North Carolina Tar Heels baseball

North Carolina Tar Heels
Founded: 1867
University	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Conference	ACC Coastal Division
Location	Chapel Hill, NC
Head Coach	Mike Fox (11th year)
Home Stadium	Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium (Capacity: 5,000)
Nickname	Tar Heels
Colors	Carolina Blue and White
CWS Appearances
1960, 1966, 1978, 1989, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1948, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Conference Tournament Champions
1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2007
Conference Champions
1960, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990

The North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in NCAA Division I college baseball. They participate in the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division.

The university fielded its first varsity baseball squad in 1867, making baseball the oldest varsity sport at the University of North Carolina.

The Tar Heels reached the College World Series four consecutive years starting in 2006. They reached the national championship game in both 2006 and 2007, but lost on both occasions to the Oregon State University Beavers. They made a third straight trip to Omaha in 2008, and a fourth for the 2009 CWS. While Boshamer Stadium was being rebuilt during 2008, the team played their home games at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in nearby Cary. They returned to Chapel Hill in February 2009.^[1]

History

North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team, 1885

Head coaches

Coach Years Record Win Pct. Perrin Busbee 1891–1893 9–6 .600 William R. Roberston 1894 10–4 .714 Jesse M. Oldham 1895 6–4 .600 Benjamin E. Stanley 1896–1897 18–8–1 .630 William A. Reynolds 1898–1899 21–5–1 .796 Bob Lawson 1900, 1905–1906, 1910 47–23–2 .667 Ernest Graves 1901 11–4–2 .706 Edward M. Ashenback 1902 7–6 .538 John Curran 1903 13–2–-2 .824 John Donnelly 1904 5–8 .385 Floyd Simmons 1907 10–9–2 .524 Otis Stocksdale 1908–1909 31–14 .689 Charles M. Clancey 1911–1912 26–14 .650 Coach Bowers 1913 7–11 .389 Earl T. Mack 1914 8–11 .425 Charles A. Doak 1915–1916 19–15 .559 Bunny Hearn 1917–1918, 1932–1946 214–132–2 .618 William Lourcey 1919–1920 19–16–4 .538 Bill Fetzer 1921–1925 70–37–4 .649 Vern Duncan 1926 9–16 .360 James N. Ashmore 1927–1931 72–39–3 .645 Walter Rabb 1947–1977 540–358–9 .600 Mike Roberts 1978–1998 780–428–3 .645 Mike Fox 1999–present 589–245 .706 [2] Night game at Boshamer Stadium, 2009 Notable alumni Kyle Seager Dustin Ackley Russ Adams Scott Bankhead Daniel Bard Moonlight Graham Adam Greenberg Gary Hill Chris Ianetta Andrew Miller Brian Roberts Paul Shuey BJ Surhoff Walt Weiss Alex White Brad Woodall Current roster North Carolina Tar Heels 2011 baseball roster[3]Mike Fox (Head Coach) #21 - Scott Forbes (Assistant Coach/ Pitching Coach) #15 - Scott Jackson (Assistant Coach/ Recruiting Coordinator) #23 - Robert Woodard (Assistant Coach) Dave Arendas (Director of Baseball Operations) Greg Gatz (Director of Strength and Conditioning) Tyson Lusk (Clubhouse/Equipment Manager) Terry Jo Rucinski (Athletic Trainer) #14 - Chase Jones (Manager/Bullpen Catcher) Michael Hollowell (Head Student Manager) Cory Jones (Student Manager) Tyler Puryear (Student Manager) References ^ "Tar Heel Baseball." tarheelblue.com. Retrieved on February 23, 2008. ^ "Record Book". TarHeelBlue.com. http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/unc/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2010BaseballMediaguide78-104. Retrieved 2011-04-11.  ^ "2011 Spring Roster". Tar Heel Blue. http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/unc-m-basebl-mtt.html. Retrieved 2011-04-07.