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    Diamond Heels benefit from no weekend games, climb in coaches poll

    By Aidan Jensen,

    12 days ago

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    Even when the North Carolina Tar Heels aren’t playing baseball, they’re still winning.

    I know, I know. It sounds cheesy, but it’s the truth.

    UNC had a rare break in its schedule over the weekend, as student-athletes hit the books for final exams. North Carolina has been playing exceptional baseball this season, leading the ACC Coastal Division by three games over archrival Duke , with some brief time off well-deserved.

    The Tar Heels make their highly-anticipated return to the field on Tuesday, May 7, hosting Campbell in a rematch, to kick off their final regular-season homestand at Boshamer Stadium.

    With UNC dormant over the weekend and just a couple weeks out from ACC Tournament action, it jumped one spot to 12th in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll.

    Ranking Team Record Points Change
    1 Tennessee 39-9 750 (20) +2
    2 Texas A&M 40-8 734 (7) -1
    3 Arkansas 40-9 702 (3) -1
    4 Clemson 36-10 685
    5 Kentucky 35-10 651 (1) +3
    6 East Carolina 37-9 631 -1
    7 Florida State 35-10 585 -1
    8 Oregon State 35-12 531 -1
    9 Duke 32-14 501
    10 Virginia 35-12 485
    11 North Carolina 35-11 473 +1
    12 Georgia 35-12 376 +6
    13 Wake Forest 32-16 367 +2
    14 South Carolina 32-15 364
    15 Mississippi State 32-16 317 +6
    16 UC-Irvine 34-10 289 -6
    17 Oklahoma 29-17 223 +6
    18 Indiana State 34-10 208 +4
    19 Arizona 29-17 188 +5
    20 Oklahoma State 32-16 184 -4
    21 North Carolina State 26-18 125 -1
    22 Troy 34-15 104 +9
    23 UC Santa Barbara 31-12 95 +4
    24 Oregon 32-15 94 +2
    25 Alabama 29-18 86 -8

    After welcoming the Camels to Chapel Hill tomorrow, North Carolina (35-11, 17-7) hosts Louisville this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Cardinals (29-18, 13-11), winners of four straight, clinched their spot in the ACC Tournament on Sunday.

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