• Heels Ranked No. 2 By Collegiate Baseball
• Ping! Baseball Ranks UNC No. 1
• Latest Boshamer Construction Images

North Carolina, ranked No. 1 in the Ping!Baseball preseason rankings, has placed five players on the website’s preseason All-America squad, which was released earlier this week. First baseman Dustin Ackley, second baseman Kyle Seager and right-handers Matt Harvey and Alex White were all first-team picks, while left-handed reliever Brian Moran claimed a spot on the third team.

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• NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-America Team

North Carolina senior midfielder Michael Callahan capped his final season with yet another honor earlier this month – a spot on the NSCAA/adidas Men’s Collegiate Scholar All-America Team. The Cary native owns a 3.37 grade point average in economics and was a four-year starter in the UNC midfield.

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Atlantic Coast Conference play begins this weekend, but before the Tar Heels encounter familiar league foes, they’ll face one more true road test. The final game of 2008 brings a road trip to Nevada. Get all the matchups, stats and trends in the Game Guide.

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• Complete Southern Scuffle Coverage

North Carolina’s Vincent Ramirez, Keegan Mueller and Dennis Drury each took third in their respective weight classes to lead the Tar Heels to a fifth-place finish Tuesday at UNC Greensboro’s Southern Scuffle at the Greensboro Coliseum.

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• Brownlow: Barry’s Return Sparks Tar Heels
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Italee Lucas hit four of five 3-pointers Tuesday and finished with a game-high 18 points as No. 2 North Carolina gave Austin Peay its worst defeat of the year, 93-61.

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