BY UNC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Diamond Heels continue their nine-game homestand Tuesday night at Boshamer Stadium against in-state foe Charlotte beginning at 6 p.m.
North Carolina, ranked in the top 20 in each of this week's major polls, owns a 24-12 overall record, including an 18-8 record at home. Charlotte is 19-15 overall and 7-6 on the road.
The Tar Heels defeated the 49ers 16-3 in Charlotte earlier this season. UNC racked up 17 hits, including three home runs and seven doubles. Tomas Frick and Colby Wilkerson each collected three hits, and Vance Honeycutt drove in five, knocking in four with a second inning grand slam.
Frick leads the ACC with a career-high 17 doubles and is third in RBIs with a team-best 41. Honeycutt has drawn more walks (39) than any other player in the league, and his 16 stolen bases are second-most behind Clemson's Cam Cannarella with 17.
North Carolina is 2-2 on its current homestand, defeating Queens a week ago and then walking off Miami in game two of its three-game ACC Coastal Division series Saturday. Charlotte enters the game on a five-game winning streak following its three-game sweep of Rice over the weekend.
The 49ers are led by sophomore Cam Fisher, who ranks fourth nationally with 17 home runs. He ranks seventh among all NCAA Division I players with a .856 slugging percentage. He also leads the team in batting average (.381) and RBIs (40).
THE SERIES VS. CHARLOTTE
North Carolina has won eight of the last 10 meetings in the series against Charlotte and leads the overall series 36-8-1, including a 21-4-1 mark at home against the 49ers.
INSIDE THE RANKINGS
UNC fell from No. 13 to No. 18 in this week's D1 Baseball poll after posting a 2-2 record last week. The Tar Heels came in at No. 14 in the latest NCBWA and Perfect Game polls, 16th in the USA Today Coaches poll and 17th in both Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball.
MIDWEEK MATCHUPS
North Carolina is 10-2 in midweek games this season, including an 9-1 record at Boshamer Stadium. UNC has won 10 straight midweek games against unranked opponents and have outscored those 10 opponents, 119-40, scoring double digits in seven of those 10 games.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Diamond Heels continue their nine-game homestand Tuesday night at Boshamer Stadium against in-state foe Charlotte beginning at 6 p.m.
North Carolina, ranked in the top 20 in each of this week's major polls, owns a 24-12 overall record, including an 18-8 record at home. Charlotte is 19-15 overall and 7-6 on the road.
The Tar Heels defeated the 49ers 16-3 in Charlotte earlier this season. UNC racked up 17 hits, including three home runs and seven doubles. Tomas Frick and Colby Wilkerson each collected three hits, and Vance Honeycutt drove in five, knocking in four with a second inning grand slam.
Frick leads the ACC with a career-high 17 doubles and is third in RBIs with a team-best 41. Honeycutt has drawn more walks (39) than any other player in the league, and his 16 stolen bases are second-most behind Clemson's Cam Cannarella with 17.
North Carolina is 2-2 on its current homestand, defeating Queens a week ago and then walking off Miami in game two of its three-game ACC Coastal Division series Saturday. Charlotte enters the game on a five-game winning streak following its three-game sweep of Rice over the weekend.
The 49ers are led by sophomore Cam Fisher, who ranks fourth nationally with 17 home runs. He ranks seventh among all NCAA Division I players with a .856 slugging percentage. He also leads the team in batting average (.381) and RBIs (40).
| Pitching Matchups | North Carolina | Charlotte |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 6 p.m. (ACCNX) | RHP Cameron Padgett (2-0, 3.27) | RHP Hale Sims (1-0, 4.60) |
THE SERIES VS. CHARLOTTE
North Carolina has won eight of the last 10 meetings in the series against Charlotte and leads the overall series 36-8-1, including a 21-4-1 mark at home against the 49ers.
INSIDE THE RANKINGS
UNC fell from No. 13 to No. 18 in this week's D1 Baseball poll after posting a 2-2 record last week. The Tar Heels came in at No. 14 in the latest NCBWA and Perfect Game polls, 16th in the USA Today Coaches poll and 17th in both Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball.
MIDWEEK MATCHUPS
North Carolina is 10-2 in midweek games this season, including an 9-1 record at Boshamer Stadium. UNC has won 10 straight midweek games against unranked opponents and have outscored those 10 opponents, 119-40, scoring double digits in seven of those 10 games.
