1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

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1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
Atlantic Coast champions
District III champions
Conference Atlantic Coast
CB No. 7
Record21–13 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach
MVPRobert Walker
Home stadiumEmerson Field
Seasons
 1965
1967 
1966 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 7 North Carolina  y1220 .85721130 .618
No. 24 Clemson  940 .6922072 .724
NC State  770 .50011122 .480
South Carolina  770 .5001580 .652
Wake Forest  770 .50012120 .500
Maryland  680 .42911120 .478
Duke  490 .3088160 .333
Virginia  3110 .2146190 .240
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1966 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1966 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Emerson Field. The team was coached by Walter Rabb in his 20th year as head coach at North Carolina.

Contents

The Tar Heels won the District III playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Roster

1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
Joe Bailey/
Jon Baylin/
Sr
Bruce Bolick/
So
Bruce Bonczek/
Sr
OF Charlie Carr/
So
Buddy Cohoon/
Sr
Bill Estes/
So
Mike Flanagan/
Jr
John Hubble/
Sr
Bob Hume/
Tommy Kirkman/
Mike Knowles/
Tom Lampman/
Beattie Leonard/
Sr
Nolan Leonard/
Mike McLaughlin/
Sr
George McRae/
So
Larry Mills/
Tom Robbins/
Jr
L. E. Sawyer/
John Shaw/
Sr
Chip Stone/
So
INF Danny Talbott /
Jr
Tennant Teeter/
Charlie Thomas/
So
Rodney Thompson/
Jr
P Danny Walker/
Sr
Butch Watts/
Head coach

Walter Rabb

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Schedule

1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball game log
Regular season
March (4–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
1March 18at East Carolina ECU Baseball Field • Greenville, North Carolina 3–50–1
2March 23 Springfield Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 3–10–2
3March 25 Virginia Tech Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina3–21–2
4March 26Virginia TechEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina2–41–3
5March 29 Yale Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina15–62–3
6March 30 Colby Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–33–3
7March 31ColbyEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina6–54–3
April (10–5)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
8April 2at NC State Riddick StadiumRaleigh, North Carolina 8–25–31–0
9April 4 Connecticut Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina3–95–41–0
10April 5ConnecticutEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina5–145–51–0
11April 7at Florida State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida 7–155–61–0
12April 7at Florida StateSeminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida6–46–61–0
13April 7at Florida StateSeminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida1–46–71–0
14April 11at Georgia Tech Rose Bowl FieldAtlanta, Georgia 3–07–71–0
15April 15 Clemson Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina6–18–72–0
16April 16 South Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina0–18–82–1
17April 19at Duke Jack Coombs FieldDurham, North Carolina 8–19–83–1
18April 22 Maryland Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina8–310–84–1
19April 23 Virginia Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina3–211–85–1
20April 26NC StateEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina11–412–86–1
21April 29at South CarolinaUnknown • Columbia, South Carolina 1–013–87–1
22April 30at Clemson Riggs FieldClemson, South Carolina 6–314–88–1
May (4–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
23May 3at Wake Forest Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–015–89–1
24May 6at Maryland Shipley FieldCollege Park, Maryland 5–216–810–1
25May 7at VirginiaUVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 2–117–811–1
26May 10DukeEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina10–418–812–1
27May 14at Wake Forest Ernie Shore FieldWinston-Salem, North Carolina 4–518–912–2
28May 18at Virginia TechTech Park • Blacksburg, Virginia 14–1518–1012–2
Postseason
District III Playoff (3–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
29June 2vs East Carolina Sims Legion ParkGastonia, North Carolina 7–119–1012–2
30June 3vs Mississippi State Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina5–420–1012–2
31June 4vs Florida StateSims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina5–620–1112–2
32June 4vs Florida StateSims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina6–421–1112–2
College World Series (0–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
33June 13vs Southern California Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 2–621–1212–2
34June 14vs Oklahoma State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska1–521–1312–2

Awards and honors

Charlie Carr
Danny Talbott
Danny Walker

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References

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