1978 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

1978 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
South Regional champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
CBNo. 3
Record38–17 (9–3 ACC)
Head coach
MVPMatt Wilson
Home stadiumBoshamer Stadium
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Clemson  ‍y 10 2   .833 39 14   .736
No. 3 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 9 3   .750 38 17   .691
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7 5   .583 23 14   .622
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 6   .455 14 14   .500
NC State  ‍‍‍ 5 7   .417 23 16   .590
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 4 8   .333 18 14   .563
Duke  ‍‍‍ 1 10   .091 12 22   .353
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1978
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1978 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1978 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Boshamer Stadium. The team was coached by Mike Roberts in his 1st year as head coach at North Carolina.

The Tar Heels won the South Regional playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern California Trojans.