TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Resetting four records, fourth-seeded North Carolina topped #8 NC State, 6-1 on Friday afternoon at JoAnne Graf Stadium to earn a spot in the ACC Championship Game for the sixth time in program history.
Highlighted by two stolen bases by Leah Murray for the UNC career record, the Tar Heels reset their team single-season record to 117 and single-game record to nine. In her 23rd complete game, Brittany Pickett struck out 13 batters for a new single-game high.
The Tar Heels jumped to a 1-0 lead on a Kiani Ramsey sac-fly before NC State knotted the game in the second.