BY UNC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The UNC baseball team is set to open the 2023 regular season this weekend, hosting Big East conference foe Seton Hall for the second straight year at Boshamer Stadium. The first game of the series is scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17.
Game two is slated for Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m. and the series finale Sunday, Feb. 19, at 1 p.m. All three games of the season opening series will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
The Tar Heels will be looking for their sixth consecutive opening day win Friday against their most common opening day opponent. UNC and Seton Hall will be going head-to-head to start the season for the eighth time with Carolina having won each of the seven previous opening day games.
Last year, UNC swept the season opening series from the Pirates by scores of 14-3, 19-0 and 7-3.
Carolina has a record of 61-11 against Seton Hall dating back to the first meeting between the East Coast foes in 1988. UNC has won 28 of the last 29 games in the series.
Charged with continuing the Heels' opening day streaks is junior right-handed pitcher Max Carlson, who posted a 4-3 record with a 3.71 ERA in 77.2 innings pitched last season. He ranked among the top 10 in the ACC in games started (1st) strikeouts (8th) batters struck out looking (9th) and opponent's batting average (9th).
Graduate left-handed pitcher Will Sandy will get the ball on Saturday, while junior right-handed pitcher Connor Boviar will take the mound Sunday.
OPENING DAY
North Carolina owns an all-time record of 87-44-2 on opening day ... UNC will be seeking its fifth straight opening day win on Friday ... The Tar Heels have won 23 of their last 25 opening day games which included 16 straight from 1998-2013 ... Seton Hall is the Tar Heels' most common opening day opponent (in the College World Series Era, 1947-present) ... This will be the eighth all-time opening day meeting between Carolina and SHU ... UNC is 7-0 all-time against Seton Hall on opening day (2002, '04, '06, '07, '13, '15).
SEASON-OPENING SUCCESS
The Tar Heels have swept their season opening three-game series each of the last four years, defeating Xavier (2019), Middle Tennessee State (2020), James Madison (2021) and Seton Hall (2022) ... Carolina began each of the previous three seasons 6-0 after opening the 2019 campaign with eight straight victories.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The UNC baseball team is set to open the 2023 regular season this weekend, hosting Big East conference foe Seton Hall for the second straight year at Boshamer Stadium. The first game of the series is scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17.
Game two is slated for Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m. and the series finale Sunday, Feb. 19, at 1 p.m. All three games of the season opening series will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
The Tar Heels will be looking for their sixth consecutive opening day win Friday against their most common opening day opponent. UNC and Seton Hall will be going head-to-head to start the season for the eighth time with Carolina having won each of the seven previous opening day games.
Last year, UNC swept the season opening series from the Pirates by scores of 14-3, 19-0 and 7-3.
Carolina has a record of 61-11 against Seton Hall dating back to the first meeting between the East Coast foes in 1988. UNC has won 28 of the last 29 games in the series.
Charged with continuing the Heels' opening day streaks is junior right-handed pitcher Max Carlson, who posted a 4-3 record with a 3.71 ERA in 77.2 innings pitched last season. He ranked among the top 10 in the ACC in games started (1st) strikeouts (8th) batters struck out looking (9th) and opponent's batting average (9th).
Graduate left-handed pitcher Will Sandy will get the ball on Saturday, while junior right-handed pitcher Connor Boviar will take the mound Sunday.
| Pitching Matchups | Friday | 4 p.m. (ACCNX) | Saturday | 2 p.m. (ACCNX) | Sunday | 1 p.m. (ACCNX) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Hall | RHP Brennan O'Neill | RHP Daniel Frontera | TBA |
| North Carolina | RHP Max Carlson | LHP Will Sandy | RHP Connor Bovair |
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OPENING DAY
North Carolina owns an all-time record of 87-44-2 on opening day ... UNC will be seeking its fifth straight opening day win on Friday ... The Tar Heels have won 23 of their last 25 opening day games which included 16 straight from 1998-2013 ... Seton Hall is the Tar Heels' most common opening day opponent (in the College World Series Era, 1947-present) ... This will be the eighth all-time opening day meeting between Carolina and SHU ... UNC is 7-0 all-time against Seton Hall on opening day (2002, '04, '06, '07, '13, '15).
SEASON-OPENING SUCCESS
The Tar Heels have swept their season opening three-game series each of the last four years, defeating Xavier (2019), Middle Tennessee State (2020), James Madison (2021) and Seton Hall (2022) ... Carolina began each of the previous three seasons 6-0 after opening the 2019 campaign with eight straight victories.
