2018 NORTH CAROLINA GAME NOTES CONTACT: TJ Scholl

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1 2018 NORTH CAROLINA GAME NOTES CONTACT: TJ Scholl North Carolina Schedule Date Day Opponent Time (ET) February (3-5) 16 Fri. at South Florida L, Sat. at South Florida W, Sun. at South Florida W, 9-8 (10 inn) 20 Tue. UNCW L, Wed. St. John s L, Fri. at East Carolina L., Sat. vs. East Carolina W, Sun. East Carolina L, Tue. High Point 3 p.m. March (0-0) 2 Fri. Liberty 3 p.m. 3 Sat. Liberty 2 p.m. 4 Sun. Liberty 1 p.m. 6 Tue. VCU 3 p.m. 9 Fri. at Louisville* 6 p.m. 10 Sat. at Louisville* 1 p.m. 11 Sun. at Louisville* Noon 13 Tue. NC A&T 4 p.m. 14 Wed. Gardner-Webb 4 p.m. 16 Fri. Pittsburgh* 6 p.m. 17 Sat. Pittsburgh* 4 p.m. 18 Sun. Pittsburgh* 1 p.m. 20 Tue. Maryland 6 p.m. 23 Fri. Florida State* 6 p.m. 24 Sat. Florida State* 4 p.m. 25 Sun. Florida State* 1 p.m. 27 Tue. at Charlotte -2 7 p.m. 30 Fri. Wake Forest* 6 p.m. 31 Sat. Wake Forest* 4 p.m. April (0-0) 1 Sun. Wake Forest* 2 p.m. 3 Tue. vs. South Carolina-2 7 p.m. 6 Fri. at Miami* 7 p.m. 7 Sat. at Miami* 7 p.m. 8 Sun. at Miami* 1 p.m. 13 Fri. at Virginia* 6 p.m. 14 Sat. at Virginia* 4 p.m. 15 Sun. at Virginia* 1 p.m. 17 Tues. vs. NC State 6:30 p.m. 20 Fri. Georgia Tech* 6 p.m. 21 Sat. Georgia Tech* 4 p.m. 22 Sun. Georgia Tech* 1 p.m. 24 Tue. Coastal Carolina 6 p.m. 25 Wed. Western Carolina 6 p.m. 27 Fri. NC State* 6:30 p.m. 28 Sat.. NC State* 6:30 p.m. 29 Sun. NC State* 1 p.m. May (0-0) 1 Tue. UNC Asheville 6 p.m. 8 Tue. Richmond 6 p.m. 9 Wed. at Coastal Carolina 6 p.m. 11 Fri. at Duke* 6 p.m. 12 Sat. at Duke* 1 p.m. 13 Sun. at Duke* 1 p.m. 15 Tue. at UNCW 6 p.m. 17 Thu. Virginia Tech* 6 p.m. 18 Fri. Virginia Tech* 6 p.m. 19 Sat. Virginia Tech* 2 p.m. * - Atlantic Coast Conference game 1 - Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, N.C. 2 - BB&T Ballpark, Charlotte, N.C. May 22-27, ACC Championship, Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham N.C. June 1-4, NCAA Regionals, Campus Sites June 8-11, NCAA Super Regionals, Campus Sites June 16-27, College World Series, TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha, Neb. #13 Game 9: vs High Point Tuesday, Feb. 27 Chapel Hill, N.C. Boshamer Stadium Carolina High Point All-time Series...UNC leads Coverage Tueday, Feb p.m. TV: ACC Network Extra Up Next Liberty Friday, March 2 3 p.m. Video: ACC Network Extra Saturday, March 3 2 p.m. Video: ACC Network Extra Sunday, March 4 1 p.m. Video: ACC Network Extra HIGH POINT SERIES HISTORY North Carolina and High Point have faced off 25 times in a series that dates back to The Tar Heels hold a series lead. Carolina won the fi rst meeting on March 21, 1972, a 3-2 win in the fi rst ever game at Boshamer Stadium. The two s last meeting came on April 5, 2016 in Chapel Hill. Current Tar Heels Brandon Riley and Zack Gahagan each notched a hit, while Taylor Sugg wrapped up the win out of the bullpen with two scoreless innings. TESSAR SHINES IN DEBUT Sophomore Dallas Tessar, a transfer from Yavapai College, hit in the leadoff spot both Saturday and Sunday against East Carolina. The outfi elder went 4-7 in his fi rst weekend as a Tar Heel starter, including a three-hit night in Carolina s Saturday win. SLOW START Despite winning a thrilling 5-4 game against East Carolina on Saturday, the Tar Heels dropped both Friday and Sunday s matchups to fall to 3-5 on the 2018 season. Sunday s 12-0 loss at Boshamer Stadium marks the fi rst time since 1962 that North Carolina has lost three straight home games to start the year. The weekend marked the fi rst series loss for the Tar Heels since last season s series against Long Beach State on March 3-5. After that series loss however, Carolina won 21 of its next 24 games. HIATT NOTCHES FIRST SAVE Sophomore reliever Josh Hiatt picked up his fi rst save of the season on Saturday night in Durham against ECU. The right-hander worked 1.2 innings, striking out three and not allowing a baserunner. Hiatt has allowed just two hits in six scoreless innings in TAR HEELS PICKED TO WIN ACC COASTAL North Carolina is picked to win the ACC Coastal with Florida State picked to win the Atlantic and the league for the second consecutive year in a poll of the league s 14 coaches. The Seminoles received 10 fi rst place votes, followed by Carolina with three and Wake Forest receiving one vote as ACC champion. In the Atlantic, Florida State led the way with 95 points, followed by Louisville (78), Clemson (70), NC State (53), Wake Forest (52), Boston College (23) and Notre Dame (19). FSU received 13 fi rst place votes and Wake Forest received one. Probable Starting Pitchers Carolina Opponents Tuesday Taylor Sugg Caleb Williams 3.60 ERA, 0-0, 3 SO, 2 BB 0.00 ERA, 0-0, 3 SO, 0 BB

2 2018 North Carolina GoHeels.com Probable Position Starters And Top Pitchers (2018 Stats) Pos. No. Player GP/GS AVG OBP SLG R RBI Note C 11 Cody Roberts 8/ Has seen time at C as well as RF DH 4 Brandon Martorano 7/ Tied for team lead in HR (2), will also catch for the Heels 1B 15 Michael Busch 8/ Leads team in RBIs and tied for team lead in HR (2) 2B 10 Zack Gahagan 8/ Versatile veteran who can play multiple positions 3B 3 Kyle Datres 8/ Leads team in runs scored and hits (13) SS 8 Ike Freeman 8/ Hit game-winning home run vs USF to win series LF 7 Dallas Tessar 7/ Speedy leadoff batter, started last two games for UNC CF 6 Dylan Enwiller 7/ Speedy outfielder who also sees time at SS RF 1 Brandon Riley 8/ Leads team in walks, second in runs scored STARTING PITCHERS App/GS W-L ERA OAVG BB K Note RHP 25 Taylor Sugg 2/ Came out of bullpen last season for UNC OUT OF THE BULLPEN App/GS W-L/S ERA OAVG BB K Note RHP 24 Hansen Butler 1/ Missed 2017 season due to injury RHP 25 Taylor Sugg 2/ Did not allow an ER in 12 of 14 relief appearances in 2017 RHP 31 Josh Hiatt 4/0 0-0/ Preseason All-American, Stopper of the Year WatchList RHP 37 Bo Weiss Has not pitched in 2018 RHP 45 Austin Bergner 2/ Retired nine straight batters in first appearance vs. USF RHP 48 Rodney Hutchison 0/ Team-high 57.0 relief innings pitched in 2017 RHP 41 Cooper Criswell 5/ Transfer from Southern Union, leads team in appearances RHP 36 Joey Lancellotti 4/ Hard-throwing freshman who can also play OF RHP 19 Brett Daniels 3/ Senior who can start or come out of the bullpen RHP 29 Trevor Gay 3/ Veteran pitcher that will get called in any situation Twelve coaches selected the Tar Heels to win the Coastal, with Virginia receiving the other two first place votes. North Carolina collected 96 points, followed by Virginia (83), Duke (62), Miami (60), Georgia Tech (46), Virginia Tech (27) and Pitt (18). Carolina has been picked to win the Coastal seven times since the poll went to the divisional system in On five of the previous six occasions (2007, 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2017), the Tar Heels did in fact win the division crown. CRISWELL OUT OF THE PEN Cooper Criswell has been the go-to guy out the bullpen early this year, appearing in a team high five of the Tar Heels first eight games. He currently boasts a 5.79 ERA through 4.2 innings pitched. LOOKING FOR CONSISTENCY Carolina has used seven different starting lineups through as many games this year. The DH spot has seen four different players: Brandon Martorano (twice), Clemente Inclan, Ashton McGee and Angel Zarate First, second and third bases are the only positions that have had the same starter every game with Michael Busch at first, Zack Gahagan at second and Kyle Datres at third. BRILLIANT BAUM Sophomore Tyler Baum s first start of the season resulted in the team s first win of the year, boosting his UNC career record to 8-0. The right-hander fanned 10 USF batters, a new career-high. He allowed just four hits and two earned runs in the outing. BERGNER S CLUTCH DEBUT Sophomore Austin Bergner made his first appearance of the year out of the bullpen on Sunday and didn t disappoint. He tossed three perfect innings, striking out five and picking up the win. The right-hander s five strikeouts matched a career-high (NC State 4/16/17). Bergner has now allowed just five hits over his last 17.2 innings dating back to last season. BASEBALL AMERICA RANKS FORBES AMONG BEST ASSITANT COACHES The Tar Heels will enter the 2018 season with Baseball America s fourth-ranked assistant coach in the country, Scott Forbes. The publication, which surveyed over 75 Division I head coaches, announced the list in December. The previous edition of the rankings in 2012 ranked Forbes fifth in the country. The team s associate head coach is entering his 13th season with the Heels. Forbes played for head coach Mike Fox during his collegiate career at NC Wesleyan from His first coaching position came as an assistant at Wesleyan in 1998, followed by a four-year stint at North Carolina as an assistant from He spent the next three years of his coaching career as an assistant at Winthrop before returning back to Chapel Hill in SOPHOMORE PITCHERS RECEIVE PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA HONORS Starting pitcher Gianluca Dalatri and reliever Josh Hiatt will lead the way for a stacked Tar Heel pitching staff. Hiatt received first-team honors from NCBWA both pitchers received thirdteam preseason all-america honors from D1Baseball. Dalatri is returning for his sophomore season following a strong freshman year as the Saturday starter. He appeared in 15 games going 7-3 with 3.34 ERA and 85 strikeouts in a team-high 97 innings of work. Dalatri has experience as an all-america player, as he earned the nod as a Consensus Freshman first-team all-american from Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, Tar Heels In The Polls BA BW CB CP D1 PG RPI Preseason n/a Week Week BA: Baseball America; BW: National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association; CB: Collegiate Baseball; CP: USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll; D1: D1Baseball.com; PG - Perfect Game; RPI: NCAA RPI

3 2018 North Carolina GoHeels.com D1Baseball and Perfect Game last season. Hiatt is looking to follow up his redshirt-freshman season in which he earned first-team All-America honors from Baseball America and the NCBWA. He was to the preseason all-america first team by NCBWA and third-team by D1Baseball. Hiatt worked out of the bullpen as the primary closer recording 13 saves and posting a 1.9 ERA and 64 strikeouts in just 52 innings of work. OPPORTUNITIES APLENTY TO WATCH THE TAR HEELS North Carolina currently features a strong broadcast schedule over the 2018 season with 47 games scheduled to be aired. ACC Network Extra will stream 44 of the contests, beginning with the team s first two home games against UNCW (2/20) and St. John s (2/21). In addition to the ACC Network Extra offering, the Tar Heels will play across ESPN televised networks three times including on April 3 against South Carolina in Charlotte (SEC Network). Games against NC State on April 17 and Coastal Carolina on April 24 will be televised on ESPNU. Every game in 2018 at Boshamer Stadium will be available for streaming on ACC Network extra, including a stretch between March 13th and 25th in which there will be nine games broadcast out of Chapel Hill. PITCHING DEPTH KEY FOR 2018 Despite the loss of J.B. Bukauskas to the MLB Draft, North Carolina boasts plenty of experience on the mound this season with sophomores Gianluca Dalatri and Tyler Baum leading the way. Dalatri looks to be a major contributor in 2018 for the Heels following his strong freshman season. The right-hander went 7-3, posting a 3.34 ERA and 85 strikeouts over 97 innings of work. Baum also looks to play a major role in his sophomore campaign after compiling a 7-0 record and a 2.57 ERA over 63 freshman innings. The Tar Heels return the majority of the leadership out of the bullpen, including All- American closer Josh Hiatt. The sophomore was dominant in his first year with the Heels, carving out the closing role and posting a 1.90 ERA in 52 innings. He totaled 64 strikeouts and 13 saves while allowing just 31 hits on the year. He ll be joined by plenty of veteran leadership including Rodney Hutchison Jr., who worked in 57.2 innings for the Heels last season, and Hansen Butler, a right-hander returning after missing 2017 due to injury. HIATT LOOKING TO FOLLOW UP STELLAR FRESHMAN SEASON Josh Hiatt will look to continue anchoring the Tar Heel bullpen after a freshman season in which he proved himself as one of the top late-inning relievers in the country. He earned first-team all-america honors from D1Baseball and NCBWA along with being a consensus freshman first-team all-america. Hiatt was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) preseason All-America first team heading into the 2018 season. He was also named to the preseason D1Baseball All-America third team along with teammate Gianluca Dalatri. Hiatt appeared 32 times and posted a 1.90 ERA with 64 strikeouts in 52 innings of work last season. Hiatt 13 saves on the season are good for fifth most in a single season in Carolina history. Hiatt continued his excellence on the mound in the Cape Cod League with the Orleans Firebirds. Hiatt posted a 2.67 ERA and eight saves in 27 innings with the Firebirds. He also held opponents to a league-best.138 batting average. DALATRI NAMED TO GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST Tar Heels starter Gianluca Dalatri was one of 55 players (nine from the ACC) named to USA Baseball s Golden Spikes Award watch list prior to the season. The list showcases top amateur players across high school and collegiate baseball, leading to one winner at the end of the season. Dalatri pitched 97 innings for the Heels in 2017 with a 7-3 record and a 3.34 ERA, striking out 85 batters and walking just 19. The sophomore had a standout freshman campaign in the North Carolina rotation, named a freshman All-American by multiple publications and earning a spot on the All-ACC third-team. Previous winners of the Golden Spikes award include MLB all-stars Bryce Harper and Kris Bryant Game Summary UNC s Record When... Overall 3-5 Conference 0-0 Non-Conference 3-5 Home Games 0-3 Away Games 2-2 Neutral Site 1-0 Day Games 1-4 Night Games 2-1 February 3-5 March 0-0 April 0-0 May 0-0 June 0-0 Monday 0-0 Tuesday 0-1 Wednesday 0-1 Thursday 0-0 Friday 0-2 Saturday 2-0 Sunday 1-1 vs. LH Starter 1-2 vs. RH Starter Run Games Run Games Run Games 1-1 Extra Innings 1-0 Shutouts 0-1 Scoring 0-2 Runs Runs Runs Runs 1-0 Opponent Scoring 0-2 Runs Runs Runs Runs 0-1 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 1-0 Opp. hit 0 home runs home run home runs 1-0 Out-hit opponent 3-1 Out-hit by opponent 0-4 Hits tied 0-0 Scored in 1st inning 2-1 Opp. scored in 1st inning 1-0 Scores first 3-1 Opp. scores first 0-4 After 6 innings: Leading 2-0 Trailing 0-4 Tied 1-1 After 7 innings: Leading 2-0 Trailing 0-4 Tied 1-1 After 8 innings: Leading 2-0 Trailing 0-4 Tied 1-1 Made 0 errors error errors 0-2 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 2-1 Score By Innings X Total UNC Opp

4 Mike Fox At A Glance Overall Record (35th year) 1, Education University of North Carolina B.A. - Physical Education ( 78) M.A. - Teaching ( 79) 2018 North Carolina GoHeels.com 2018 Preseason Rankings/Individual Honors Preseason Team Rankings No. 6 - D1Baseball No. 6 - Baseball America No. 7 - Collegiate Baseball No. 7 - Perfect Game Head Coaching Experience North Carolina Wesleyan ( ; ) Overall Record: North Carolina (1999-present) Overall Record: ACC Record: Career Highlights In his 20th season as head coach at North Carolina. Hired prior to 1999 season as 24th head coach in school history. Second-winningest active coach in the NCAA with a.734 winning percentage and third in overall victories entering 2018; Entered this season 14th in all-time winning percentage and 9th in all-time victories. Honored in 2008 as Baseball America s National Coach of the Year. Named 2006, 2007 and 2008 ABCA Atlantic Region Coach of Year. Led UNC to four straight trips to the College World Series for the first time in ACC history and the 13th time in NCAA history; Took UNC to its sixth CWS in eight years in One of six men to play in and then coach their alma mater to the CWS. Has been a part of all 17 CWS wins for UNC as a player or coach. Played at Carolina from and was the starting second baseman on UNC s 1978 College World Series team; Named to the 1978 CWS All-Tournament team. Led Carolina to three straight 50-win seasons and an NCAA-best 213 victories from Won ACC Championships in 2007 and Won ACC Coastal Division titles in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2017 Led UNC to NCAA regional titles in 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, Led the Tar Heels to the NCAA Regionals in 16 of his 19 years as head coach. Has had 86 players drafted since he became head coach at Carolina, including 14 in the first round. Has had 34 players named first-team All-ACC since 1999 and 38 earn secondteam All-ACC honors. Set a school record for most wins to open a season with 21-0 start in 2000 and a program mark for total wins with 59 in Mike Fox At North Carolina Overall ACC Finish NCAA Finish th Regional th Regional th rd Regional th Super Regional th Regional th Regional st* CWS - 2nd st*# CWS - 2nd nd* CWS - 3rd st* CWS - 5th th* Regional rd* CWS - 5th st* Regional st*# CWS - 3rd th* Regional T3rd* th* st* Regional yrs *Finish in Coastal Division; #ACC Champions Mike Fox Vs. The ACC (1999-Present) Home Away Tourney* Total Boston College Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami NC State Notre Dame Pittsburgh Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest Total *ACC and NCAA tournament play Totals do not include 1-1 vs. ND in 2005 or 1-0 vs. Louisville in 2007, but do include vs. Maryland (19-2 H, 20-7 A, 2-1 T) ACC Preseason Poll (Coaches Voting) First in Coastal Division Luca Dalatri Soph., Wall Township, N.J., RHP D1Baseball Preseason All-American (third team) Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List Josh Hiatt Soph., Charlotte, N.C., RHP NCBWA Preseason All-American (first team) D1Baseball Preseason All-American (third team) Perfect Game Preseason All-American (third team) NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List

5 2018 North Carolina GoHeels.com 1 Brandon Riley 2 Satchel Jerzembeck 3 Kyle Datres 10 Zack Gahagan 11 Cody Roberts 12 Josh Ladowski 15 Michael Busch 24 Hansen Butler 25 Taylor Sugg 26 Jackson Hesterlee 27 Jason Morgan 37 Bo Weiss 38 Kip Brandenburg 39 Kyle Blendinger 40 Angel Zarate 45 Austin Bergner 4 Brandon Martorano 5 Ashton McGee 46 Ben Casparius 48 Rodney Hutchison 6 Dylan Enwiller 7 Dallas Tessar 8 Ike Freeman 16 Earl Semper 18 Clemente Inclan 19 Brett Daniels 23 Tyler Baum 29 Trevor Gay 31 Josh Hiatt 34 Caden O Brien 36 Joey Lancellotti 41 Cooper Criswell 42 Luca Dalatri 43 Brendan Illies 44 Austin Love 30 Mike Fox 21 Scott Forbes 20 Robert Woodard 32 Jesse Wierzbicki

6 #23 Tyler Baum (1-0, 4.59 ERA, Opp Avg. 231) 2/17 at USF S W /24 vs ECU S Innings: 5.1, at USF (2/17) Strikeouts: 10, at USF (2/17) Hits: 5, vs ECU (2/24) Walks: 2, vs ECU (2/24) Runs: 3, vs ECU (2/24) Earned Runs: 3, vs ECU (2/24) #45 Austin Bergner (1-0, 1.59ERA, Opp. Avg..200) 2ate Opponent S/R Dec. IP H R ER BB K 2/18 at USF R W /24 vs ECU R W Innings: 3.0 at USF (2/18) Strikeouts: 5, at USF (2/18) Hits: 4, vs ECU (2/24) Walks: 1, vs ECU (2/24) Runs: 1, vs ECU (2/24) Earned Runs: 1, vs ECU (2/24) #39 Kyle Blendinger (0-0, 0.00ERA, Opp. Avg..000) 2/21 SJU R Innings: 0.1, SJU (2/21) Strikeouts: 0, SJU (2/21) Hits: 0, SJU (2/21) Walks: 1, SJU (2/21) Runs: 0, SJU (2/21) Earned Runs: 0, SJU (2/21) #24 Hansen Butler (0-0, 40.50ERA, Opp. Avg..500) 2/18 at USF R /25 ECU R Innings: 0.1, at USF (2/18), ECU (2/25) Strikeouts: 0, at USF (2/18), ECU (2/25) Hits: 2, at USF (2/18) Walks: 2, ECU (2/25) Runs: 3, at USF (2/18) Earned Runs: 3, at USF (2/18) #46 Ben Casparius (0-0, 0.00ERA, Opp. Avg..000) 2/25 ECU R Innings: 1.0, ECU (2/25) Strikeouts: 1, ECU (2/25) Hits: 0, ECU (2/25) Walks: 0, ECU (2/25) Runs: 0, ECU (2/25) Earned Runs: 0, ECU (2/25) #41 Cooper Criswell (0-1, 5.79 ERA, Opp. Avg..368) 2/16 at USF R /18 at USF R /20 UNCW R /21 SJU R L /25 ECU R North Carolina GoHeels.com #42 Gianluca Dalatri (0-2, 5.00 ERA, Opp. Avg..415) 2/16 at USF S L /23 at ECU S L Innings: 5.1, at ECU (2/23) Strikeouts: 7, at ECU (2/23) Hits: 11, at ECU (2/23) Walks: 2, at USF (2/16) Runs: 3, at USF (2/16) Earned Runs: 3,at USF (2/16) #19 Brett Daniels 0-0, 2.16 ERA, Opp. Avg. (.364) 2/18 at USF S /23 at ECU R /25 ECU R Innings: 4.0, at USF (2/18) Strikeouts: 5, at ECU (2/23) Hits: 7, at USF (2/18) Walks: 2, at USF (2/18) Runs: 1, at USF (2/18), ECU (2/25) Earned Runs: 1 at USF (2/18), ECU (2/25) #29 Trevor Gay (0-0, 0.00 ERA, Opp. Avg..286) 2/16 at USF R /18 at USF R /21 SJU R Innings: 0.2, at USF (2/17), SJU (2/21) Strikeouts: 2, at USF (2/17) Hits: 2, SJU (2/21) Walks: 1, at USF (2/17), SJU (2/21) Runs: 2, SJU (2/21) Earned Runs: 0, at USF (2/17) #31 Josh Hiatt (0-0, 1 SV, 0.00 ERA, Opp. Avg..111) 2/16 at USF R /18 at USF R /12 SJU R /24 vs ECU R S Innings: 2.0, at USF (2/16), USF (2/18) Strikeouts: 4, at USF (2/16) Hits: 1, at USF (2/16), SJU (2/21) Walks: 3, vs ECU (2/24) Runs: 0, at USF (2/16) Earned Runs: 0, at USF (2/16) #48 Rodney Hutchison Jr. (0-1, 0 SV, ERA, Opp. Avg..310) 2/16 at USF R /18 at USF R /20 UNCW R /25 ECU S L Innings: 3.2, ECU (2/25) Strikeouts: 4, ECU (2/25) Hits: 5, UNCW (2/20) Walks 2, at USF (2/16), ECU (2/25) Runs: 4, at USF (2/18) Earned Runs: 4, at USF (2/18) SEASON/CAREER HIGHS: Innings: 1.2, UNCW (2/20), SJU (2/21) Strikeouts: 3, ECU (2/25) Hits: 4, ECU (2/25) Walks: 0, at USF (2/17), UNCW (2/20) Runs: 1, at USF (2/17), UNCW (2/20), ECU (2/25) Earned Runs: 1, at USF (2/17), UNCW (2/20), ECU (2/25) #34 Caden O Brien (0-0, 1.59 ERA, Opp. Avg..211) 2/17 at USF R /20 UNCW S /25 ECU R SEASON/CAREER HIGHS: Innings: 4.1, UNCW (2/20) Strikeouts: 7, UNCW (2/20) Hits: 3, UNCW (2/20) Walks: 2, UNCW (2/20) Runs: 1, UNCW (2/20), ECU (2/25) Earned Runs: 1, UNCW (2/20) #25 Taylor Sugg (0-0, 0 SV, 3.60 ERA, Opp. Avg..250) 2/17 at USF R /21 SJU S Innings: 4.0, SJU (2/21) Strikeouts: 2, SJU (2/21) Hits: 3, at USF (2/17) Walks: 1, at USF (2/17), SJU (2/21) Runs: 2, at USF (2/17), SJU (2/21) Earned Runs: 2, at USF (2/17) #37 Bo Weiss (0-0, 0 SV, ERA, Opp. Avg..667) 2/25 ECU R Innings: 0.1, ECU (2/25) Strikeouts: 0, ECU (2/25) Hits: 2, ECU (2/25) Walks: 1, ECU (2/25) Runs: 1, ECU (2/25) Earned Runs: 1, ECU (2/25) SEASON/CAREER HIGHS: Innings: 2.0, SJU (2/21) Strikeouts: 1, UNCW (2/20), SJU (2/21) Hits: 3, SJU (2/21) Walks: 2, ECU (2/25) Runs: 4, ECU (2/25) Earned Runs: 2, ECU (2/25) #36 Joey Lancellotti (0-1, 0 SV, 4.15 ERA, Opp. Avg..188) 2/17 at USF R /20 UNCW R L /21 SJU R /25 ECU R

7 2018 North Carolina GoHeels.com #25 Taylor Sugg Junior, RHP Greensboro, N.C. Southern Guilford Made fourth career start and fi rst of 2018 against St. John s on 2/21 and went 4 IP and struck out two while giving up no earned runs. Appeared in 17 games as a sophomoreand made three starts Finished 1-1 with a 1.95 ERA in 27.2 innings of work Also struck out 18 batters on the year His three starts all came in the fi nal month of the season, including the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional against Davidson Did not allow a run in 3.2 innings of relief during the ACC tournament Went 3.2 scoreless in a start at Virginia Tech on May 14 Did not allow an earned run in 12 of 14 relief appearances GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Date Opponent Dec. IP H R ER 2B 3B HR BB K 2/17 at USF /21 SJU SUGG S SEASON HIGHS Innings: 4.0, SJU (2/21) Strikeouts: 2, SJU (2/21) Hits: 3, at USF (2/17) Walks: 1, at USF (2/17), SJU (2/21) Runs: 2, at USF (2/17), SJU (2/21) Earned Runs: 2, at USF (2/17) Taylor Sugg s Pitching Statistics Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA TOTAL

8 Alphabetical 23 Tyler Baum 45 Austin Bergner 39 Kyle Blendinger 38 Kip Brandenburg 15 Michael Busch 24 Hansen Butler 46 Ben Casparius 41 Cooper Criswell 42 Luca Dalatri 19 Brett Daniels 3 Kyle Datres 6 Dylan Enwiller 8 Ike Freeman 10 Zack Gahagan 29 Trevor Gay 26 Jackson Hesterlee 31 Josh Hiatt 48 Rodney Hutchison 43 Brendan Illies 18 Clemente Inclan 2 Satchel Jerzembeck 12 Josh Ladowski 36 Joey Lancellotti 44 Austin Love 4 Brandon Martorano 5 Ashton McGee 27 Jason Morgan 34 Caden O Brien 1 Brandon Riley 11 Cody Roberts 16 Earl Semper 25 Taylor Sugg 7 Dallas Tessar 37 Bo Weiss 40 Angel Zarate By Class Seniors (2) 19 Brett Daniels 10 Zack Gahagan Juniors (13) 24 Hansen Butler 41 Cooper Criswell 3 Kyle Datres 6 Dylan Enwiller 29 Trevor Gay 26 Jackson Hesterlee 48 Rodney Hutchison 43 Brendan Illies 12 Josh Ladowski 27 Jason Morgan 1 Brandon Riley 11 Cody Roberts 25 Taylor Sugg Sophomores (11) 23 Tyler Baum 45 Austin Bergner 38 Kip Brandenburg 15 Michael Busch 42 Luca Dalatri 8 Ike Freeman 31 Josh Hiatt 4 Brandon Martorano 36 Ashton McGee 7 Dallas Tessar 37 Bo Weiss 2018 North Carolina GoHeels.com NUMERICAL No. Player Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Brandon Riley OF L/R Jr. Burlington, N.C. (Walter Williams) 2 Satchel Jerzembeck SS/2B R/R Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Providence) 3 Kyle Datres 3B R/R Jr. Williamsport, Pa. (Loyalsock Township) 4 Brandon Martorano C/OF R/R So. Marlboro, N.J. (Christian Brothers Academy) 5 Ashton McGee OF/3B/2B L/R So. Pikeville, N.C. (C.B. Aycock) 6 Dylan Enwiller OF/2B R/R Jr. Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton/Yavapai College) 7 Dallas Tessar SS/OF R/R So. Simi Valley, Calif. (Chaminade/Yavapai College) 8 Ike Freeman SS/2B R/R So. Rockwell, N.C. (East Rowan) 10 Zack Gahagan 2B/1B/3B R/R Sr. Fletcher, N.C. (North Henderson) 11 Cody Roberts C R/R Jr. Johns Creek, Ga. (Blessed Trinity) 12 Josh Ladowski OF R/R Jr. Mooresville, N.C. (Lake Norman) 15 Michael Busch 1B L/R So. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley) 16 Earl Semper OF S/R Fr. Sunrise, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 18 Clemente Inclan 3B/1B L/R Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Bolles School) 19 Brett Daniels RHP R/R Sr. Fuquay-Varina, N.C. (Fuquay-Varina) 23 Tyler Baum RHP R/R So. Ocoee, Fla. (West Orange) 24 Hansen Butler RHP R/R Jr. High Point, N.C. (High Point Christian) 25 Taylor Sugg RHP R/R Jr. Greensboro, N.C. (Southern Guilford) 26 Jackson Hesterlee OF L/R Jr. Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton/Southern Union) 27 Jason Morgan RHP R/R Jr.* Fredericksburg, Va. (Chancellor) 29 Trevor Gay RHP R/R Jr. High Point, N.C. (High Point Central/Charlotte) 31 Josh Hiatt RHP R/R So. Charlotte, N.C. (Providence) 34 Caden O Brien LHP R/L Fr. Maiden, N.C. (Maiden) 36 Joey Lancellotti RHP/OF R/R Fr. Bensalem, Pa. (William Penn Charter) 37 Bo Weiss RHP R/R So. Castle Rock, Colo. (Regis Jesuit) 38 Kip Brandenburg OF/1B R/R So. Greensboro, N.C. (So. Guilford/Spartanburg Methodist) 39 Kyle Blendinger RHP R/R Fr. High Point, N.C. (Southwest Guilford) 40 Angel Zarate OF/LHP L/L Fr. Reidsville, N.C. (Rockingham County) 41 Cooper Criswell RHP R/R Jr. Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton/Southern Union) 42 Luca Dalatri RHP R/R So. Wall Township, N.J. (Christian Brothers Academy) 43 Brendan Illies C R/R Jr. Edgewood, Wash. (Puyallup) 44 Austin Love RHP R/R Fr. Salisbury, N.C. (West Rowan) 45 Austin Bergner RHP R/R So. Windermere, Fla. (Windermere Prep) 46 Ben Casparius INF/RHP R/R Fr. Westport, Conn. (Staples) 48 Rodney Hutchison Jr. RHP R/R Jr. Mason, Ohio (Mason) * - Redshirt Coaching & Support Staff Head Coach: 30 Mike Fox (20th season) Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: 21 Scott Forbes (13th season) Assistant Coach: 20 Robert Woodard (Second season) Assistant Coach: 32 Jesse Wierzbicki (Second season) Director of Strength and Conditioning: Greg Gatz Director of Baseball Operations/Facility Manager: Dave Arendas Director of Player Personnel/Clubhouse Manager: Tyler Puryear Head Athletic Trainer: Terri Jo Rucinski Graduate Student Athletic Trainers: Emily Guadagno, Lilly Vandemark Student Manager/Bullpen Catchers: 14 Boyd Tisdale, 35 Tyler Howerton Head Student Manager: Carter Hicks Student Managers: Nick Borbor, Troy Rodriques, Sean Kelly Pronunciation Guide Tyler Baum BAWM Satchel Jerzembeck JUHR-zem-beck Ben Casparius cuh-spare-ee-us Josh Ladowski luh-dow-ski Luca Dalatri LOO-cah duh-lah-tree Joey Lancellotti lan-suh-lah-tee Kyle Datres DAT-ress Brandon Martorano mar-tuh-rah-noh Dylan Enwiller EN-wye-luhr Earl Semper SIM-puhr Zack Gahagan guh-hay-guhn Dallas Tessar TESS-uhr Brendan Illies ILL-ee-us Angel Zarate zuh-rah-tee Clemente Inclan INN-cluhn Freshmen (9) 39 Kyle Blendinger 46 Ben Casparius 18 Clemente Inclan 2 Satchel Jerzembeck 36 Joey Lancellotti 44 Austin Love 34 Caden O Brien 16 Earl Semper 40 Angel Zarate

9 2018 North Carolina GoHeels.com Last Home Run Michael Busch vs UNCW (2/20/18) Kyle Datres vs ECU (2/24/18) Ike Freeman at USF (2/18/18) Zack Gahagan Duke (5/20/17) Brandon Martorano at USF (2/18/18) Ashton McGee vs. Miami (5/27/17) Brandon Riley vs. Davidson (6/2/17) Cody Roberts at USF (2/18/18) 2018 Home Run Listing Name Opponent (Date) Inn. Type Busch USF (2/16) 7 3-run Martorano USF (2/17) 1 3-run Roberts USF (2/18) 2 solo Martorano USF (2/18) 5 solo Freeman USF (2/18) 10 solo Busch UNCW (2/20) 1 3-run Datres ECU (2/24) 6 solo Hitting Streaks Name Season/Career Current Longest Busch 5/5 2 Gahagan 2/6 - Freeman 1/2 - Illies 0/1 - McGee 1/18 - Ladowski 0/2 - Roberts 2/12 - Riley 3/8 - Datres 7/7 - Martorano 3/5 - Enwiller 3/3 - Inclan 2/2 - Tessar 3/3 3 Hesterlee 1/1 1 Lancellotti 1/1 1 Multiple Hit Games Name Total Gahagan 1/28 0/3 1/2 0/0 2/33 Busch 5/7 0/0 0/0 0/0 5/7 Datres 2/10 2/6 0/4 0/0 4/20 McGee 0/8 0/3 0/1 0/0 0/12 Roberts 2/11 0/2 0/0 0/0 2/13 Busch 0/4 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/5 Freeman 1/4 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/4 Ladowski 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 Illies 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 Enwiller 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 Tessar 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 1/1 Martorano 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 Multiple RBI Games Name Total Busch 1/5 3/4 0/0 0/0 4/8 Gahagan 0/18 1/5 0/4 0/1 1/28 Riley 0/13 0/7 0/2 0/0 0/22 Datres 0/8 0/4 0/4 0/0 0/16 McGee 0/8 0/3 0/1 0/0 0/12 Roberts 2/12 0/2 0/0 0/0 2/14 Freeman 0/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/3 Ladowski 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 Illies 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 Martarano 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 1/1 Key: 2018 total/career total Reached Base Streaks Name Season/Career Current Longest McGee 2/22 - Riley 4/15 - Busch 5/12 2 Freeman 1/5 - Gahagan 5/16 - Illies 1/2 - Roberts 7/21 - Datres 8/14 8 Ladowski 0/3 - Martorano 6/6 - Enwiller 6/6 - Zarate 1/1 - Inclan 2/2 - Tessar 3/3 3 Hesterlee 2/2 2 Lancellotti 1/1 1 The Last Time A Tar Heel... Homered Leading Off A Game: Brian Miller vs. NC State, May 26, 2017 Hit Two Home Runs In A Game: Tom Zengel at Maryland, March 14, 2014 Hit Three Home Runs In A Game: Chris Maples vs. NC State, April 20, 2002 Hit A Grand Slam: Zack Gahagan at Boston College, April 8, 2017 Hit Home Runs In Consecutive At-Bats: Brian Holberton at Wake Forest, March 9, 2013 Colin Moran at Wake Forest, March 9, 2013 Hit Home Runs In Three Straight At-Bats: Adam Greenberg vs. Towson, March 27, 2002 Hit Two Home Runs In One Inning: Chris Maples vs. Fla. State, March 23, 2002 (7th) Hit A Home Run In His First Collegiate Game: Drew Poulk, Seton Hall, Feb. 16, 2007 Hit A Home Run In His First Collegiate At-Bat: Drew Poulk, Seton Hall, Feb. 16, 2007 Hit An Inside-The-Park Home Run: Jay Cox at Georgia Tech, April 11, 2004 Hit A Game-Winning, Walk-Off Home Run: Logan Warmoth, Louisville, May 7, 2016 (10th) Hit For The Cycle: Colin Moran vs. Wright State, February 25, 2012 Had Five Hits In A Game: Brian Miller at Virginia Tech, May 14, 2017 Stole Home: Logan Warmoth vs. UNCA, May 10, 2017 Pitched A No-Hitter: Greg Norris vs. East Tennessee State, April 28, 1978 Pitched A One-Hitter: Alex White vs. Miami, April 17, 2009 Had 10-Plus Strikeouts In A Game: Tyler Baum (10) at USF, Feb. 17, 2017 Had 15-Plus Strikeouts In A Game: Gianluca Dalatri (15) vs. Radford, Feb. 26, 2017 Pitched A Complete Game: Zac Gallen vs. Virginia Tech, April 8, 2016 Pitched A Complete-Game Shutout: Zac Gallen vs. Virginia Tech, April 8, 2016 The Last Time The Tar Heels... Had Back-to-Back Home Runs: Sixth inning at Duke, March 29, 2014 (Michael Russell and Tom Zengel) Had Three Consecutive Home Runs: Sixth inning vs. Princeton, March 20, 2002 (Ryan Blake, Chris Maples, Chris Iannetta) Scored 20 Or More Runs In A Game: 20-0 win at Virginia Tech, May 14, 2017 Scored 25 Or More Runs In A Game: 25-1 win over Princeton, March 16, 2010 Scored 10 Or More Runs In An Inning: 10 vs. NC State, May 26, 2017 (1st) Had 20 Or More Hits In A Game: 20 at Boston College, April 9, 2017 Had 25 Or More Hits In A Game: 26 vs. Davidson, March 28, 2007 Pitched A Combined No-Hitter: vs. Towson, March 23, 1999 (Chris Elmore, Ryan Earey) Pitched A Combined One-Hitter: vs. Maryland, March 14, 2017 (Tyler Baum, Austin Bergner, Rodney Hutchison, Cole Aker) Had 15 Or More Strikeouts In A Game: 16 at at USF, February 17, 2018 (Tyler Baum (10), Trevor Gay (2), Caden O Brien (2), Taylor Sugg (1), Joey Lancellotti (1)) Did Not Issue A Walk In A Game: vs. Boston College, May 25, 2017 (Tyler Baum (3 innings), Taylor Sugg (1), Austin Bergner (1), Bo Weiss (1), Rodney Hutchison Jr. (1)) Turned A Triple Play: April 25, 2004 at Duke (5th) (6-3: With runners on fi rst and second, 1B Wes Moyer caught a pop bunt for the fi rst out, stepped on fi rst for the second out and threw to SS Greg Mangum at second for the third out.)

10 2018 North Carolina GoHeels.com 2018 North Carolina Baseball Overall Statistics for North Carolina (as of Feb 25, 2018) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 3-5 Home: 0-3 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 1-0 ACC: 0-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 15 Michael Busch Kyle Datres Brandon Martorano Dylan Enwiller Cody Roberts Zack Gahagan Ike Freeman Brandon Riley Ashton McGee Joey Lancellotti Jackson Hesterlee Dallas Tessar Clemente Inclan Angel Zarate Josh Ladowski Kip Brandenburg Brendan Illies Earl Semper Ben Casparius Totals Opponents LOB - Team (72), Opp (68). DPs turned - Team (4), Opp (8). IBB - Team (1), Busch 1, Opp (1). Picked off - Gahagan 1, Tessar 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 19 Brett Daniels / Tyler Baum / Gianluca Dalatri / Josh Hiatt / Trevor Gay / Ben Casparius / Kyle Blendinger / Austin Bergner / Caden O'Brien / Joey Lancellotti / Taylor Sugg / Cooper Criswell / Rodney Hutchison / Bo Weiss / Hansen Butler / Totals / Opponents /