2018 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team
American college baseball season
The 2018 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team are representing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season . Head Coach Mike Fox is in his 20th year coaching the Tar Heels. They play their home games at Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
The Tar Heels won the ACC Coastal Division, and matched Clemson for the best record in the conference. They reached the 2018 College World Series , their eleventh time advancing to Omaha and first since 2013.
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Non-Conference game
2018 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball game log[ 3]
Regular season
February
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
ACC record
Feb 16
at South Florida *
No. 7
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL L 3–4McClanahan (1–0)
Dalatri (0–1) Perez (1)
1,653
0–1
Feb 17
at South Florida*
No. 7
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 12–5Baum (1–0) Strzelecki (0–1)
None 1,289
1–1
Feb 18
at South Florida*
No. 7
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 9–8Bergner (1–0) Perez (0–1)
None 1,009
2–1
Feb 20
UNC Wilmington *No. 7
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 4–5Warren (1–0)
Lancellotti (0–1) Cota (2)
1,127
2–2
Feb 21
St. John's *No. 7
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
L 2–5French (0–1)
Criswell (0–1) LaSorsa (2)
1,891
2–3
Feb 23
at East Carolina *
No. 7
Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC L 1–2Benton (2–0)
Dalatri (0–2) Smith (1)
5,382
2–4
Feb 24
vs East Carolina*
No. 7
Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 5–4Bergner (2–0) Ross (0–1)
Hiatt (1) 4,508
3–4
Feb 25
East Carolina*
No. 7
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–12Holba (2–0)
Hutchison (0–1) None 2,925
3–5
Feb 27
High Point *Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 10–0O'Brien (1–0) Kates (0–1)
None 1,647
4–5
March
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
ACC record
Mar 2
Liberty *Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 17–2Baum (2–0) Skirrow (1–1)
None 1,967
5–5
Mar 3
Liberty*
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 6–5Daniels (1–0) Price (0–1)
Hiatt (2) 2,152
6–5
Mar 4
Liberty*
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 13–8Sugg (1–0) Stamper (1–1)
None 1,999
7–5
Mar 9
at No. 8 Louisville
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY L 4–5Conway (1–0)
Criswell (1–2) Bordner (5)
2,109
7–6
0–1
Mar 10
at No. 8 Louisville
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
L 4–6Smiddy (2–0)
Bergner (2–1) Bordner (6)
2,199
7–7
0–2
Mar 11
at No. 8 Louisville
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
W 10–3Daniels (2–0 Thompson (1–1)
None 2,142
8–7
1–2
Mar 13
North Carolina A&T *Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 1–0Hutchison (1–1) Chavis (0–2)
None 1,460
9–7
Mar 4
Gardner–Webb *Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–1Fox (2–1)
Lancellotti (0–2) Thompson (3)
1,486
9–8
Mar 16
Pittsburgh Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 15–3Baum (3–0) West (1–2)
None 1,888
10–8
2–2
Mar 17
Pittsburgh
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 4–0Bergner (3–1) Pidich (2–1)
None 2,063
11–8
3–2
Mar 18
Pittsburgh
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 13–2Sugg (2–0) Calvo (0–1)
None 1,907
12–8
4–2
Mar 20
Maryland *Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 13–1Hutchison (2–1) DiLuia (1–2)
None 1,445
13–8
Mar 23
No. 12 Florida State
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 16–8Daniels (3–0) Kwiatkowski (3–1)
None 14–8
5–2
Mar 23
No. 12 Florida State
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
L 3–6Scolaro (1–0)
Butler (0–1) None 2,973
14–9
5–3
Mar 25
No. 12 Florida State
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
L 4–9Van Eyk (1–0)
Hiatt (0–1) None 2,394
14–10
5–4
Mar 27
at Charlotte *
BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC W 14–2Hutchison (3–1) Gooding (2–1)
None 4,049
15–10
Mar 30
Wake Forest Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 3–2Criswell (1–2) Witt (0–2)
None 2,806
16–10
6–4
Mar 31
Wake Forest
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 6–1Bergner (4–1) McSweeney (1–3)
None 3,050
17–10
7–4
April
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
ACC record
Apr 1
Wake Forest
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 8–6Daniels (4–0) Hearn (1–2)
None 2,389
18–10
8–4
Apr 3
vs South Carolina *
No. 30
BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC
W 11–3Lancellotti (1–2) Mlodzinksi (0–3)
None 7,410
19–10
Apr 6
at Miami (FL)
No. 30
Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–4Hiatt (1–1) Mediavilla (0–3)
None 2,599
20–10
9–4
Apr 7
at Miami (FL)
No. 30
Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–6Criswell (2–2) McKendry (4–4)
None 3,175
21–10
10–4
Apr 8
at Miami (FL)
No. 30
Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 5–7Cabezas (3–3)
Lacellotti (1–3) None 2,346
21–11
10–5
Apr 10
Appalachian State *No. 12
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 4–1Daniels (5–0) Boone (2–3)
Hiatt (3) 1,703
22–11
Apr 13
at Virginia
No. 12
Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA L 0–4Casey (5–2)
Baum (3–1) Abbott (4)
3,706
22–12
10–6
Apr 14
at Virginia
No. 12
Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA
W 8–6Daniels (6–0) Sousa (3–4)
None 4,022
23–12
11–6
Apr 15
at Virginia
No. 12
Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA
W 12–6Lancellotti (2–3) Donahue (1–2)
Daniels (1) 3,297
24–12
12–6
Apr 17
vs No. 2 NC State *
No. 8
Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
L 3–8Johnston (5–0)
Hutchison (3–2) None 6,799
24–13
Apr 20
Georgia Tech No. 8
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 9–3O'Brien (2–0) Curry (6–2)
None 2,795
25–13
13–6
Apr 21
Georgia Tech
No. 8
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 9–8Hiatt (2–1) Hughes (0–3)
None 3,871
26–13
14–6
Apr 22
Georgia Tech
No. 8
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 10–3Criswell (3–2) English (2–1)
None 2,794
27–13
15–6
Apr 25
Western Carolina *No. 6
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 8–2O'Brien (3–0) Bishop (0–4)
None 2,701
28–13
Apr 27
at No. 3 NC State
No. 6
Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 6–5Casparius (1–0) Klyman (3–2)
Lancellotti (1) 3,048
29–13
16–6
Apr 28
at No. 3 NC State
No. 6
Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
W 8–6Bergner (5–1) Brown (6–1)
Daniels (2) 3,048
30–13
17–6
Apr 29
at No. 3 NC State
No. 6
Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
W 5–4O'Brien (4–0) Piedmonte (4–2)
Casparius (1) 3,048
31–13
18–6
May
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
ACC record
May 1
UNC Asheville *No. 4
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 11–5Lancellotti (3–3) Harris (1–0)
None 1,971
32–13
May 8
Richmond *No. 3
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 6–2O'Brien (5–0) Delarso (0–1)
None 2,386
33–13
May 9
at No. 28 Coastal Carolina *
No. 3
Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 2–5Veneziano (5–0)
Sugg (2–1) Causey (2)
2,616
33–14
May 11
at No. 10 Duke
No. 3
Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
L 3–7DeCaster (5–0)
Lancellotti (3–4) Labosky (9)
4,368
33–15
18–7
May 12
at No. 10 Duke
No. 3
Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
L 2–5Day (5–2)
Bergner (5–2) None 3,126
33–16
18–8
May 13
at No. 10 Duke
No. 3
Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
W 8–6Baum (4–1) Laskey (6–4)
Hiatt (4) 2,572
34–16
19–8
May 15
at UNC Wilmington*
No. 6
Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L 2–4Gesell (3–1)
Hutchison (3–3) Beehler (2)
1,781
34–17
May 17
Virginia Tech No. 6
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 9–1Criswell (4–2) Scherzer (1–4)
None 1,828
35–17
20–8
May 18
Virginia Tech
No. 6
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 11–2Bergner (6–2) Seymour (3–3)
None 2,264
36–17
21–8
May 19
Virginia Tech
No. 6
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 6–1Hiatt (3–1) Coward (2–7)
None 2,823
37–17
22–8
Postseason
ACC Tournament
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
ACCT Record
May 23
(12) Pittsburgh
No. 5 (1)
Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
L 4–5West (3–4)
Hiatt (3–2) None 2,948
37–18
0–1
May 25
(8) Georgia Tech
No. 5 (1)
Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
W 9–0Dalatri (1–2) Thomas (7–4)
None 38–18
1–1
NCAA Chapel Hill Regional
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
Regional Record
June 1
(4) North Carolina A&T
No. 5 (1)
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 11–0Criswell (5–2) Luth (6–3)
None 2,735
39–18
1–0
June 2
No. 24 (3) Houston
No. 5 (1)
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 4–3Dalatri (2–2) Cumbie (7–4)
Hiatt (5) 3,186
40–18
2–0
June 3
No. 24 (3) Houston
No. 5 (1)
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 19–11Bergner (7–2) Lockhart (1–2)
None 2,866
41–18
3–0
NCAA Chapel Hill Super Regional
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
SR Record
June 8
No. 8 (11) Stetson
No. 3 (6)
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 7–4Criswell (6–2) Gilbert (11–2)
Bergner (1) 3,631
42–18
1–0
June 9
No. 8 (11) Stetson
No. 3 (6)
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
W 7–5O'Brien (6–0) Perkins (11–3)
Hiatt (6) 3,937
43–18
2–0
Rankings are from the Collegiate Baseball poll for that week. Numbers in parentheses indicate tournament seeds.
Ranking movements
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Coaches' 7 7* 7* 21 — — — — 22 17 12 6 4 8 6 8 Baseball America 6 6 13 13 — — — — 20 19 10 5 3 6 5 6 Collegiate Baseball ^7 7 — — — — — 30 12 8 6 4 3 6 5 5 NCBWA †7 8 19 21 26 27 29 27 23 18 11 5 4 8 6 7
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
References
Venues Rivalries People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics
