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Inside Carolina's senior reporter Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley to discuss the challenge ahead for Coach Hubert Davis and the North Carolina basketball team. UNC faces it's toughest stretch of games without Caleb Wilson. Wilson's fractured hand will keep the all-everything freshman sidelined for an undeterminant amount of time. Carolina hosts Pittsburgh on Saturday and travels to NC State on Tuesday.

The Heels currently slot as a five seed in NCAA Tournament projections after facing the easier portion of the schedule. With seven games left, five being Q1, can Coach Davis and his staff keep the team playing well enough in Wilson's absence to stay in the postseason mix? Barnes and Ashley discuss this and more on today's episode.  

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Inside Carolina's Sherrell McMillan joins Tommy Ashley to discuss the massive news that North Carolina's all-everything freshman Caleb Wilson is out indefinitely after testing determined a fracture in his left hand. Wilson injured the hand at Miami on Tuesday night and according to a UNC Communications release, initial x-rays did not reveal the break. Further imaging in Chapel Hill this week revealed the bad news.

McMillan and Ashley discuss the impact of Wilson's absence on Hubert Davis's team and how the Tar Heels can handle the situation with Wilson's availability for the rest of the season in doubt.  

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North Carolina head coach Scott Forbes has his Tar Heel program built for success not only on the diamond, but off the field year after year. In discussing his teams, Forbes never misses an opportunity to credit his coaching staff when asked about the culture, mindset, buy-in and focus of his group.

Assistant Coach Scott Jackson knows Carolina, knows Scott Forbes and knows college baseball recruiting as well as anyone in the game. Jackson serves as UNC Recruiting Coordinator in addition to his on field duties as first base coach and his return from Liberty two seasons ago has strengthen the bonds between the staff and players.

Jackson joined Inside Carolina's Tommy Ashley and Grace Nugent to discuss his return to Chapel Hill, the process of program building and shares stories from his time in search of baseball talent from across the country.  

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Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes and Tommy Ashley discuss the impact of Caleb Wilson on the North Carolina team and North Carolina basketball program in Wilson's short time in Chapel Hill. Wilson's performances on the floor and engagement with students and fans off the court have endeared the freshman unlike almost any other player in the last two decades.

Barnes and Ashley discuss the generational side of Wilson's play, the weight he carries on his shoulders night in and night out, where he stacks up in Tar Heel lore of the past 20 years and finally, will Tuesday's performance in Miami leave any mark on all of those accomplishments and accolades to come. Wilson's injured left wrist has been the talk of the fanbase since the loss as the road gets no easier after a weekend date with Pittsburgh on Saturday.  

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North Carolina's baseball season opens on Friday with Indiana coming to Boshamer Stadium for a three game series - the first time the Tar Heels and Hoosiers have met on the diamond. Inside Carolina's Grace Nugent and Tommy Ashley spoke with UNC head coach Scott Forbes to discuss opening day and the lead up to the 2026 season.

Forbes breaks down his process on lineup and pitching rotation decisions as well as the impact matchups have on those decisions, especially regarding certain positions on the field and in the rotation. Finally, Forbes shares his memories of great moments in Carolina Baseball history, reliving the Chad Flack walkoff down in Alabama and Vance Honeycutt's shot that beat West Virginia in Boshamer two years ago.  

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