University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Set To Visit No. 1 Virginia
April 18, 2014 | Baseball
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ---North Carolina faces a nationally ranked opponent for the first time in 2014 when the Tar Heels visit No. 1 Virginia starting Friday night at 6 at Davenport Field. Carolina is 22-15 and 9-9 in the Atlantic Coast Conference after taking two of three from Wake Forest last weekend and rallying for three runs in the ninth on Wednesday to beat Elon. Virginia is 31-6 and 14-4 in the league following a series win over Clemson last weekend and a midweek victory over William & Mary.
AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 22-15 (9-9 ACC), Virginia 31-6 (14-4 ACC)
Rankings: Virginia is ranked No. 1 by Baseball America, Perfect Game, NCBWA and in the USA Today Coaches' Poll, and No. 2 by Collegiate Baseball. North Carolina is unranked.
Video: Friday and Sunday will be streamed live on VirginiaSports.com. Saturday's game will be televised on the ACC Regional Sports Networks.
Audio: GoHeels.com. All three games will be streamed live on GoHeels.com.
On The Web: GoHeels.com • Twitter: @DiamondHeels
| Carolina Probable Starters | Virginia Probable Starters | |
| Friday | RHP Trent Thornton (7-1, 1.50 ERA) | LHP Nathan Kirby (7-1, 1.23 ERA) |
| Saturday | RHP Benton Moss (2-1, 3.62 ERA) | RHP Josh Sborz (3-2, 2.91 ERA) |
| Sunday | RHP Zac Gallen (3-3, 4.99 ERA) | LHP Brandon Waddell (5-1, 2.78 ERA) |
CAROLINA-VIRGINIA SERIES HISTORY
• North Carolina is 178-103-4 all-time against Virginia, including a 29-21 record under head coach Mike Fox.
• Carolina and Virginia have met 285 times in baseball, and with three games this weekend the Cavaliers will become the most common opponent for UNC, surpassing the 286 all-time meetings with NC State.
• Virginia took two of three in Chapel Hill last season, dealing the Tar Heels their only home series loss of 2013.
• Carolina swept the Wahoos the last time the two teams met in Charlottesville. In 2012, UNC won three close games - 2-1 in 10 innings, 6-2 and 5-3 - en route to a Coastal Division title. That sweep was Virginia's last home ACC series loss.
• Virginia won all three games against Carolina in 2010, but the Tar Heels are 7-3 in 10 games against the Cavaliers in the three seasons since then.
