University of North Carolina Athletics
No. 6 UNC Kicks Off Super Regional Friday Against Stetson
June 7, 2018 | Baseball
The Tar Heels and the Hatters have faced off 13 times with Stetson holding the 8-5 advantage, but this will be the first time since 1985 the two schools have played.
Ticket Update:
Tickets are no longer available for purchase online for Games 1 and 2 of this weekend's Super Regional vs. Stetson.  A limited number of tickets may become available on gameday at the Boshamer Stadium Ticket Office and will be sold on a first come, first served basis. The ticket office opens two hours prior to each game.
Fans who purchased Game 1 tickets and are unable to attend are encouraged to give their tickets to Carolina fans who can. We need the Bosh loud and filled with Carolina Blue!
In the event a Game 3 is necessary, the ticket office will begin selling tickets for that game at the conclusion of Game 2. Tickets will be available to be purchased both at the Boshamer Stadium Ticket Window and on GoHeels.com.
Remember, the only way to guarantee regional and super-regional tickets is to be a Carolina Baseball Season Ticket Holder.Â
Quick Notes
• UNC is 26-6 at home this year and have won 16 consecutive games, a streak that extends to 75 days on Friday, June 8.
• UNC is looking to become the 15th school with 100 NCAA postseason wins (99).
• Carolina is 6-1 in Super Regional play and have won 6 straight, all at home.Â
• UNC has been a national seed 8 times. 5 of the previous 7 they went to the CWS.
• The 19 Tar Heel runs and 30 combined runs against Houston on June 3 are both program record for runs in a NCAA Tournament game.
• For the 1st time in program history, the Tar Heels led the ACC in runs per game during conference play with 7.26.Â
• Carolina starters went 16.2 innings in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional, walking three and striking out 12 with a 2.16 ERA.
• Carolina also led the ACC in batting average (.295) for the 1st time since 2003.
•UNC is 33-0 when scoring 6+ runs, and 34-0 when leading after 7 innnings.
• The Heels have a +36 run differential in the 1st inning this year (40-14).
• The UNC bullpen is 23-7 on the season with a 2.87 ERA while the starters are 15-10 with a 4.30 ERA.
• Over his last five starts, Criswell has 26 strikeouts and no walks with a 4-0 record.
• Carolina has won 17 of its last 20 ACC series dating back to last season.
• Over the last 10 games, Michael Busch is hitting .474 and leads the team in hits (18) and total bases (25). Ike Freeman leads the team in RBI with 15.
• Busch's 63 RBI are the most by a Tar Heel since 2013 (Colin Moran 91,Cody Stubbs 76
• The Tar Heels have 3 players with 50 or more RBI for the first time since 2013 when Colin Moran had 91, Cody Stubbs had 76 and Brian Holberton had 58.
• Caden O'Brien has 26 appearances as a true freshman, with 23 coming in relief. The last time a true freshman had more relief outings was in 2014 when Spencer Trayner threw in 28 games out of the bullpen.
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UNC'S NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• This will be North Carolina's 98th all-time appearance in the NCAA tournament. UNC is 99-67 in tournament play, with a 67-36 record under Mike Fox.
• The Heels are 36-9 all-time when hosting. In the current format, UNC has won eight regional titles. Seven of those have come as hosts – six in Chapel Hill, one in Cary (2008).
• This will be Carolina's 7th time hosting a Super Regional and undefeated in Super Regional play at home.
• North Carolina has won 26 of its 31 tournament-opening games. Â
• This is the 8th time North Carolina has been a top-8 national seed. Only FSU, LSU and Florida have done so more. UNC has reached CWS 5 of previous 7.Â
• In Super Regional play, the Tar Heels are 6-1 and have won six straight Super Regional titles with the last coming in 2013 in Chapel Hill. The only loss in the super regionals came in 2003 when the Tar Heels played in Columbia, S.C.
HEELS CAN REACH 100 TOURNAMENT WINS
• North Carolina can become the 15th school to win 100 NCAA tournament games with one win this weekend.
• The Heels would join Miami, Florida State and Clemson as ACC schools in that category.
• Right now, Carolina is 99-67 in tournament play in program history.
CAROLINA IN THE SUPERS
• The Heels are 12-4 all-time in Super Regionals, going 6-1 in series in program history.
• The last Super Regional Carolina competed in was in 2013, beating South Carolina in three games to advance to the 2013 College World Series.
• This will be the sixth Super Regional in UNC has hosted in the Mike Fox era (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013) and he is 6-0 in those app.
