The 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Boshamer Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Scott Forbes, in his second season as head coach.
Previous 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 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 Name Position Seasons Alma mater Scott Forbes Head coach 2 NC Wesleyan (1998) Bryant Gaines Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 12 North Carolina (2011) Jesse Wierzbicki Assistant Coach 6 North Carolina (2011) Jason Howell Assistant Coach 2 North Carolina (2002) Dave Arendas Director of Baseball Operations 17 North Carolina (1990)
Schedule and results Legend Tar Heel win Tar Heel loss PostponementBoldNorth Carolina team member * Non-Conference game † Make-Up Game
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|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 18 || Seton Hall* || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 14–3 || Schaeffer (1–0) || Payero (0–1) || None || 2,155 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 19 || Seton Hall* || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 19–0 || Palermo (1–0) || Waldis (0–1) || None || 2,042 || 2–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 20 || Seton Hall* || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 7–3 || Rapp (1–0) || O'Neill (0–1) || None || 1,950 || 3–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 22 || Elon* || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 5–1 || Bovair (1–0) || Evans (0–1) || None || 1,597 || 4–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 25 || No. 25 ECU* || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 7–4 || Schaeffer (2–0) || Saylor (0–2) || O'Brien (1) || 2,939 || 5–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 26 || No. 25 ECU* || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 2–0 || Carlson (1–0) || Kuchmaner (0–1) || O'Brien (2) || 2,831 || 6–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 27 || at No. 25 ECU* || || Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC|| L 0–5 || Spivey (1–0) || Peavyhouse (0–1) || Brooks (1) || 3,795 || 6–1 || –
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 1 || Longwood* || No. 24 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 16–1 || Mott (1–0) || Melnyk (0–1) || None || 1,692 || 7–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 2 || Winthrop* || No. 24 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 7–3 || Pry (1–0) || Mims (0–1) || None || 1,929 || 8–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 4 || Coastal Carolina* || No. 24 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 4–3 || Mott (2–0) || Billings (0–2) || None || 2,861 || 9–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 5 || Coastal Carolina* || No. 24 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 4–0 || Gillian (1–0) || VanScoter (1–1) || None || 2,572 || 10–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 6 || Coastal Carolina* || No. 24 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 4–3 || Ollio (1–0) || Barrow (0–1) || None || 2,651 || 11–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 8 || at No. 14 Liberty* || No. 15 || Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA|| L 0–1 || Fluharty (1–0) || Bovair (1–1) || Hungate (4) || 2,692 || 11–2 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | March 9 || Georgetown* || No. 15 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || postponed || – || – || – || – || – || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 11 || Pittsburgh || No. 15 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 7–4 || Mott (3–0) || Gilbertson (1–2) || O'Brien (3) || – || 12–2 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 12 || Pittsburgh || No. 15 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 4–3 || Peavyhouse (1–1) || Summers (1–1) || None || 1,645 || 13–2 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 13 || Pittsburgh || No. 15 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 9–2 || Mott (4–0) || Stuart (1–2) || Rapp (1) || 1,637 || 14–2 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 15 || VMI* || No. 15 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ||W 5–1 || Peavyhouse (2–1) || Lloyd (1–2) || Palermo (1) || 1,499 || 15–2 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | March 16 || Richmond* || No. 15 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || postponed || – || – || – || – || – || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 18 || at Duke || No. 15 || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || W 10–5 || Mott (5–0) || Johnson (1–4) || None || 1,507 || 16–2 || 4–0 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 19 || at Duke || No. 15 || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || L 3–9 || Allen (1–1) || Peavyhouse (2–2) || None || 2,780 || 16–3 || 4–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 20 || at Duke || No. 15 || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || W 4–1 || Bovair (2–1) || Seidl 1–1 || O'Brien (4) || 2,186 || 17–3 || 5–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 22 || Appalachian State* || No. 13 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 4–2 || O'Brien (1–0) || Ellington (0–2) || None || 2,614 || 18–3 || 5–1 |-bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 25 || at Miami (FL) || No. 13 || Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL || L 5–8 || Palmquist (5–1) || Schaeffer (2–1) || Walters (6) || 3,172 || 18–4 || 5–2 |-bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 26 || at Miami (FL) || No. 13 || Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL || L 3–7 || Torres (2–0) || Mott (5–1) || None || 3,193 || 18–5 || 5–3 |-bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 27 || at Miami (FL) || No. 13 || Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL || L 2–3 (14) || Arguelles (1–1) || Gillian (1–1) || None || 2,885 || 18–6 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 29 || UNCW* || No. 18 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 6–4 || Peavyhouse (3–2) || Overton (0–1) || Mott (1) || 1,891 || 19–6 || 5–4
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 1 || Virginia Tech || No. 18 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || L 1–12 || Green (2–2) || Bovair (2–2) || None || 2,601 || 19–7 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 2 || Virginia Tech || No. 18 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || L 3–7 || Hackenberg (5–0) || Carlson (1–1) || None || 2,745 || 19–8 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 3 || Virginia Tech || No. 18 || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 10–6 || Rapp (2–0) || Kennedy (1–3) || Schaeffer (1) || 2,474 || 20–8 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 6 || vs. South Carolina* || No. 22 || Truist Field • Charlotte, NC || L 2–15 || Hunter (5–2) || Gillian (1–2) || None || 3,456 || 20–9 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 8 || at Louisville || No. 22 || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || W 13–9 || Mott (6–1) || Kuehner (4–2) || None || 2,162 || 21–9 || 7–6 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 9 || at Louisville || No. 22 || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || L 8–9 (10) || Prosecky (2–0) || Palermo (1–1) || None || 2,102 || 21–10 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 10 || at Louisville || No. 22 || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY|| L 5–6 (14) || Wiegman (1–0) || Ollio (1–1) || None || 2,103 || 21–11 || 7–8 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 12 || NC A&T* || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || L 6–7 || Thomas (1–0) || Peavyhouse (3–3) || Winebarger (1) || 1,942 || 21–12 || 7–8 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 15 || Georgia Tech || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || L 12–15 || Maxwell (3–0) || Mott (6–2) || Brown (4) || 2,861 || 21–13 || 7–9 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 16 || Georgia Tech || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 10–5 || Schaeffer (3–1) || McGuire (2–2) || None || 2,636 || 22–13 || 8–9 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 17 || Georgia Tech || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || L 8–11 || Brown (2–0) || Bovair (2–3) || Medich (1) || 2,028 || 22–14 || 8–10 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 19 || Campbell* || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 7–4 || Bovair (3–3) || Kuehler (1–5) || Palermo (2) || 2,053 || 23–14 || 8–10 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 22 || at No. 11 Virginia || || Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA || L 2–4 || Woolfolk (3–0) || Carlson (1–2) || Neeck (1) || 4,078 || 23–15 || 8–11 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 23 || at No. 11 Virginia || || Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA || L 7–11 (10) || Kosanovich (2–0) || Gillian (1–3) || None || 4,712 || 23–16 || 8–12 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 24 || at No. 11 Virginia || || Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA || L 3–10 || Berry (5–2) || Mott (6–3) || None || 4,559 || 23–17 || 8–13 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 27 || Liberty* || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 8–1 || Schaeffer (4–1) || Gibson (3–4) || None || 2,004 || 24–17 || 8–13
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 3 || Charlotte* || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 4–3 (10) || Bovair (4–3) || Kramer (2–1) || None || 1,876 || 25–17 || 8–13 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 6 || at NC State || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 8–7 || Gillian (2–3) || Lawson (4–2) || None || 3,048 || 26–17 || 9–13 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 8 || at NC State || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 2–9 || Willadsen (3–3) || Schaeffer (4–2) || None || 3,048 || 26–18 || 9–14 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 8 || at NC State || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 7–6 || Bovair (5–3) || Villaman (3–3) || Palermo (3) || 2,744 || 27–18 || 10–14 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 10 || Gardner-Webb* || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 12–5 || O'Brien (2–0) || Pilla (0–2) || None || 1,821 || 28–18 || 10–14 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 11 || Charleston Southern* || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 12–1 || Sandy (1–0) || Candelas (0–1) || None || 1,826 || 29–18 || 10–14 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 13 || Wake Forest || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 3–0 || Rapp (3–0) || Lowder (9–3) || Palermo (4) || 1,680 || 30–18 || 11–14 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 14 || Wake Forest || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 12–3 || Schaeffer (5–2) || Hartle (5–6) || None || 1,969 || 31–18 || 12–14 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 15 || Wake Forest || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || L 2–11 || McGraw (4–2) || Bovair (5–4) || None || 2,314 || 31–19 || 12–15 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | May 17 || at UNCW* || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || colspan=7 | Canceled |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 19 || No. 20 Florida State || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 7–5 || Palermo (2–1) || Crowell (5–1) || None || 2,235 || 32–19 || 13–15 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 20 || No. 20 Florida State || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 10–4 || Schaeffer (6–2) || Messick (6–4) || None || 2,777 || 33–19 || 14–15 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"