UNC Baseball: Season Preview

Photo by David Jensen/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesPunxsutawney Phil has declared that we’ll have an early spring this year, and in at least some ways it’s already happening: an already mostly mild winter is giving way to the season of t-shirts, flowers, allergies, and baseball. The Diamond Heels open their 2024 campaign this upcoming weekend with a series against the Wagner College Seahawks, so before the season begins, let’s run through what’s old, what’s new, and what to expect with Scott Forbes’ squad this year.

Departures:

Most of the players who left UNC can be accounted for in this MLB Draft recap from last July. Outfielder Mac Horvath, who had one of the best offensive seasons in…