1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball Atlantic Coast Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 7 21–13 12–2 Walter Rabb 20th Robert Walker Emerson Field Atlantic Coast championsDistrict III champions College World Series T-7th The 1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1966 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Emerson Field. The team was coached by Walter Rabb in his 20th year as head coach at North Carolina. The Tar Heels won the District III playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Roster 1966 North Carolina Tar Heels y Joe Bailey Jon Baylin SR Bruce Bolick SO Bruce Bonczek SR Charlie Carr OF SO Buddy Cohoon SR Bill Estes SO Mike Flanagan JR John Hubble SR Bob Hume Tommy Kirkman Mike Knowles Tom Lampman Beattie Leonard SR Nolan Leonard Mike McLaughlin SR George McRae SO Larry Mills Tom Robbins JR L. E. Sawyer John Shaw SR Chip Stone SO Danny Talbott y INF JR Tennant Teeter Charlie Thomas SO Rodney Thompson JR Danny Walker P SR Butch Watts October 25, 2021 Walter Rabb Schedule North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white 1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball game log |- ! style="North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white" | Regular season |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white March (4–3) |- ! 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" | 1 || March 18 || at 1966 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina || ECU Baseball Field • Greenville, North Carolina || 3–5 || 0–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || March 23 || 1966 Springfield Maroons Springfield || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 3–1 || 0–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || March 25 || 1966 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 3–2 || 1–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || March 26 || Virginia Tech || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 2–4 || 1–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || March 29 || 1966 Yale Bulldogs Yale || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 15–6 || 2–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || March 30 || 1966 Colby Mules Colby || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 4–3 || 3–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || March 31 || Colby || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 6–5 || 4–3 || – |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white April (10–5) |- ! 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" | 8 || April 2 || at 1966 NC State Wolfpack NC State || Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina || 8–2 || 5–3 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 || April 4 || 1966 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 3–9 || 5–4 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || April 5 || Connecticut || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 5–14 || 5–5 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 || April 7 || at 1966 Florida State Seminoles Florida State || Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida || 7–15 || 5–6 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || April 7 || at Florida State || Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida || 6–4 || 6–6 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || April 7 || at Florida State || Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida || 1–4 || 6–7 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || April 11 || at 1966 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech || Rose Bowl Field • Atlanta, Georgia || 3–0 || 7–7 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || April 15 || 1966 Clemson Tigers Clemson || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 6–1 || 8–7 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 16 || April 16 || 1966 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 0–1 || 8–8 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || April 19 || at 1966 Duke Blue Devils Duke || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina || 8–1 || 9–8 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || April 22 || 1966 Maryland Terrapins Maryland || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 8–3 || 10–8 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || April 23 || 1966 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 3–2 || 11–8 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || April 26 || NC State || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 11–4 || 12–8 || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || April 29 || at South Carolina || Unknown • Columbia, South Carolina || 1–0 || 13–8 || 7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || April 30 || at Clemson || Riggs Field • Clemson, South Carolina || 6–3 || 14–8 || 8–1 |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white May (4–2) |- ! 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="#ccffcc" | 23 || May 3 || at 1966 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 4–0 || 15–8 || 9–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || May 6 || at Maryland || Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland || 5–2 || 16–8 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || May 7 || at Virginia || UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, Virginia || 2–1 || 17–8 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || May 10 || Duke || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 10–4 || 18–8 || 12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 || May 14 || at Wake Forest || Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina || 4–5 || 18–9 || 12–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 || May 18 || at Virginia Tech || Tech Park • Blacksburg, Virginia || 14–15 || 18–10 || 12–2 |- |- ! style="North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white" | Postseason |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white District III Playoff (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" | 29 || June 2 || vs East Carolina || Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina || 7–1 || 19–10 || 12–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || June 3 || vs 1966 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State || Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina || 5–4 || 20–10 || 12–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 || June 4 || vs Florida State || Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina || 5–6 || 20–11 || 12–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || June 4 || vs Florida State || Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina || 6–4 || 21–11 || 12–2 |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white College World Series (0–2) |- ! 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" | 33 || June 13 || vs Southern California || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 2–6 || 21–12 || 12–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 || June 14 || vs Oklahoma State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 1–5 || 21–13 || 12–2 |- |- | Awards and honors Charlie Carr First Team All-ACC Danny Talbott First Team All-ACC Second Team All-American Danny Walker First Team All-ACChttps://unc_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/pdf8/946392.pdf 2001 UNC Baseball Media Guide University of North Carolina www.goheels.com December 23, 2021 References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels baseball seasons North Carolina Tar Heels baseball Category:College World Series seasons North Carolina Category:Atlantic Coast Conference baseball champion seasons