University of North Carolina Athletics
Roberts Inducted Into ABCA Hall Of Fame
January 4, 2015 | Baseball
Former North Carolina All-ACC catcher and longtime head coach Mike Roberts was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Saturday night at the organization's annual convention in Orlando. Roberts was part of a five-man class that also featured Denney Crabaugh, Mark Fuller, Fred Hill and Ray Korn.
Roberts led the North Carolina to nine NCAA tournament apperances and two College World Series appearances in 21 seasons in Chapel Hill. The longtime Cape Cod Baseball League coach recently finished his 11th season as leader of the Cotuit Kettleers and led the team to the 2013 CCBL championship.
Roberts coached at UNC from 1978-98, leading the team to a 780-428-3 (.645) record. In addition to the postseason accolades, the Tar Heels won five ACC regular season titles and four ACC tournament championships. Roberts coached at UNC Asheville in 2000.
In the CCBL, the Kettleers brought home the Arnold Mycock trophy to Cotuit in 2010 and 2013. In 2012, the team won the President's Trophy for the league's best regular season record at 30-14. Previously in the Cape League, Roberts led the Wareham Gatemen to Western Division titles in 1984 and 2000.
Eight of Roberts's former players were selected in the first round of the MLB draft and 16 of his Tar Heels made it to the Major Leagues. Five of Roberts's former players are collegiate head coaches and several are assistants. Walt Weiss, who played for Roberts at UNC and was American League Rookie of the year in 1988, is the manager of the Colorado Rockies.
Roberts's son, Brian, is a two-time MLB All-Star second baseman and played two seasons at UNC in 1997 and 1998.
For more information, visit ABCA.org.
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