Seahawks host Tar Heels Wednesday night in baseball

WILMINGTON, NC (UNCW) — The Seahawks close out their regular season home schedule on Wednesday when they host nationally-ranked North Carolina in a 6 p.m. start at Brooks Field.

The game is the final installment of their annual home-and-home series which opened began on April 26 in Chapel Hill with the Tar Heels edging the Seahawks, 10-9.

The Seahawks (33-11) earned another series win in the Colonial Athletic Association last weekend when they took 2-of-3 from visiting College of Charleston. UNCW clinched a conference tournament berth over the weekend and remain the only school in the league to participate in all 31 editions of the CAA Championship Tournament.

UNC (31-17) topped visiting East Carolina, 9-1, Tuesday night in Chapel Hill and carries a record of 31-17 into Wednesday’s game. Over the weekend, the Tar Heels lost an ACC series to sixth-ranked Louisville.

Sophomore Nick Feight continues to lead the nation in runs batted in with 77 while senior Steven Linkous ignites the UNCW lineup with a conference-leading .409 batting average. Junior Daniel Stack continues to give the Seahawks power at the plate with nine home runs after homering in each game last weekend against Charleston.

Projected Starters
UNC – Rodney Hutchinson (RHP) 1-1, 3.94 ERA
UNCW – Whitman Barnes (LHP) 2-0, 5.03 ERA

5 Things to Know
UNCW has the second most home wins in the nation with 28
UNCW starter Whitman Barnes is making his first start of the season and the second of his career
The Tar Heels used four pitchers in Tuesday night’s 9-1 win over East Carolina
The Seahawks are ranked as high as 14th in the Perfect Game poll while North Carolina is 20th in the NCBWA poll
UNC assistant coach Scott Jackson served as an assistant on UNCW’s staff from 2003-2007

Players to watch
Brian Miller leads UNC with a .359 batting average, 21 stolen bases and has scored 48 runs … Tyler Ramirez is hitting .346 with a team-high seven home runs and is tied with Logan Wamroth with 41 runs batted in … Brett Daniels has made 20 appearances out of the bullpen and owns a 2-1 record and a 1.85 ERA.