2022 Baseball Roster
Honeycutt, Vance
Jersey Number 7
Vance Honeycutt
- Position:
- INF/OF
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Major:
- Communication Studies
- Hometown:
- Salisbury, N.C.
- High School:
- Salisbury
Bio
First round pick (No. 22 overall) by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2024 MLB Draft. He was the 25th first rounder in program history and the first since 2020.
Career
Started all 177 games played in center field • Only player among the Power 4 conferences to finish his career with over 60 home runs (65) and 70 stolen bases (76) • Hit a UNC career-record 65 home runs, fourth-most in ACC history • Finished his career ranked among the school’s all-time top 10 in runs (4th/205), total bases (5th/442), slugging percentage (6th/.638), stolen bases (6th/76), walks (7th/126) and RBIs (10th/170) • First player at UNC to be named First-Team All-America and First-Team Academic All-America (2024) • First Tar Heel to be the recipient of the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove award • First two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Year in league history (2023 & 2024) • One of only three players at UNC to be named to six All-America teams in the same season (2024) • Hit multiple homers in a school record seven games • Reached base in 56 consecutive across the 2023 (last 35 games) and 2024 (first 21 games) season • Three-time member of the All-ACC Academic Team.
As A Junior (2024)
Named First-Team All-America by ABCA, College Baseball Foundation, D1 Baseball and Perfect Game • Received Second-Team All-America accolades from Baseball America and NCBWA • All-ABCA Atlantic Regional First Team • ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove recipient • ACC Defensive Player of the Year • First-Team All-ACC • Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist • CSC First-Team Academic All-America • Named to the College World Series all-tournament team • Started all 62 games played • Batted a career-high .318 with 28 home runs and 70 RBIs • Led the ACC in runs scored (88) and tied for the conference lead in home runs • Ranked third in the conference in stolen bases (28) • Reset the UNC single-season home run record, breaking his previous record (25) • Set the school single-season record for runs • Became the fifth player program history to have more than 180 total bases in a season (182) • Posted the program’s third-highest single-season slugging percentage (.714) • Reached base safely in the first 21 games of the year • Homered in a school record five consecutive games (April 13-19) • Hit two home runs in a game four times • Homered in his first two at-bats in series opener against Louisville (5/10), tying and breaking the school’s career home run mark • Hit two home runs against LSU in Game 3 of the Chapel Hill Regional (6/1) • Belted a walk-off home run in game one of the Super Regional against West Virginia • Ripped a walk-off RBI single to left field in the College World Series against Virginia • Collected 24 multi-hit games, including four against Rutgers (3/12) and at NC State (4/20) • Drove home multiple runs in 22 games with a season-high four in three games, including a go-ahead grand slam against Elon • Swiped a career-best four bases against Virginia Tech (4/27) • Stole three bases in the series finale against Princeton (3/3) • Stole home in the Wake Forest series finale (3/31) • Collected two hits in the first inning in consecutive games against Charlotte (4/30) and William & Mary (5/1) • Homered on back-to-back pitches in successive games against West Virginia, ending the first game with a walk-off homer and then hitting a lead-off home run the following game.
As A Sophomore (2023)
ACC Defensive Player of the Year • Third-Team All-ACC • Missed the final 10 games of the season due to injury • Posted a final slash line of .257/.492/.418 • Ranked second on the team in runs scored (51) and stolen bases (19) • Tied for second on the team in home runs (12) • Tied for fifth in the ACC in walks (49) and stolen bases • Reached base safely in the last 35 games he played • Twice made ESPN Sports Center Top Plays for his home run robbing catches against Pitt (3/17) and Georgia Tech (4/6) • Drew three walks in a game six times this season • Stole two bases in a game twice this season • Homered and stole a base in the same game three times • Opened the season on a career-long nine-game hitting streak, going 12-for-37 with three home runs, two doubles, nine walks and 10 RBIs • Homered in three consecutive games from Feb. 26 - March 1 (ECU, VCU, VCU) • Smashed the first grand slam of his career in the second inning at Charlotte • Recorded three straight two-hit games against High Point, Pitt and N.C. A&T • Went 5-for-13 with two home runs, five RBIs and three runs in the series against Boston College.
As A Freshman (2022)
Named third team All-America by Baseball America, D1 Baseball and Perfect Game • Consensus Freshman All-America • Voted third team All-ACC • Member of the ACC All-Freshman Team • Selected as the ACC Baseball Championship Most Outstanding Player • Member of the All-Chapel Hill Regional Team • Earned a place on the ACC All-Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll • Participated in USA Baseball National Collegiate Team Training Camp • Named ACC Co-Player of the Week for the week ending May 15 • Started all 64 games in center field • Finished his rookie campaign slashing .296/.409/.672 with 25 home runs, 57 RBIs and 29 stolen bases • Set the UNC single-season record for home runs and became the first freshman in program history to hit 20 home runs in a season • Ranked among the top 10 in the ACC in stolen bases (2nd), home runs (4th), sacrifice bunts (5/5th), triples (4/5th), total bases (166/6th), at bats (247/8th), runs scored (66/10th) and slugging percentage (.672/10th) • Second among all NCAA Division I freshmen in home runs, runs scored, total bases and third in slugging percentage and stolen bases as well as fourth in triples • His 25 home runs were second-most by a freshman in ACC history and third-most by a freshman in NCAA history • Became the first player in program lore to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in the same season • His 29 stolen bases tied for second most in school history • Stole 10 consecutive bases to start the season before being thrown out • His166 total bases tied for eighth-most in a single-season at UNC and second-most ever by a Carolina freshman • Tied for the team lead in multi-RBI games with 17 • Longest hitting streak of the season was seven games • Homered in his first official at bat as a Tar Heel (drew a walk in his first plate appearance) • Hit three leadoff home runs during the season • Tied the program record with a home run in four straight games and was the first player to do it against four different teams (NC State, Gardner-Webb, Charleston Southern, Wake Forest) • Batted .400 (6-for-15) in ACC Baseball Championship with four home runs, including two in the championship game against NC State, while driving in 10 runs • Hit .400 (10-for-25) in seven NCAA tournament games with four home runs and eight RBIs and an OPS of 1.491 • One of only three players nationally to post a 20-20 season • Batted .390 (32-for-82) with 15 home runs and 33 RBIs in the final 23 games of the year • Finished a double short of the cycle against Gardner-Webb, while compiling the first four-hit game of his career • Posted three stolen bases against Gardner-Webb, including his first-ever steal of third base • Knocked in a season-best five runs in the ACC Championship games against NC State.
High School
Four-year letterman for coach Mike Herndon at Salisbury High School • Primary position was shortstop • 2021 Rowan County High School Baseball Player-of-the-Year • 2021 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-Atlantic Region Second Team • 2020 Rowan County Co-Offensive Player-of-the-Year for high school football • 2020 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-Atlantic Region Honorable Mention • Received all-conference and all-county honors as a freshman, sophomore and senior (no awards given during his junior year due to the pandemic) • Helped Salisbury win the 2021 NCHSAA baseball 2A state championship • Three-year letterman as a quarterback on the football team.
Personal
Full name is Robert Vance Honeycutt IV • Born in Salisbury, N.C. • Son of Leah Ann and Bob Honeycutt • Father player baseball at UNC from 1988-89 • Mother was a member of the Tar Heels’ track and field team • Birthday is May 17 • Has two older sisters, Kayla and Julia, who played soccer at UNC Charlotte • National Honor Roll Society • Junior Civitan • Key Club • Selected in the 20th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants.
Career
Started all 177 games played in center field • Only player among the Power 4 conferences to finish his career with over 60 home runs (65) and 70 stolen bases (76) • Hit a UNC career-record 65 home runs, fourth-most in ACC history • Finished his career ranked among the school’s all-time top 10 in runs (4th/205), total bases (5th/442), slugging percentage (6th/.638), stolen bases (6th/76), walks (7th/126) and RBIs (10th/170) • First player at UNC to be named First-Team All-America and First-Team Academic All-America (2024) • First Tar Heel to be the recipient of the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove award • First two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Year in league history (2023 & 2024) • One of only three players at UNC to be named to six All-America teams in the same season (2024) • Hit multiple homers in a school record seven games • Reached base in 56 consecutive across the 2023 (last 35 games) and 2024 (first 21 games) season • Three-time member of the All-ACC Academic Team.
As A Junior (2024)
Named First-Team All-America by ABCA, College Baseball Foundation, D1 Baseball and Perfect Game • Received Second-Team All-America accolades from Baseball America and NCBWA • All-ABCA Atlantic Regional First Team • ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove recipient • ACC Defensive Player of the Year • First-Team All-ACC • Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist • CSC First-Team Academic All-America • Named to the College World Series all-tournament team • Started all 62 games played • Batted a career-high .318 with 28 home runs and 70 RBIs • Led the ACC in runs scored (88) and tied for the conference lead in home runs • Ranked third in the conference in stolen bases (28) • Reset the UNC single-season home run record, breaking his previous record (25) • Set the school single-season record for runs • Became the fifth player program history to have more than 180 total bases in a season (182) • Posted the program’s third-highest single-season slugging percentage (.714) • Reached base safely in the first 21 games of the year • Homered in a school record five consecutive games (April 13-19) • Hit two home runs in a game four times • Homered in his first two at-bats in series opener against Louisville (5/10), tying and breaking the school’s career home run mark • Hit two home runs against LSU in Game 3 of the Chapel Hill Regional (6/1) • Belted a walk-off home run in game one of the Super Regional against West Virginia • Ripped a walk-off RBI single to left field in the College World Series against Virginia • Collected 24 multi-hit games, including four against Rutgers (3/12) and at NC State (4/20) • Drove home multiple runs in 22 games with a season-high four in three games, including a go-ahead grand slam against Elon • Swiped a career-best four bases against Virginia Tech (4/27) • Stole three bases in the series finale against Princeton (3/3) • Stole home in the Wake Forest series finale (3/31) • Collected two hits in the first inning in consecutive games against Charlotte (4/30) and William & Mary (5/1) • Homered on back-to-back pitches in successive games against West Virginia, ending the first game with a walk-off homer and then hitting a lead-off home run the following game.
As A Sophomore (2023)
ACC Defensive Player of the Year • Third-Team All-ACC • Missed the final 10 games of the season due to injury • Posted a final slash line of .257/.492/.418 • Ranked second on the team in runs scored (51) and stolen bases (19) • Tied for second on the team in home runs (12) • Tied for fifth in the ACC in walks (49) and stolen bases • Reached base safely in the last 35 games he played • Twice made ESPN Sports Center Top Plays for his home run robbing catches against Pitt (3/17) and Georgia Tech (4/6) • Drew three walks in a game six times this season • Stole two bases in a game twice this season • Homered and stole a base in the same game three times • Opened the season on a career-long nine-game hitting streak, going 12-for-37 with three home runs, two doubles, nine walks and 10 RBIs • Homered in three consecutive games from Feb. 26 - March 1 (ECU, VCU, VCU) • Smashed the first grand slam of his career in the second inning at Charlotte • Recorded three straight two-hit games against High Point, Pitt and N.C. A&T • Went 5-for-13 with two home runs, five RBIs and three runs in the series against Boston College.
As A Freshman (2022)
Named third team All-America by Baseball America, D1 Baseball and Perfect Game • Consensus Freshman All-America • Voted third team All-ACC • Member of the ACC All-Freshman Team • Selected as the ACC Baseball Championship Most Outstanding Player • Member of the All-Chapel Hill Regional Team • Earned a place on the ACC All-Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll • Participated in USA Baseball National Collegiate Team Training Camp • Named ACC Co-Player of the Week for the week ending May 15 • Started all 64 games in center field • Finished his rookie campaign slashing .296/.409/.672 with 25 home runs, 57 RBIs and 29 stolen bases • Set the UNC single-season record for home runs and became the first freshman in program history to hit 20 home runs in a season • Ranked among the top 10 in the ACC in stolen bases (2nd), home runs (4th), sacrifice bunts (5/5th), triples (4/5th), total bases (166/6th), at bats (247/8th), runs scored (66/10th) and slugging percentage (.672/10th) • Second among all NCAA Division I freshmen in home runs, runs scored, total bases and third in slugging percentage and stolen bases as well as fourth in triples • His 25 home runs were second-most by a freshman in ACC history and third-most by a freshman in NCAA history • Became the first player in program lore to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in the same season • His 29 stolen bases tied for second most in school history • Stole 10 consecutive bases to start the season before being thrown out • His166 total bases tied for eighth-most in a single-season at UNC and second-most ever by a Carolina freshman • Tied for the team lead in multi-RBI games with 17 • Longest hitting streak of the season was seven games • Homered in his first official at bat as a Tar Heel (drew a walk in his first plate appearance) • Hit three leadoff home runs during the season • Tied the program record with a home run in four straight games and was the first player to do it against four different teams (NC State, Gardner-Webb, Charleston Southern, Wake Forest) • Batted .400 (6-for-15) in ACC Baseball Championship with four home runs, including two in the championship game against NC State, while driving in 10 runs • Hit .400 (10-for-25) in seven NCAA tournament games with four home runs and eight RBIs and an OPS of 1.491 • One of only three players nationally to post a 20-20 season • Batted .390 (32-for-82) with 15 home runs and 33 RBIs in the final 23 games of the year • Finished a double short of the cycle against Gardner-Webb, while compiling the first four-hit game of his career • Posted three stolen bases against Gardner-Webb, including his first-ever steal of third base • Knocked in a season-best five runs in the ACC Championship games against NC State.
High School
Four-year letterman for coach Mike Herndon at Salisbury High School • Primary position was shortstop • 2021 Rowan County High School Baseball Player-of-the-Year • 2021 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-Atlantic Region Second Team • 2020 Rowan County Co-Offensive Player-of-the-Year for high school football • 2020 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-Atlantic Region Honorable Mention • Received all-conference and all-county honors as a freshman, sophomore and senior (no awards given during his junior year due to the pandemic) • Helped Salisbury win the 2021 NCHSAA baseball 2A state championship • Three-year letterman as a quarterback on the football team.
Personal
Full name is Robert Vance Honeycutt IV • Born in Salisbury, N.C. • Son of Leah Ann and Bob Honeycutt • Father player baseball at UNC from 1988-89 • Mother was a member of the Tar Heels’ track and field team • Birthday is May 17 • Has two older sisters, Kayla and Julia, who played soccer at UNC Charlotte • National Honor Roll Society • Junior Civitan • Key Club • Selected in the 20th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants.
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