Two UNC baseball players earned All-America recognition on Friday morning. Junior outfielder Vance Honeycutt was named Second Team All-America by Baseball America, while redshirt sophomore relief pitcher Dalton Pence received Third Team honors.
This season marks Honeycutt’s fourth All-America accolade. He was previously recognized as First Team All-America by Perfect Game and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), and Second Team All-America by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). Pence earned Second Team All-America honors from Perfect Game.
Honeycutt, a native of Salisbury, N.C., had an impressive season with a .318/.410/.715 slash line, setting a school record with 28 home runs and driving in 70 RBIs while stealing 28 bases. He tied for the ACC lead in home runs and ranked sixth nationally, also leading the ACC with a program record 88 runs scored, which ranked third in Division I.
He was also honored as the 2024 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove winner and ACC Defensive Player of the Year, achieving career highs in batting average (.318), hits (81), doubles (13), RBIs, and slugging percentage (.714). Honeycutt finished the season with 65 career home runs, the most in program history.
