1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
Atlantic Coast champions; District III champions
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Atlantic Coast
CB	No. 7
Record	21–13 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach	Walter Rabb (20th season);
MVP	Robert Walker
Home stadium	Emerson Field
	Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

Last updated May 20, 2024

1966 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 7 North Carolina ‍†‍‍^y	12	–	2	–	0	.857	21	–	13	–	0	.618
No. 24 Clemson ‍‍‍	9	–	4	–	0	.692	20	–	7	–	2	.724
NC State ‍‍‍	7	–	7	–	0	.500	11	–	12	–	2	.480
South Carolina ‍‍‍	7	–	7	–	0	.500	15	–	8	–	0	.652
Wake Forest ‍‍‍	7	–	7	–	0	.500	12	–	12	–	0	.500
Maryland ‍‍‍	6	–	8	–	0	.429	11	–	12	–	0	.478
Duke ‍‍‍	4	–	9	–	0	.308	8	–	16	–	0	.333
Virginia ‍‍‍	3	–	11	–	0	.214	6	–	19	–	0	.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.

Roster

1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year
	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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball game log

Regular season

March (4–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	ACC record
1	March 18	at East Carolina	ECU Baseball Field • Greenville, North Carolina	3–5	0–1	–
2	March 23	Springfield	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	3–1	0–2	–
3	March 25	Virginia Tech	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	3–2	1–2	–
4	March 26	Virginia Tech	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	2–4	1–3	–
5	March 29	Yale	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	15–6	2–3	–
6	March 30	Colby	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	4–3	3–3	–
7	March 31	Colby	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	6–5	4–3	–

April (10–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	ACC record
8	April 2	at NC State	Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina	8–2	5–3	1–0
9	April 4	Connecticut	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	3–9	5–4	1–0
10	April 5	Connecticut	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	5–14	5–5	1–0
11	April 7	at Florida State	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida	7–15	5–6	1–0
12	April 7	at Florida State	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida	6–4	6–6	1–0
13	April 7	at Florida State	Seminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida	1–4	6–7	1–0
14	April 11	at Georgia Tech	Rose Bowl Field • Atlanta, Georgia	3–0	7–7	1–0
15	April 15	Clemson	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	6–1	8–7	2–0
16	April 16	South Carolina	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	0–1	8–8	2–1
17	April 19	at Duke	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina	8–1	9–8	3–1
18	April 22	Maryland	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	8–3	10–8	4–1
19	April 23	Virginia	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	3–2	11–8	5–1
20	April 26	NC State	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	11–4	12–8	6–1
21	April 29	at South Carolina	Unknown • Columbia, South Carolina	1–0	13–8	7–1
22	April 30	at Clemson	Riggs Field • Clemson, South Carolina	6–3	14–8	8–1

May (4–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	ACC record
23	May 3	at Wake Forest	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	4–0	15–8	9–1
24	May 6	at Maryland	Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland	5–2	16–8	10–1
25	May 7	at Virginia	UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, Virginia	2–1	17–8	11–1
26	May 10	Duke	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	10–4	18–8	12–1
27	May 14	at Wake Forest	Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	4–5	18–9	12–2
28	May 18	at Virginia Tech	Tech Park • Blacksburg, Virginia	14–15	18–10	12–2

Postseason

District III Playoff (3–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	ACC record
29	June 2	vs East Carolina	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	7–1	19–10	12–2
30	June 3	vs Mississippi State	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	5–4	20–10	12–2
31	June 4	vs Florida State	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	5–6	20–11	12–2
32	June 4	vs Florida State	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	6–4	21–11	12–2

College World Series (0–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	ACC record
33	June 13	vs Southern California	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	2–6	21–12	12–2
34	June 14	vs Oklahoma State	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	1–5	21–13	12–2

Awards and honors

Charlie Carr

First Team All-ACC

Danny Talbott

First Team All-ACC
Second Team All-American

Danny Walker

First Team All-ACC^[2]

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References

↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1966". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
↑ "2001 UNC Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.goheels.com. University of North Carolina. Retrieved December 23, 2021.

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[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1966". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 23, 2021.

[2] "2001 UNC Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.goheels.com. University of North Carolina. Retrieved December 23, 2021.

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v t e North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
Venues	Emerson Field (1916–1972) Boshamer Stadium (1972–2007) USA Baseball National Training Complex (2008) Boshamer Stadium (2009–present)
Rivalries	NC State
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1867 1868–1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
College World Series appearances in italics

1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
Atlantic Coast champions District III champions
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Atlantic Coast
CB	No. 7
Record	21–13 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach	Walter Rabb (20th season)
MVP	Robert Walker
Home stadium	Emerson Field
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

Contents

Roster

Schedule

Awards and honors

Related Research Articles

References