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1960 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

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1960 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
Atlantic Coast champions
District III champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
CBNo. 8
Record22–7 (11–3 ACC)
Head coach
MVPWayne Young
Home stadiumEmerson Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 8 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 11 3 0   .786 22 7 0   .759
Duke  ‍‍‍ 9 4 1   .679 13 8 1   .614
NC State  ‍‍‍ 9 5 0   .643 12 8 0   .600
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 7 6 0   .538 11 10 1   .523
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7 7 0   .500 14 7 0   .667
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 7 0   .417 9 9 1   .500
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 3 11 1   .233 3 15 2   .200
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 3 11 0   .214 4 18 0   .182
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1960[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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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1960 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
Al Baldwin /
Sr
Carroll Bolick /
Jr
Vaughn Bryson /
Sr
OF Jon Burgwyn /
Sr
Tommy Camp /
Jr
Larry Craver /
Sr
Bruce Crump /
Sr
Bob Deaton /
Jr
Len Dellilio /
So
Bud Ellerbe /
Lindsey Frost /
Sr
OF Gerald Griffin /
Sr
Ben Hammett /
Sr
Russell Hollers /
Jr
Jim Hudock /
Dave Murr /
INF Ferg Norton /
Jr
Jack Rees /
So
Tommy Saintsing /
Sr
Johnnie Scott /
Jr
Paul Swing /
So
Dick Tarlow /
P Nicky Warren /
INF Harold Workman /
Sr
P Wayne Young /
Sr
Head coach

Walter Rabb

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule

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1960 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball game log
Regular season
March (3–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
1 March 21 at Florida Perry FieldGainesville, Florida 0–19 0–1
2 March 22 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, Florida 3–1 1–1
3 March 23 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, Florida 6–4 2–1
4 March 25 Dartmouth Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 4–2 3–1
5 March 26 Colby Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 8–13 3–2
April (9–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
6 April 1 Yale Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 9–4 4–2
7 April 5 Delaware Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 5–2 5–2
8 April 6 Delaware Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 6–3 6–2
9 April 7 Colgate Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 10–5 7–2
10 April 8 Colgate Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 6–1 8–2
11 April 9 at Wake Forest Ernie Shore FieldWinston-Salem, North Carolina 3–4 8–3 0–1
12 April 14 Maryland Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 4–5 8–4 0–2
13 April 15 Clemson Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 0–4 8–5 0–3
14 April 16 South Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 6–5 9–5 1–3
15 April 25 Virginia Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 13–0 10–5 2–3
16 April 28 Duke Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 9–5 11–5 3–3
17 April 30 at NC State Riddick StadiumRaleigh, North Carolina 7–2 12–5 4–3
May (7–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
18 May 2 at Maryland Shipley FieldCollege Park, Maryland 10–3 13–5 5–3
19 May 3 at Virginia UVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, Virginia 2–6 14–5 6–3
20 May 6 Wake Forest Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2–1 15–5 7–3
21 May 9 at Clemson Riggs FieldClemson, South Carolina 6–3 16–5 8–3
22 May 10 at South Carolina Unknown • Columbia, South Carolina 3–2 17–5 9–3
23 May 12 NC State Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1–0 18–5 10–3
24 May 14 at Duke Jack Coombs FieldDurham, North Carolina 6–3 19–5 11–3
Postseason
District III Playoff (3–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
25 May 3 vs Florida Southern Sims Legion ParkGastonia, North Carolina 2–1 20–5 11–3
26 May 6 vs The Citadel Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 13–1 21–5 11–3
27 May 6 vs Florida Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina 7–5 22–5 11–3
College World Series (0–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record
28 May 14 vs Minnesota Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 3–8 22–6 11–3
29 May 15 vs Oklahoma State Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 0–7 22–7 11–3

Awards and honors

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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[2]

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1960". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "2001 UNC Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.goheels.com. University of North Carolina. Retrieved December 20, 2021.