University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Baseball Preseason Honor Roll
January 24, 2006 | Baseball
Jan. 24, 2006
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - With a handful of teams taking to the diamond this weekend, the start of the college baseball season is just around the corner. All the preseason predictions and rankings are out, and the Tar Heels are well represented. Carolina is ranked in the top eight of all four major preseason polls, all three projected weekend starters have been named preseason All-Americas by one source or another and six different players have been named to various preseason All-Atlantic Coast Conference squads.
The Tar Heels open the season with a three-game set with Seton Hall, beginning Feb. 17 at Boshamer Stadium.
TEAM PRESEASON RANKINGS
National Rankings
No. 6 Baseball America Preseason Top 25 Poll
No. 7 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason Poll
No. 7 Collegiate Baseball Fabulous 40 Preseason Poll
No. 8 USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 Poll
Atlantic Coast Conference Rankings
No. 3 ACC Preseason Coaches Poll
No. 3 Baseball America ACC Predictions
INDIVIDUAL HONORS
Daniel Bard, Jr., RHP, Charlotte, N.C.
• 2006 Baseball America Preseason All-America
• 2006 Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-America
• 2006 Baseball America Preseason All-ACC
• 2006 SEBaseball.com Preseason All-ACC
• 2006 Roger Clemens Award Watch List
• No. 4 Junior Prospect (Baseball America)
Chad Flack, So., 1B, Forest City, N.C.
• 2006 SEBaseball.com Preseason All-ACC
• No. 41 Sophomore Prospect (Baseball America)
Josh Horton, So., SS, Hillsborough, N.C.
• 2006 Baseball America Preseason All-ACC
• 2006 RosenblattReport.com Preseason All-ACC
• 2006 SEBaseball.com Preseason All-ACC
• No. 19 Sophomore Prospect (Baseball America)
• ACC's Best Infield Arm (Baseball America)
Jonathan Hovis, Sr., RHP, Gastonia, N.C.
• 2006 RosenblattReport.com Preseason All-ACC
Andrew Miller, Jr., LHP, Gainesville, Fla.
• 2006 Baseball America Preseason All-America
• 2006 Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-America
• 2006 NCBWA Preseason All-America
• 2006 RosenblattReport.com Preseason All-America
• 2006 Brooks Wallace Award Watch List
• 2006 Roger Clemens Award Watch List
• 2006 Baseball America Preseason All-ACC
• 2006 RosenblattReport.com Preseason All-ACC
• 2006 SEBaseball.com Preseason All-ACC
• No. 1 Junior Prospect (Baseball America)
• ACC's Best Fastball (Baseball America)
Robert Woodard, Jr., RHP, Charlotte, N.C.
• 2006 SEBaseball.com ACC Preseason Pitcher of the Year
• 2006 RosenblattReport.com Preseason All-America
• 2006 RosenblattReport.com Preseason All-ACC
• 2006 SEBaseball.com Preseason All-ACC
• ACC's Best Control (Baseball America)
