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The Scott Forbes era kicks off on Friday, February 19 against Kentucky in Chapel Hill. The new head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels faces a tough 50-game schedule that includes 21 games against teams ranked in the D1Baseball.com preseason poll.
These preseason ranked opponents include:
- No. 5 Louisville
- No. 13 NC State
- No. 15 Georgia Tech
- No. 16 Virginia
- No. 18 South Carolina
- No. 21 Miami
- No. 24 Florida State
- No. 25 East Carolina
Below is the full schedule:
2021 UNC Baseball Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Time | Opponent | Location |
| Friday, February 19, 2021 | 3:00 PM | Kentucky | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Saturday, February 20, 2021 | 2:00 PM | Kentucky | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Sunday, February 21, 2021 | 1:00 PM | Kentucky | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Friday, February 26, 2021 | 3:00 PM | Virginia | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Saturday, February 27, 2021 | 2:00 PM | Virginia | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Sunday, February 28, 2021 | 1:00 PM | Virginia | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Friday, March 5, 2021 | 3:00 PM | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| Saturday, March 6, 2021 | 2:00 PM | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| Sunday, March 7, 2021 | 1:00 PM | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| Tuesday, March 9, 2021 | 3:00 PM | Liberty | Lynchburg, VA |
| Friday, March 12, 2021 | 6:00 PM | Clemson | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Saturday, March 13, 2021 | 2:00 PM | Clemson | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Sunday, March 14, 2021 | 1:00 PM | Clemson | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Tuesday, March 16, 2021 | 3:00 PM | Liberty | Lynchburg, VA |
| Friday, March 19, 2021 | 4:00 PM | Boston College | Brighton, MA |
| Saturday, March 20, 2021 | 3:00 PM | Boston College | Brighton, MA |
| Sunday, March 21, 2021 | 1:00 PM | Boston College | Brighton, MA |
| Tuesday, March 23, 2021 | 3:00 PM | East Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Friday, March 26, 2021 | 6:00 PM | NC State | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Saturday, March 27, 2021 | 2:00 PM | NC State | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Sunday, March 28, 2021 | 1:00 PM | NC State | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Tuesday, March 30, 2021 | 6:30 PM | East Carolina | Greenville, NC |
| Friday, April 2, 2021 | 6:00 PM | Florida State | Tallahassee, FL |
| Saturday, April 3, 2021 | 2:00 PM | Florida State | Tallahassee, FL |
| Sunday, April 4, 2021 | 1:00 PM | Florida State | Tallahassee, FL |
| Tuesday, April 6, 2021 | 7:00 PM | South Carolina | TBA |
| Friday, April 9, 2021 | 6:00 PM | Duke | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Saturday, April 10, 2021 | 2:00 PM | Duke | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Sunday, April 11, 2021 | 1:00 PM | Duke | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Tuesday, April 13, 2021 | 6:00 PM | Charlotte | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Friday, April 16, 2021 | 6:00 PM | Pitt | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Saturday, April 17, 2021 | 3:00 PM | Pitt | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sunday, April 18, 2021 | 1:00 PM | Pitt | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Tuesday, April 20, 2021 | 6:00 PM | Coastal Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Friday, April 23, 2021 | 6:00 PM | Miami | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Saturday, April 24, 2021 | 2:00 PM | Miami | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Sunday, April 25, 2021 | 1:00 PM | Miami | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Tuesday, April 27, 2021 | 6:00 PM | Gardner-Webb | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Friday, April 30, 2021 | TBA | Notre Dame | South Bend, IN |
| Saturday, May 1, 2021 | TBA | Notre Dame | South Bend, IN |
| Sunday, May 2, 2021 | TBA | Notre Dame | South Bend, IN |
| Tuesday, May 4, 2021 | 6:00 PM | Campbell | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | 7:00 PM | UNC Greensboro | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Friday, May 14, 2021 | 6:00 PM | Louisville | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Saturday, May 15, 2021 | 2:00 PM | Louisville | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Sunday, May 16, 2021 | 1:00 PM | Louisville | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Tuesday, May 18, 2021 | 6:00 PM | UNC Wilmington | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Thursday, May 20, 2021 | 7:00 PM | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA |
| Friday, May 21, 2021 | 6:00 PM | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA |
| Saturday, May 22, 2021 | 1:00 PM | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA |
The toughest stretch of the season is between March 23 and April 6. Carolina will play nine straight games against preseason ranked opponents.
This stretch includes weeknight games against ECU, a home series against the Wolfpack, a weekend series down in Tallahassee, and the annual border war game versus South Carolina.
Carolina closes the regular season with two pivotal weekend series hosting Louisville and traveling to Georgia Tech.
The 2021 ACC Baseball Championship is planned for May 25-30, with the tournament site to be announced at a later date.