The 2025 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2025 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 fifth season as head coach. Forbes was assisted by Scott Jackson, Bryant Gaines, Jesse Wierzbicki, and Jason Howell. Dave Arendas served as director of operations.
Previous season
Preseason Coaches poll The coaches poll was released on January 30, 2025. The Tar Heels were projected to finish in third place in the conference.
Coaches' Poll — CoastalPredictedfinishTeamPoints 1 Virginia 251 (13) 2 Florida State 230 (2) 3 North Carolina 217 4 Clemson 214 (1) 5 Duke 182 6 Wake Forest 171 7 NC State 168 8 Stanford 143 9 Louisville 128 10 Georgia Tech 113 11 Miami (FL) 87 12 Virginia Tech 85 13 California 60 14 Pitt 52 15 Notre Dame 44 16 Boston College 31 Source:
Personnel
Starters LineupPos. No.Player. Year C 44 Luke Stevenson Sophomore 1B 45 Hunter Stokely Graduate 2B 6 Jackson Van De Brake Senior 3B 5 Gavin Gallaher Sophomore SS 1 Alex Madera Graduate LF 4 Sawyer Black Freshman CF 27 Kane Kepley Junior RF 11 Tyson Bass Graduate DH 23 Sam Angelo Graduate
Weekend pitching rotation Day No.Player. Year Friday 42 Jake Knapp Graduate Saturday 29 Jason DeCaro Sophomore Sunday 47 Aidan Haugh Senior
Roster Class Listing as reflected on GoHeels.com 2025 North Carolina Tar Heels roster Pitchers 10 – Tom Chmielewski – Graduate 15 – Cameron Padgett – Junior 17 – Boston Flannery – Sophomore 19 – Camron Seagraves – Freshman 24 – Matthew Matthijs – Junior 26 – Kyle Percival – Junior 28 – Riley Leatherman – Freshman 29 – Jason DeCaro – Sophomore 31 – Olin Johnson – Sophomore 35 – Francesco Capocci – Sophomore 36 – Folger Boaz – Sophomore 38 – Cale Bolton – Graduate 39 – Harrison Lewis – Freshman 40 – Walker McDuffie – Freshman 41 – Jacob Kirby – Sophomore 42 – Jake Knapp – Graduate 46 – Will Simmons – Junior 47 – Aidan Haugh – Senior 48 – Ryan Hench – Freshman 49 – Dylan Weber – Graduate 51 – Tim Lawson – Freshman 52 – Andrew Wallen – Freshman 53 – Ryan Lynch – Freshman 54 – Mason Yokum – Freshman 55 – John Hughes – Freshman Catchers 12 – Macaddin Dye – Sophomore 44 – Luke Stevenson – Sophomore 50 – Mitch Wilson – Freshman
Infielders 1 – Alex Madera – Graduate 3 – Lee Sowers – Freshman 5 – Gavin Gallaher – Sophomore 6 – Jackson Van De Brake – Senior 8 – Boaz Harper – Freshman 14 – Parker McCoy – Freshman 20 – Alex Ferrell – Freshman 23 – Sam Angelo – Graduate 43 – Tyler Parks – Freshman 45 – Hunter Stokely – Graduate Outfielders 2 – Reece Holbrook – Junior 4 – Sawyer Black – Freshman 7 – Perry Hargett – Freshman 11 – Tyson Bass – Graduate 18 – Carter French – Junior 27 – Kane Kepley – Junior
Utility 25 – Rom Kellis V (C/INF) – Junior
Coaching staff 2025 North Carolina Tar Heels coaching staff Name Position Seasons Alma mater Scott Forbes Head coach 5 NC Wesleyan (1998) Bryant Gaines Assistant Head Coach/Pitching Coach 15 North Carolina (2011) Jesse Wierzbicki Assistant Coach/Hitting Coach/Infielders & Catchers 9 North Carolina (2011) Scott Jackson Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 9 Campbell (1998) Jason Howell Director of Pitching Performance, Development and Analytics 5 North Carolina (2002) Dave Arendas Director of Baseball Operations 20 North Carolina (1990)
Offseason Departures Offseason departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes Colby Wilkerson 3 INF 5'10" 180 Senior Oxford, North Carolina Patrick Alvarez 8 INF/OF 5'7" 165 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina Eliot Dix 10 INF 5'10" 195 Graduate Maplewood, New Jersey Parks Harber 14 INF 6'3" 225 Senior Atlanta, Georgia Johnny Castagnozzi 19 INF 6'2" 205 Senior Massapequa, New York Kaleb Cost 20 OF 5'10" 190 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia Ben Peterson 25 RHP 6'3" 217 Senior Cary, North Carolina Connor Bovair 27 RHP 6'1" 210 Senior Moreau, New York Matt Poston 38 RHP 6'4" 235 Senior Hampton, South Carolina Hugh Collins 50 LHP 6'1" 185 Freshman Clayton, North Carolina Ryan Fischer 51 RHP 6'2" 225 Graduate Whitehouse Station, New Jersey Parker Haskin 52 C 5'9" 185 Graduate Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Luke Osteen 56 RHP 6'1" 185 Freshman Huntersville, North Carolina
Outgoing transfers Outgoing transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearNew schoolSource Ryker Galaska 12 INF/OF 6'1" 195 Greenville, NC Junior UNC Wilmington Alberto Osuna 23 1B/DH 6'1" 245 Mauldin, SC Senior Tennessee
2024 MLB draft
2024 MLB draft classRoundPickOverall pickPlayerPositionMLB teamSource 1 22 22 Vance Honeycutt OF Baltimore Orioles 3 29 103 Casey Cook OF Texas Rangers 10 18 303 Anthony Donofrio OF Seattle Mariners 11 30 345 Dalton Pence LHP Texas Rangers 13 12 387 Shea Sprague LHP Boston Red Sox 16 23 488 Aidan Haugh RHP Minnesota Twins
Acquisitions Incoming transfers Incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearPrevious schoolSource Tom Chmielewski 10 LHP 6'2" 210 Needham, MA Graduate Princeton Tyson Bass 11 OF 6'3" 211 Lucama, NC Graduate North Carolina Wesleyan Macaddin Dye 12 C 6'1" 215 Virginia Beach, VA Sophomore Liberty Sam Angelo 23 INF 6'0" 225 Toms River, NJ Graduate Montclair State Rom Kellis V 25 C/INF 6'1" 203 Gilbert, SC Junior Florence–Darlington TC Kane Kepley 27 OF 5'8" 180 Salisbury, NC Junior Liberty Cale Bolton 38 RHP 6'5" 240 Louisburg, NC Graduate Liberty Dylan Weber 49 LHP 6'0" 197 Sterling, VA Graduate Christopher Newport
Incoming recruits
2024 North Carolina RecruitsName Number B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School Source Lee Sowers 3 L/R INF 5'10" 185 Glen Allen, Virginia Douglas S. Freeman Sawyer Black 4 L/R OF 6'1" 194 Oak Ridge, North Carolina Wesleyan Christian Academy Perry Hargett 7 R/R OF 6'0" 187 Peachland, North Carolina Metrolina Christian Academy Boaz Harper 8 S/R INF 5'11" 175 Angier, North Carolina Grace Christian Parker McCoy 14 R/R INF 6'1" 205 Pembroke, Georgia Benedictine Military Camron Seagraves 19 R/R RHP 6'3" 179 Ellerbe, North Carolina Grace Christian Alex Ferrell 20 R/R INF 6'1" 209 Mount Olive, North Carolina Southern Wayne Riley Leatherman 28 R/R RHP 6'2" 180 Maple Grove, Minnesota Wayzata Walker McDuffie 40 R/R RHP 6'0" 200 Broadway, North Carolina Lee County Mitch Wilson 50 R/R C 6'3" 212 Pauline, South Carolina Dorman Tim Lawson 51 L/L LHP 6'5" 230 Fort Myers, Florida Bishop Verot Andrew Wallen 52 R/R RHP 6'7" 245 Greenville, North Carolina JH Rose Ryan Lynch 53 R/R RHP 6'3" 235 Moorestown, New Jersey Moorestown John Hughes 55 L/L LHP 6'0" 215 Hinsdale, Illinois Nazareth Academy
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