UNC Baseball is off to a hot start

Photo by William Howard/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesBaseball season always starts with a bit of a whimper. It’s right in the midst of basketball season, for one, and the non-conference portion of the schedule can be a bit of a yawner for those who aren’t really invested in the sport. But with basketball season going... well, like it’s going, it might just be time for some of you to maybe divert some of the energy you devote to Carolina basketball to the diamond, where a team that lost a bunch of good players to the MLB Draft has rebounded admirably and is off to a 5-0 start after a 14-0 win over Elon on Wednesday. The Heels started the season ranked #23 by D1Baseball, and after sweeping Middle Tennessee State to start the season, are starting to climb up various rankings: Some have them as high as 13, though they’re still flitting around the top 20 in most rankings. That will surely change when they see some stiffer competition, as they will near the end of the month when they head to Minneapolis for the Cambria College Classic.

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