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Cheers erupted from Boshamer Stadium Monday afternoon \u2014 followed by a few groans \u2014 as UNC baseball\u2019s NCAA regional placement was announced at a watch party hosted for fans of the program.<\/p>\n

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The reason for the cheers? North Carolina (45-11-1, 22-8 ACC) earned the No. 5 overall seed for the NCAA Tournament and will host a regional for the fourth time in five years and 14th time in the last 20 years. NCAA regional action kicks off in Chapel Hill on Friday, May 29.<\/p>\n

As for the groans?<\/p>\n

\u201cMost likely, we\u2019ll have the toughest regional on paper,\u201d UNC baseball coach Scott Forbes said.<\/p>\n

The Tar Heels enter the NCAA Tournament ranked No. 4 nationally in RPI per D1Baseball<\/a>, while Tennessee sits at No. 31, East Carolina at No. 40 and VCU at No. 84.<\/p>\n

No. 1 regional seed UNC opens Friday against No. 4 VCU at 5 p.m. on ESPN+ in the first meeting between the programs since the Tar Heels won 13-3 on Feb. 25. North Carolina has history with the Rams: the Tar Heels defeated VCU in a 2022 winner-take-all Monday matchup in Chapel Hill to advance to the Super Regional round, where UNC fell to Arkansas.<\/p>\n

No. 2 regional seed Tennessee and No. 3 East Carolina meet at noon on ESPNU in the regional\u2019s opening game.<\/p>\n

But Forbes isn\u2019t complaining about the difficulty of the Tar Heels\u2019 regional. Forbes, a big Nick Saban fan, said he\u2019ll be emphasizing the following Saban quote to his team this week: \u201cEverybody wants to be the beast, but don\u2019t everybody want to do what the beast do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe longer I coach, the less I get into who\u2019s going where,\u201d Forbes said. \u201cI just look at who\u2019s coming to our region. I expect it to always be difficult. You got to be careful what you ask for on the other side… I think it\u2019s going to be a really difficult regional.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll have our work cut out for us, but we\u2019re playing at the Bosh and we\u2019re a national seed,\u201d Forbes continued. \u201cI love our team. I\u2019m excited to prepare for the regional and get after it on Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Tar Heels have made 12 super regional appearances in the last 20 seasons. Positioned inside the top-eight national seeds, North Carolina is in line to host a super regional should the team advance to the tournament\u2019s second weekend. That would square UNC with the winner of No. 12 national seed Texas A&M\u2019s College Station regional.<\/p>\n

But the Tar Heels have to advance out of their own regional first, where Forbes hopes the home field advantage will bring out the best in UNC.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m telling these guys, \u2018I want you to play like Little Leaguers,\u2019\u201d Forbes said. \u201cYou used to go on that field and you just had a blast. That\u2019s how you play well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chapel Hill regional runs Friday through Sunday with a potential final game Monday, June 1. More information on tickets and parking is available at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Tar Heels enter the regional fresh off an ACC Tournament runner-up finish, falling to Georgia Tech, 13-6, on Sunday. The Yellow Jackets are the No. 2 national seed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were still in that game until Georgia Tech broke it out,\u201d Forbes said. \u201cBut our guys didn\u2019t quit. We had the bases loaded, so I thought we were in the game to the very end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Forbes has guided the Tar Heels to six consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.<\/p>\n

North Carolina advanced to the 2024 College World Series as a No. 4 national seed and fell one win short of a trip to Omaha last season as a No. 5 seed.<\/p>\n

Friday<\/b>, May 29<\/b><\/p>\n

Saturday<\/b>, May 30<\/b><\/p>\n

Sunday<\/b>, May 31<\/b><\/p>\n

Monday, June 1 (if necessary)<\/b><\/p>\n

This story was originally published May 25, 2026 at 12:41 PM<\/span> with the headline “UNC baseball begins NCAA Tournament at home. Who will the Tar Heels play?.” <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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