North Carolina infielder Jackson Van De Brake enters NCAA transfer portal with do not contact tag

North Carolina infielder Jackson Van De Brake has entered the NCAA transfer portal with a “do not contact” tag. He spent the past two seasons with the Tar Heels after beginning his career at Tacoma (WA) Community College.

De Brake appeared in 48 games with 20 starts this past season. He managed 17 hits, including one home run with 11 RBI as he posted a .213 batting average.

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Jackson Van De Brake was named second team All-ACC in 2023 after leading the team with a .439 on-base percentage. He started 57 of 58 games that season while playing second base to finish with a .307 batting average with 67 hits.

Prior to that he was a second team all-conference player in community college.

North Carolina is coming off of a 48-16 season that saw it advance to the College World Series. The Tar Heel eventually lost to Florida State to end their season. De Brake is one of several transfer players they have lost this offseason as they attempt move forward a better team entering 2025.

Scott Forbes proud of CWS run from North Carolina

North Carolina‘s baseball season came to an end on Tuesday following a 9-5 loss to Florida State that eliminated the Tar Heels from the College World Series. Finishing their season 48-16 after making their 12th appearance in Omaha.

The Tar Heels made one of the most thrilling runs in baseball this postseason during the NCAA Tournament, highlighted by several walk-off wins and narrow games in extra innings. And given the resiliency they showed all season, North Carolina head coach Scott Forbes was nothing but proud of his squad following their elimination loss to the Seminoles.

“Florida State has got a really good team,” Forbes said. “At the end of the day, they played better than we did. Today, you have to tip your cap to them. A really, really good lineup. Two top, probably, 15 picks.”

“But we battled. We battled all year. Didn’t surprise me we made a run back there. Just didn’t get it done.”

 A special squad that was comprised a top prospect for the MLB draft, several true freshman contributors, and transfers from various levels of college baseball that were collectively one of the nation’s top teams this season.

“It’s not easy to talk this time when the season ends, I’ve been out here. At the end of the day, there’s only one team that’s happy when the dust settles out here in Omaha. But I told the guys in the locker room, the word that came to my mind was “proud,” just because they should be proud of what they’ve done this entire season,” Forbes explained.

“They’ve worked since August. They stayed together. They pulled hard for one another. They gave our fans so much to be passionate about, so much to look forward to.”