2001 UNC Baseball Media Guide.Qxp 2001
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NORTH CAROLINA BASEBALL UNC QUICK FACTS & DIRECTORY Location.................................................... Chapel Hill, N.C. INSIDE THE GUIDE Enrollment .............................................................. 24,635 General Information ..................................................1 Chartered .................................................................. 1789 Media Information ......................................................2 Nickname ............................................................ Tar Heels 2001 Schedule ..........................................................3 Colors ..............................................Carolina Blue & White 2001 Season Preview..............................................4-5 Conference .................................................. Atlantic Coast 2001 Rosters..............................................................6 National Affiliation .................................... NCAA, Division I 2001 Photo Roster ....................................................7 Chancellor......................................................James Moeser Player Profiles ......................................................8-19 Athletic Director ............................................Dick Baddour Head Coach Mike Fox ..............................................20 Senior Associate Athletic Director ..................Larry Gallo Jr. Assistant Coaches Roger Williams and Chad Holbrook 21 Senior Associate A.D. for Olympic Sports ............Beth Miller Assistant Coach Scott Forbes/Support Staff..............22 Athletic Department Switchboards Chancellor James Moeser and AD Dick Baddour ......23 Smith Center .................................. (919) 962-6000 Boshamer Stadium..............................................24-25 Carmichael Auditorium .................. (919) 962-5411 Game Day at Boshamer Stadium ........................26-27 A Total Program ................................................28-29 BASEBALL INFORMATION The University of North Carolina ........................30-31 Head Coach.......................................... Mike Fox (UNC ‘78) Carolina’s Athletic Heritage ................................32-33 Career Record ........................ 627-176-4 (17 years) 2000 Season Review ..........................................34-35 Record at Carolina ............................87-35 (2 years) 2000 Results & Statistics ....................................36-38 Assistant Coaches ...................................... Roger Williams The Atlantic Coast Conference ................................39 Chad Holbrook 2001 ACC Opponents ..............................................40 Scott Forbes 2001 Non-Conference Opponents............................41 Equipment Manager ........................................ Tim Pfennig Carolina Baseball History ....................................42-43 Managers ........................Travis Everette, Brandon Leonard Carolina Baseball’s Rich Tradition ......................44-45 Administrative Assistant ...................................... Joan Holt ACC Honors..............................................................46 Team Awards ..........................................................47 Groundskeeper ................................................Chuck Ward All-Americas/Retired Jerseys....................................48 Office Location .......................... Cary C. Boshamer Stadium National Team & Professional Players ......................49 Office Phone.............................................. (919) 962-2351 Tar Heels in Professional Baseball ......................50-51 Office Fax.................................................. (919) 962-3865 Carolina Record Book ........................................52-54 2000 Record .................... 46-17 overall, 12-12 ACC (fifth) The Last Time It Happened ......................................54 2000 Postseason Play .................... ACC Tournament (1-2) Annual Statistical Leaders ........................................55 NCAA Tournament — Upper Montclair, N.J., Regional Carolina in the ACC..................................................56 (2-2) Series & Coaching Records ......................................57 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................................. 11/15 In the ACC Tournament............................................58 Starters Returning/Lost ................................................ 4/5 In the NCAA Tournament ........................................59 Pitchers Returning/Lost ................................................ 4/6 Lettermen Since 1947 ........................................60-61 Home Field.................... Cary C. Boshamer Stadium (2,500) Results Since 1910 ............................................62-71 Natural Grass; LF-335, LCF-370, CF-400, RCF 362, Year-By-Year Records ..............................................72 RF-335 ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant A.D. for Athletic Media Relations Steve Kirschner CREDITS Director of Media Relations for Olympic Sports Dave Lohse The 2001 North Carolina baseball Assistant Director................................................Kevin Best media guide was designed and edited Assistant Director ............................................Matt Bowers by David Tinson. Editorial assistance Assistant Director ..............................................Dana Gelin provided by the UNC Athletic Media Assistant Director (baseball contact) ..............David Tinson Relations Staff. Front and back covers Intern ........................................................Suzette Thweatt designed by Diana Palmer. Administrative Assistant .................................... Lee Snyder Team photo and mugshots by Dan Office Phone.................................... (919) 962-2123/1376 Sears. Historical photos as credited. Office Fax.................................................. (919) 962-0612 Cover photos by Kevin Cox, Grant Tinson at Home ........................................ (919) 968-1386 Halverson, Dan Sears and Brad Smith. Tinson’s email [email protected] Printed by B&B Printing of Bristol, Mailing Address .......................................... P.O. Box 2126 Tenn. Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514 UNC Athletics Web Page ....................www.TarHeelBlue.com On July 8, 1997, UNC and Nike signed a five-year, $7.1 million contract under which Nike will provide each Tar Heel ath- letic team shoes, apparel, equipment bags and other products. UNC also received $400,000 for the Chancellor’s Academic 2001 NORTH CAROLINA BASEBALL 1 MEDIA INFORMATION The 2001 North Carolina baseball media guide is a multipurpose pub- CAROLINA BASEBALL ON THE TAR HEEL SPORTS NETWORK lication for use by the media as well as alumni and fans of Carolina base- ball. Additional information, news releases and photographs are avail- The Tar Heel Sports Network will be the voice of able to accredited members of the media. All requests should be direct- Carolina Baseball when it comes to action on the dia- ed to David Tinson at (919) 962-0084. mond in 2001. The network will broadcast as many as 23 regular- season games and all of Carolina’s ACC Tournament CREDENTIAL REQUESTS contests and any NCAA Tournament games in which Working press, radio and photographer credentials for games at Carolina is a participant. Boshamer Stadium may be obtained by calling David Tinson at (919) Stephen Gates will serve as the play-by-play 962-0084, preferably at least 24 hours in advance. Parking is available in announcer with Craig Kocher and Jones Angell serv- ing as color analysts for home games. Gates (UNC the fenced-in lots located on the third-base side of the stadium and in ‘98) is in his fifth season as play-by-play man for the other selected areas outside the main stadium entrance. There is no Stephen Gates Tar Heels, while Kocher (UNC ‘98) is in his sixth sea- reserved parking. A phone line can be made available for print media to Play-by-Play son and Angell (UNC ‘01) is in his second covering file stories from the press box after the game has been completed. UNC baseball for the Tar Heel Sports Network. Coverage begins 15 minutes before each game. Note that the following schedule is subject to change depending on UNC men’s and women’s basket- VISITING RADIO ball coverage. A booth is available for the opposing team’s radio broadcast. Phone lines for Boshamer Stadium can be arranged by contacting BellSouth at Date Opponent Airtime (919) 780-2800 from inside the BellSouth calling area or (800) 767-2355 March 21 Towson 2:45 p.m. from elsewhere in the United States. (For ordering purposes, Boshamer March 24 at Florida State 12:45 p.m. March 25 at Florida State 12:45 p.m. Stadium is located on Ridge Road.) March 31 at NC State 6:45 p.m. April 6 at Maryland 2:45 p.m. INTERVIEWS April 7 at Maryland 12:45 p.m. Coach Mike Fox and the Carolina players will be available for post- April 8 at Maryland 12:45 p.m. game interviews following a 10-minute cooling off period. Fox will meet April 11 Charlotte 6:45 p.m. April 13 Virginia 6:45 p.m. with the media on the field in front of the UNC dugout immediately after April 14 Virginia 6:45 p.m. talking with the team. Requested Tar Heel players will be escorted to the April 15 Virginia 1:15 p.m. interview area by media relations personnel. April 20 Duke 6:45 p.m. Interviews with visiting team members can be conducted on the field April 21 Duke 6:45 p.m. or in the dugout, subject to the policy of the visiting team’s media rela-