University of North Carolina Athletics
UPDATE: Carolina-ND Opener Pushed To Saturday At 2
May 7, 2015 | Baseball
UPDATE: Friday's opener was postponed due to rain. The series will begin with a doubleheader Saturday at 2 p.m.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. --- North Carolina leaves Boshamer Stadium for the final time in the regular season when the Tar Heels visit Notre Dame for a three-game series starting with a doubleheader Saturday at 2 p.m. at Frank Eck Stadium. Carolina has won eight of its last nine after midweek wins over UNC Asheville and Elon, and the Tar Heels stand at 31-16 and 13-10 in league play. Notre Dame dropped two of three to Northwestern State over the weekend to fall to 30-18 overall, and the Irish are 12-12 in the ACC.
AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 31-16 (13-10 ACC), Notre Dame 30-18 (12-12 ACC)
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked No. 20 by Perfect Game, No. 22 by Baseball America, No. 24 by D1Baseball and No. 24 by Collegiate Baseball. Notre Dame is unranked.
TV: UND.com and ESPN3. Friday's game will be streamed live on UND.com. Saturday and Sunday will be broadcast on ESPN3 and online at WatchESPN.com.
Audio: All three games will be streamed live on GoHeels.com and are scheduled to be carried by WCHL in the Chapel Hill area.
On The Web: GoHeels.com • Twitter: @DiamondHeels, @CoachFox30
| Carolina Probable Starters | Notre Dame Probable Starters | |
| Friday | RHP Zac Gallen (3-3, 2.84 ERA, 1.04 WHIP) | RHP Scott Kerrigan (3-4, 3.50 ERA, 1.35 WHIP) |
| Saturday | RHP J.B. Bukauskas (4-1, 3.45 ERA, 1.18 WHIP) | RHP Brandon Bielak (4-2, 3.52 ERA, 1.27 WHIP) |
| Sunday | RHP Benton Moss (7-0, 2.68 ERA, 1.23 WHIP) | TBA |
CAROLINA-NOTRE DAME SERIES HISTORY
• North Carolina is 2-1 all-time against Notre Dame, including a 1-1 record under head coach Mike Fox.
• This weekend will be the first UNC-Notre Dame series since the Irish joined the ACC in 2013-14.
• The Tar Heels and Irish split a pair of games at the 2005 NCAA Gainesville Regional. Carolina won the opening-round game 5-1 before Notre Dame triumphed in an elimination game, 3-0.
• The only other game in the series came in 1956. UNC won a 14-4 contest in Tallahassee, Florida.
