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UNC Baseball to feature 19 new players this season

By Aaron Conrad

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 01: Head coach Scott Forbes of the North Carolina Tar Heels watches the game against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the third inning at Boshamer Stadium on April 01, 2022 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 01: Head coach Scott Forbes of the North Carolina Tar Heels watches the game against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the third inning at Boshamer Stadium on April 01, 2022 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images) /
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UNC Baseball will have 19 new players on the roster this season. Coach Scott Forbes recently introduced the new players for their fall practices.

As the Diamond Heels prepare for their second week of fall practice, it’s time to meet the newest players added to this year’s team. We got a look at the new players from Jody James at GoHeels.com.

LHP Nelson Berkwich, Junior, Boca Raton, Fla. (Vanderbilt)
OF Bryce Blaser, Freshman, Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor HS)
RHP Michael Colonna, Freshman, Weddington, N.C. (Weddington HS)
LHP Caleb Crain, Freshman, Forest City, N.C. (East Rutherford HS)
RHP Kevin Eaise, Graduate, Monroeville, N.J. (Penn)
OF Carter French, Freshman, Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Jesuit HS)
INF Austin Hawke, Freshman, Oak Island, N.C. (Reagan HS)
RHP Connor Hegan, Freshman, Neptune Beach, Fla. (Providence HS)
UTY Jesse Jaconski, Freshman, Plymouth Meeting, Pa. (Plymouth Whitemarsh HS)
RHP Jake Knapp, Junior, Greensboro, N.C. (Walters State)
OF John Long, Freshman, St. Simons Island, Ga. (Glynn Academy)
RHP Matthew Matthijs, Freshman, Greenville, N.C. (D.H. Conley HS)
RHP Cameron Padgett, Salisbury, N.C. (East Rowan HS)
LHP Kyle Percival, Lancaster, S.C. (Andrew Jackson HS)
RHP Ben Peterson, Apex, N.C. (Florida Southwestern State)
RHP Matt Poston, Junior, Hampton, S.C. (Florence-Darlington Tech)
OF Jackson Rusiecki, Freshman, Marion, Conn. (Southington HS)
RHP Will Simmons, Freshman, Sioux Falls, S.D. (Harrisburg HS)
INF Jackson Van De Brake, Freshman, Yakima, Wash. (West Valley HS)

The Tar Heels will look to take another step forward after losing to Arkansas in the best-of-three Chapel Hill Super Regional last season. 19 new players have the opportunity to fill the void of a roster that included 5 players drafted in the 2022 MLB Draft.

Danny Serretti (Tigers), Davis Palermo (Rockies), Angel Zarate (Guardians), Brandon Schaeffer (Mariners), and Shawn Rapp (Guardians) all heard their names called in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

The Diamond Heels began fall practices on September 1st.

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