North Carolina Tar Heels
ACC (38-18, 22-8)
Big Wins: 3/23 Florida State (16-8), 4/28 at North Carolina State (8-6), 5/13 at Duke (8-6)
Bad Losses: 2/20 UNC Wilmington (4-5), 3/14 Gardner-Webb (0-1), 4/13 at Virginia (0-4)
Coach: Mike Fox
Key Field Players:
Kyle Datres, Junior, IF, .339 BA, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 10 SB
Michael Busch, Sophomore, 1B, .313 BA, 11 HR, 52 RBI
Brandon Riley, Junior, OF, .304 BA, 5 HR, 47 RBI
Ike Freeman, Sophomore, IF, .277 BA, 45 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Austin Bergner, Sophomore, P, 4.26 ERA, 6-2 W/L, 69.2 IP, 73 SO
Tyler Baum, Sophomore, P, 4.62 ERA, 4-1 W/L, 62.1 IP, 71 SO
Cooper Criswell, Junior, P, 3.19 ERA, 4-2 W/L, 59.1 IP, 71 SO
Brett Daniels, Senior, P, 2.35 ERA, 6-0 W/L, 57.1 IP, 67 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .283 (70th in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.61 (235, 12)
Doubles per Game: 1.57 (185, 11)
Earned Run Average: 3.64 (39, 4)
Fielding Percentage: .973 (71, 5)
Home Runs per Game: 0.87 (72, 7)
Scoring Offense: 6.9 (29, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .418 (79, 6)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.78 (201, 10)
Triples per Game: 0.22 (134, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2017 | Regional | lost to Davidson, defeated Michigan, defeated FGCU, eliminated by Davidson |
2014 | Regional | lost to Long Beach State, defeated Florida, eliminated by Long Beach State |
2013 | Regional | defeated Canisius, defeated Towson, lost to Florida Atlantic, defeated Florida Atlantic |
2013 | Super Regional | defeated South Carolina, lost to South Carolina, defeated South Carolina |
2013 | CWS | lost to North Carolina State, defeated LSU, defeated North Carolina State, eliminated by UCLA |
2012 | Regional | defeated Cornell, lost to St. John's, defeated East Carolina, eliminated by St. John's |
2011 | Regional | defeated Maine, defeated James Madison, defeated James Madison |
2011 | Super Regional | defeated Stanford |
2011 | CWS | lost to Vanderbilt, defeated Texas, eliminated Vanderbilt |
2010 | Regional | defeated California, lost to Oklahoma, defeated Oral Roberts, eliminated by Oklahoma |
2009 | Regional | defeated Dartmouth, defeated Coastal Carolina, defeated Kansas |
2009 | Super Regional | defeated East Carolina |
2009 | CWS | lost to Arizona State, defeated Southern Miss, eliminated by Arizona State |
2008 | Regional | defeated Mount St. Mary's, defeated North Carolina Wilmington, defeated North Carolina Wilmington |
2008 | Super Regional | defeated Coastal Carolina |
2008 | CWS | defeated LSU, lost to Fresno State, defeated LSU, eliminated by Fresno State |
2007 | Regional | defeated Jacksonville, defeated East Carolina, defeated Western Carolina |
2007 | Super Regional | defeated South Carolina |
2007 | CWS | defeated Mississippi State, lost to Rice, defeated Louisville, defeated Rice, defeated Rice |
2007 | Championship | eliminated by Oregon State |
*all team stats through 5/20