May 25, 2009
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -
No. 4 national seed North Carolina learned Monday it will host Coastal Carolina, Kansas and Dartmouth in the 2009 NCAA Chapel Hill Regional when the 64-team tournament field was announced on ESPN.
The Tar Heels (42-16) will meet the No. 4 seed Big Green (27-16) at 6 p.m. Friday at Boshamer Stadium with the No. 2 seed Chanticleers (46-14) and No. 3 seed Jayhawks (37-22) opening play at 2 p.m. Friday.
The Chapel Hill Regional champion will advance to face the winner of the Greenville (N.C.) Regional in the Super Regional round for the right to advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.
A top-eight national seed for the third straight season, Carolina is making its 24th NCAA postseason appearance and its record eighth straight. The Tar Heels are 38-20 in NCAA play under Mike Fox and are coming off three straight trips to the College World Series. UNC is 9-0 at home in regional play over the past three seasons.
Carolina is 5-2 all-time against Dartmouth but the teams have not squared off since 1961. UNC and Kansas have never met on the diamond.
The Tar Heels are 36-14 in 50 all-time meetings with Coastal Carolina, including a 7-3 loss to the Chanticleers Feb. 24. UNC eliminated Coastal with a pair of wins in the 2008 Cary Super Regional to earn a third straight trip to Omaha.
2009 NCAA CHAPEL HILL REGIONAL SCHEDULE
Friday, May 29
Game 1: #2 Coastal Carolina (46-14) vs. #3 Kansas (37-22), 2 p.m.
Game 2: #1 North Carolina (42-16) vs. #4 Dartmouth (27-16), 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 1 p.m.
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 31
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 5 p.m.
Monday, June 1
Game 7: 6 p.m. - IF NECESSARY (If Game 5 winner also wins Game 6)
