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1960 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

{{short description|American college baseball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

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| year = 1960

| team = North Carolina Tar Heels

| sport = baseball

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| conference = Atlantic Coast

| conference_link = Atlantic Coast Conference

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| short_conf = ACC

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| CBRank = 8

| record = 22–7

| conf_record = 11–3

| head_coach = Walter Rabb

| hc_year = 14th

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| stadium = Emerson Field

| champion = Atlantic Coast champions
District III champions

| tourney = College World Series

| tourney_result = T-7th

}}

{{1960 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings}}

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.

Roster

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Schedule

{{Game log start|style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels|border=2|color=white}}|title= 1960 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball game log}}

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels|border=2|color=white}}" | Regular season

|-

{{Game log section start|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels|border=2|color=white}}|title=March (3–2)}}

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! 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 {{cbsb link|year=1960|team=Florida Gators|title=Florida}} || Perry Field • Gainesville, 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 || {{cbsb link|year=1960|team=Dartmouth Big Green|title=Dartmouth}} || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 4–2 || 3–1 || –

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 5 || March 26 || {{cbsb link|year=1960|team=Colby Mules|title=Colby}} || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 8–13 || 3–2 || –

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{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels|border=2|color=white}}|title=April (9–3)}}

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! 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 || {{cbsb link|year=1960|team=Yale Bulldogs|title=Yale}} || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 9–4 || 4–2 || –

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 7 || April 5 || {{cbsb link|year=1960|team=Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens|title=Delaware}} || 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 || {{cbsb link|year=1960|team=Colgate Red Raiders|title=Colgate}} || 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 || –

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| 11 || April 9 || at {{cbsb link|year=1960|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina || 3–4 || 8–3 || 0–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 12 || April 14 || {{cbsb link|year=1960|team=Maryland Terrapins|title=Maryland}} || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 4–5 || 8–4 || 0–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 13 || April 15 || {{cbsb link|year=1960|team=Clemson Tigers|title=Clemson}} || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 0–4 || 8–5 || 0–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 14 || April 16 || {{cbsb link|year=1960|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}} || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 6–5 || 9–5 || 1–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 15 || April 25 || {{cbsb link|year=1960|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 13–0 || 10–5 || 2–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 16 || April 28 || {{cbsb link|year=1960|team=Duke Blue Devils|title=Duke}} || Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 9–5 || 11–5 || 3–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 17 || April 30 || at {{cbsb link|year=1960|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina || 7–2 || 12–5 || 4–3

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{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels|border=2|color=white}}|title=May (7–0)}}

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent

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! 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 Field • Clemson, 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 Field • Durham, North Carolina || 6–3 || 19–5 || 11–3

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{{Game log section end}}

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels|border=2|color=white}}" | Postseason

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{{Game log section start|style= {{CollegeSecondaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels|border=2|color=white}}|title=District III Playoff (3–0)}}

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | ACC record

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 25 || May 3 || vs {{cbsb link|year=1960|team=Florida Southern Moccasins|title=Florida Southern}} || Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina || 2–1 || 20–5 || 11–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 26 || May 6 || vs {{cbsb link|year=1960|team=The Citadel Bulldogs|title=The Citadel}} || 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

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{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|style= {{CollegeSecondaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels|border=2|color=white}}|title=College World Series (0–2)}}

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! 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

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| 28 || May 14 || vs Minnesota || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 3–8 || 22–6 || 11–3

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| 29 || May 15 || vs Oklahoma State || Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 0–7 || 22–7 || 11–3

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{{Game log section end}}

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{{Game log end}}

Awards and honors

;John Burgwyn

  • First Team All-ACC

;Gerald Griffin

  • First Team All-ACC

;Ferg Norton

  • First Team All-ACC

;Wayne Young

  • First Team All-ACC
  • Second Team All-American{{cite web |url=https://unc_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/pdf8/946392.pdf |title=2001 UNC Baseball Media Guide |publisher=University of North Carolina |work=www.goheels.com |access-date=December 20, 2021}}

References

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