This Week in UNC Baseball: The Grind Begins, ECU Series Looms | College Baseball

The Inside Carolina Coast to Coast crew reacts to the news that 2026 five star point guard Dylan Mingo has committed to Hubert Davis and the North Carolina Tar Heels. The 6-5 Mingo, out of Long Island Lutheran, is ranked second in the class, and the number one point guard, by Rivals and chose the Tar Heels over Baylor, Penn State and Washington.   This show is brought to you by Inside Carolina, the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community. Visit http://www.InsideCarolina.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes and Rob Harrington join Tommy Ashley to preview North Carolina's trip to Raleigh to face the NC State Wolfpack on Tuesday night. Barnes and Harrington highlight the key matchups for both teams as UNC will be without Caleb Wilson and possibly Henri Veesaar - one of the nation's best frontcourts. What needs to happen for the Heels to pull out the victory? Who will shine? And finally, Barnes rips the ACC as the conference powers that be have ruined the best rivalries in the sports with the new scheduling structure that has Carolina and State playing only once in the regular season.   This show is brought to you by Inside Carolina, the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community. Visit http://www.InsideCarolina.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

North Carolina head coach Scott Forbes joins Tommy Ashley to recap a solid opening weekend series and discuss what he and his coaching staff pull from sweeping Indiana. Forbes and Ashley go in depth beyond the scoreboard with what worked, what needs improving and how the pitching rotation and lineup continues to be a work in progress. The pair discuss the final sequence in the bottom of the ninth against the Hoosiers, the chaos of the play and how he and his staff managed the extra innings. The show closes with Coach Forbes speaking on transfer Erik Paulsen and the home run moment for the Massapequa, New York native.   This show is brought to you by Inside Carolina, the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community. Visit http://www.InsideCarolina.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Inside Carolina's Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley are joined by Rob Harrington to dig into the details of North Carolina's performance against Pittsburgh and expectations moving forward as they move into the back end of the ACC schedule. Harrington and Barnes discuss the issues the Tar Heels face without their top player in Caleb Wilson and his front court mate Henri Veesaar missing at least one game while being hobbled as well. Rebounding will be key moving ahead as will defense as both problems appeared even prior to the injuries that have forced Zayden High into the mix and Jarin Stevenson to be more effective inside the paint.   This show is brought to you by Inside Carolina, the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community. Visit http://www.InsideCarolina.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Last week's emotional pinnacle (thus far) of beating Duke at home quickly cratered in Coral Gables this week as the North Carolina Tar Heels idled their way to a road loss. The mood around the program then plunged even deeper upon the news that All-everything Freshman Caleb Wilson would miss time with a broken bone in his hand. Carolina regrouped and with a mash-unit in the post, beat a hapless Pitt team in Chapel Hill to round out the most helter skelter stretch in quite some time with a trip to Raleigh on deck. Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to decipher it all. The Coast to Coast is delivered by Salvio's Pizzeria. (http://salviospizza.com) The Caleb Wilson is brought to you by Alex Swire-Clark. (http://alexswire-clark.com)   This show is brought to you by Inside Carolina, the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community. Visit http://www.InsideCarolina.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Inside Carolina's Grace Nugent and Tommy Ashley break down North Carolina's sweep of Indiana in Boshamer Stadium on opening weekend. The Diamond Heels were not perfect, but strong starting pitching over three games and late timely hitting to complete the sweep provided an early baseline for head coach Scott Forbes and his team. Macon Winslow's 11th inning walk-off home run in game three will certainly carry the highlight reels, but Jason DeCaro, Folger Boaz and Ryan Lynch dealt in all three games setting the table for the offense to provide the winning firepower across the series' 27 innings.   This show is brought to you by Inside Carolina, the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community. Visit http://www.InsideCarolina.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

No bigs? No big deal. Carolina bests Pittsburgh, 79-65 without Caleb Wilson or Henri Veesaar down low. Jarin Stevenson's efficient 19 points along with Seth Trimble (19) and Luka Bogavac (15) stepped up as expected while Zayden High dropped 15 points and seven boards in his 32 minutes of action. Former Tar Heel Dewey Burke joins Joey Powell to break down the Carolina win and the performances that led the Tar Heels to the easy ACC win.   This show is brought to you by Inside Carolina, the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community. Visit http://www.InsideCarolina.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Inside Carolina's senior reporter Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley to discuss the challenge ahead for Coach Hubert Davis and the North Carolina basketball team. UNC faces it's toughest stretch of games without Caleb Wilson. Wilson's fractured hand will keep the all-everything freshman sidelined for an undeterminant amount of time. Carolina hosts Pittsburgh on Saturday and travels to NC State on Tuesday. The Heels currently slot as a five seed in NCAA Tournament projections after facing the easier portion of the schedule. With seven games left, five being Q1, can Coach Davis and his staff keep the team playing well enough in Wilson's absence to stay in the postseason mix? Barnes and Ashley discuss this and more on today's episode.   This show is brought to you by Inside Carolina, the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community. Visit http://www.InsideCarolina.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Inside Carolina's Sherrell McMillan joins Tommy Ashley to discuss the massive news that North Carolina's all-everything freshman Caleb Wilson is out indefinitely after testing determined a fracture in his left hand. Wilson injured the hand at Miami on Tuesday night and according to a UNC Communications release, initial x-rays did not reveal the break. Further imaging in Chapel Hill this week revealed the bad news. McMillan and Ashley discuss the impact of Wilson's absence on Hubert Davis's team and how the Tar Heels can handle the situation with Wilson's availability for the rest of the season in doubt.   This show is brought to you by Inside Carolina, the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community. Visit http://www.InsideCarolina.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

North Carolina head coach Scott Forbes has his Tar Heel program built for success not only on the diamond, but off the field year after year. In discussing his teams, Forbes never misses an opportunity to credit his coaching staff when asked about the culture, mindset, buy-in and focus of his group. Assistant Coach Scott Jackson knows Carolina, knows Scott Forbes and knows college baseball recruiting as well as anyone in the game. Jackson serves as UNC Recruiting Coordinator in addition to his on field duties as first base coach and his return from Liberty two seasons ago has strengthen the bonds between the staff and players. Jackson joined Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley and Grace Nugent to discuss his return to Chapel Hill, the process of program building and shares stories from his time in search of baseball talent from across the country.   This show is brought to you by Inside Carolina, the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community. Visit http://www.InsideCarolina.com   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.