The third-seeded Hurricanes lost their first pool game of the ACC Championships against 10th-seeded North Carolina State Wednesday night, 9-6, at Truist Field in Charlotte, N.C.
“This game was important. We didn’t pitch well and we fell behind a lot of hitters,” UM head coach Gino DiMare said. “They had a lot of free swings. I’d like to see us play better.”
The Wolfpack (35-20, 14-15 Atlantic Coast Conference) got on the board first on a solo home run to right center field by infielder Tommy White in the opening inning. Miami (39-17, 20-10 ACC) answered with a four-run inning in the third to take a 4-1 lead, but a combined eight runs in the third through sixth created an insurmountable lead for NC State.