2026 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

The 2026 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It was Scott Forbes' 6th season as head coach of the Tar Heels. The team was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season Last season, the team went 46-15 overall, and 18-11 in ACC Conference play. They won the ACC Championship for the first time since 2022 when they defeated the Clemson Tigers 14-4 in the championship game at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The Tar Heels received an invite to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the number 5 national seed. They hosted and won the Chapel Hill Regional during the tournament, before losing to the Arizona Wildcats in the Chapel Hill Super Regional.

Personnel

Roster Class Listing as reflected on GoHeels.com 2026 North Carolina Tar Heels roster Pitchers 10 – Tom Chmielewski – Graduate 15 – Cameron Padgett – Senior 17 – Talan Holiday – Freshman 19 – Camron Seagraves – Sophomore 24 – Matthew Matthijs – Senior 26 – Kyle Percival – Senior 27 – Caden Glauber – Freshman 29 – Jason DeCaro – Junior 31 – Olin Johnson – Junior 35 – Jackson Rose – Freshman 36 – Folger Boaz – Junior 39 – Jake Cackovic – Freshman 40 – Walker McDuffie – Sophomore 41 – Justin Mabe – Freshman 42 – Boston Flannery – Junior 43 – Riley Leatherman – Freshman 47 – Sean Hurley – Freshman 49 – Amos Rich – Freshman 51 – Tim Lawson – Freshman 52 – Andrew Wallen – Freshman 53 – Ryan Lynch – Sophomore Catchers 6 – Macon Winslow – Junior 23 – Colin Hynek – Graduate

Infielders 1 – Cooper Nicholson – Junior 2 – Jake Schaffner – Junior 3 – Lee Sowers – Sophomore 5 – Gavin Gallaher – Junior 11 – Matt McKnight – Freshman 20 – AJ Terry – Freshman 44 – Erik Paulson – Junior Outfielders 4 – Sawyer Black – Sophomore 7 – Perry Hargett – Sophomore 8 – Owen Hull – Junior 14 – Michael Maginnis – Graduate 18 – Carter French – Senior 28 – Jaden Nunez – Freshman

Utility 12 – Tyler Howe (OF/INF) – Freshman 25 – Rom Kellis V (C/INF) – Senior 

Coaching staff 2026 North Carolina Tar Heels coaching staff Name Position Seasons Alma mater Scott Forbes Head coach 6 NC Wesleyan (1998) Bryant Gaines Assistant Head Coach/Pitching Coach 16 North Carolina (2011) Jesse Wierzbicki Assistant Coach/Hitting Coach/Infielders & Catchers 10 North Carolina (2011) Scott Jackson Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 10 Campbell (1998) Jason Howell Director of Pitching Performance, Development and Analytics 6 North Carolina (2002) Dave Arendas Director of Baseball Operations 21 North Carolina (1990)

Schedule and results Legend Win Loss PostponementBoldNorth Carolina team member * Non-Conference game † Make-Up Game

! style="" | Regular Season (43–10–1) |- valign="top"

|-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 13 || Indiana* || No. 11 || Chapel Hill, NC || W 9–4 || DeCaro (1–0) || Rivera (0–1) || None || 3,168 || 1–0 || – |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 14 || Indiana* || No. 11 || Boshamer Stadium || W 12–27 || Boaz (1–0) || Bergman (0–1) || None || 3,065 || 2–0 || – |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 14 || Indiana* || No. 11 || Boshamer Stadium || W 4–311 || Chmielewski (1–0) || Vogel (0–1) || None || 2,928 || 3–0 || – |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 17 || Richmond* || No. 10 || Boshamer Stadium || W 10–07 || Percival (1–0) || Gruber (0–1) || None || 2,646 || 4–0 || – |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 18 || Longwood* || No. 10 || Boshamer Stadium || W 5–3 || McDuffie (1–0) || Chadwell (0–1) || Matthijs (1) || 2,548 || 5–0 || – |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 20 || at East Carolina* || No. 10 || Clark–LeClair StadiumGreenville, NC || W 10–08 || DeCaro (2–0) || Norby (0–1) || None || 5,728 || 6–0 || – |-bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 21 || vs. East Carolina* || No. 10 || Durham Bulls Athletic ParkDurham, NC || L 3–10 || Jenkins (1–0) || McDuffie (1–1) || None || 6,397 || 6–1 || – |-bgcolor="ffffdd" | February 22 || East Carolina* || No. 10 || Boshamer Stadium || T 3–35 || None || None || None || 3,200 || 6–1–1 || – |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 24 || North Carolina A&T* || No. 8 || Boshamer Stadium || W 9–1 || Glauber (1–0) || Bright (1–2) || None || 2,284 || 7–1–1 || – |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 25 || VCU* || No. 8 || Boshamer Stadium || W 13–37 || Rose (1–0) || DiGiacomo (0–1) || None || 2,438 || 8–1–1 || – |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 27 || Le Moyne* || No. 8 || Boshamer Stadium || W 16–37 || DeCaro (3–0) || Petraitis (0–2) || None || 2,396 || 9–1–1 || – |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 28 || Le Moyne* || No. 8 || Boshamer Stadium || W 12–27 || Lynch (1–0) || Earle (0–3) || None || 3,494 || 10–1–1 || –

|-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 1 || Le Moyne* || No. 8 || Boshamer Stadium || W 21–17 || Boaz (2–0) || Canale (0–1) || None || 3,233 || 11–1–1 || – |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 3 || Elon* || No. 8 || Boshamer Stadium || W 5–1 || McDuffie (2–1) || Winebarger (0–1) || None || 2,396 || 12–1–1 || – |-bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 6 || Virginia || No. 8 || Boshamer Stadium || L 3–137 || Zatkowski (2–0) || DeCaro (3–1) || None || 3,848 || 12–2–1 || 0–1 |-bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 7 || Virginia || No. 8 || Boshamer Stadium || L 2–9 || Stammel (1–0) || Lynch (1–1) || None || 3,504 || 12–3–1 || 0–2 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 7 || Virginia || No. 8 || Boshamer Stadium || W 8–712 || Matthijs (1–0) || Lucarelli (1–1) || None || 2,283 || 13–3–1 || 1–3 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 10 || Bucknell* || No. 15 || Boshamer Stadium || W 13–37 || McDuffie (3–1) || Hawkins (0–2) || None || 2,466 || 14–3–1 || – |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 13 || at California || No. 15 || Evans DiamondBerkeley, CA || W 8–1 || DeCaro (4–1) || de la Torre (1–3) || Glauber (1) || 605 || 15–3–1 || 2–2 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 14 || at California || No. 15 || Evans Diamond || W 6–2 || Lynch (2–1) || Foley (2–1) || None || 672 || 16–3–1 || 3–2 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 15 || at California || No. 15 || Evans Diamond || W 10–2 || McDuffie (4–1) || Eddy (3–1) || None || 674 || 17–3–1 || 4–2 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 18 || UNC Greensboro* || No. 14 || Boshamer Stadium || W 8–2 || Flannery (1–0) || Horton (0–1) || None || 2,526 || 18–3–1 || – |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 20 || Louisville || No. 14 || Boshamer Stadium || W 11–18 || DeCaro (5–1) || Eberle (2–1) || None || 2,699 || 19–3–1 || 5–2 |-bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 21 || Louisville || No. 14 || Boshamer Stadium || L 0–2 || Danilowicz (3–1) || Lynch (2–2) || England (4) || 3,376 || 20–4–1 || 5–3 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 22 || Louisville || No. 14 || Boshamer Stadium || W 7–6 || Glauber (2–0) || Karbowski (0–1) || Matthijs (2) || 3,231 || 21–4–1 || 6–3 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 24 || vs. South Carolina* || No. 13 || Truist FieldCharlotte, NC || W 9–1 || McDuffie (5–1) || Chicoli (1–2) || None || 2,960 || 22–4–1 || – |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 28 || at No. 23 Notre Dame || No. 13 || Frank Eck StadiumNotre Dame, IN || W 6–5 || Matthijs (2–0) || Rooney (0–2) || Glauber (2) || 1,258 || 23–4–1 || 7–3 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 28 || at No. 23 Notre Dame || No. 13 || Frank Eck Stadium || W 13–7 || McDuffie (6–1) || Hirsch (2–2) || None || 0 || 24–4–1 || 8–3 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 29 || at No. 23 Notre Dame || No. 13 || Frank Eck Stadium || W 15–10 || Seagraves (1–0) || Uber (4–1) || Glauber (3) || 916 || 25–4–1 || 9–3 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 31 || Campbell* || No. 6 || Boshamer Stadium || W 5–414 || Chmielewski (2–0) || Lugo (0–1) || None || 3,140 || 26–4–1 || 10–3

|-bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 2 || No. 22 Boston College || No. 6 || Boshamer Stadium || L 1–6 || Colarusso (3–1) || Lynch (2–3) || Gonzalez (2) || 3,031 || 26–5–1 || 10–4 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 3 || No. 22 Boston College || No. 6 || Boshamer Stadium || W 5–2 || Glauber (3–0) || Mudd (2–3) || McDuffie (1) || 3,381 || 26–5–1 || 11–4 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 4 || No. 22 Boston College || No. 6 || Boshamer Stadium || W 8–7 || Rose (2–0) || Kipp (0–2) || McDuffie (2) || 3,259 || 27–5–1 || 12–4 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 7 || Charlotte* || No. 5 || Boshamer Stadium || W 8–4 || Seagraves (2–0) || Carson (2–1) || None || 4,289 || 28–5–1 || – |-bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 10 || Clemson || No. 5 || Doug Kingsmore StadiumClemson, SC || L 5–9 || Knaak (2–3) || DeCaro (5–2) || Simmerson (3) || 5,345 || 28–6–1 || 12–5 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 11 || Clemson || No. 5 || Doug Kingsmore Stadium || W 6–414 || Glauber (4–0) || Harrison (2–2) || None || 5,188 || 29–6–1 || 13–5 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 12 || Clemson || No. 5 || Boshamer Stadium || W 12–5 || Boaz (3–0) || Titsworth (3–3) || None || 4,467 || 30–6–1 || 14–5 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 14 || UNC Wilmington* || No. 3 || Boshamer Stadium || W 14–5 || Rose (3–0) || Sobol (0–3) || None || 3,161 || 31–6–1 || – |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 17 || No. 2 Georgia Tech || No. 3 || Boshamer Stadium || W 5–2 || DeCaro (6–2) || McKee (6–1) || McDuffie (3) || 4,357 || 32–6–1 || 15–5 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 18 || No. 2 Georgia Tech || No. 3 || Boshamer Stadium || W 14–48 || Lynch (3–3) || Buursema (0–2) || None || 3,604 || 33–6–1 || 16–5 |-bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 19 || No. 2 Georgia Tech || No. 3 || Boshamer Stadium || L 2–5 || Gaudette (4–0) || Boaz (3–1) || Patel (4) || 3,759 || 33–7–1 || 16–6 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 21 || High Point* || No. 2 || Boshamer Stadium || W 9–2 || Glauber (5–0) || Silverstein (0–3) || None || 3,279 || 34–7–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 23 || at Duke || No. 2 || Jack Coombs FieldDurham, NC || W 3–1 || DeCaro (7–1) || Weaver (4–6) || McDuffie (4) || 1,202 || 35–7–1 || 17–6 |-bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 24 || at Duke || No. 2 || Jack Coombs Field || L 1–3 || Lemke (2–4) || Lynch (3–4) || Dean (1) || 1,716 || 35–8–1 || 17–7 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 25 || at Duke || No. 2 || Jack Coombs Field || W 22–57 || Glauber (6–0) || Leon (2–3) || None || 1,750 || 36–8–1 || 18–7 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 28 || No. 9 Coastal Carolina* || No. 2 || Boshamer Stadium || L 2–12 || Parker (2–0) || McDuffie (6–2) || None || 4,405 || 36–9–1 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | April 29 || Queens* || No. 2 || Boshamer Stadium || colspan="7"|Canceled

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 3 || Duke || No. 2 || Boshamer Stadium || W 13–07 || DeCaro (8–2) || Lemke (2–5) || None || 4,004 || 37–9–1 || 19–7 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | May 6 || Winthrop* || No. 2 || Boshamer Stadium || colspan="7"|Canceled |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 8 || Pittsburgh || No. 2 || Boshamer Stadium || W 4–1 || DeCaro (9–2) || Doganiero (5–4) || Glauber (4) || 3,493 || 38–9–1 || 20–7 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 9 || Pittsburgh || No. 2 || Boshamer Stadium || W 12–28 || Lynch (4–4) || Reiter (0–1) || None || 3,262 || 39–9–1 || 21–7 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 10 || Pittsburgh || No. 2 || Boshamer Stadium || W 7–3 || Glauber (7–0) || Lafferty (4–4) || Rose (1) || 3,140 || 40–9–1 || 22–7 |-bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 12 || at UNC Wilmington* || No. 2 || Brooks FieldWilmington, NC || W 13–7 || Matthijs (3–0) || Thornton (3–3) || Chmielewski (1) || 3,010 || 41–9–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 14 || at NC State || No. 2 || Doak FieldRaleigh, NC || W 9–4 || DeCaro (10–2) || Andrews (3–4) || McDuffie (5) || 2,918 || 42–9–1 || 23–7 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 15 || at NC State || No. 2 || Doak Field || W 17–77 || Glauber (8–0) || Consiglio (3–4) || None || 3,238 || 43–9–1 || 24–7 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 16 || at NC State || No. 2 || Doak Field || L 2–7 || Nance (4–2) || Boaz (3–2) || None || 3,094 || 43–10–1 || 24–8

! style="" | Postseason (11–4)

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 22 || vs. (7) Virginia Tech || (2) No. 2 || Truist Field || W 10–4 || Glauber (9–0) || Stieg (2–5) || None || 0 || 44–10–1 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 23 || vs. (14) Pitt || (2) No. 2 || Truist Field || W 13–5 || McDuffie (7–2) || Doganiero (6–5) || None || 6,313 || 45–10–1 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd"