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The 2026 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tar Heels play their home games at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[2] It is Scott Forbes' 6th season as head coach of the Tar Heels.[3] The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
CoachesNo. 2
D1Baseball.comNo. 2
Record54–14–1 (22–8 ACC)
Quick facts North Carolina Tar Heels baseball, NCAA Chapel Hill Regional ChampionsNCAA Chapel Hill Super Regional Champions ...
2026 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
D1Baseball.comNo. 2
Record54–14–1 (22–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bryant Gaines (16th season)
  • Jesse Wierzbicki (10th season)
  • Scott Jackson (10th season)
  • Jason Howell (6th season)
Home stadiumBoshamer Stadium
Seasons
← 2025
2027 →
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2026 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 10 Georgia Tech ‍†‍‡‍y 25–5–0 .83350–11–0 .820
No. 2 North Carolina ‍‍‍y 22–8–0 .73354–14–1 .790
No. 18 Florida State ‍‍‍y 19–11–0 .63340–19–0 .678
Boston College ‍‍‍y 17–13–0 .56740–24–0 .625
Wake Forest ‍‍‍y 16–14–0 .53339–21–0 .650
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍y 16–14–0 .53339–20–0 .661
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍y 15–15–0 .50030–26–0 .536
Virginia ‍‍‍y 14–16–0 .46737–23–0 .617
NC State ‍‍‍y 14–16–0 .46732–24–0 .571
Louisville ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43330–27–0 .526
Notre Dame ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43331–22–0 .585
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43328–26–0 .519
California  ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40029–26–0 .527
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36733–24–0 .579
Clemson ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .33331–26–0 .544
Duke ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .33326–31–0 .456
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 23, 2026[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball
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Previous season

Further information: 2025 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

Last season, the team went 46-15 overall, and 18-11 in ACC Conference play. They won the ACC Championship for the first time since 2022 when they defeated the Clemson Tigers 14-4 in the championship game at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.[4] The Tar Heels received an invite to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the number 5 national seed.[5] They hosted and won the Chapel Hill Regional during the tournament, before losing to the Arizona Wildcats in the Chapel Hill Super Regional.

Personnel

Roster

Class Listing as reflected on GoHeels.com

2026 North Carolina Tar Heels roster[6]
 

Pitchers

  • 10 – Tom Chmielewski – Graduate
  • 15 – Cameron Padgett – Senior
  • 17 – Talan Holiday – Freshman
  • 19 – Camron Seagraves – Sophomore
  • 24 – Matthew Matthijs – Senior
  • 26 – Kyle Percival – Senior
  • 27 – Caden Glauber – Freshman
  • 29 – Jason DeCaro – Junior
  • 31 – Olin Johnson – Junior
  • 35 – Jackson Rose – Freshman
  • 36 – Folger Boaz – Junior
  • 39 – Jake Cackovic – Freshman
  • 40 – Walker McDuffie – Sophomore
  • 41 – Justin Mabe – Freshman
  • 42 – Boston Flannery – Junior
  • 43 – Riley Leatherman – Redshirt Freshman
  • 47 – Sean Hurley – Freshman
  • 49 – Amos Rich – Freshman
  • 51 – Tim Lawson – Redshirt Freshman
  • 52 – Andrew Wallen – Redshirt Freshman
  • 53 – Ryan Lynch – Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 6 – Macon Winslow – Junior
  • 23 – Colin Hynek – Graduate

Infielders

  • 1 – Cooper Nicholson – Junior
  • 2 – Jake Schaffner – Junior
  • 3 – Lee Sowers – Sophomore
  • 5 – Gavin Gallaher – Junior
  • 11 – Matt McKnight – Freshman
  • 20 – AJ Terry – Freshman
  • 44 – Erik Paulson – Junior
  

Outfielders

  • 4 – Sawyer Black – Sophomore
  • 7 – Perry Hargett – Sophomore
  • 8 – Owen Hull – Junior
  • 14 – Michael Maginnis – Graduate
  • 18 – Carter French – Senior
  • 28 – Jaden Nunez – Freshman

Utility

  • 12 – Tyler Howe (OF/INF) – Freshman
  • 25 – Rom Kellis V (C/INF) – Senior
  

Coaching staff

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2026 North Carolina Tar Heels coaching staff[6]
NamePositionSeasonsAlma mater
Scott ForbesHead coach6NC Wesleyan (1998)
Bryant GainesAssistant Head Coach/Pitching Coach16North Carolina (2011)
Jesse WierzbickiAssistant Coach/Hitting Coach/Infielders & Catchers10North Carolina (2011)
Scott JacksonAssistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator10Campbell (1998)
Jason HowellDirector of Pitching Performance, Development and Analytics6North Carolina (2002)
Dave ArendasDirector of Baseball Operations21North Carolina (1990)
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Schedule and results

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Legend
 Win
 Loss
 Postponement
BoldNorth Carolina team member
*Non-Conference game
†Make-Up Game
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More information Regular Season (43–10–1), Date ...
2026 North Carolina Tar Heels Baseball Schedule & Results (54–14–1)
Regular Season (43–10–1)
February (10–1–1)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
February 13Indiana*No. 11Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC		W 9–4DeCaro (1–0)Rivera (0–1)None3,1681–0–
February 14Indiana*No. 11Boshamer StadiumW 12–27Boaz (1–0)Bergman (0–1)None3,0652–0–
February 14Indiana*No. 11Boshamer StadiumW 4–311Chmielewski (1–0)Vogel (0–1)None2,9283–0–
February 17Richmond*No. 10Boshamer StadiumW 10–07Percival (1–0)Gruber (0–1)None2,6464–0–
February 18Longwood*No. 10Boshamer StadiumW 5–3McDuffie (1–0)Chadwell (0–1)Matthijs (1)2,5485–0–
February 20at East Carolina*No. 10Clark–LeClair Stadium
Greenville, NC		W 10–08DeCaro (2–0)Norby (0–1)None5,7286–0–
February 21vs. East Carolina*No. 10Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Durham, NC		L 3–10Jenkins (1–0)McDuffie (1–1)None6,3976–1–
February 22[a]East Carolina*No. 10Boshamer StadiumT 3–35NoneNoneNone3,2006–1–1–
February 24North Carolina A&T*No. 8Boshamer StadiumW 9–1Glauber (1–0)Bright (1–2)None2,2847–1–1–
February 25VCU*No. 8Boshamer StadiumW 13–37Rose (1–0)DiGiacomo (0–1)None2,4388–1–1–
February 27Le Moyne*No. 8Boshamer StadiumW 16–37DeCaro (3–0)Petraitis (0–2)None2,3969–1–1–
February 28Le Moyne*No. 8Boshamer StadiumW 12–27Lynch (1–0)Earle (0–3)None3,49410–1–1–
March (15–3)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
March 1Le Moyne*No. 8Boshamer StadiumW 21–17Boaz (2–0)Canale (0–1)None3,23311–1–1–
March 3Elon*No. 8Boshamer StadiumW 5–1McDuffie (2–1)Winebarger (0–1)None2,39612–1–1–
March 6VirginiaNo. 8Boshamer StadiumL 3–137Zatkowski (2–0)DeCaro (3–1)None3,84812–2–10–1
March 7VirginiaNo. 8Boshamer StadiumL 2–9Stammel (1–0)Lynch (1–1)None3,50412–3–10–2
March 7VirginiaNo. 8Boshamer StadiumW 8–712Matthijs (1–0)Lucarelli (1–1)None2,28313–3–11–3
March 10Bucknell*No. 15Boshamer StadiumW 13–37McDuffie (3–1)Hawkins (0–2)None2,46614–3–1–
March 13at CaliforniaNo. 15Evans Diamond
Berkeley, CA		W 8–1DeCaro (4–1)de la Torre (1–3)Glauber (1)60515–3–12–2
March 14at CaliforniaNo. 15Evans DiamondW 6–2Lynch (2–1)Foley (2–1)None67216–3–13–2
March 15at CaliforniaNo. 15Evans DiamondW 10–2McDuffie (4–1)Eddy (3–1)None67417–3–14–2
March 18UNC Greensboro*No. 14Boshamer StadiumW 8–2Flannery (1–0)Horton (0–1)None2,52618–3–1–
March 20LouisvilleNo. 14Boshamer StadiumW 11–18DeCaro (5–1)Eberle (2–1)None2,69919–3–15–2
March 21LouisvilleNo. 14Boshamer StadiumL 0–2Danilowicz (3–1)Lynch (2–2)England (4)3,37620–4–15–3
March 22LouisvilleNo. 14Boshamer StadiumW 7–6Glauber (2–0)Karbowski (0–1)Matthijs (2)3,23121–4–16–3
March 24vs. South Carolina*No. 13Truist Field
Charlotte, NC		W 9–1McDuffie (5–1)Chicoli (1–2)None2,96022–4–1–
March 28at No. 23 Notre DameNo. 13Frank Eck Stadium
Notre Dame, IN		W 6–5Matthijs (2–0)Rooney (0–2)Glauber (2)1,25823–4–17–3
March 28at No. 23 Notre DameNo. 13Frank Eck StadiumW 13–7McDuffie (6–1)Hirsch (2–2)None024–4–18–3
March 29at No. 23 Notre DameNo. 13Frank Eck StadiumW 15–10Seagraves (1–0)Uber (4–1)Glauber (3)91625–4–19–3
March 31Campbell*No. 6Boshamer StadiumW 5–414Chmielewski (2–0)Lugo (0–1)None3,14026–4–110–3
April (11–5)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
April 2No. 22 Boston CollegeNo. 6Boshamer StadiumL 1–6Colarusso (3–1)Lynch (2–3)Gonzalez (2)3,03126–5–110–4
April 3No. 22 Boston CollegeNo. 6Boshamer StadiumW 5–2Glauber (3–0)Mudd (2–3)McDuffie (1)3,38126–5–111–4
April 4No. 22 Boston CollegeNo. 6Boshamer StadiumW 8–7Rose (2–0)Kipp (0–2)McDuffie (2)3,25927–5–112–4
April 7Charlotte*No. 5Boshamer StadiumW 8–4Seagraves (2–0)Carson (2–1)None4,28928–5–1–
April 10ClemsonNo. 5Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson, SC		L 5–9Knaak (2–3)DeCaro (5–2)Simmerson (3)5,34528–6–112–5
April 11ClemsonNo. 5Doug Kingsmore StadiumW 6–414Glauber (4–0)Harrison (2–2)None5,18829–6–113–5
April 12ClemsonNo. 5Boshamer StadiumW 12–5Boaz (3–0)Titsworth (3–3)None4,46730–6–114–5
April 14UNC Wilmington*No. 3Boshamer StadiumW 14–5Rose (3–0)Sobol (0–3)None3,16131–6–1–
April 17No. 2 Georgia TechNo. 3Boshamer StadiumW 5–2DeCaro (6–2)McKee (6–1)McDuffie (3)4,35732–6–115–5
April 18No. 2 Georgia TechNo. 3Boshamer StadiumW 14–48Lynch (3–3)Buursema (0–2)None3,60433–6–116–5
April 19No. 2 Georgia TechNo. 3Boshamer StadiumL 2–5Gaudette (4–0)Boaz (3–1)Patel (4)3,75933–7–116–6
April 21High Point*No. 2Boshamer StadiumW 9–2Glauber (5–0)Silverstein (0–3)None3,27934–7–1–
April 23at DukeNo. 2Jack Coombs Field
Durham, NC		W 3–1DeCaro (7–1)Weaver (4–6)McDuffie (4)1,20235–7–117–6
April 24at DukeNo. 2Jack Coombs FieldL 1–3Lemke (2–4)Lynch (3–4)Dean (1)1,71635–8–117–7
April 25at DukeNo. 2Jack Coombs FieldW 22–57Glauber (6–0)Leon (2–3)None1,75036–8–118–7
April 28No. 9 Coastal Carolina*No. 2Boshamer StadiumL 2–12Parker (2–0)McDuffie (6–2)None4,40536–9–1–
April 29Queens*No. 2Boshamer StadiumCanceled
May (7–1)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
May 3DukeNo. 2Boshamer StadiumW 13–07DeCaro (8–2)Lemke (2–5)None4,00437–9–119–7
May 6Winthrop*No. 2Boshamer StadiumCanceled
May 8PittsburghNo. 2Boshamer StadiumW 4–1DeCaro (9–2)Doganiero (5–4)Glauber (4)3,49338–9–120–7
May 9PittsburghNo. 2Boshamer StadiumW 12–28Lynch (4–4)Reiter (0–1)None3,26239–9–121–7
May 10PittsburghNo. 2Boshamer StadiumW 7–3Glauber (7–0)Lafferty (4–4)Rose (1)3,14040–9–122–7
May 12at UNC Wilmington*No. 2Brooks Field
Wilmington, NC		W 13–7Matthijs (3–0)Thornton (3–3)Chmielewski (1)3,01041–9–1–
May 14at NC StateNo. 2Doak Field
Raleigh, NC		W 9–4DeCaro (10–2)Andrews (3–4)McDuffie (5)2,91842–9–123–7
May 15at NC StateNo. 2Doak FieldW 17–77Glauber (8–0)Consiglio (3–4)None3,23843–9–124–7
May 16at NC StateNo. 2Doak FieldL 2–7Nance (4–2)Boaz (3–2)None3,09443–10–124–8
Postseason (11–4)
ACC Tournament (2–1)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordACCT Record
May 22vs. (7) Virginia Tech(2) No. 2Truist FieldW 10–4Glauber (9–0)Stieg (2–5)None044–10–11–0
May 23vs. (14) Pitt(2) No. 2Truist FieldW 13–5McDuffie (7–2)Doganiero (6–5)None6,31345–10–12–0
May 24vs. No. 3 (1) Georgia Tech(2) No. 2Truist FieldL 6–13Gaudette (6–1)Boaz (3–3)None8,57445–11–12–1
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordNCAAT Record
May 29vs. (4) VCU(1) No. 4Boshamer StadiumW 8–0Lynch (5–4)Steitz (7–4)None3,98246–11–11–0
May 30vs. (3) East Carolina(1) No. 4Boshamer StadiumW 7–5Glauber (10–0)Hoagland (0–3)McDuffie (6)4,25447–11–12–0
May 31vs. (3) East Carolina(1) No. 4Boshamer StadiumW 9–3Rose (4–0)Towers (7–4)None4,02248–11–13–0
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordNCAAT Record
June 5vs. USC(5) No. 4Boshamer StadiumL 5–9Herrell (6–4)McDuffie (7–3)Johnson (1)3,84748–12–10–1
June 6vs. USC(5) No. 4Boshamer StadiumW 4–0DeCaro (11–2)Govel (10–3)None3,95149–12–11–1
June 7vs. USC(5) No. 4Boshamer StadiumW 4–3McDuffie (8–3)Herrell (6–5)None3,91350–12–12–1
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordNCAAT Record
June 12vs. No. 18 Ole Miss(5) No. 4Charles Schwab Field
Omaha, NE		W 6–2Glauber (11–0)Calhoun (5–4)None24,88351–12–11–0
June 14vs. (16) No. 9 West Virginia(5) No. 4Charles Schwab FieldW 5–2McDuffie (9–3)Yehl (9–3)Glauber (5)24,41452–12–12–0
June 17vs. (16) No. 9 West Virginia(5) No. 4Charles Schwab FieldW 12–7Rose (5–0)Cole (10–2)None23,57253–12–13–0
June 20vs. Oklahoma(5) No. 4Charles Schwab FieldL 3–9Rager (7–3)DeCaro (11–3)None24,70753–13–13–1
June 21vs. Oklahoma(5) No. 4Charles Schwab FieldW 6–2Glauber (12–0)X. Mercurius (1–3)None24,62154–13–14–1
June 22vs. Oklahoma(5) No. 4Charles Schwab FieldL 2–13L. Mercuruius (7–7)Rose (5–1)None23,24854–14–14–2
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Chapel Hill Super Regional

Hosted by North Carolina at Boshamer Stadium

Regional Regional Regional Final Super Regional
June 5–7
               
1 North Carolina 8
4 VCU 0
1 North Carolina 7
3 East Carolina 5
3 East Carolina 714
2 Tennessee 3
1 North Carolina 9 –
Chapel Hill Regional – Boshamer Stadium
3 East Carolina 3 –
2 Tennessee 4
4 VCU 5
4 VCU 0
3 East Carolina 10
5 North Carolina 5 4 4
USC 9 0 3
1 Texas A&M 7
4 Lamar 5
1 Texas A&M 17
3 Texas State 2
3 Texas State 5
2 USC 4
1 Texas A&M 3 1
College Station Regional – Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park
2 USC 14 7
4 Lamar 6
2 USC 19
2 USC 15
3 Texas State 4

Rankings

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
Coaches'[8]88*861410126532222244*2
Baseball America[9]7677111111763222233*3*2
NCBWA†[10]129861299653222233*22
D1Baseball[11]1110881514136632222244*2
Perfect Game18171711201514863222222*2*2
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† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Notes

  1. [a]
    Game suspended in the fifth inning due to inclement weather. The game ended in a tie.[7]

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