Perhaps it’s time for the 20-year-old Apex native, now a junior on the North Carolina baseball team, to receive a new one.

How about Old Faithful?

After UNC’s Super Regional sweep of Coastal Carolina last weekend at the USA Baseball Complex, Federowicz has appeared in 203 straight games for the Tar Heels. As they head to Omaha for the College World Series beginning this weekend, Federowicz has played in all but one of Carolina’s 205 games since he arrived on campus three years ago.

“I’ve been very thankful for all the healthy seasons I’ve had,” said Federowicz (pronounced fed-dur-OH-vich). “I haven’t had to go through any bad injuries. It’s been a gift to have played in as many games in a row as I have.”

This season, he’s hitting a solid .313 with 42 RBIs and 45 runs scored, and he has an absurd fielding percentage of .992 over the last three seasons.

If that’s not enough, he’s a part-time pitcher, too. He’s pitched in 28 games the last two years and has a 4.63 ERA.

“He’s been durable and he’s been a terrific player,” said UNC coach Mike Fox. “He’s really seeing the ball good and he’s gotten some big hits for us. He’s going to be critical for us down the stretch.”

At the Super Regional, his durability was put to the test. He spent the better part of Friday — the day before the best-of-three series against Coastal Carolina was to begin — receiving fluids intravenously after he came down with a 24-hour bug.

By Saturday morning, he was well enough to play. But with temperatures expected to rise above 100 degrees all weekend, UNC coaches made Federowicz the designated hitter for Game 1. He went 2-for-4 and scored once in the Tar Heels’ 9-4 win.

On Sunday, he was back behind the plate, and his offense was unaffected by the additional workload. He went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs. He capped the Tar Heels’ second-inning rally with a two-out, full-count line drive down the left-field line that crashed off the wall 330 feet away, driving in a run and boosting UNC’s lead to 6-0.

His impact was also felt when he was in the field.

In the bottom of the second with one out and two runners on, Federowicz caught Coastal’s Adam Rice drifting off first base and picked off the Chanticleer outfielder. UNC pitcher Adam Warren then struck out Tyler Bortnick to end the inning and the mild threat.

“He’s been there for our pitching staff as far as being consistent, showing up every day,” said Warren, a junior from New Bern. “He knows the game really well and he controls the running game, so it’s real easy throwing to him.”

But back to Friday, which was supposed to be a memorable day for other reasons.

The Major League Baseball draft was to resume in the seventh round that morning, and Federowicz expected he would be chosen at some point early in the day. His hunch was right. With the final pick of the seventh round, No. 232, the Boston Red Sox selected Federowicz (incidentally, one pick after UNC teammate Tim Fedroff was chosen by the Cleveland Indians).

He got a text message from teammate and roommate Tyler Trice and a phone call from his brother informing him of the news. “I was still out of it,” Federowicz said. “They gave me a lot of drugs while I was in the hospital. I was half asleep when I heard it. I was able to feel better about later that night. … I knew [the Red Sox] were interested in me. I was glad the way it worked out because they’re thin on catching. I feel I can make it up. I’m ready to get it started.”

But he hasn’t said for sure if he’ll give up his final year of eligibility with UNC in order to sign with Boston.

One thing he relished this year was having the opportunity to play close to home, which is about a five-minute drive from the USA Baseball Complex.

“It’s good for my family and all my friends at home are able to come out and watch me play,” he said. “It might be my last season here, so it’s good they were able to come out and watch me play.”

Regardless, Federowicz still has unfinished business with the Tar Heels.

North Carolina was the College World Series runner-up the last two years. UNC is going back to Rosenblatt Stadium for a third straight year — just the second team in ACC history do so.

“It’s awesome to be able to go back three years in a row,” he said. “It’s a great feeling. It’s where we want to be.”