The Tar Heels continue a home stand when they welcome their neighbors from just down the road into Boshamer Stadium for a three-game series starting Thursday night.
The Blue Devils sit just one game above the Tar Heels in the ACC with a 7-5 conference record. They are coming off a series win against the other Triangle rival, NC State, this past weekend in Durham, lighting up the Wolfpack 16-6 on Sunday after losing 6-14 on Saturday. Like the Tar Heels, the BlueDevils encountered trouble with Stanford, suffering a sweep to the Cardinal as conference play started.
The Blue Devils’ pitching staff brings a 5.