OmaHeels Advance, Michael Malone At NBPA Top-100 Camp, Osaruyi Schedules Official Visit
Plus: 8 Football commitments, 5 Track & Field All-Americans, remembering Don Stallings
⚾ Baseball
Twenty years ago in 2006, North Carolina went 2-0 to begin the College World Series in Omaha and the Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup in hockey. Is history repeating itself? The ‘Canes won the cup on Sunday night and the Heels are 2-0 in Omaha again, but there’s still unfinished business for a UNC team that’s 0-for-12 when it comes to leaving Omaha with a national championship.
The Tar Heels are back in the catbird seat, however, after defeating West Virginia, 5-2, on Sunday to improve to 2-0 on their side of the bracket. Gavin Gallaher (aka “Captain Clutch”) was once again the postseason hero with a two-run triple in the seventh inning that proved to be the decisive blow.
Walker McDuffie pitched 3.2 hitless innings and picked up the win for UNC before freshman phenom Caden Glauber came in to slam the door on the Mountaineers.
Now the Diamond Heels sit back and wait to see whether West Virginia or Troy advances to face them Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET. One more win puts the Tar Heels in the best-of-three championship series, where they fell to Oregon 2 games to 1 in 2006. Carolina would love that shot at redemption.
Finally, congratulations to Caden Glauber (first team), Jason DeCaro (first team), and Jake Schaffner (third team), who were awarded All-American honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) last week. Glauber and DeCaro Also earned Perfect Game All-America honors.
🏀 UNC Basketball & Recruiting
We have more information about UNC Basketball’s yet-to-be-announced schedule. The Tar Heels will host Butler on Sunday, Dec. 6 as part of a home-and-home series against the Bulldogs. Carolina will make the return trip to Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis next season.
Carolina Basketball’s one-and-done sensation Caleb Wilson received a coveted invitation to the “Green Room” at this year’s NBA Draft, which will be held Tuesday, June 23 and Wednesday, June 24 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Expect to hear Wilson’s name called early, with most mock drafts predicting Wilson going 4th overall to the Chicago Bulls.
Harrison Barnes and his San Antonio Spurs may have lost to the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals, but Barnes represented the Tar Heels well during the series, wearing his UNC-issued Jordan 40s.
On the basketball recruiting trail, Michael Malone and assistant coaches Sean May and Pat Sullivan attended the NBPA Top 100 Camp in Rock Hill, South Carolina last week.
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