1978 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1978 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball Atlantic Coast Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 3 38–17 9–3 Mike Roberts 1st Matt Wilson Boshamer Stadium South Regional champions College World Series T-7th The 1978 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1978 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Boshamer Stadium. The team was coached by Mike Roberts in his 1st year as head coach at North Carolina. The Tar Heels won the South Regional playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern California Trojans. Roster 1978 North Carolina Tar Heels y Jim Atkinson INF L R 6 2 180 JR Dave Barnett Charlie Beverly Lloyd Brewer FR Mike Brewer FR Kevin Caddell SO Roy Clark INF R R 5 10 165 SR Monte DeRatt RHP R 6 1 195 JR Mike Fox baseball y INF SR Phil Griffith JR J. D. Henderson FR Clay Johnson SR David Kirk RHP R FR Brad Lloyd SO Mark McKinney Bill Musser FR Greg Norris RHP R 6 4 205 JR Whiteville, North Carolina James Parks FR Greg Robinson Jim Rouse SO Blaine Smith RHP R 6 1 180 JR Matt Wilson JR October 25, 2021 Mike Roberts Schedule North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white 1978 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball game log |- ! style="North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white" | Regular season |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white February (2–0) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | ACC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || February 24 || at 1978 Francis Marion Patriots Francis Marion || Unknown • Florence, South Carolina || 8–2 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 25 || at Francis Marion || Unknown • Florence, South Carolina || 4–3 || 2–0 || – |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white March (21–8) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | ACC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || March 3 || at 1966 Texas–Pan American Broncs Texas–Pan American || Unknown • Edinburg, Texas || 3–2 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || March 3 || at Texas–Pan American || Unknown • Edinburg, Texas || 5–0 || 4–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 || March 5 || at Texas–Pan American || Unknown • Edinburg, Texas || 0–3 || 4–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || March 5 || at Texas–Pan American || Unknown • Edinburg, Texas || 7–6 || 5–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || March 6 || vs 1978 Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa || Unknown • Edinburg, Texas || 5–6 || 5–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || March 7 || at Texas–Pan American || Unknown • Edinburg, Texas || 3–1 || 6–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 || March 8 || vs 1978 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech || Unknown • Edinburg, Texas || 5–7 || 6–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || March 8 || at Texas–Pan American || Unknown • Edinburg, Texas || 7–3 || 7–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || March 9 || vs Northern Iowa || Unknown • Edinburg, Texas || 12–0 || 8–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || March 10 || vs Northern Iowa || Unknown • Edinburg, Texas || 6–3 || 9–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || March 11 || vs 1978 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State || Unknown • Edinburg, Texas || 3–2 || 10–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 || March 11 || at Texas–Pan American || Unknown • Edinburg, Texas || 3–4 || 10–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 || March 13 || 1978 Campbell Fighting Camels Campbell || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 4–6 || 10–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || March 15 || 1978 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 5–3 || 11–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || March 15 || 1978 Liberty Baptist Flames Liberty Baptist || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 4–3 || 12–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || March 16 || 1978 Milligan Buffaloes Milligan || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 7–0 || 13–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || March 17 || 1978 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 7–2 || 14–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || March 18 || 1978 Duke Blue Devils Duke || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 2–0 || 15–5 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || March 19 || at 1978 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, South Carolina || 4–3 || 16–5 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || March 20 || Madison || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 5–1 || 17–5 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || March 21 || at 1978 Richmond Spiders Richmond || Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, Virginia || 3–5 || 17–6 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || March 22 || 1978 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 6–3 || 18–6 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || March 23 || at Duke || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina || 19–3 || 19–6 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || March 24 || 1978 Clemson Tigers Clemson || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 6–1 || 20–6 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || March 27 || 1978 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 4–2 || 21–6 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 || March 28 || St. John's || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 5–13 || 21–7 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || March 29 || 1978 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 16–5 || 22–7 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 || March 30 || Le Moyne || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 7–9 || 22–8 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || March 30 || 1978 Towson State Tigers Towson State || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 8–1 || 23–8 || 3–0 |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white April (9–5) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | ACC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || April 1 || at 1978 Maryland Terrapins Maryland || Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland || 5–3 || 24–8 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || April 2 || at 1978 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia || UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, Virginia || 12–11 || 25–8 || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 || April 4 || at 1978 NC State Wolfpack NC State || Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina || 4–11 || 25–9 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 || April 5 || at East Carolina || Harrington Field • Greenville, North Carolina || 3–12 || 25–10 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || April || at 1978 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest || Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina || 6–0 || 26–10 || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 || April 8 || Virginia || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 4–8 || 26–11 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 || April 9 || Maryland || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 3–5 || 26–12 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || April 10 || at Liberty Baptist || Unknown • Lynchburg, Virginia || 8–2 || 27–12 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || April 11 || 1978 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 6–5 || 28–12 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || April 12 || Wake Forest || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 6–5 || 29–12 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 || April 14 || South Carolina || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 3–11 || 29–13 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || April 15 || South Carolina || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 4–0 || 30–13 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || April 16 || NC State || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 6–5 || 31–13 || 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || April 17 || Clemson || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 10–9 || 32–13 || 9–3 |- |- ! style="North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white" | Postseason |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white ACC Tournament (0–1) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | ACC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 || April 20 || Duke || Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, South Carolina || 2–3 || 32–14 || 9–3 |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white April (1–0) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | ACC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || April 28 || at 1978 East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State || Howard Johnson Field • Johnson City, Tennessee || 5–1 || 33–14 || 9–3 |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white NCAA South Regional (3–1) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | ACC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May 20 || vs East Tennessee State || Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama || 15–1 || 34–14 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || May 21 || at 1978 Auburn Tigers Auburn || Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama || 3–2 || 35–14 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 || May 22 || vs 1978 Memphis State Tigers Memphis State || Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama || 6–8 || 35–15 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || May 23 || vs Memphis State || Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama || 11–9 || 36–15 || 9–3 |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white College World Series (2–2) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | ACC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 || June 3 || vs 1978 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 0–11 || 36–16 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || June 4 || vs St. Johns || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 9–5 || 37–16 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || June 5 || vs Michigan || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 7–6 || 38–16 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 || June 6 || vs Southern California || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 2–3 || 38–17 || 9–3 |- |- | Awards and honors Jim Atkinson First Team All-ACC Greg Norris First Team All-ACC ACC Player of the Yearhttps://unc_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/pdf8/946392.pdf 2001 UNC Baseball Media Guide University of North Carolina www.goheels.com December 29, 2021 References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels baseball seasons North Carolina Tar Heels baseball Category:College World Series seasons North Carolina