UNC Baseball Fall Wrap w/ Scott Forbes

As North Carolina’s fall baseball season comes to a close, Inside Carolina’s Tommy Ashley chats with UNC head coach Scott Forbes about his team’s progress over the past month and the emergence of key contributors heading into 2026. Forbes and Ashley discuss the pitching staff and how the newcomers will play a vital role across the board when the season starts in February.

Show Rundown (time stamps are for YouTube version):
0:00 – Stream begins
0:20 – Show begins
1:00 – Forbes meets Saban
3:00 – Elevating pitchers to next level
6:28 – Gallen visit and locating
8:40 – Injury updates
10:05 – Young arms impressed
12:50 – Individual goals vs team goals
16:15 – Cycling the roster and leadership
20:23 – Infield puzzle
24:28 – Outfield not yet set
28:08 – What keeps you up at night?
30:10 – Lefties in the pen
31:36 – NC State scrimmage in DBAP
34:31 – Good or better than last year
36:32 – Managing the rotation
40:31 – What if and those things
46:00 – Schedule talk
48:02 – Fan shoutout

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* Up in the Rafters (basketball) with Joel Berry & Taylor Vippolis
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* Next Level (all sports) with Greg Barnes, Tommy Ashley

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