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
| 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.