1960 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team explained

Year:1960
Team:North Carolina Tar Heels
Sport:baseball
Conference:Atlantic Coast
Conference Link:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Cbrank:8
Record:22–7
Conf Record:11–3
Head Coach:Walter Rabb
Hc Year:14th
Mvp:Wayne Young
Stadium:Emerson Field
Champion:Atlantic Coast champions
District III champions
Tourney:College World Series
Tourney Result:T-7th

The 1960 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1960 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Emerson Field. The team was coached by Walter Rabb in his 14th year as head coach at North Carolina.

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

Schedule

|-! style="" | Regular season|-|-! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | #! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | ACC record|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1 || March 21 || at || Perry FieldGainesville, Florida || 0–19 || 0–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2 || March 22 || at Florida || Perry Field • Gainesville, Florida || 3–1 || 1–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3 || March 23 || at Florida || Perry Field • Gainesville, Florida || 6–4 || 2–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4 || March 25 || || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 4–2 || 3–1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5 || March 26 || || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 8–13 || 3–2 || –|-|-! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | #! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | ACC record|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6 || April 1 || || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 9–4 || 4–2 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7 || April 5 || || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 5–2 || 5–2 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 8 || April 6 || Delaware || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 6–3 || 6–2 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 9 || April 7 || || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 10–5 || 7–2 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 10 || April 8 || Colgate || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 6–1 || 8–2 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 11 || April 9 || at || Ernie Shore FieldWinston-Salem, North Carolina || 3–4 || 8–3 || 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 12 || April 14 || || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 4–5 || 8–4 || 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 13 || April 15 || || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 0–4 || 8–5 || 0–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 14 || April 16 || || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 6–5 || 9–5 || 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 15 || April 25 || || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 13–0 || 10–5 || 2–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 16 || April 28 || || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 9–5 || 11–5 || 3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 17 || April 30 || at || Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina || 7–2 || 12–5 || 4–3|-|-! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | #! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | ACC record|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 18 || May 2 || at Maryland || Shipley Field • College Park, Maryland || 10–3 || 13–5 || 5–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 19 || May 3 || at Virginia || UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, Virginia || 2–6 || 14–5 || 6–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 20 || May 6 || Wake Forest || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 2–1 || 15–5 || 7–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 21 || May 9 || at Clemson || Riggs FieldClemson, South Carolina || 6–3 || 16–5 || 8–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 22 || May 10 || at South Carolina || Unknown • Columbia, South Carolina || 3–2 || 17–5 || 9–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23 || May 12 || NC State || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 1–0 || 18–5 || 10–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 24 || May 14 || at Duke || Jack Coombs FieldDurham, North Carolina || 6–3 || 19–5 || 11–3|-|-! style="" | Postseason|-|-! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | #! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | ACC record|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 25 || May 3 || vs || Sims Legion ParkGastonia, North Carolina || 2–1 || 20–5 || 11–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 26 || May 6 || vs || Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina || 13–1 || 21–5 || 11–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 27 || May 6 || vs Florida || Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina || 7–5 || 22–5 || 11–3|-|-! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | #! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | ACC record|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 28 || May 14 || vs Minnesota || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 3–8 || 22–6 || 11–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 29 || May 15 || vs Oklahoma State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 0–7 || 22–7 || 11–3|-|-|

Awards and honors

John Burgwyn
Gerald Griffin
Ferg Norton
Wayne Young

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 UNC Baseball Media Guide . University of North Carolina . www.goheels.com . December 20, 2021.