2022 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

The 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tar Heels play their home games at Boshamer Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head coach Scott Forbes, in his second season as head coach.

2022 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2022 record25–17 (8–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bryant Gaines (12th season)
  • Jesse Wierzbicki (6th season)
  • Jason Howell (2nd season)
Home stadiumBoshamer Stadium
2022 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville  ‍‍‍ 14–7 .66732–12 .727
No. 16 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 13–8 .61928–10 .737
NC State  ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55029–13 .690
No. 23 Florida State  ‍‍‍ 11–10 .52426–16 .619
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47632–13 .711
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30028–17 .622
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 4–20 .16718–28 .391
Coastal
No. 6 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 17–7 .70832–12 .727
No. 5 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 14–8 .63631–10 .756
No. 14 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58334–12 .739
No. 21 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50027–18 .600
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50024–18 .571
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38125–17 .595
Duke  ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38119–24 .442
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 5, 2022[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season
Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2021 Tar Heels finished the season with a 28–27 (18–18) record. They tied for 3rd place in the ACC's Coastal Division, and made the NCAA Tournament's Lubbock Regional, where they upset UCLA in the first game before losing to hosts Texas Tech, and the Bruins, to be eliminated.

Personnel

Roster
2022 North Carolina Tar Heels roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 15 - Gage Gillian - Senior
  • 24 - Shaddon Peavyhouse - Graduate
  • 26 - Kyle Mott - Junior
  • 27 - Connor Bovair - Sophomore
  • 29 - Nick James - Sophomore
  • 31 - Alden Segui - Freshman
  • 34 - Caden O'Brien - Senior
  • 35 - Max Carlson - Sophomore
  • 36 - Nik Pry - Junior
  • 38 - Davis Palermo - Sophomore
  • 39 - Brandon Schaeffer - Junior
  • 41 - Will Sandy - Sophomore
  • 42 - Owen Flynn - Freshman
  • 43 - Shawn Rapp - Sophomore
  • 44 - Carson Starnes - Freshman
  • 46 - Caleb Cozart - Sophomore
  • 47 - Nick Argento - Freshman
  • 48 - Connor Ollio - Junior
  • 49 - Dalton Pence - Freshman
  • 51 - Tanner Quick - Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 5 - Eric Grintz - Sophomore
  • 28 - Dylan King - Freshman
  • 52 - Tomas Frick - Sophomore
  • 54 - Max Riemer - Junior

Infielders

  • 1 - Danny Serretti - Junior
  • 2 - Mikey Madej - Senior
  • 3 - Colby Wilkerson - Sophomore
  • 10 - Mac Horvath - Sophomore
  • 18 - Clemente Inclan - Senior
  • 19 - Johnny Castagnozzi - Sophomore
  • 20 - Alex Ritzer - Freshman
  • 23 - Alberto Osuna - Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 6 - Tyler Causey - Sophomore
  • 11 - Reece Holbrook - Freshman
  • 40 - Angel Zarate - Junior

Utility

  • 7 - Vance Honeycutt (INF/OF) - Freshman
  • 8 - Patrick Alvarez (INF/OF) - Sophomore
  • 12 - Will Stewart (OF/C) - Sophomore
  • 14 - Justin Szestowicki (INF/P) - Freshman
  • 16 - Casey Cook (INF/OF) - Freshman
  • 17 - Joe Jaconski (INF/OF) - Freshman
  • 25 - Brandon Eike (INF/P) - Sophomore
  • 45 - Hunter Stokely (INF/OF) - Sophomore
  

Coaching Staff
2022 North Carolina Tar Heels coaching staff[2]
NamePositionSeasonsAlma Mater
Scott ForbesHead Coach2NC Wesleyan (1998)
Bryant GainesAssistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator12North Carolina (2011)
Jesse WierzbickiAssistant Coach6North Carolina (2011)
Jason HowellAssistant Coach2North Carolina (2002)
Dave ArendasDirector of Baseball Operations17North Carolina (1990)

Schedule
Legend
 Tar Heel win
 Tar Heel loss
 Postponement
BoldNorth Carolina team member
*Non-Conference game
†Make-Up Game
2022 North Carolina Tar Heels Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (6–1)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
February 18Seton Hall*Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 14–3Schaeffer (1–0)Payero (0–1)None2,1551–0–
February 19Seton Hall*Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 19–0Palermo (1–0)Waldis (0–1)None2,0422–0–
February 20Seton Hall*Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 7–3Rapp (1–0)O'Neill (0–1)None1,9503–0–
February 22Elon*Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 5–1Bovair (1–0)Evans (0–1)None1,5974–0–
February 25No. 25 ECU*Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 7–4Schaeffer (2–0)Saylor (0–2)O'Brien (1)2,9395–0–
February 26No. 25 ECU*Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 2–0Carlson (1–0)Kuchmaner (0–1)O'Brien (2)2,8316–0–
February 27at No. 25 ECU*Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NCL 0–5Spivey (1–0) Peavyhouse (0–1) Brooks (1)3,7956–1–
March (13–5)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
March 1Longwood*No. 24Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 16–1Mott (1–0)Melnyk (0–1)None1,6927–1–
March 2Winthrop*No. 24Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 7–3Pry (1–0)Mims (0–1)None1,9298–1–
March 4Coastal Carolina*No. 24Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 4–3Mott (2–0)Billings (0–2)None2,8619–1–
March 5Coastal Carolina*No. 24Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 4–0Gillian (1–0)VanScoter (1–1)None2,57210–1–
March 6Coastal Carolina*No. 24Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 4–3Ollio (1–0)Barrow (0–1)None2,65111–1–
March 8at No. 14 Liberty*No. 15Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VAL 0–1Fluharty (1–0)Bovair (1–1)Hungate (4)2,69211–2–
March 9Georgetown*No. 15Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCpostponed––––––
March 11PittsburghNo. 15Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 7–4Mott (3–0)Gilbertson (1–2)O'Brien (3)–12–21–0
March 12PittsburghNo. 15Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 4–3Peavyhouse (1–1)Summers (1–1)None1,64513–22–0
March 13PittsburghNo. 15Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 9–2Mott (4–0)Stuart (1–2)Rapp (1)1,63714–23–0
March 15VMI*No. 15Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 5–1Peavyhouse (2–1)Lloyd (1–2)Palermo (1)1,49915–23–0
March 16Richmond*No. 15Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCpostponed––––––
March 18at DukeNo. 15Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NCW 10–5Mott (5–0)Johnson (1–4)None1,50716–24–0
March 19at DukeNo. 15Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NCL 3–9Allen (1–1)Peavyhouse (2–2)None2,78016–34–1
March 20at DukeNo. 15Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NCW 4–1Bovair (2–1)Seidl 1–1O'Brien (4)2,18617–35–1
March 22Appalachian State*No. 13Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 4–2O'Brien (1–0)Ellington (0–2)None2,61418–35–1
March 25at Miami (FL)No. 13Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FLL 5–8Palmquist (5–1)Schaeffer (2–1)Walters (6)3,17218–45–2
March 26at Miami (FL)No. 13Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FLL 3–7Torres (2–0)Mott (5–1)None3,19318–55–3
March 27at Miami (FL)No. 13Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FLL 2–3 (14)Arguelles (1–1)Gillian (1–1)None2,88518–65–4
March 29UNCW*No. 18Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 6–4Peavyhouse (3–2)Overton (0–1)Mott (1)1,89119–65–4
April (5–11)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
April 1Virginia TechNo. 18Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCL 1–12Green (2–2)Bovair (2–2)None2,60119–75–5
April 2Virginia TechNo. 18Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCL 3–7Hackenberg (5–0)Carlson (1–1)None2,74519–85–6
April 3Virginia TechNo. 18Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 10–6Rapp (2–0)Kennedy (1–3)Schaeffer (1)2,47420–86–6
April 6vs. South Carolina*No. 22Truist Field • Charlotte, NCL 2–15Hunter (5–2)Gillian (1–2)None3,45620–96–6
April 8at LouisvilleNo. 22Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 13–9Mott (6–1)Kuehner (4–2)None2,16221–97–6
April 9at LouisvilleNo. 22Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYL 8–9 (10)Prosecky (2–0)Palermo (1–1)None2,10221–107–7
April 10at LouisvilleNo. 22Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYL 5–6 (14)Wiegman (1–0)Ollio (1–1)None2,10321–117–8
April 12NC A&T*Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCL 6–7Thomas (1–0)Peavyhouse (3–3)Winebarger (1)1,94221–127–8
April 15Georgia TechBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCL 12–15Maxwell (3–0)Mott (6–2)Brown (4)2,86121–137–9
April 16Georgia TechBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 10–5Schaeffer (3–1)McGuire (2–2)None2,63622–138–9
April 17Georgia TechBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCL 8–11Brown (2–0)Bovair (2–3)Medich (1)2,02822–148–10
April 19Campbell*Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 7–4Bovair (3–3)Kuehler (1–5)Palermo (2)2,05323–148–10
April 22at No. 11 VirginiaDavenport Field • Charlottesville, VAL 2–4Woolfolk (3–0)Carlson (1–2)Neeck (1)4,07823–158–11
April 23at No. 11 VirginiaDavenport Field • Charlottesville, VAL 7–11 (10)Kosanovich (2–0)Gillian (1–3)None4,71223–168–12
April 24at No. 11 VirginiaDavenport Field • Charlottesville, VAL 3–10Berry (5–2)Mott (6–3)None4,55923–178–13
April 27Liberty*Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 8–1Schaeffer (4–1)Gibson (3–4)None2,00424–178–13
May (1–0)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordACC Record
May 3Charlotte*Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 4–3 (10)Bovair (4–3)Kramer (2–1)None1,87625–178–13
May 6at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, NC–––––––
May 7at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, NC–––––––
May 8at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, NC–––––––
May 10Gardner-Webb*Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC–––––––
May 11Charleston Southern*Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC–––––––
May 13Wake ForestBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC–––––––
May 14Wake ForestBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC–––––––
May 15Wake ForestBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC–––––––
May 17at UNCW*Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC–––––––
May 19Florida StateBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC–––––––
May 20Florida StateBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC–––––––
May 21Florida StateBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC–––––––
Postseason
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordACCT Record
May 24–29vs. TBATruist Field • Charlotte, NC–––––––
All rankings from D1Baseball except for Super Regional and College World Series where national seeds are used instead.

Rankings
See also: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[3]RVRV*241818121820RVRVRVRV
Baseball America[4]———2019141520————
Collegiate Baseball^[5]252621141161422————
NCBWA†[6]——272015131821RV———
D1Baseball[7]——241515131822————

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References
  1. "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. "2022 Baseball Roster". UNC Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  3. Baseball Coaches Poll
  4. Baseball America College: Top 25
  5. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  6. NCBWA Division I poll
  7. Division 1 Baseball Rankings
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