# 1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

The 1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1966 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Emerson Field. The team was coached by Walter Rabb in his 20th year as head coach at North Carolina.
The Tar Heels won the District III playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

## Schedule

1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball game log :
Regular season :
March (4–3)
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
ACC record
1March 18at East CarolinaECU Baseball Field • Greenville, North Carolina3–50–1–
2March 23SpringfieldEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina3–10–2–
3March 25Virginia TechEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina3–21–2–
4March 26Virginia TechEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina2–41–3–
5March 29YaleEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina15–62–3–
6March 30ColbyEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–33–3–
7March 31ColbyEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina6–54–3– :
April (10–5)
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
ACC record
8April 2at NC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina8–25–31–0
9April 4ConnecticutEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina3–95–41–0
10April 5ConnecticutEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina5–145–51–0
11April 7at Florida StateSeminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida7–155–61–0
12April 7at Florida StateSeminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida6–46–61–0
13April 7at Florida StateSeminole Field • Tallahassee, Florida1–46–71–0
14April 11at Georgia TechRose Bowl Field • Atlanta, Georgia3–07–71–0
15April 15ClemsonEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina6–18–72–0
16April 16South CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina0–18–82–1
17April 19at DukeJack Coombs Field • Durham, North Carolina8–19–83–1
18April 22MarylandEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina8–310–84–1
19April 23VirginiaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina3–211–85–1
20April 26NC StateEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina11–412–86–1
21April 29at South CarolinaUnknown • Columbia, South Carolina1–013–87–1
22April 30at ClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, South Carolina6–314–88–1 :
May (4–2)
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
ACC record
23May 3at Wake ForestEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–015–89–1
24May 6at MarylandShipley Field • College Park, Maryland5–216–810–1
25May 7at VirginiaUVA Baseball Field • Charlottesville, Virginia2–117–811–1
26May 10DukeEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina10–418–812–1
27May 14at Wake ForestErnie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina4–518–912–2
28May 18at Virginia TechTech Park • Blacksburg, Virginia14–1518–1012–2 :
Postseason :
District III Playoff (3–1)
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
ACC record
29June 2vs East CarolinaSims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina7–119–1012–2
30June 3vs Mississippi StateSims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina5–420–1012–2
31June 4vs Florida StateSims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina5–620–1112–2
32June 4vs Florida StateSims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina6–421–1112–2 :
College World Series (0–2)
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
ACC record
33June 13vs Southern CaliforniaOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska2–621–1212–2
34June 14vs Oklahoma StateOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska1–521–1312–2 :

## Awards and honors
### Charlie Carr

* First Team All-ACC

### Danny Talbott

* First Team All-ACC
* Second Team All-American

### Danny Walker

* First Team All-ACC