BY UNC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
LOUISVILLE --- No. 2 North Carolina returns to the ACC Championship after a one-year hiatus when the Tar Heels face Boston College Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Louisville Slugger Field in Pool B action. Carolina will then take on NC State Friday at 7 p.m. with the winner of the pool advancing to Saturday's semifinals. The Coastal Division champion Tar Heels enter the week at 44-11 after winning a program-best 23 conference games in the regular season. Eleventh-seeded BC is 25-27 while seventh-seeded NCSU is 34-22.
Probable Starters
Wednesday • 3 p.m. ACCNE UNC - RHP Tyler Baum (5-0, 2.75 ERA) BC - LHP Dan Metzdorf (4-5, 4.64 ERA)
Friday • 7 p.m. ACCNE UNC - RHP J.B. Bukauskas (8-0, 1.87 ERA) NCSU - LHP Brian Brown (4-1, 3.12 ERA)
AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 44-11, BC 25-27, NC State 34-22
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked as high as No. 2 in the national polls. BC and NC State are unranked.
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CAROLINA IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT
• Carolina is making its 42nd ACC tournament appearance, and the Tar Heels are 76-68 all-time in the event.
• The Tar Heels have won the ACC Championship six times, including a 4-1 win over Virginia Tech in the 2013 title game at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. UNC also claimed the championship in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990 and 2007.
• UNC went 2-2 in its last appearance in 2015. Carolina beat Virginia Tech in the play-in game before losses to Louisville and Florida State and a victory over Clemson in pool play.
NORTH CAROLINA-BOSTON COLLEGE SERIES HISTORY
• North Carolina is 24-2 all-time against Boston College in a series that began just 11 years ago with the Eagles' move to the ACC.
• UNC swept BC in Chestnut Hill April 8-9 in dominant fashion. The Tar Heels established a new school record for runs in a three-game ACC series by scoring 48 times in three games. The previous mark was 45 at Duke in 2002.
• Carolina and BC have never met in the ACC tournament.
NORTH CAROLINA-NC STATE SERIES HISTORY
• North Carolina is 163-132-1 all-time against NC State, including a 32-26 record under head coach Mike Fox.
• Friday will mark the 297th meeting in the series, which dates back to 1895. Only Virginia (298 meetings) has been a more common opponent for Carolina.
• Carolina took two of three over the Wolfpack in Chapel Hill April 14-16.
• UNC and NC State have split 22 previous contests in the ACC tournament. The teams last met in 2014 in Greensboro, with the Tar Heels winning 4-3 in a play-in game.
• Carolina has won four straight ACC tournament games against the Wolfpack, including extra-inning epics in 2012 (4-0 in 12) and 2013 (2-1 in 18).
LOUISVILLE --- No. 2 North Carolina returns to the ACC Championship after a one-year hiatus when the Tar Heels face Boston College Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Louisville Slugger Field in Pool B action. Carolina will then take on NC State Friday at 7 p.m. with the winner of the pool advancing to Saturday's semifinals. The Coastal Division champion Tar Heels enter the week at 44-11 after winning a program-best 23 conference games in the regular season. Eleventh-seeded BC is 25-27 while seventh-seeded NCSU is 34-22.
Probable Starters
Wednesday • 3 p.m. ACCNE UNC - RHP Tyler Baum (5-0, 2.75 ERA) BC - LHP Dan Metzdorf (4-5, 4.64 ERA)
Friday • 7 p.m. ACCNE UNC - RHP J.B. Bukauskas (8-0, 1.87 ERA) NCSU - LHP Brian Brown (4-1, 3.12 ERA)
AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 44-11, BC 25-27, NC State 34-22
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked as high as No. 2 in the national polls. BC and NC State are unranked.
Video: Wednesday | Fridayhttp://es.pn/2phyxiB?SPID=12960&DB_OEM_ID=3350
Audio: GoHeels.comhttp://es.pn/2nIHYq9?SPID=12960&DB_OEM_ID=3350
On The Web: GoHeels.com • Twitter: @DiamondHeels
CAROLINA IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT
• Carolina is making its 42nd ACC tournament appearance, and the Tar Heels are 76-68 all-time in the event.
• The Tar Heels have won the ACC Championship six times, including a 4-1 win over Virginia Tech in the 2013 title game at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. UNC also claimed the championship in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990 and 2007.
• UNC went 2-2 in its last appearance in 2015. Carolina beat Virginia Tech in the play-in game before losses to Louisville and Florida State and a victory over Clemson in pool play.
NORTH CAROLINA-BOSTON COLLEGE SERIES HISTORY
• North Carolina is 24-2 all-time against Boston College in a series that began just 11 years ago with the Eagles' move to the ACC.
• UNC swept BC in Chestnut Hill April 8-9 in dominant fashion. The Tar Heels established a new school record for runs in a three-game ACC series by scoring 48 times in three games. The previous mark was 45 at Duke in 2002.
• Carolina and BC have never met in the ACC tournament.
NORTH CAROLINA-NC STATE SERIES HISTORY
• North Carolina is 163-132-1 all-time against NC State, including a 32-26 record under head coach Mike Fox.
• Friday will mark the 297th meeting in the series, which dates back to 1895. Only Virginia (298 meetings) has been a more common opponent for Carolina.
• Carolina took two of three over the Wolfpack in Chapel Hill April 14-16.
• UNC and NC State have split 22 previous contests in the ACC tournament. The teams last met in 2014 in Greensboro, with the Tar Heels winning 4-3 in a play-in game.
• Carolina has won four straight ACC tournament games against the Wolfpack, including extra-inning epics in 2012 (4-0 in 12) and 2013 (2-1 in 18).
