Feb. 4, 2026, 6:53 p.m. ET
College baseball season is just over a week away. Your North Carolina Tar Heels, who fell one game short of the 2025 College World Series, are itching for that elusive first championship this season.
UNC begins its 2026 campaign with a 3-game set against Indiana over Valentine’s Day Weekend (February 13-15), then hosts Richmond and Longwood in midweek games the ensuing week. North Carolina plays ECU in a 3-game series split between Chapel Hill, Durham and Greenville, not starting ACC play until a home series with Virginia (March 6-8).
Want to watch the Diamond Heels on TV? You’ll have plenty of chances to do so – on Tuesday, UNC announced 10 of its 2026 games will be on national television.
North Carolina’s first televised game will be Friday, March 20 vs. Louisville at 8 p.m. on the ACC Network, followed by an 8 p.m., March 31 home date with Campbell – on the same channel. The Diamond Heels host Charlotte at 7 p.m. on April 7 (ACC Network), then make an ESPN2 appearance at Clemson on Sunday, April 12.
UNC hosts Georgia Tech for two nationally-televised games on April 18 (12 p.m.) and April 19 (1 p.m.), followed by April 23 (7 p.m.) and May 3 (2 p.m.) clashes with Duke. North Carolina’s final Tuesday home game against Coastal Carolina (April 28, 7 p.m.), followed by its opener at N.C. State (May 14, 7 p.m.), will also be played in front of national audiences.
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If you can make your way out to Boshamer Stadium for a game, even better. If not, the Diamond Heels give you plenty of chances to watch them in 2026.
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