Carolina dropped the series in Atlanta a year ago in a back-and-forth series that saw the Tar Heels take a 3-2 win Friday night before letting a lead slip away Saturday in a 9-8 defeat. Georgia Tech claimed the series finale with a 3-0 win to take the series.
National Rankings
Carolina bounced back in the polls this week after the sweep at Virginia. The Tar Heels top out at No. 6 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll.
NCBWA has the Tar Heels among the top 10 as well by pegging UNC at No. 7 this week.
The Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and Baseball America both moved the Tar Heels back into the top 10 this week as both tabbed Carolina No. 10 this week.
The Wahoos were also tabbed No. 24 this week by the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll and No. 29 by the Collegiate Baseball poll.
The official NCAA RPI has the Tar Heels No. 4 this week and Georgia Tech at No. 41. The ACC has 10 teams among the top 41 teams in the country.
According to Warren Nolan's RPI the Tar Heels are No. 4 entering Friday and the Yellow Jackets are No. 42.
The Boyds World RPI has Carolina at No. 4 as well and Georgia Tech at No. 42.
North Carolina-Georgia Tech Series
Georgia Tech leads the series against Carolina with a 66-54 mark since the series began in 1901.
Since head coach Mike Fox took over the Tar Heels in 1999 they are 16-27 against the Yellow Jackets and hold a 10-11 mark in Chapel Hill.
The last visit from Georgia Tech saw the Yellow Jackets take all three games in the 2010 season.
BaseBald Set For Saturday
For the third straight year the North Carolina baseball team will be participating in BaseBald as the Tar Heels will team with Georgia Tech on Saturday. The third annual event is organized by former UNC bullpen catcher and cancer survivor Chase Jones and is an event that challenges fans to help raise money for childhood cancer.
Chase Jones was diagnosed with cancer at the age of an 18 but with the help of the UNC Lineberger Cancer Center Jones was able to beat cancer and go on and earn a degree from the University of North Carolina last May.
Jones has been a fixture in the Tar Heel dugout the last four years but has now taken his BaseBald mission on the road hosting events throughout the country.
BaseBald has already raised over $215,000 this season and Saturday's event has surpassed its goal of $25,000.