University of North Carolina Athletics
No. 13 Tar Heels Head To Winston-Salem For Three
April 22, 2016 | Baseball
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ---No. 13 North Carolina plays its second consecutive road series when the Tar Heels visit Wake Forest for the first of three Friday at 6 p.m. at David F. Couch Ballpark. Carolina is 26-12 following Wednesday's 17-2 win over William & Mary. Wake Forest is 23-17 on the year after a 15-9 win over Appalachian State on Tuesday. The Deacons are coming off their biggest weekend of the season, a series win over No. 4 Florida State that saw them improve to 7-11 in league play. All three games are set to be broadcast on ESPN3 and can be seen at WatchESPN.com or on the ESPN app.
AT A GLANCE
Records: North Carolina 26-12 (9-9 ACC), Wake Forest 23-17 (7-11 ACC)
Rankings: North Carolina is ranked in each of the national polls, with a high of No. 13 in the NCBWA polls. Wake Forest is unranked.
Video: ESPN3. All three games will be broadcast on ESPN3. Links: Friday | Saturday | Sunday
Audio: GoHeels.com. A free audio stream will be available on GoHeels.com. The game will also be broadcast on WCHL in Chapel Hill.
On The Web: GoHeels.com • Twitter: @DiamondHeels
| Carolina Probable Starters | Wake Forest Probable Starters | |
| Friday | RHP Zac Gallen (Jr., 4-3, 2.47 ERA, 1.00 WHIP) | RHP Parker Dunshee (Jr., 5-3, 3.22 ERA, 1.23 WHIP) |
| Saturday | RHP J.B. Bukauskas (So., 6-1, 2.91 ERA, 1.18 WHIP) | RHP Drew Loepprich (So., 2-1, 4.47 ERA, 1.47 WHIP) |
| Sunday | TBD | RHP Connor Johnstone (Jr., 2-3, 5.48 ERA, 1.45 WHIP) |
NORTH CAROLINA-WAKE FOREST SERIES HISTORY
• North Carolina is 160-123-3 all-time against Wake Forest, including a 30-20 record under head coach Mike Fox.
• Only Virginia (295 meetings), NC State (290) and Duke (288) and are more common opponents for Carolina than Wake Forest (286).
• The Tar Heels have won eight of nine games in the series, including a three-game sweep in Winston-Salem in 2013. Carolina also took two of three in Chapel Hill in 2014.
• Prior to a 6-5 Sunday victory in 2014, Wake's last win came in the opener of a three-game series in Chapel Hill in 2012. The Demon Deacons' last series victory came in Winston-Salem in 2011.
• The Tar Heels are 10-4 in series against the Deacons under Mike Fox.
