Baseball America honors Fox
Published: Tue, Jul. 01, 2008 12:30AM
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closeNorth Carolina baseball coach Mike Fox, who led the Tar Heels to their third straight trip to the College World Series earlier this month, is Baseball America's National Coach of the Year.
Fox is the first UNC baseball coach to receive national honors, according to a UNC news release.
The Tar Heels (54-14) lost to eventual national champion Fresno State at the CWS.
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(Robbi Pickeral)
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(The Associated Press)
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