1978 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

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.

1978 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
South Regional champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
CBNo. 3
Record38–17 (9–3 ACC)
Head coach
MVPMatt Wilson
Home stadiumBoshamer Stadium
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Clemson  ‍†‍‡‍y 10–2 .83339–14 .736
No. 3 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 9–3 .75038–17 .691
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58323–14 .622
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5–6 .45514–14 .500
NC State  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .41723–16 .590
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 4–8 .33318–14 .563
Duke  ‍‍‍ 1–10 .09112–22 .353
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1978[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule
1978 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball game log
Regular season
February (2–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
1February 24at Francis MarionUnknown • Florence, South Carolina8–21–0–
2February 25at Francis MarionUnknown • Florence, South Carolina4–32–0–
March (21–8)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
3March 3at Texas–Pan AmericanUnknown • Edinburg, Texas3–23–0–
4March 3at Texas–Pan AmericanUnknown • Edinburg, Texas5–04–0–
5March 5at Texas–Pan AmericanUnknown • Edinburg, Texas0–34–1–
6March 5at Texas–Pan AmericanUnknown • Edinburg, Texas7–65–1–
7March 6vs Northern IowaUnknown • Edinburg, Texas5–65–2–
8March 7at Texas–Pan AmericanUnknown • Edinburg, Texas3–16–2–
9March 8vs Louisiana TechUnknown • Edinburg, Texas5–76–3–
10March 8at Texas–Pan AmericanUnknown • Edinburg, Texas7–37–3–
11March 9vs Northern IowaUnknown • Edinburg, Texas12–08–3–
12March 10vs Northern IowaUnknown • Edinburg, Texas6–39–3–
13March 11vs Oklahoma StateUnknown • Edinburg, Texas3–210–3–
14March 11at Texas–Pan AmericanUnknown • Edinburg, Texas3–410–4–
15March 13CampbellBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–610–5–
16March 15Appalachian StateBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina5–311–5–
17March 15Liberty BaptistBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–312–5–
18March 16MilliganBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina7–013–5–
19March 17William & MaryBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina7–214–5–
20March 18DukeBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina2–015–51–0
21March 19at South CarolinaSarge Frye Field • Columbia, South Carolina4–316–51–0
22March 20MadisonBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina5–117–51–0
23March 21at RichmondMalcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, Virginia3–517–61–0
24March 22Old DominionBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina6–318–61–0
25March 23at DukeJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina19–319–62–0
26March 24ClemsonBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina6–120–63–0
27March 27East CarolinaBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–221–63–0
28March 28St. John'sBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina5–1321–73–0
29March 29Le MoyneBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina16–522–73–0
30March 30Le MoyneBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina7–922–83–0
31March 30Towson StateBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina8–123–83–0
April (9–5)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
32April 1at MarylandShipley Field • College Park, Maryland5–324–84–0
33April 2at VirginiaUVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, Virginia12–1125–85–0
34April 4at NC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina4–1125–95–1
35April 5at East CarolinaHarrington Field • Greenville, North Carolina3–1225–105–1
36Aprilat Wake ForestErnie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina6–026–106–1
37April 8VirginiaBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–826–116–2
38April 9MarylandBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina3–526–126–3
39April 10at Liberty BaptistUnknown • Lynchburg, Virginia8–227–126–3
40April 11Virginia TechBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina6–528–126–3
41April 12Wake ForestBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina6–529–127–3
42April 14South CarolinaBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina3–1129–137–3
43April 15South CarolinaBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–030–137–3
44April 16NC StateBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina6–531–138–3
45April 17ClemsonBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina10–932–139–3
Postseason
ACC Tournament (0–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
46April 20DukeBeautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, South Carolina2–332–149–3
April (1–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
47April 28at East Tennessee StateHoward Johnson Field • Johnson City, Tennessee5–133–149–3
NCAA South Regional (3–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
48May 20vs East Tennessee StatePlainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama15–134–149–3
49May 21at AuburnPlainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama3–235–149–3
50May 22vs Memphis StatePlainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama6–835–159–3
51May 23vs Memphis StatePlainsman Park • Auburn, Alabama11–936–159–3
College World Series (2–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
52June 3vs Oral RobertsJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska0–1136–169–3
53June 4vs St. JohnsJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska9–537–169–3
54June 5vs MichiganJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska7–638–169–3
55June 6vs Southern CaliforniaJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–338–179–3

Awards and honors
Jim Atkinson
  • First Team All-ACC
Greg Norris
  • First Team All-ACC
  • ACC Player of the Year[2]

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1978". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  2. "2001 UNC Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.goheels.com. University of North Carolina. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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