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Off the cuff: Tim Federowicz, the junior catcher, was drafted in the seventh round by the Boston Red Sox and will be turning pro. Tim Fedroff, who batted .404 with a team-high 12 homers, is only a sophomore but because of where his birthday falls, the All-America player is eligible to turn professional. He's deciding whether to accept an offer from the Cleveland Indians, who selected him in the seventh round of the draft. Normally players who don't go pro right out of high school have to stay with their college team at least through their junior year, when most turn 21. Coach Fox was counting on having Fedroff for three years and didn't realize until after his freshman year that he was eligible to turn pro after this season. This is the first time the Heels could lose an enrolled player before his junior year. The Tar Heels have lost three of their high school recruits for next year, however, as they have decided to turn professional instead of entering college. That's the most that Coach Fox, now in his 10th season as head coach at Carolina , has ever lost from a recruiting class. The $25.5 million renovation of Boshamer Stadium will be completed prior to the 2009 season. Six seniors – Chad Flack, Mike Facchinei, Kyle Shelton, Tyler Trice, Seth Williams and Rob Wooten – won't get a chance to play for the Heels there but, after being the most successful senior class ever at UNC, they helped build it.
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