Dustin Ackley a lot like ex-Heel B.J. Surhoff

Posted Aug 20, 2009
If Dustin Ackley pans out to be the best major league baseball player produced by the University of North Carolina, he'll have to surpass a former Tar Heel who had similar skills. Right down to their builds (6 feet 1, 185 pounds), left-handed batting stance, right-handed throwing style and defensive versatility, Ackley is tracking along the same path as B.J. Surhoff. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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