Inside Carolina: A UNC athletics podcast

As North Carolina prepares for its Super Regional this weekend, associate head coach and pitching coach Bryant Gaines joins Grace Nugent and Tommy Ashley for a discussion of the Diamond Heels pitching staff.

The trio discusses important moments from the regular season and go in depth into the process of preparing pitchers during the week and pregrame and the challenge of calling pitches. Gaines highlights the trust he must have with his arm on the mound and how he gets to know and understand his players' mental state heading into a game.

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Founded in 1994, Inside Carolina is universally viewed as the authority on Tar Heel sports and recruiting. With relentless, unparalleled year-round coverage, and the largest online community of always-engaged UNC fans, the slogan is true: “There is no offseason at Inside Carolina.”

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Inside Carolina's Grace Nugent and Tommy Ashley  are joined by Just Baseball's Monty Taylor to talk all things Chapel Hill Super Regional as Carolina host Southern California this weekend in Boshamer Stadium.

The trio discusses the Diamond Heel process roster construction and the success Scott Forbes and his coaching staff have had over the years of replenishing the talent pool in the program despite turning out professional prospects year after year. The group also discusses the chemistry factor of a college baseball roster and the culture aspect of success.

With the Trojans on the horizon, the panel discusses the strengths of the USC lineup and rotation and keys for North Carolina's success starting on Friday. First pitch is 3pm.

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Founded in 1994, Inside Carolina is universally viewed as the authority on Tar Heel sports and recruiting. With relentless, unparalleled year-round coverage, and the largest online community of always-engaged UNC fans, the slogan is true: “There is no offseason at Inside Carolina.”

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Nearly two months ago, UNC made a move from Hubert Davis and hired Michael Malone as it's next men's basketball coach. Since then, Malone has been out of the public eye but quietly building his staff and roster.

With some key dates now passed, Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran join Joey Powell to sort out where the roster sits: the new, the unexpected, the gaps, and what it all means.

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Founded in 1994, Inside Carolina is universally viewed as the authority on Tar Heel sports and recruiting. With relentless, unparalleled year-round coverage, and the largest online community of always-engaged UNC fans, the slogan is true: “There is no offseason at Inside Carolina.”

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North Carolina retained two players - Isaiah Denis and Jaydon Young - in the backcourt and added Matt Able, Terrence Brown and Neo Avdalas in place of the departed former Tar Heels.

Inside Carolina basketball analyst Rob Harrington joins Tommy Ashley to discuss the additions and subtractions as the holdover on the roster in a detailed look at UNC's backcourt. Harrington and Ashley ask and answer one of the defining questions for Michael Malone's first roster as Carolina head coach - has the Heels upgraded the backcourt?

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Founded in 1994, Inside Carolina is universally viewed as the authority on Tar Heel sports and recruiting. With relentless, unparalleled year-round coverage, and the largest online community of always-engaged UNC fans, the slogan is true: “There is no offseason at Inside Carolina.”

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As we head into the summer of 2026, North Carolina baseball continues their run to Omaha as they will host a a Super Regional in Boshamer Stadium in the coming days. Carolina Football under Bill Belichick is less than three months until the games begin in year two and UNC Basketball and Michael Malone continue to build out the final pieces of what will be the newest version of Tar Heel basketball.

Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley cover the Carolina waterfront on all three sports, highlighting the culture and culture building aspect of program success and what it will take to carry that success into the current and new era of college athletics.

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Founded in 1994, Inside Carolina is universally viewed as the authority on Tar Heel sports and recruiting. With relentless, unparalleled year-round coverage, and the largest online community of always-engaged UNC fans, the slogan is true: “There is no offseason at Inside Carolina.”

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