The Miami Hurricanes won the opening game of their second consecutive series against a ranked opponent on Friday night defeating No.13 North Carolina (18-4, 5-2 ACC) 8-5. The Hurricanes (15-6, 5-2 ACC) now need one win over the next two days to earn back-to-back series wins over Top 20 opponents.
Dorian Gonzalez drove in the first run of the game and set the tone for the Hurricanes on Friday night, hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the second that made the score 1-0. Despite UNC entering the series with a 2.07 ERA, the second best team-ERA in the country before Friday night, the Hurricanes offense scored eight runs and had 11 hits in the game.