University of North Carolina Athletics
No. 13 Tar Heels, No. 2 Gamecocks To Face Off In Charlotte
April 12, 2016 | Baseball
CHARLOTTE --- No. 13 North Carolina steps out of conference for one of the top midweek games of the year nationally when the Tar Heels take on No. 2 South Carolina at BB&T Ballpark Wednesday night at 7:05. The game is the first of a two-year series at the home of the Charlotte Knights and pits two old rivals who have not met since 2013. UNC is 23-9 on the year after a series win over Virginia Tech in Chapel Hill last weekend. South Carolina is 28-5 following a three-game sweep of Tennessee in Columbia.
AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 23-9, South Carolina 28-5
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked in each of the national polls, with a high of No. 13 in the NCBWA, Perfect Game and USA Today Coaches' polls. South Carolina is ranked as high as No. 2 nationally.
Video: ESPNU. Tom Hart and Ben McDonald will have the call.
On The Web: GoHeels.com • Twitter: @DiamondHeels | @GamecockBasebll
| Carolina Probable Starter | Opponent Probable Starter | |
| Wednesday | LHP Hunter Williams (So., 2-0, 1.29 ERA, 1.71 WHIP) | RHP Taylor Widener (Jr., 1-1, 3.80 ERA, 1.22 WHIP) |
NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINA SERIES HISTORY
• North Carolina is 62-35-1 all-time against South Carolina in a series that dates to 1903. Wednesday will mark the first time the two teams have met in the regular season since 2004.
• The Tar Heels and Gamecocks last met in 2013 when UNC won a thrilling NCAA Chapel Hill Super Regional in three games to advance to the College World Series.
• Carolina also triumphed in the 2007 NCAA Chapel Hill Super Regional to advance to a second straight CWS. UNC's 9-4 win in game three was the final game in “old” Boshamer Stadium prior to the major 2008 renovation project.
• South Carolina head coach Chad Holbrook is in his fourth year at the helm in Columbia. Prior to his time with the Gamecocks, Holbrook spent 15 seasons at UNC as an assistant coach. He was also a four-year letterwinner as a Tar Heel player from 1990-93, earning second-team All-ACC honors as a senior. Holbrook still ranks sixth all-time at Carolina with 273 career hits and second with 98 career stolen bases.
• South Carolina director of baseball operations Tyson Lusk is a 2009 graduate of UNC who was head student manager as an undergrad before serving as the team's equipment and clubhouse manager.
• D.C. Arendas, a senior infielder at South Carolina, is the son of UNC director of baseball operations and former letterman Dave Arendas.
