University of North Carolina Athletics
No. 3 UNC Hosts No. 21 Georgia Tech In Coastal Clash
March 23, 2016 | Baseball
CHAPEL HILL --- No. 3 North Carolina welcomes No. 21 Georgia Tech for a key ACC Coastal Division series beginning Thursday at 6 p.m. at Boshamer Stadium. Carolina, which leads the division with a 5-1 record after two weekends of conference play, has won six straight games following a 10-2 win over Western Carolina Tuesday night. Georgia Tech is also coming off a league sweep. The Yellow Jackets won three at home over Virginia Tech last weekend before thumping in-state foe Kennesaw State 13-2 on Tuesday.
WEEKEND PROMOTIONS
Thursday - Bark at the Bosh presented by paws4people, APS of Durham & Second Chance Pet Adoptions - Bring your dog to the game! (Click here for more info)
• Pet bandanas for the first 400 dogs & pet owners
• Complimentary dog tickets for all UNC faculty/staff, students and season ticket holders at the third base entrance.
• Purchase $7 human tickets and $3 dog tickets by clicking on the following link: http://bit.ly/1QVKL8G or use promo code: BB16-BARK
• Pictures of fans with their dogs on the field after the game
Friday - Free Navy 'Go Tar Heels' rally towels for the first 500 fans
Saturday - Military Appreciation Day
• Free military tickets (active duty and veterans) & $4 tickets available for friends and family members: http://bit.ly/1S2I2ap
• Full team trading card sheets for the first 500 fans
• Kids take the field for the national anthem
SPECIAL CONCESSIONS DEALS
• $5 All-You-Can-Eat Pregame Buffet (behind third base grandstand, before all three games)
• $10 Georgia Tech Combo Meal - Beer battered fried pork chop sandwich with apple BBQ sauce
AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 18-2 (5-1 ACC), Georgia Tech 16-4 (3-3 ACC)
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked in each of the national polls, with a high of No. 3 by Collegiate Baseball. Georgia Tech has a high ranking of No. 21 in both the Collegiate Baseball and USA Today Coaches' polls.
TV: GoHeelsTV and ESPN3. Thursday and Friday will be streamed live on GoHeels.com. Saturday will be broadcast by ESPN3 and can be watched online at WatchESPN.com or on the ESPN app.
On The Web: GoHeels.com • Twitter: @DiamondHeels | @GT_Baseball
| Carolina Probable Starters | Georgia Tech Probable Starters | |
| Thursday | RHP Zac Gallen (Jr., 3-0, 1.45 ERA, 0.72 WHIP) |
RHP Brandon Gold (Jr., 2-1, 2.10 ERA, 1.37 WHIP) |
| Friday | RHP J.B. Bukauskas (So., 3-0, 3.55 ERA, 1.50 WHIP) |
TBD |
| Saturday | RHP Jason Morgan (So., 2-1, 3.29 ERA, 1.13 WHIP) |
RHP Zac Ryan (Jr., 0-0, 2.84 ERA, 1.26 WHIP) |
NORTH CAROLINA-GEORGIA TECH SERIES HISTORY
• North Carolina is 59-73 all-time against Georgia Tech, including a 21-34 record against the Yellow Jackets under Mike Fox.
• UNC and Georgia Tech first met in 1901 and have played every season since the Yellow Jackets joined the ACC in 1980.
• Carolina ended a five-year series losing streak last season in Atlanta. The Tar Heels took two of three games at Russ Chandler Stadium. Korey Dunbar's ninth-inning home run lifted UNC to a 5-3 win in the opener before the team's split a Saturday doubleheader.
• Prior to last season, Carolina's last series win against Georgia Tech came in 2009, when the Tar Heels took two of three in Atlanta. UNC also won back-to-back series in Chapel Hill in 2007 and 2008.
