 72-64 all-time in the event.
? The Tar Heels have won the ACC Championship six times, including last season's 4-1 win over Virginia Tech in the title game. UNC also claimed the championship in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990 and 2007.
This post was edited on 5/19 8:39 PM by JohnGwaltney
