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Baseball Pulls Away From Wagner With Six-Run Sixth – University of North Carolina Athletics
Freshman Folger Boaz (1-0) earned the victory while making his Tar Heel debut, surrendering one run with five strikeouts against one walk in 5.0 innings pitched. Senior Matt Poston struck out a pair on one inning of relief before Aidan Haugh struck out the side in the ninth to close the game.
UNC (1-0) collected 11 hits, seven off the bats of four newcomers. Georgia transfer Parks Harber went 3-for-4 with an RBI, and graduate transfer Anthony Donofrio was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Freshmen Gavin Gallaher and Luke Stevenson recorded their first hits, donning Carolina Blue.
Colby Wilkerson, who collected two hits and a pair of RBIs, ignited the sixth inning with a double inside the right field line, which plated Stevenson and Gallaher, pushing the Tar Heels to a four-run lead. Vance Honeycutt followed with a two-run homer.
Donofrio tripled to center field to bring home Harber in the sixth before scoring on a fielding error to cap the outburst.
Carolina tacked on an additional run in the seventh.
Wagner starter Frankie Wright (0-1) took the loss after he allowed three runs in five innings pitched.
The series resumes Saturday, Feb. 17, at noon inside Boshamer Stadium, with UNC senior right-hander Ben Peterson slated to face off against Wagner junior right-hander Connor Hayden.
NOTABLES:
• Boaz became the first Tar Heel to make his Carolina debut as the opening-day starting pitcher since Ryan Snare in 1998.
• Honeycutt homered on opening day for the second time in his career. He hit two home runs as a freshman against Seton Hall in the first game of the 2022 season. He hit his 38th career home run and is two home runs shy of becoming the fourth member of UNC’s career 40-40 club.
• Honeycutt made his third consecutive opening-day start, while Wilkerson and Casey Cook made their second straight.
• Eight players made their Tar Heel debuts: Boaz, Eliot Dix, Donofrio, Gallaher, Harber, Aidan Haugh, Parker Haskin, and Stevenson.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Cook scored the game’s first run on a base hit to left field by Donofrio in the bottom of the first. Jackson Van De Brake drove home the second run of the game with a sacrifice fly in the inning (UNC, 2-0).
• Connor Roche plated Xavier Baker in the top of the fifth with a base hit to right field (UNC, 2-1).
• Honeycutt scored on a sac fly by Harber in the bottom of the fifth inning (UNC, 3-1).
• Gallaher and Stevenson scored on a double to right field by Wilkerson in the sixth inning (UNC, 5-1).
• Wilkerson scored on Honeycutt’s sixth-inning two-run homer (UNC, 7-1).
• Donofrio tripled to center field, scoring Harber from first base (UNC, 8-1).
• Donofrio scored on a fielding error for the Tar Heels’ final run of the sixth inning (UNC, 9-1).
• Roche homered for the Seahawks in the seventh (UNC, 9-2).
• After being hit by a pitch and stealing second, Honeycutt scored on a fielding error in the eighth inning (UNC, 10-2).
• Wagner’s David Melfi homered in the top half of the eighth inning to score the game’s final run (UNC, 10-3).
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When are the North Carolina Lottery drawings held?
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- Lucky for Life: 10:38 p.m. daily.
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The North Carolina Tar Heels will be a young program across the board next season, with well over two dozen freshmen and numerous additions from the transfer portal this offseason. Expectations for the 2026 season are lowered dramatically after a disastrous first season for head coach Bill Belichick, though those expectations could help the Tar Heels fly under the radar.
As the Tar Heels approach the end of spring ball, it is time to look at the veterans of the team—the ones who have the experience to lead, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Let’s look at three underrated seniors for the 2026 football season.
Ade Willie, Cornerback
Willie joins the Tar Heels program after four years with Michigan State, as the former 4-star player in the 2022 recruiting class gets an opportunity to not only provide depth to the secondary, but potentially start Week 0 against TCU.
Willie played in over 30 games with the Spartans and brings experience in the secondary at cornerback and safety, along with quality length and closing speed to the football. For a defense that needs players to step up, the redshirt senior from IMG Academy will be asked to do so.
Isaiah Johnson, Defensive Lineman
The defensive line is beginning to look like one of the Tar Heels’ strengths for the 2026 season. Johnson, a former transfer from Arizona, enters his redshirt senior year looking to add another year of production after 40 tackles and two sacks this past season.
North Carolina has an impressive group of starters with Malkart Abou-Jaoude, Leroy Jackson, and incoming transfer Jaylen Harvey. Johnson adds value to the group as a run defender with the ability to penetrate the pocket. While not discussed as a key player, Johnson’s name will be used plenty during the regular season as a potential standout for the program’s defensive front.
Coleman Bryson, Safety
Bryson was a reserve player for the Tar Heels’ secondary last season as a big nickel defender in the rotation. Heading into his redshirt senior year, the former Minnesota Gopher is looking to become a full-time starter in the secondary.
It wasn’t long ago when Bryson was making plays as the 2022 Pinstripe Bowl Defensive MVP. His special teams abilities were valuable for North Carolina last season, and he flashed at times in coverage against tight ends, including a pass breakup in the season-opener against TCU. The Waynesville, North Carolina, native could be a key defender on the back-seven in 2026.
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Friends and family members gathered in Washington state on Saturday, remembering former Miss North Carolina Carrie Everett, who died on Easter Sunday. Another memorial service is planned in North Carolina next month.
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