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Diamond Heels Announce Summer Placements
June 9, 2023 | Baseball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – More than a dozen members of the University of North Carolina baseball program will scatter across the country to compete in various collegiate baseball leagues over the summer.
The Diamond Heels will be represented in nine leagues on 13 teams with three players competing in the prestigious Cape Cod League and seven players staying closer to Chapel Hill, participating in the Appalachian and Coastal Plain Leagues.
Below is a complete list of Heels and their 2023 summer league assignments.
The Diamond Heels will be represented in nine leagues on 13 teams with three players competing in the prestigious Cape Cod League and seven players staying closer to Chapel Hill, participating in the Appalachian and Coastal Plain Leagues.
Below is a complete list of Heels and their 2023 summer league assignments.
2023 UNC Baseball Summer Ball Assignments
| Name | League | Team |
| Nelson Berkwich | New England Baseball League | Newport Gulls |
| Bryce Blaser | California Collegiate League | OC Riptide |
| Michael Colonna | Appalachian League | Burlington Sock Puppets |
| Casey Cook | Cape Cod League | Yardmouth-Dennis Red Sox |
| Carter French | Coastal Plain League | Asheboro Zookeepers |
| Connor Hegan | Appalachian League | Burlington Sock Puppets |
| Reece Holbrook | Ohio Valley Summer League | Full Count Rhythm |
| Dylan King | Valley Baseball League | Purcellville Cannons |
| John Long | Ripken League | Bethesda Big Train |
| Matthew Matthijs | Coastal Plain League | High Point |
| Cameron Padgett | Coastal Plain League | High Point |
| Dalton Pence | Cape Cod League | Bourne Braves |
| Kyle Percival | Coastal Plain League | Lexington County Blowfish |
| Ben Peterson | Cape Cod League | Chatham Anglers |
| Jackson Rusiecki | Coastal Plain League | Asheboro Zookeepers |
| Will Simmons | Northwoods League | Madison Mallards |
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