Baseball America Tabs UNC Preseason No. 17

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – With the start of the 2024 season less than three weeks away, Baseball America revealed its preseason top 25 poll Monday and tabbed North Carolina No. 17 for the second consecutive season.

In addition to today's poll, the Diamond Heels have been ranked No. 14 by Perfect Game and No. 15 by D1 Baseball. The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and the USA Today Coaches poll have not yet been released.

UNC is one of six ACC teams ranked by Baseball America, along with No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 9 Clemson, No. 10 Virginia, No. 16 Duke, and No. 22 NC State.

The Diamond Heels will play 17 games against teams ranked in Baseball America's preseason poll, with a three-game ACC series against Wake Forest, Virginia, NC State, and Duke, along with a three-game set with No. 14 East Carolina and single games versus No. 12 South Carolina and No. 19 Coastal Carolina.

UNC returns 19 lettermen from last year's 36-24 squad that earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament – the program's sixth consecutive and 35th overall appearance – and welcomes Baseball America's No. 15 ranked recruiting class.

The Diamond Heels will open the 2024 season at home against Wagner on Feb. 16. Season tickets are on sale at GoHeels.com.

2024 Season Tickets
Season tickets for the 2024 UNC baseball season are on sale now. Call the UNC Athletics Ticket Office at 919-962-2296 or click here to purchase your tickets. Season tickets start at $125 for general admission, with reserved chairback seating at $190. The Diamond Heels have 34 games scheduled at Boshamer Stadium this season, hosting NCAA Tournament participants Campbell, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, and UNCW, in addition to ACC series with Georgia Tech, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, and Virginia Tech.

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Baseball America Preseason Top 25

1. Wake Forest

2. LSU

3. Arkansas

4. Florida

5. Oregon State

6. TCU

7. Vanderbilt

8. Tennessee

9. Clemson

10. Virginia

11. Texas A&M

12. South Carolina

13. Texas

14. East Carolina

15. Stanford

16. Duke

17. North Carolina

18. Texas Tech

19. Coastal Carolina

20. Iowa

21. Oklahoma State

22. NC State

23. Auburn

24. Northeastern

25. UC Irvine

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