UNC Baseball Marks Beginning of 2025 Season with First Pitch Banquet Posted Jan 20, 2025 The 2025 UNC Baseball season kicked off Saturday with the 17th-annual First Pitch Dinner. Kyle Seager, an All-American Tar Heel and Gold Glove winner with the Seattle Mariners, was the keynote speaker. Returners Jackson Van De Brake and Jake Knapp joined Seager and coach Scott Forbes in addressing the crowd of Diamond Heel supporters. (Inside Carolina)