2024 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

2024 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
ACC Coastal Division champions
ACC regular season champions
Chapel Hill Regional champions
Chapel Hill Super Regional champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
Record48–16 (22–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bryant Gaines (14th season)
  • Jesse Wierzbicki (8th season)
  • Jason Howell (4th season)
Home stadiumBoshamer Stadium
2024 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 9 Clemson x‍‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 44 – 16   .733
No. 6 NC State  ‍‍‍y 18 – 11   .621 38 – 23   .623
No. 4 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 17 – 12   .586 49 – 17   .742
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 32 – 24   .571
No. 19 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 38 – 22   .633
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 27 – 25   .519
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 22 – 31   .415
Coastal
No. 5  x‍‍‍y 22 – 8   .733 48 – 16   .750
No. 7 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 46 – 17   .730
No. 24 Duke  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 14   .533 40 – 20   .667
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 33 – 25   .569
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 32 – 22   .593
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 26 – 30   .464
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 26 – 28   .481
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 26, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Boshamer Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Scott Forbes, in his fourth season as head coach. Forbes was assisted by Bryant Gaines, Jesse Wierzbicki, and Jason Howell. Dave Arendas served as director of operations.

Previous season

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season

In Forbes' third year as head coach, the Tar Heels regressed from their 2021 campaign. Finishing the season 36–24, the 2023 Tar Heels beat Virginia and Georgia Tech in their pool before losing in the semifinals to the eventual champion Clemson in the ACC Tournament. The Tar Heels received an at-large bid in the Terre Haute regional as a part of the NCAA Tournament. They lost to Iowa in the opening game but beat Wright State to force an elimination game against Iowa, who they lost to again in 13 innings.

Roster

Class Listing as reflected on GoHeels.com

2024 North Carolina Tar Heels roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 15 - Cameron Padgett - Sophomore
  • 17 - Boston Flannery - Freshman
  • 24 - Matthew Matthijs - Sophomore
  • 25 - Ben Peterson - Senior
  • 26 - Kyle Percival - Sophomore
  • 27 - Connor Bovair - Senior
  • 28 - Shea Sprague - Junior
  • 29 - Jason DeCaro - Freshman
  • 31 - Olin Johnson - Freshman
  • 35 - Francesco Capocci - Freshman
  • 36 - Folger Boaz - Freshman
  • 38 - Matt Poston - Senior
  • 39 - Harrison Lewis - Freshman
  • 41 - Jacob Kirby - Freshman
  • 42 - Jake Knapp - Graduate
  • 46 - Will Simmons - Sophomore
  • 47 - Aidan Haugh - Junior
  • 49 - Dalton Pence - Junior
  • 50 - Hugh Collins - Freshman
  • 51 - Ryan Fischer - Graduate
  • 54 - Mason Yokum - Freshman
  • 56 - Luke Osteen - Freshman
  • 57 - Ryan Hench - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 44 - Luke Stevenson - Freshman
  • 52 - Parker Haskin - Graduate

Infielders

  • 1 - Alex Madera - Graduate
  • 3 - Colby Wilkerson - Senior
  • 5 - Gavin Gallaher - Freshman
  • 6 - Jackson Van De Brake - Senior
  • 10 - Eliot Dix - Graduate
  • 14 - Parks Harber - Senior
  • 19 - Johnny Castagnozzi - Junior
  • 43 - Tyler Parks - Freshman
  • 45 - Hunter Stokely - Senior
  

Outfielders

  • 2 - Reece Holbrook - Sophomore
  • 4 - Anthony Donofrio - Graduate
  • 7 - Vance Honeycutt - Junior
  • 16 - Casey Cook - Sophomore
  • 18 - Carter French - Sophomore
  • 20 - Kaleb Cost - Freshman

Utility

  • 8 - Patrick Alvarez (INF/OF) - Senior
  • 12 - Ryker Galaska (INF/OF) - Junior
  • 23 - Alberto Osuna (1B/DH) - Senior
  

Coaching Staff

2024 North Carolina Tar Heels coaching staff[2]
Name Position Seasons Alma Mater
Scott Forbes Head Coach 4 NC Wesleyan (1998)
Bryant Gaines Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 14 North Carolina (2011)
Jesse Wierzbicki Assistant Coach 8 North Carolina (2011)
Jason Howell Assistant Coach 4 North Carolina (2002)
Dave Arendas Director of Baseball Operations 19 North Carolina (1990)

Schedule and results

Legend
  Win
  Loss
  Postponement
Bold North Carolina team member
* Non-Conference game
† Make-Up Game
2024 North Carolina Tar Heels Baseball Schedule & Results
Regular Season
February (7–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
February 16 Wagner* No. 15 Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC		 W 10–3 Boaz (1–0) Wright (0–1) None 2,837 1–0 –
February 17 Wagner* No. 15 Boshamer Stadium W 16–5 Pence (1–0) Bilka (0–1) None 2,193 2–0 –
February 18 Wagner* No. 15 Boshamer Stadium W 20–6 Percival (1–0) Taudin-Chabot (0–1) None 2,709 3–0 –
February 20 Elon* No. 15 Boshamer Stadium W 8–7 Matthijs (1–0) Spinoza (0–1) Pence (1) 2,018 4–0 –
February 23 No. 11 East Carolina* No. 15 Boshamer Stadium W 2–1 Matthijs (2–0) Beal (0–1) Poston (1) 3,845 5–0 –
February 24 vs. No. 11 East Carolina* No. 15 Segra Stadium
Fayetteville, NC		 L 4–7 Root (2–0) Peterson (0–1) Beal (1) 6,228 5–1 –
February 25 at No. 11 East Carolina* No. 15 Clark–LeClair Stadium
Greenville, NC		 L 9–10 Dilorenzo (1–0) Sprague (0–1) None 6,017 5–2 –
February 27 VCU* No. 17 Boshamer Stadium W 8–2 DeCaro (1–0) Peters (1–2) None 1,822 6–2 –
February 28 Longwood* No. 17 Boshamer Stadium W 12–3 Matthijs (3–0) Simmons (0–1) Fischer (1) 1,793 7–2 –
March (18–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
March 1 Princeton* No. 17 Boshamer Stadium W 12–2 Boaz (2–0) Episcope (0–2) None 1,809 8–2 –
March 2 Princeton* No. 17 Boshamer Stadium W 11–2 Pence (2–0) Kim (1–1) None 2,496 9–2 –
March 3 Princeton* No. 17 Boshamer Stadium W 13–6 Matthijs (4–0) Ferrer-Westrop (0–2) None 2,756 10–2 –
March 5 at No. 22 Campbell* No. 16 Jim Perry Stadium
Buies Creek, NC		 W 7–3 Poston (1–0) Roberts (2–1) None 1,403 11–2 –
March 8 Pitt No. 16 Boshamer Stadium W 2–1 Matthijs (5–0) Fernandez (1–1) Poston (2) 2,323 12–2 1–0
March 9 Pitt No. 16 Boshamer Stadium W 7–4 Matthijs (6–0) Firoved (2–1) None 2,027 13–2 2–0
March 10 Pitt No. 16 Boshamer Stadium W 6–5 (10) Haugh (1–0) Fox (2–1) None 2,281 14–2 3–0
March 12 Rutgers* No. 15 Boshamer Stadium W 13–7 Matthijs (7–0) Mazza (0–1) None 2,006 15–2 –
March 13 Rutgers* No. 15 Boshamer Stadium W 9–8 Percival (2–0) Gorski (1–1) Poston (3) 2,205 16–2 –
March 15 at Miami (FL) No. 15 Mark Light Field
Coral Gables, FL		 L 1–14 Ziehl (1–1) Boaz (2–1) None 2,874 16–3 3–1
March 16 at Miami (FL) No. 15 Mark Light Field L 1–2 Robert (3–0) Matthijs (7–1) None 3,036 16–4 3–2
March 17 at Miami (FL) No. 15 Mark Light Field W 18–6 (7) Matthijs (8–1) Hernandez (2–2) None 2,621 17–4 4–2
March 19 UNC Wilmington* No. 20 Boshamer Stadium W 11–0 (7) Johnson (1–0) Phelan (0–3) None 2,438 18–4 –
March 22 Georgia Tech No. 20 Boshamer Stadium W 5–4 Matthijs (9–1) Patel (1–2) Pence (2) 1,915 19–4 5–2
March 23 Georgia Tech No. 20 Boshamer Stadium W 11–5 Percvial (3–0) McKee (2–2) Poston (4) 2,594 20–4 6–2
March 24 Georgia Tech No. 20 Boshamer Stadium W 9–2 Sprague (1–1) McGuire (2–1) None 2,408 21–4 7–2
March 26 North Carolina A&T* No. 14 Boshamer Stadium W 10–5 Matthijs (10–1) Brewington (0–1) None 2,630 22–4 –
March 29 at No. 12 Wake Forest No. 14 David F. Couch Ballpark
Winston-Salem, NC		 W 6–5 Boaz (3–1) Burns (5–1) Pence (3) 3,514 23–4 8–2
March 30 at No. 12 Wake Forest No. 14 David F. Couch Ballpark W 10–6 Percival (4–0) Falco Jr. (0–2) None 3,514 24–4 9–2
March 31 at No. 12 Wake Forest No. 14 David F. Couch Ballpark W 14–10 Matthijs (11–1) Shenosky (2–2) None 3,514 25–4 10–2
April (9–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
April 4 at No. 15 Virginia No. 10 Disharoon Park
Charlottesville, VA		 L 11–14 Augustin (2–0) Pence (2–1) None 3,734 25–5 10–3
April 5 at No. 15 Virginia No. 10 Disharoon Park L 2–7 Blanco (5–1) DeCaro (1–1) Coady (1) 4,475 25–6 10–4
April 6 at No. 15 Virginia No. 10 Disharoon Park W 12–7 Poston (2–0) Teel (2–2) None 5,919 26–6 11–4
April 9 vs. South Carolina* No. 13 Truist Field
Charlotte, NC		 L 1–2 McCreery (2–0) Matthijs (11–2) None 4,092 26–7 –
April 12 Notre Dame No. 13 Boshamer Stadium W 13–0 DeCaro (2–1) Bedford (1–5) None 2,523 27–7 12–4
April 13 Notre Dame No. 13 Boshamer Stadium W 7–2 Sprague (2–1) Radel (2–2) None 3,887 28–7 13–4
April 14 Notre Dame No. 13 Boshamer Stadium W 10–3 Haugh (2–0) Fox (1–1) None 3,169 29–7 14–4
April 16 No. 19 Coastal Carolina* No. 11 Boshamer Stadium L 4–5 Carbone (5–1) Poston (2–1) Hinkel (1) 3,268 29–8 –
April 18 at NC State No. 11 Doak Field
Raleigh, NC		 L 8–9 Smith (3–0) Poston (2–2) None 3,048 29–9 14–5
April 19 NC State No. 11 Doak Field L 4–5 Lucas (1–0) Matthijs (11–3) Dudan (4) 3,048 29–10 14–6
April 20 NC State No. 11 Boshamer Stadium W 14–3 Haugh (3–0) Consiglio (2–3) Bovair (1) 3,048 30–10 15–6
April 23 Gardner–Webb* No. 15 Boshamer Stadium W 5–2 Bovair (1–0) Hodges (0–2) Pence (4) 2,265 31–10 –
April 26 Virginia Tech No. 15 Boshamer Stadium W 8–1 DeCaro (3–1) Neff (0–1) None 3,764 32–10 16–6
April 27 Virginia Tech No. 15 Boshamer Stadium W 6–3 Sprague (3–1) Renfrow (5–2) Pence (5) 3,642 33–10 17–6
April 28 Virginia Tech No. 15 Boshamer Stadium L 3–4 Kirtner (7–0) Haugh (1–1) Little (6) 3,165 33–11 17–7
April 30 Charlotte* No. 12 Boshamer Stadium W 13–1 (7) Padgett (1–0) Hansen (1–7) None 2,268 34–11 –
May (7–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
May 1 William and Mary* No. 12 Boshamer Stadium W 19–2 Peterson (1–1) Lippman (0–1) None 2,485 35–11 –
May 7 Campbell* No. 11 Boshamer Stadium W 16–10 Peterson (2–1) Cox (0–2) None 3,003 36–11 –
May 10 Louisville No. 11 Boshamer Stadium W 14–4 DeCaro (4–1) Gongora (5–4) None 2,840 37–11 18–7
May 11 Louisville No. 11 Boshamer Stadium W 6–4 Poston (3–2) Webster (4–2) Pence (6) 2,893 38–11 19–7
May 12 Louisville No. 11 Boshamer Stadium W 16–7 Haugh (4–1) Hartman (0–2) Peterson (1) 2,616 39–11 20–7
May 14 at UNC Wilmington No. 7 Brooks Field
Wilmington, NC		 Canceled (inclement weather)
May 16 at No. 11 Duke No. 7 Jack Coombs Field
Durham, NC		 L 3–5 Beilenson (6–2) Matthijs (11–4) None 1,227 39–12 20–8
May 17 at No. 11 Duke No. 7 Jack Coombs Field W 6–4 Pence (3–1) Beilenson (6–3) None 1,147 40–12 21–8
May 18 at No. 11 Duke No. 7 Jack Coombs Field W 14–6 Matthijs (12–4) Oschell III (0–2) None 1,863 41–12 22–8
Postseason
ACC Tournament (1–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACCT Record
May 23 vs. (12) Pitt (1) No. 7 Truist Field W 12–2 DeCaro (5–1) Andrade (2–4) None 4,263 42–12 1–0
May 24 vs. No. 22 (8) Wake Forest (1) No. 7 Truist Field L 5–9 (12) Shenosky (5–3) Peterson (2–2) None 9,296 42–13 1–1
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
May 31 vs. (4) LIU (1) No. 6 Boshamer Stadium W 11–8 Poston (4–2) DeCastro (4–4) None 3,802 43–13 1–0
June 1 vs. (2) No. 24 LSU (1) No. 6 Boshamer Stadium W 6–2 Peterson (3–2) Holman (9–3) Pence (7) 3,919 44–13 2–0
June 2 vs. (2) No. 24 LSU (1) No. 6 Boshamer Stadium L 4–8 Hurd (3–4) Haugh (4–2) None 4,098 44–14 2–1
June 3 vs. (2) No. 24 LSU (1) No. 6 Boshamer Stadium W 4–3 (10) Pence (4–1) Jump (6–2) None 4,026 45–14 3–1
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
June 7 vs. West Virginia No. 4 Boshamer Stadium W 8–6 Poston (5–2) Clark (8–3) None 4,139 46–14 1–0
June 8 vs. West Virginia No. 4 Boshamer Stadium W 2–1 DeCaro (6–1) Switalksi (5–3) Pence (8) 4,491 47–14 2–0
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
June 14 vs. No. 12 Virginia No. 4 Charles Schwab Field
Omaha, NE		 W 3–2 Pence (5–1) Hungate (7–2) None 23,990 48–14 1–0
June 16 vs. No. 1 Tennessee No. 4 Charles Schwab Field L 1–6 Beam (9–2) Sprague (3–2) None 25,140 48–15 1–1
June 18 vs. No. 8 Florida State No. 4 Charles Schwab Field L 5–9 Hults (3–1) Haugh (4–3) None 23,047 48–16 1–2

Rankings from D1Baseball

Chapel Hill Super Regional

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament § Chapel Hill Super Regional
Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
               
1 Arizona 4
4 Grand Canyon 9
4 Grand Canyon 2
3 West Virginia 5
3 West Virginia 4
2 Dallas Baptist 1
3 West Virginia 10 –
Tucson Regional – Hi Corbett Field
4 Grand Canyon 6 –
1 Arizona 0
2 Dallas Baptist 7
4 Grand Canyon 12
2 Dallas Baptist 10
  West Virginia 6 1 –
4 North Carolina 8 2 –
1 North Carolina 11
4 LIU 8
1 North Carolina 6
2 LSU 2
3 Wofford 3
2 LSU 4
1 North Carolina 4 410
Chapel Hill Regional – Boshamer Stadium
2 LSU 8 3
4 LIU 2
3 Wofford 5
2 LSU 13
3 Wofford 6

Rankings

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[3]1515*17171317117121114121156555
Baseball America[4]17161716142319131411127843333
NCBWA†[5]16141614111711713111491056444
D1Baseball[6]1515171615201410131115121177666

† 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

  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2024 Baseball Roster". UNC Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  4. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  5. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  6. ^ Division 1 Baseball Rankings
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