American college baseball season
The 1978 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1978 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Tar Heels played their home games at Boshamer Stadium . The team was coached by Mike Roberts in his 1st year as head coach at North Carolina.
The Tar Heels won the South Regional playoff to advance to the College World Series , where they were defeated by the Southern California Trojans .
Roster
1978 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
Bats/throws
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
INF
Jim Atkinson
L/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Dave Barnett
/
—
—
Charlie Beverly
/
—
—
Lloyd Brewer
/
—
—
Fr
Mike Brewer
/
—
—
Fr
Kevin Caddell
/
—
—
So
INF
Roy Clark
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Sr
RHP
Monte DeRatt
/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
INF
Mike Fox
/
—
—
Sr
Phil Griffith
/
—
—
Jr
J. D. Henderson
/
—
—
Fr
Clay Johnson
/
—
—
Sr
RHP
David Kirk
/R
—
—
Fr
Brad Lloyd
/
—
—
So
Mark McKinney
/
—
—
Bill Musser
/
—
—
Fr
RHP
Greg Norris
/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Whiteville, North Carolina
James Parks
/
—
—
Fr
Greg Robinson
/
—
—
Jim Rouse
/
—
—
So
RHP
Blaine Smith
/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Matt Wilson
/
—
—
Jr
Head coach
Mike Roberts
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Schedule
1978 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball game log
Regular season
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
ACC record
1
February 24
at Francis Marion
Unknown • Florence, South Carolina
8–2
1–0
–
2
February 25
at Francis Marion
Unknown • Florence, South Carolina
4–3
2–0
–
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
ACC record
3
March 3
at Texas–Pan American
Unknown • Edinburg, Texas
3–2
3–0
–
4
March 3
at Texas–Pan American
Unknown • Edinburg, Texas
5–0
4–0
–
5
March 5
at Texas–Pan American
Unknown • Edinburg, Texas
0–3
4–1
–
6
March 5
at Texas–Pan American
Unknown • Edinburg, Texas
7–6
5–1
–
7
March 6
vs Northern Iowa
Unknown • Edinburg, Texas
5–6
5–2
–
8
March 7
at Texas–Pan American
Unknown • Edinburg, Texas
3–1
6–2
–
9
March 8
vs Louisiana Tech
Unknown • Edinburg, Texas
5–7
6–3
–
10
March 8
at Texas–Pan American
Unknown • Edinburg, Texas
7–3
7–3
–
11
March 9
vs Northern Iowa
Unknown • Edinburg, Texas
12–0
8–3
–
12
March 10
vs Northern Iowa
Unknown • Edinburg, Texas
6–3
9–3
–
13
March 11
vs Oklahoma State
Unknown • Edinburg, Texas
3–2
10–3
–
14
March 11
at Texas–Pan American
Unknown • Edinburg, Texas
3–4
10–4
–
15
March 13
Campbell
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
4–6
10–5
–
16
March 15
Appalachian State
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
5–3
11–5
–
17
March 15
Liberty Baptist
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
4–3
12–5
–
18
March 16
Milligan
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
7–0
13–5
–
19
March 17
William & Mary
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
7–2
14–5
–
20
March 18
Duke
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2–0
15–5
1–0
21
March 19
at South Carolina
Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, South Carolina
4–3
16–5
1–0
22
March 20
Madison
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
5–1
17–5
1–0
23
March 21
at Richmond
Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, Virginia
3–5
17–6
1–0
24
March 22
Old Dominion
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
6–3
18–6
1–0
25
March 23
at Duke
Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina
19–3
19–6
2–0
26
March 24
Clemson
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
6–1
20–6
3–0
27
March 27
East Carolina
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
4–2
21–6
3–0
28
March 28
St. John's
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
5–13
21–7
3–0
29
March 29
Le Moyne
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
16–5
22–7
3–0
30
March 30
Le Moyne
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
7–9
22–8
3–0
31
March 30
Towson State
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
8–1
23–8
3–0
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
ACC record
32
April 1
at Maryland
Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland
5–3
24–8
4–0
33
April 2
at Virginia
UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, Virginia
12–11
25–8
5–0
34
April 4
at NC State
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina
4–11
25–9
5–1
35
April 5
at East Carolina
Harrington Field • Greenville, North Carolina
3–12
25–10
5–1
36
April
at Wake Forest
Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
6–0
26–10
6–1
37
April 8
Virginia
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
4–8
26–11
6–2
38
April 9
Maryland
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
3–5
26–12
6–3
39
April 10
at Liberty Baptist
Unknown • Lynchburg, Virginia
8–2
27–12
6–3
40
April 11
Virginia Tech
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
6–5
28–12
6–3
41
April 12
Wake Forest
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
6–5
29–12
7–3
42
April 14
South Carolina
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
3–11
29–13
7–3
43
April 15
South Carolina
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
4–0
30–13
7–3
44
April 16
NC State
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
6–5
31–13
8–3
45
April 17
Clemson
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
10–9
32–13
9–3
Postseason
NCAA South Regional (3–1)
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
ACC record
48
May 20
vs East Tennessee State
Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama
15–1
34–14
9–3
49
May 21
at Auburn
Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama
3–2
35–14
9–3
50
May 22
vs Memphis State
Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama
6–8
35–15
9–3
51
May 23
vs Memphis State
Plainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama
11–9
36–15
9–3
College World Series (2–2)
Awards and honors
Jim Atkinson
Greg Norris
First Team All-ACC
ACC Player of the Year[2]
References
Venues Rivalries People <span class="tmp-color" style="color:#13294B">Seasons</span> College World Series appearances in italics
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