2008 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2008 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg 150 Atlantic Coast Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 3 54–14 22–7 Mike Fox 10th Chad Holbrook 15th Matt McCay 1st Scott Forbes 3rd USA Baseball National Training Complex Cary Regional championsCary Super Regional champions College World Series T-3rd The 2008 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tar Heels played their home games at USA Baseball National Training Complex. The team was coached by Mike Fox in his 10th year as head coach at North Carolina. The Tar Heels won the Cary Regional and the Cary Regional Super Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Fresno State Bulldogs. The team played the season at the USA National Training Complex while Boshamer Stadium was being renovated.https://northcarolina.rivals.com/news/carolina-releases-2008-baseball-schedule Carolina releases 2008 baseball schedule September 27, 2007 Yahoo!Sports www.northcarolina.rivals.com January 6, 2022 Roster 2008 North Carolina Tar Heels y Kyle Shelton 1 INF R R 6 0 177 SR Charlotte, North Carolina Ben Bunting 3 OF L L 5 7 165 FR Randleman, North Carolina Garrett Gore 4 INF R R 5 10 176 JR Wilmington, North Carolina Zeke Blanton 5 OF R R 6 0 198 FR Forest City, North Carolina Alex White baseball y 6 RHP R R 6 3 191 SO Greenville, North Carolina Ryan Leach 7 RHP R R 5 11 173 FR Kings Mountain, North Carolina Mark Fluery 8 C L R 6 0 202 SO Roswell, Georgia Kyle Seager y 10 INF L R 6 1 194 SO Kannapolis, North Carolina Mike Cavasinni 11 OF L R 5 7 162 JR Huntersville, North Carolina Logan Munson 12 LHP L L 6 0 210 FR Columbia, South Carolina Dustin Ackley y 13 INF L R 6 0 182 SO Walnut Cove, North Carolina Greg Holt 14 RHP R R 6 2 201 FR Clemmons, North Carolina Rob Catapano 15 LHP L L 5 10 172 SO Knoxville, Tennessee Tim Fedroff 16 OF L R 5 11 191 SO Flagtown, New Jersey Patrick Johnson 17 RHP R R 5 10 170 FR Conover, North Carolina Mike Facchinei 18 RHP R R 6 2 195 SR Arden, North Carolina Tim Federowicz 19 C R R 5 10 213 JR Apex, North Carolina Garrett Davis 20 RHP L R 6 4 200 FR Fremont, North Carolina Ryan Graepel 24 INF R R 6 1 169 SO Greenville, North Carolina Colin Bates 25 RHP R R 6 1 179 FR y Naperville, Illinois Michael Knox 26 INF R R 6 4 232 FR Cary, North Carolina Seth Williams 27 OF R R 6 1 201 SR Hendersonville, North Carolina Adam Warren 28 RHP R R 6 2 206 JR New Bern, North Carolina Nate Striz 29 RHP R R 6 2 237 FR Lakeland, Florida Bryant Gaines 32 RHP R R 6 6 261 FR y Weddington, North Carolina Kendric Burney 33 OF R R 5 10 185 SO Jacksonville, North Carolina Chad Flack 34 INF R R 6 3 224 SR Forest City, North Carolina Rob Wooten y 35 RHP R R 6 1 208 SR y Fremont, North Carolina Brett Thomas 36 INF L L 6 4 215 FR Columbia, South Carolina Mike McKee 38 C R R 5 10 174 JR Arden, North Carolina Tarron Robinson 39 INF L L 6 2 206 FR Chapel Hill, North Carolina Tyler Trice 40 RHP R R 6 4 195 SR Cherryville, North Carolina Robbie Penny 41 RHP R R 6 2 176 FR Whiteville, North Carolina B. 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Dail 42 RHP R R 6 2 193 SO Raleigh, North Carolina Matt Harvey y 43 RHP R R 6 4 210 FR Mystic, Connecticut Brian Moran baseball y 46 LHP L 6 3 188 SO Rye, New York https://goheels.com/sports/baseball/roster/2008 January 4, 2022 30 Mike Fox 2 Chad Holbrook 37 Matt McCay 21 Scott Forbes Schedule North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white 2008 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball game log |- ! style="North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white" | Regular season |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white February (5–1) |- ! 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" | 1 || February 22 || at Florida Atlantic || FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida || 7–1 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 23 || at Florida Atlantic || FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida || 14–13 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || February 24 || at Florida Atlantic || FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida || 8–7 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || February 26 || 2008 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 6–8 || 3–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || February 28 || at 2008 Winthrop Eagles Winthrop || Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, South Carolina || 6–1 || 4–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || February 29 || vs 2008 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State || Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, South Carolina || 8–1 || 5–1 || – |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white March (16–4) |- ! 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" | 7 || March 1 || vs 2008 St. John's Red Storm St. John's || Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, South Carolina || 6–2 || 6–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || March 2 || vs St. John's || Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, South Carolina || 4–2 || 7–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || March 4 || 2008 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 10–2 || 8–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || March 8 || at 2008 Duke Blue Devils Duke || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina || 4–13 || 8–2 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || March 8 || at Duke || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina || 9–3 || 9–2 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || March 9 || at Duke || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina || 9–0 || 10–2 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || March 11 || 2008 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 4–11 || 10–3 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || March 12 || 2008 VCU Rams VCU || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 10–2 || 11–3 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || March 14 || 2008 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 11–1 || 12–3 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || March 15 || Virginia Tech || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 6–5 || 13–3 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || March 16 || Virginia Tech || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 6–0 || 14–3 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || March 18 || 2008 Princeton Tigers Princeton || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 7–0 || 15–3 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || March 19 || Princeton || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 8–2 || 16–3 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || March 21 || at 2008 Maryland Terrapins Maryland || Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland || 2–4 || 16–4 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || March 22 || at Maryland || Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland || 14–1 || 17–4 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || March 23 || at Maryland || Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland || 19–1 || 18–4 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || March 25 || 2008 Davidson Wildcats Davidson || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 12–6 || 19–4 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || March 26 || 2008 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Gardner–Webb || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 13–2 || 20–4 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || March 28 || 2008 NC State Wolfpack NC State || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 5–2 || 21–4 || 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 || March 29 || NC State || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 6–8 || 21–5 || 8–3 |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white April (17–3) |- ! 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="#ccffcc" | 27 || April 1 || 2008 UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 4–1 || 22–5 || 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || April 2 || 2008 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 7–0 || 23–5 || 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 4 || 2008 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 8–1 || 24–5 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || April 6 || Georgia Tech || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 10–4 || 25–5 || 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 || April 6 || Georgia Tech || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 1–4 || 25–6 || 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 || April 8 || 2008 Elon Phoenix Elon || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 0–2 || 25–7 || 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || April 9 || 2008 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 5–0 || 26–7 || 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || April 11 || at Clemson || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina || 8–2 || 27–7 || 11–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || April 12 || at Clemson || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina || 4–3 || 28–7 || 12–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || April 13 || at Clemson || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina || 8–4 || 29–7 || 13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || April 15 || at UNC Greensboro || UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, North Carolina || 14–3 || 30–7 || 13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || April 16 || 2008 Charlotte 49ers Charlotte || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 5–4 || 31–7 || 13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || April 18 || 2008 Boston College Eagles Boston College || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 12–3 || 32–7 || 14–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || April 19 || Boston College || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 6–0 || 33–7 || 15–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || April 20 || Boston College || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 8–2 || 34–7 || 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || April 22 || at Charlotte || Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina || 17–0 || 35–7 || 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || April 23 || 2008 High Point Panthers High Point || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 10–5 || 36–7 || 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || April 25 || Florida State || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 11–4 || 37–7 || 17–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 || April 26 || Florida State || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 5–13 || 37–8 || 17–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || April 27 || Florida State || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 2–1 || 38–8 || 18–5 North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white May (7–2) |- ! 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" | 47 || May 6 || 2008 North Florida Ospreys North Florida || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 9–2 || 39–8 || 18–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May 7 || North Florida || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 11–5 || 40–8 || 18–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || May 9 || at 2008 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia || Davenport Field at UVA Baseball Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia || 9–3 || 41–8 || 19–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May 10 || at Virginia || Davenport Field at UVA Baseball Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia || 5–2 || 42–8 || 20–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 || May 11 || at Virginia || Davenport Field at UVA Baseball Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia || 4–5 || 42–9 || 20–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || May 13 || Winthrop || Davenport Field at UVA Baseball Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia || 4–1 || 43–9 || 20–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 || May 15 || at Miami (FL) || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 2–12 || 43–10 || 20–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || May 16 || at Miami (FL) || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 10–6 || 44–10 || 21–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 || May 17 || at Miami (FL) || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 12–11 || 45–10 || 22–7 |- |- ! style="North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white" | Postseason |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white ACC Tournament (1–2) |- ! 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" | 56 || vs May 21 || vs Virginia || Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, Florida || 7–8 || 45–11 || 22–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 || vs May 23 || vs 2008 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest || Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, Florida || 2–0 || 46–11 || 22–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 || vs May 24 || vs Florida State || Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, Florida || 6–9 || 46–12 || 22–7 |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white NCAA Cary Regional (3–0) |- ! 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" | 59 || vs May 30 || vs 2008 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 16–8 || 47–12 || 22–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 || vs May 31 || vs 2008 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 5–1 || 48–12 || 22–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || vs June 1 || vs UNC Wilmington || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 7–3 || 49–12 || 22–7 |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white NCAA Cary Super Regional (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" | 62 || vs June 7 || vs Costal Carolina || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 9–4 || 50–12 || 22–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 || vs June 8 || vs Costal Carolina || USA Baseball National Training Complex • Cary, North Carolina || 14–4 || 51–12 || 22–7 |- North Carolina Tar Heels 2 white College World Series (3–2) |- ! 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" | 64 || June 15 || vs LSU || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 8–4 || 52–12 || 22–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 || June 17 || vs Fresno State || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 3–5 || 52–13 || 22–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 || June 20 || vs LSU || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 7–3 || 53–13 || 22–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 || June 21 || vs Fresno State || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 4–3 || 54–13 || 22–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 || June 22 || vs Fresno State || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 1–6 || 54–14 || 22–7 |- |- | Awards and honors Dustin Ackley First Team All-ACC Third Team All-American Baseball America Third Team All-American Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Second Team All-Atlantic Region American Baseball Coaches Association College World Series All-Tournament TeamCWS record Book http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2012/1-CWSGeneral.pdf NCAA.org January 5, 2022 Colin Bates Freshman All-American Collegiate Baseball Newspaper First Team Freshman All-American National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Tim Federowicz Second Team All-ACC Tim Fedroff First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All-American Baseball America Second Team All-American Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Third Team All-American National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association First Team All-Atlantic Region American Baseball Coaches Association College World Series All-Tournament Team First Team All-ACC Matt Harvey Freshman All-American Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Second Team Freshman All-American National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Kyle Seager Second Team All-American National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Third Team All-American Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Second Team All-Atlantic Region American Baseball Coaches Association Second Team All-ACC Alex White Second Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association Third Team All-American Baseball America Third Team All-American Collegiate Baseball Newspaper First Team All-Atlantic Region American Baseball Coaches Association College World Series All-Tournament Team Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year First Team All-ACC Rob Wooten Second Team All-Atlantic Region American Baseball Coaches Association Second Team All-ACChttps://unc_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/16base/16baseguideweb.pdf 2016 North Carolina Media Guide www.unc_ftp.sidearmsports.com January 5, 2022 References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels baseball seasons North Carolina Tar Heels baseball Category:College World Series seasons North Carolina