UNC Baseball Recruiting

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Baseball Recruiting.

East Rowan's Harrison Ailshie commits to UNC Baseball

Harrison Ailshie, the Most Valuable Player of the NCHSAA 3A baseball state championship series last spring, has announced his commitment to stay in-state and attend the University of North Carolina. Ailshie hit .422 as a sophomore with 10 home runs and 54 RBI. On the mound, the lefty struck out 78 batters in 64 innings with a 1.57 ERA. (High School OT)

New York high school pitcher Sean Hurley commits to UNC baseball

Sean Hurley, who is about to begin his junior year at Shaker High School (Latham, NY), has received a full scholarship from North Carolina coach Scott Forbes to pitch for the Tar Heels of the ACC. Hurley was in line to take visits at West Virginia, LSU, Alabama, South Carolina and Miami. Instead, he earned a scholarship from a school he grew up loving. (Albany Times Union)

2026 Tuscola High School (Waynesville, NC) pitcher Amos Rich commits to North Carolina baseball

Tuscola baseball pitcher Amos Rich committed to the University of North Carolina, according to his travel ball team's Instagram account on Wednesday night. Rich added to his Instagram bio that he is a Tar Heels baseball commit. Rich, a 6-foot-2, 150-pound right-hander, collected a 7-2 overall record with a 1.10 ERA with 89 strikeouts in 55 2/3 innings. (Asheville Citizen-Times)

Meet New UNC Baseball Player Kane Kepley

In the Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game, Kane Kepley – a former Liberty Flame and now Tar Heel – drove in the winning run with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to clinch the game for the West Division. If that clutch performance doesn't fit the profile of a UNC outfielder, what does? Kepley had two productive seasons with the Flames. (Inside Carolina)

UNC Baseball lands former Liberty catcher Macaddin Dye

The stars keep following Scott Jackson from Liberty to UNC. On Saturday, catcher Macaddin Dye became the third Flames player to transfer to UNC since Jackson resigned as Liberty’s head coach to return to Chapel Hill as the Tar Heels’ assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. As a freshman last season, Dye hit .365 with six home runs, and 49 RBI. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - 7-footer Julius Halaifonua; NBA Summer League; Baseball Transfers

Could New Zealand 7-foot sensation Julius Halaifonua reclassify and join the UNC basketball roster this season? Catch up on NBA Summer League performances of Leaky Black, Harrison Ingram, Armando Bacot, Cormac Ryan, and others. And there's been an influx of baseball talent transferring from Liberty to North Carolina. (View Video)

UNC Baseball lands commitments from former Liberty outfielder, pitcher

A day after the top high school outfielder in North Carolina, former Liberty Flames commitment Sawyer Black, pledged to UNC, Liberty outfielder Kane Kepley and pitcher Cale Bolton announced that they are transferring to UNC. Kepley was a second-team All-CUSA selection last season as a sophomore. Bolton went 2–2 last season with a 5.08 ERA. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Sawyer Black, top outfielder in North Carolina, commits to UNC Baseball

Outfielder Sawyer Black, the No. 1 high school outfielder in North Carolina, committed to UNC on Tuesday. Black is the No. 3 player in North Carolina and No. 23 outfielder in the country. Black committed to Liberty on Nov. 8, but Flames coach Scott Jackson resigned as their coach earlier this month and is expected to join Coach Scott Forbes’ staff at UNC. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Cook, Donofrio, one of UNC’s top baseball recruits picked on second day of MLB Draft

There was good news for the North Carolina baseball program on the second day of the MLB Draft with left fielder Casey Cook and right fielder Anthony Donofrio both getting drafted on Monday afternoon. However, there was also potentially bad news, with one of the Tar Heels’ high school recruits, East Rowan shortstop Cobb Hightower, also getting selected. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Gatorade North Carolina Baseball Player of the Year Camron Seagraves Commits to UNC

Right-handed pitcher Camron Seagraves, the Gatorade North Carolina Baseball Player of the Year and the nation’s No. 160 prospect with a 94 mph fastball, committed to North Carolina on Monday. “I am super-excited and blessed to announce my commitment to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,” Seagraves wrote in a post on social media. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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