Five players drove in multiple runs, Jake Knapp pitched six strong innings and North Carolina beat NC State, 12-2, on Saturday to extend its winning streak to five games and earn its first ACC series sweep of the year.
Vance Honeycutt homered, Hunter Stokely drove in the game-winning run, and North Carolina defeated No. 14 East Carolina 2-1 at Clark-LeClair Stadium on Wednesday.
After dropping the first game to Miami and coming from behind in 11 innings to win the second game the Tar Heels were looking for a series win. The Tar Heels have yet to find their “knockout punch” as head coach Scott Forbes says, and that lack of mental mettle showed as the Heels dropped the series to the Hurricanes at home.
When Miami head coach Gino DiMare called upon junior closer Andrew Walters, it was for all the marbles. The 6-foot-4 right hander needed to get six outs without allowing a run, no easy feat considering his 13th-ranked opponent, the North Carolina Tar Heels.