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UNC Baseball: Two Tar Heels named Dick Hauser Trophy semifinalists

The pool of players being considered for the Dick Hauser Trophy—college baseball’s most prestigious player-of-the-year award—includes two Diamond Heels.

Two of the best!! u26beufe0f pic.twitter.com/J1Q0azuQ1i

— Carolina Baseball (@DiamondHeels) May 16, 2024

Junior centerfielder and power hitter extraordinaire Vance Honeycutt and ace pitcher Matthew Matthijs join 66 other semifinalists for consideration by the National College Baseball Writers Association. A winner will be decided on June 8th, right before the College World Series begins in Omaha, Nebraska.

Vance Honeycutt is having a great season, recently becoming UNC’s all-time leader in home runs.