BY UNC ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— The No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels will open Atlantic Coast Conference play this weekend as they host No. 17 Virginia at 5 p.m. on Friday to open a three-game series.
The second game of the series is scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. and the finale is slated for Sunday at 1 p.m.
UNC (11-3) enters the weekend series having won seven in a row, powered by 21 home runs and an OPS of 1.086 during its streak. The Tar Heels have scored 72 runs over the last seven games, while hitting .317 as a team.
North Carolina matched its season-high with 15 runs against Penn State on Wednesday as part of a 10-run victory. The Tar Heels have scored eight or more runs nine times in 14 games and have been held under five runs only twice.
Tomas Frick belted two home runs against the Nittany Lions and Hunter Stokely hit solo shot as UNC hit multiple home runs in its eighth consecutive game. The Tar Heels rank eighth nationally in home runs with 30, which is third-most in the ACC behind Wake Forest (34) and NC State (31).
ABOUT VIRGINIA
Virginia (12-0) is one of three unbeaten teams remaining in college baseball – Alabama (14-0) & NC State (13-0). It marks the second-straight year, the Cavaliers are one of the last three undefeated teams in the country.
The Cavaliers rank third in the country in team batting average (.365), fifth in team ERA (2.29) and sixth in fielding percentage (.988). Virginia is the only team in the country to rank in the top 20 in all three categories.
THE SERIES
The Tar Heels have won the season series against the Cavaliers in four of the last five seasons and has won each of the last three series at Boshamer Stadium (2017, 2019, 2021), winning each series 2-1. Last season, Virginia swept the three-game series in Charlottesville. Carolina leads the all-time series 188-116-4 with a record of 120-65 in ACC games.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— The No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels will open Atlantic Coast Conference play this weekend as they host No. 17 Virginia at 5 p.m. on Friday to open a three-game series.
The second game of the series is scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. and the finale is slated for Sunday at 1 p.m.
UNC (11-3) enters the weekend series having won seven in a row, powered by 21 home runs and an OPS of 1.086 during its streak. The Tar Heels have scored 72 runs over the last seven games, while hitting .317 as a team.
North Carolina matched its season-high with 15 runs against Penn State on Wednesday as part of a 10-run victory. The Tar Heels have scored eight or more runs nine times in 14 games and have been held under five runs only twice.
Tomas Frick belted two home runs against the Nittany Lions and Hunter Stokely hit solo shot as UNC hit multiple home runs in its eighth consecutive game. The Tar Heels rank eighth nationally in home runs with 30, which is third-most in the ACC behind Wake Forest (34) and NC State (31).
| Pitching Matchups | Friday | 5 p.m. (ACCNX) | Saturday | 2 p.m. (ACCNX) | Sunday | 1 p.m. (ACCNX) |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | RHP Max Carlson | RHP Connor Bovair | RHP Jake Knapp |
| Virginia | RHP Nick Parker | RHP Brian Edington | RHP Jack O'Connor |
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ABOUT VIRGINIA
Virginia (12-0) is one of three unbeaten teams remaining in college baseball – Alabama (14-0) & NC State (13-0). It marks the second-straight year, the Cavaliers are one of the last three undefeated teams in the country.
The Cavaliers rank third in the country in team batting average (.365), fifth in team ERA (2.29) and sixth in fielding percentage (.988). Virginia is the only team in the country to rank in the top 20 in all three categories.
THE SERIES
The Tar Heels have won the season series against the Cavaliers in four of the last five seasons and has won each of the last three series at Boshamer Stadium (2017, 2019, 2021), winning each series 2-1. Last season, Virginia swept the three-game series in Charlottesville. Carolina leads the all-time series 188-116-4 with a record of 120-65 in ACC games.
