CAROLINA BASEBALL 2021 BASEBALL GAME NOTES » 11 College World Series Appearances » 7 ACC Tournament Championships TAR HEEL RUNDOWN THE MATCHUP Total 27-25 North Carolina (27-25, 18-18) Conference 18-18 Ranking (D1/BA): N/A Non-Conf 8-7 Head Coach: Scott Forbes (NC Wesleyan, ‘98) Home 19-10 Career Record: 27-25 (1st season) Record at North Carolina: Same Away 6-14 Neutral 2-1 Day 22-22 Night 4-3 vs Left 7-8 36-15, 14-10 35-18, 18-12 28-23, 13-10 vs Right 20-17 HC: Tim Tadlock HC: John Savage HC: Jim Foster 1-Run games 10-7 THE LEADOFF 2-Run games 2-4 • North Carolina represents the No. 3 seed • Weekend starter Max Carlson was shut 5+Run games 10-7 in the Lubbock Regional and will begin down halfway through the season due to Extra inns 1-1 play on Friday against UCLA. an arm injury. Shutouts 1-2 Scoring 0-2 runs 1-12 • The Tar Heels are 109-71 all-time in the • UNC junior Joey Lancellotti will miss Scoring 3-5 runs 12-7 NCAA Tournament and have reached the rest of the 2021 baseball season after the College World Series 11 times, undergoing Tommy John surgery last Scoring 6-9 runs 9-4 most recently in 2018. For just the third week. Lancellotti made four appearances Scoring 10+ runs 5-2 time in their last 13 NCAA Tournament for the Tar Heels this season with an ERA Opponent 0-2 runs 11-0 appearances, UNC will begin regional of 2.45. Opponent 3-5 runs 11-8 play away from Boshamer Stadium. Opponent 6-9 runs 5-10 • The Tar Heels check in seventh in the Opponent 10+ runs 0-7 • North Carolina checks in at No. 47 in ACC and 33rd in the country in home runs Scored in 1st inning 12-5 RPI and No. 7 in conference strength of with 65. Scores first 17-7 schedule, which is first among Power 5 teams. The Tar Heels have also played 33 • Scott Forbes is the only first-year head Opp. scores first 10-18 contests against Q1 opponents, which is coach among Power 5 conference After 6 leading 22-1 second to Arkansas (24). programs in 2021. After 6 trailing 0-22 After 6 tied 5-2 • In the Tar Heels’ win against NC State After 7 leading 22-1 in the NCAA tournament, Mac Horvath After 7 trailing 0-22 mashed a first inning grand slam, which BROADCAST INFORMATION was UNC’s first since Ashton McGee After 7 tied 5-2 AUSTINDave Neal LO After 8 leading 23-0 against Liberty on April 30, 2019. TV Chris Burke After 8 trailing 0-21 • Horvath’s six RBIs against NC State After 8 tied 4-4 were the most by any UNC player in a BY THE NUMBERS Hit 0 home runs 5-9 postseason game since before the 1999 » Angel Zarate (28 BB, 24 K’s) and Hit 1 home run 12-10 season. Caleb Roberts (42 BB, 38 K’s) are Hit 2+ home runs 10-6 the only two Tar Heels that have Opponent 0 home runs 14-5 • Love tossed his second complete registered min. 5 AB’s to have 2 more walks than punchouts. Opponent 1 home run 10-10 game of the season on Thursday against Opponent 2+ HRs 3-10 Georgia Tech. He struck out 15 and did not record a walk. The strikeouts were » Austin Love has recorded 120 Made 0 errors 12-11 strikeouts this season, which the most by a Tar Heel since Gianluca Made 1 error 11-8 ranks sixth-most in program Dalatri had 15 against Radford on Feb. history. In 2006, Andrew Miller Made 2+ errors 4-6 26, 2017. They were the most by a UNC 120 recorded 133, which stands as Opp. made 0 errors 9-12 pitcher against an ACC opponent since the most. Opp. made 1 error 10-8 Matt Harvey had 15 at Clemson on April » Over his last seven contests, Opp. made 2+ errors 8-5 23, 2010. Danny Serretti is slashing Out-hit opponent 18-6 .433/.455/.700 and has recorded Out-hit by opponent 8-15 • Love’s 95.1 IP lead the ACC and rank a hit in each. He also leads the 7 Tar Heels with 17 doubles. Hits are tied 1-4 second among pitchers in Power 5. 2021 ROSTER No. Player Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown (High School / Previous School) Pronunciation 0 Michael Oh RHP JR* 6’3 225 R/R Northbrook, Ill. (Glenbrook North / Northern Iowa) 1 Danny Serretti SS SO* 6’0 207 S/R Berkeley Heights, N.J. (Governor Livingston) Sur-EH-tee 2 Mikey Madej INF JR* 5’11 165 S/R Shorewood, Ill. (Providence Catholic / Northwest FL. St) MUH-day 3 Colby Wilkerson INF FR 5’10 175 R/R Oxford, N.C. (Kerr Vance Academy) 5 Eric Grintz C FR* 6’0 200 R/R Glenmoore, Penn. (Downington) 6 Tyler Causey 1B/3B FR* 6’6 208 L/R Fort Mill, S.C. (Nation Ford) CAUSE-ee 7 Dallas Tessar OF SR* 6’0 179 R/R Simi Valley, Calif. (Chaminade / Yavapai) TESS-uhr 8 Patrick Alvarez INF FR* 5’7 170 R/R Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park) 10 Mac Horvath INF FR 6’1 197 R/R Rochester, Minn. (IMG Academy) 11 Caleb Roberts C/OF SO* 6’1 201 L/R Coral Springs, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 12 Will Stewart C/OF FR* 6’0 204 L/R Rocky Mount, N.C. (Rocky Mount Academy) 14 Will Schroeder OF SO* 6’2 228 R/R Leesburg, Va. (Freedom) SHROW-der 15 Gage Gillian RHP JR* 6’2 201 R/R Spring Hill, Tenn. (Spring Hill / Walter State) GIL-e-in 17 Jake Holtzapple 3B/1B JR-r* 6’0 205 R/R Charlotte, N.C. (Providence) 18 Clemente Inclan 3B/1B JR* 6’2 209 L/R Jacksonville, Fla. (Bolles School) INN-cluhn 19 Johnny Castagnozzi INF FR 6’2 193 R/R Massapequa, N.Y. (Massapequa) Cas-tag-NOZ-ee 20 Justice Thompson OF SO* 6’4 205 R/R Tampa, Fla. (King) (Northwest FL. St.) 24 Max Troiani OF GR 6’1 232 R/R Rochester, N.Y. (Bentley University) TROY-on-ee 25 Jack Riedel INF FR 6’1 188 L/R Houston, Texas (Memorial) RYE-del 26 Kyle Mott RHP SO* 6’4 179 R/R Fuqua Varina, N.C. (Fuqua Varina / Pitt CC) 27 Josh Dotson RHP SO* 6’1 201 R/R Asheville, N.C. (Reynolds) 28 Max Alba RHP FR-r* 6’5 215 R/R Franklin, Wis. (Franklin) AL-buh 29 Nick James LHP FR* 6’0 199 R/L Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville) 31 Joey Lancellotti RHP JR* 5’11 211 R/R Bensalem, Penn. (William Penn Charter) lan-suh-LAH-tee 34 Caden O’Brien LHP JR* 6’1 211 R/L Maiden, N.C. (Maiden) 35 Max Carlson RHP FR 6’1 186 R/R Savage, Minn. (Burnsville) 36 Nik Pry RHP SO* 6’1 209 R/R Pinehurst, N.C. (Pinecrest) 38 Davis Palermo RHP FR-r* 6’2 201 R/R Chapel Hill, N.C. (Northwood) Puh-LARE-mo 39 Kyle Blendinger RHP JR* 6’1 205 R/R High Point, N.C. (Southwest Guilford) BLEN-dinger 40 Angel Zarate OF SO-r* 5’11 190 L/L Reidsville, N.C. (Rockingham County) zuh-RAH-tay 41 Will Sandy LHP SO* 6’4 204 L/L Raleigh, N.C. (Leesville Road) 42 Brett Centracchio 1B/OF GR 6’0 233 L/R Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton) (Davidson) Sin-TRACK-e-o 43 Shawn Rapp LHP FR* 6’2 202 R/L Mendham, N.J. (Delbarton) 44 Austin Love RHP SO-r* 6’3 251 R/R Salisbury, N.C. (West Rowan) 45 Hunter Stokely 1B/OF FR 6’3 241 L/R Wilson, N.C. (Fike) 46 Caleb Cozart RHP FR* 6’5 262 R/R High Point, N.C. (Wesleyan Christian Academy) 47 Brandon Eike 3B/P FR 6’0 216 R/R Powhatan, Va. (Powhatan) Ike-EE 48 Connor Ollio RHP SO* 6’1 215 R/R Renfrew, Penn. (Butler) 49 Chris Joyner LHP JR-r* 6’2 213 L/L Cary, N.C. (Green Hope HS) 50 Cannon Pickell RHP FR 6’2 231 R/R Moyock, N.C. (Currituck County) PI-kell 51 Tanner Quick RHP FR 6’8 214 R/R Lake Jackson, Texas (Brazosport) 52 Tomas Frick C FR 6’0 201 R/R Greenville, S.C. (JL Mann) Toe-MAS 54 Max Riemer C FR 5’11 198 L/R Hixson, Tenn. (McCallie / Walter State) REE-mer * - COVID-19 redshirt r - Traditional redshirt Coaching & Support Staff Head Coach: 21 Scott Forbes (1st season / NC Wesleyan ‘98) Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: 32 Bryant Gaines (2nd season / UNC ‘11) Assistant Coach: 4 Jesse Wierzbicki (5th season / UNC ‘11) Assistant Coach: 37 Jason Howell (1st season / UNC ‘02) Director of Strength and Conditioning: Greg Gatz (20th season) Director of Baseball Operations/Facility Manager: Dave Arendas (17th season) Director of Player Personnel/Clubhouse Manager: Tyler Puryear (8th season) Head Athletic Trainer: Terri Jo Rucinski (16th season) Student Manager/Bullpen Catchers: Boyd Tisdale, Will Cooke Student Managers: Casey Scholl, Manny Portugal, Mariah Vargas, Blake Dilda, Jack Holroyd PAGE 2 NEW FACES LOOKING FOR ARMS 2021 QUICK FACTS • North Carolina welcomes 14 new faces • Other than Love, 10 active UNC pitchers University Information to the 2021 squad.